Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
(): The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
(Levy) Regulations 2014 require active employers’ liability
insurers to pay an annual levy, based on their relative market
share, for the purpose of meeting the costs of the Diffuse
Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS). This is in line with the
insurance industry’s commitment to fund a scheme of last resort
for persons diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma who have been
unable to trace their employer or their employer’s insurer.
Today I can announce that the total amount of the levy to be
charged for 2022-23, the ninth year of the DMPS, is £20.3
million. The amount will be payable by active insurers by the end
of March 2023.
Individual active insurers will be notified in writing of their
share of the levy, together with how the amount was calculated
and the payment arrangements. Insurers should be aware that it is
a legal requirement to pay the levy within the set timescales.
I am pleased that the DMPS has seen nine successful years of
operation, assisting many hundreds of people who have been
diagnosed with Diffuse Mesothelioma. The eighth Annual Report for
the scheme, along with the annual statistics, were published on
22 November 2022 and is available on the gov.uk website. I hope
that members of both Houses will welcome this announcement and
give the DMPS their continued support.
