SNP MSP WELCOMES PASSING OF ASBESTOS COMPENSATION BILL.

SNP MSP WELCOMES PASSING OF ASBESTOS COMPENSATION BILL. Commenting after today’s successful passing of the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Bill SNP MSP Stuart McMillan (West of Scotland) said the Act would now help people with certain asbestos diseases seek recompense for being negligently exposed to asbestos. The Act aims to protect those sufferers from a House of Lords judgement south of the border which would deny them taking such action. Mr McMillan, who secured a Parliamentary debate on the issue in November 2007, said: “It is a great pleasure to cast my vote this evening in support of this Act and to have helped those campaigners involved in moving this campaign and Bill forward. "As someone whose family members have worked in the shipyards I am pleased that an issue of justice and peoples' health is being so overwhelmingly backed by Scottish Parliamentarians. “I am pleased the Scottish Government has listened to the arguments and acted quickly on this issue. “It is equally welcome that the Scottish Parliament has also responded positively, and I am sure that the vast majority of the population in Scotland will be supporting this legislation this evening. “Today I will once again I ask the insurance industry to be proactive in moving this forward and not to challenge the will of this Parliament.”