Current status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to legislate to reverse the House of Lords judgment of 17 October 2007 on pleural plaques.
Yes. Following carefulconsideration of the 17 October 2007 House of Lords Judgment on pleural plaquesand having listened to the views of representatives of asbestos campaign groupsand of the insurance industry, the Scottish Government has decided to introducea bill to reverse the Judgment so that those negligently exposed to asbestos whohave been diagnosed with pleural plaques will continue to be able to raise and pursueactions for damages in Scotland. We will prepare a bill which would take effectfrom the date of the Judgment.