BAKERS' ASTHMA

That this House notes with concern that bakers are about 80 times more likely to develop occupational asthma than the average worker due to exposure to flour and other bakery dusts; believes that every worker has the right to work in a healthy and safe workplace and is extremely alarmed that thousands of bakers could be at risk of developing an incapacitating respiratory condition; is concerned that funding reductions for the Health and Safety Executive will impact on the number of workplace inspections carried out; and calls on the Government to meet the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union in order to implement appropriate control measures to protect bakers from developing asthma.