The Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum’s "Cape Must Pay" Campaign

That the Parliament notes the Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum’s national campaign "Cape Must Pay"; understands that Cape Intermediate Holdings was one of the largest asbestos companies in the world; notes reports that its products have now been seen to have played a significant role in what it sees as the mesothelioma epidemic across the UK, as well as being responsible for other asbestos diseases; understands that the Supreme Court gave the Forum access to documents that Cape was forced to disclose in an earlier court case; notes reports by the Forum that these documents showed that the company downplayed what it considers as the fatal risks of working with their products and encouraged others to suppress this information, withheld its own data showing that handling and working with their asbestos products gave off far more dust than had been previously admitted or allowed by government standards, and successfully lobbied the UK Government to weaken allowable exposure limits and product warnings; further notes that the Forum’s campaign demands that Cape donates £10 million to fund medical research to find a cure for mesothelioma, as, it understands, it has made no contribution to the research despite reportedly having a central role in what it sees as the UK’s mesothelioma epidemic; thanks the Forum for its continuous work to fight for truth and justice for those affected by asbestos, and supports the calls made by the Clydebank Asbestos Group and many other Support Groups to back the "Cape Must Pay" campaign.