Posts Tagged ‘pleural plaques’
Pleural Plaques Compensation
Dear Mr Evans
I would like to thank you and all at WE Solicitors for your assistance with my compensation claim over the last few years.
GMB Call on Government to support natural justice to suffers of Pleural Plaques and restore compensation
GMB has organised a third lobby of Parliament over the House of Lords decision in October 2007 to overturn the payment of compensation to the sufferers of Pleural Plaques. Despite the closure of the Government’s official consultation on this serious issue over a year ago there has still been no announcement on this from the Justice Department or the Prime Minister’s office. This in spite of repeated announcements from the floor of the house on a statement being made “very soon”.
Pleural Plaques Update
Despite widespread media coverage and growing popular support the Government have failed to make a decision on whether to legislate and overturn the Johnson case which would enable the suffers of pleural plaques to claim compensation.
A decision has been delayed until the Autumn with an assurance from the Government that the medical evidence will be reviewed.
Gordon Brown has promised that action will be taken shortly to help victims of pleural plaques.
In a response to a question from Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab) who asked what he intended to do about the thousands of predominantly working-class pleural plaques sufferers who have been robbed of their compensation by unjust decisions in the law courts.