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Early day motion 778, tabled 24 January 2008 by Michael Clapham (Labour). Signed by 48 members.

That this House is concerned that the current squeeze on Health and Safety Executive (HSE) funding has almost halved the proportion of gross domestic product spent on the organisation since 1992; is worried that the HSE does not have sufficient resources to meet its obligations as a safety and health regulator; believes that the level of fines for criminal breaches of safety and health legislation sends the signal that society does not take death, injury and disease at work as seriously as other forms of business malpractice; and calls on the Government to make more resources available to the HSE as well as increasing the level of fines for safety and health breaches to ensure UK business and society benefits from a strong health and safety culture.

Signatures by party: Labour 42, Liberal Democrat 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.