Capper Pass Smelting Plant

EDM number 723 in 1998-99, proposed by Kevin McNamara on 14/06/1999.

That this House expresses its concern that Rio Tinto have delayed the release of the occupational medical records of former workers at the Capper Pass smelting plant near Hull; notes that the employees undertook a number of hazardous duties and were subject to exposure to dangerous substances including carcinogenic and radioactive materials; and calls upon the directors of Rio Tinto to release the medical records of its former workers so that a thorough investigation into the high incidence rate of cancers and other serious industrial illnesses can take place.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.