<p>I, as Minister for Disabled People, met with representatives of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health on the 15 October 2013 and with representatives of the Asbestos Victims Support Group on 5 November 2013 to discuss the Mesothelioma Bill currently before Parliament. The Mesothelioma Bill relates to people who contracted mesothelioma due to negligent exposure to asbestos at work and they are unable to trace their employer or employers' liability insurer.</p><p>In addition, the Asbestos Victim Support Group has shared their campaign literature encouraging the Minister to review the level of tariff payments for mesothelioma sufferers resulting from the Bill.</p><p>In relation to mesothelioma cases in which there is an identified employer or insurer, the Government published its consultation paper “Reforming Mesothelioma Claims” on 24 July 2013. Proposals seek to ensure that compensation is paid fairly and quickly, where necessary.</p><p>The consultation closed on 2 October 2013 with 105 responses received by the Ministry of Justice from a wide range of interested parties, including mesothelioma victims groups, claimant lawyers and the insurance industry. The Ministry of Justice are carefully considering those contributions and plan to publish the response to the consultation by the end of the year.</p>