§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to ensure that asbestos-based products are not used in construction. [25865]
§ Mr. OppenheimI have been asked to reply.
The use of products containing the most dangerous types of asbestos, brown and blue, and many construction products containing white asbestos is prohibited. The few remaining uses of white asbestos based products in construction are subject to the provisions of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987, as amended in 1992. Those require employers to prevent exposure to asbestos, where it is practicable, by substituting products containing asbestos for less harmful products.