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Asbestos: Health and Safety

Asked by Layla MoranLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 14 January 2026UIN 101803

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to ensure asbestos awareness training is provided to a) health and education workers or b) all public-sector workers in order to reduce the risk of contracting mesothelioma or another asbestos-related cancer.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) require all dutyholders such as employers or building occupiers, including those in the public sector, to provide adequate information, instruction and training to workers who are liable to be exposed to asbestos.

These requirements extend to ensuring that information about the location and condition of any asbestos is provided to every person liable to disturb it.

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