Asbestos In Schools (No. 2)

EDM number 975 in 2009-10, proposed by Paul Rowen on 02/03/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases, Industrial health and safety and Schools.

That this House is concerned by the recent report of the Asbestos Training and Consultancy Association, which highlights systemic failings in the management of asbestos in schools; notes with alarm that around 75 per cent. of schools contain this potentially deadly substance; further notes that at least 178 school teachers have died from the fatal disease mesothelioma, which is contracted from asbestos; welcomes the decision by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to set up a steering group to examine all aspects of risk, management and training for asbestos in schools; and calls on the Government to take further steps to tackle this problem and to ensure that adequate guidance and training is in place for the protection of staff and pupils.

This motion has been signed by a total of 44 MPs.