VIOLENCE AGAINST SHOP WORKERS

Early day motion 1842, tabled 28 October 2004 by Richard Younger-Ross (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 83 members.

That this House notes that over 800,000 cases of abuse were reported between 1995 and 2001 against shopworkers; compliments USDAW for highlighting this issue; and calls upon the Government to work with the employers and unions to raise awareness of the levels of violence and abuse, to make the workplace safer, to make retail crime a police key performance indicator, to promote Safer Shopping Partnerships and to improve the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme.

Signatures by party: Labour 51, Liberal Democrat 20, Labour/Co-operative 3, Conservative 2, DUP 2, Scottish National Party 2, UUP 2, Plaid Cymru 1.