Parliamentary debate on asbestos

A parliamentary debate on  Asbestos in Workplaces took place in Westminster Hall on 8 April 2023.  They considered the ongoing risks of asbestos, and how best to manage them.

They highlighted the need for a central register of all public buildings which have asbestos, and for a deadline to be set for the removal of that asbestos.  The background information for the debate is here.  it includes these statistics from NHS Digital. In 2021/22 in England, there were:

• 13,974 hospital episodes where one of the recorded diagnoses was Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres.
• 34,433 hospital episodes where one of the recorded diagnoses was Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos.
• 16,777 hospital episodes where one of the recorded diagnoses was Mesothelioma.