Clause 49
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill
12:00 pm
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to take new clause 21—Provision of information by employers—
‘After subsection 23(5) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c.27) insert—
“(5A) Employers, corporate bodies or individuals whose activities have resulted in the exposure of people to asbestos fibres, shall be under a duty to take all reasonable steps to provide timely details of their insurers.
(5B) Such insurers shall have a duty to respond to claims enquiries in a timely manner. The Secretary of State shall make provision by regulation to levy charges where, in his opinion, there has been unreasonable delay in the provision of such information.”.’