WORKOUT AT WORK DAY 2012

Early day motion 214, tabled 18 June 2012 by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 21 members.

That this House welcomesWorkoutat Work Day on 19 June 2012; recognises the importance of promoting exercise in the workplace and encouraging good working habits; regrets that time taken off work by people with a musculoskeletal disorder such as back or neck pain costs the UK economy 7.4 billion a year; further regrets that 31 per cent of people experience pain at work at least once a week; notes that economic and personal costs could be greatly reduced by encouraging better working habits and also by providing early access to services such as physiotherapy; further notes that the benefits of building more physical activity into daily life include increasing productivity at work and improving overall health and wellbeing; congratulates the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy for organising Workoutat Work Day and promoting positive health messages to employees and employers; calls on the Government to publish its response to Health at Work-An Independent Review of Sickness Absence; and urges NHS organisations to urgently implement the recommendations of the Boorman Review entitled NHS Health and Wellbeing.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Liberal Democrat 8, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1.