I thank the noble Lord for that. I hope I made clear the distinction that I am looking at this matter from an insurance industry point of view; namely, that asbestosis covered everything and that six years ago we inadvertently disadvantaged the Armed Forces so severely that we have put them way below the benchmark that we are seeking in this Bill for sufferers of mesothelioma. A comparison is bound to be struck. Veterans’ groups are bound to pick it up and there will be people who are very unhappy to see this deficiency on their part.
Mesothelioma Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord James of Blackheath
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 17 July 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Mesothelioma Bill [HL].
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