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Asbestosis (Legal Aid)

Volume 328: debated on Wednesday 31 March 1999

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what instructions were given to the head of the Better Government Unit to co-ordinate policy towards the wish of Cape plc to achieve changes in the Access to Government Bill [Lords] to prevent former workers suffering from asbestosis receiving legal aid; and on how many occasions he met representatives of G J W or Cape plc. [78744]

The report to which this question refers has no foundation in fact. No instructions were given, and the official named had no meetings or other contacts with the firms concerned.