EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE BUREAU BILL

EDM number 1066 in 2008-09, proposed by Andrew Dismore on 11/03/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Financial institutions and Industrial health and safety.

That this House welcomes the Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill as a long overdue reform; believes that it will provide the necessary mechanism to ensure compensation for employees who suffer injury, illness or disease as a consequence of the acts or omissions of a negligent, but uninsured employer, or an employer who has ceased trading and whose insurers cannot be traced; notes that the provisions of the Bill would particularly benefit sufferers of diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma, which are often diagnosed long after the negligent response to harm; and urges all hon. Members and the Government to give the Bill a second reading on 13 March 2009 and a fast passage through committee.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.