Written question asked by Lord Flight (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 November 2002. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.
Treasury
- Question
- To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumptions he has made regarding the costs of asbestos-based liability claims against Her Majesty's Government over the next 20 years.
- Answer
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Mr. Flight: To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions he has made regarding the costs of asbestos-based liability claims against Her Majesty's Government over the next 20 years. [79018] Ruth Kelly: The Treasury makes no assumption about the costs of asbestos liability claims. It is for individual Departments to make provision in their accounts for any liabilities against them. Details of a Department's provisions and possible contingent liabilities can be found in the notes to their Resource Accounts in the line with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UKGAAP)
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 79018; 392 c277W;392 c290W
- Session
- 2001-02
- Subjects
- Compensation Asbestos Finance Liability Government departments
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