Coalminers Chronic Bronchitis And Emphysema

EDM number 74 in 1995-96, proposed by Michael Clapham on 21/11/1995.

That this House, mindful of the current review by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council of the criterion used since 13th September 1993 in the diagnosis of coalminers, believes that the requirement for X-ray evidence of attendant pneumoconiosis should be dropped, the FEV1 test replaced by a sensitive medical examination, the qualifying period reduced to 10 from 20 years in the appropriate employment and that the diagnosis in posthumous cases be decided on the evidence of the post mortem report.

This motion has been signed by a total of 96 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.