Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Debate
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Baroness Gardner of Parkes
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Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
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Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con) [V]
My Lords, I wish to voice my support for the Government in the financial assistance they continue to offer people who have been diagnosed with these terrible diseases. I appreciate that no amount of money can compensate for these life-debilitating diseases, which often lie on the lungs or in the body for years before detection. However, it can help them and their families. Given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly on the lives and the longevity of those with these diseases, could the Government look at whether there is anything more they can offer to them, be it additional funding, priority vaccines or some other new developments?