HC Deb 08 June 1999 vol 332 c225W
Ms Kelly

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 25 May 1999,Official Report, column 84, on British Rail employees, what information is available from the British Railways Board on compensation payments since 1991 to former employees of British Rail who are diagnosed as having mesothelioma, asbestosis or primary carcinoma of the lungs related to exposure to asbestos.[85935]

Ms Glenda Jackson

I refer to my answers of 17 May 1999,Official Report, column 245 and 25 May 1999, Official Report, column 84. I will ask the Secretary to the Board to write to my hon. Friend, to provide an opportunity for her to discuss any particular concerns she may have in this matter.