In a Written Ministerial Statement (pdf) tabled in the House of Commons, Mark Harper, The Minister for Disabled People, announced the levy on insurers that will pay a proportion of the costs of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme. The scheme was established under the Mesothelioma Act 2014 to make payments to sufferers of mesothelioma who are unable to find a solvent compensator to claim against.
Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Levy Regulations come into force today
28/11/2014
Last updated 01/07/2016