Written question asked by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 February 2003. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 February 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how a material is defined as containing asbestos for the purposes of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; what minimum quantity of each relevant mineral is required to be present; and how this minimum quantity is measured; if he will make a statement on the definition of the terms (a) asbestos, (b) asbestos fibre and (c) asbestos dust in the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and what the difference between each of the definitions is.

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