Clause 2 - Eligible people with diffuse mesothelioma

Part of Mesothelioma Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:15 am on 10 December 2013.

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Photo of Mike Penning Mike Penning The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 10:15, 10 December 2013

I am very grateful for the tone and empathy that the right hon. Gentleman uses in his speech. I have been a Minister in three Departments in the last 14 months and I have never understood why certain papers that would really help the public understand what the Government’s thought processes were do not get published. A problem I have had is that all I am allowed to see is the consultation. If he was involved in any of those discussions, it would be really useful if those papers could be released, although I do not know the process for that. I was not involved in any of those understandably difficult discussions with the insurance companies to get us to this position. That is why I am so locked into the 3%, as I am sure the right hon. Gentleman will appreciate.