PROTECTING YOUNG PEOPLE AT WORK

Early day motion 670, tabled 19 April 2000 by Michael Clapham (Labour). Signed by 70 members.

That this House is appalled to learn that in 1998-99, 21 people aged under 25 years were killed at work and 3,845 were seriously injured; and believes there is a need to make young people aware of health and safety risks in preparation for work and that this can best be done by the Department for Education and Employment embedding health and safety teaching throughout the education system to create a culture that gets the message across to young people to protect them for the future.

Signatures by party: Labour 57, Labour/Co-operative 7, Liberal Democrat 6.