Asbestos: Health and Safety
Commons · Question 101803 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Layla Moran
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
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 14 Jan 2026
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 asbe...