22. To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) when he expects to publish the Government’s response to the consultation paper on pleural plaques; and if he will make a statement; (263768)

The consultation on pleural plaques closed on 1 October 2008 and has generated a large number of responses. We are carefully analysing all the submissions received, many of which are detailed and complex, and will seek to publish a response paper outlining the way forward as soon as possible.