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Motion · S4M-03346 · 15 Jun 2012

Breathe Easy Week

Lodged by Duncan McNeil Standard Motion 44 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament supports British Lung Foundation's Breathe Easy Week 2012, which will take place between 18 and 24 June; notes that this year’s theme will be asbestos awareness among people who might be considering doing DIY around the house; understands that asbestos was widely used in construction and was only totally banned as recently as 1999 and that, if disturbed and inhaled, asbestos can cause illnesses such as the terminal chest cancer, mesothelioma; further understands that, between 2000 and 2009, there were 1,690 deaths from asbestos-related mesothelioma in Scotland; acknowledges the British Lung Foundation’s Take 5 and Stay Alive campaign, which aims to get people to stop and think about where they might come across asbestos in the home before cracking on with DIY, and commends Breathe Easy groups across the country that will be campaigning to raise awareness of asbestos as a potential hazard when doing work around the home.

Supporters (44)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.