HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

Early day motion 364, tabled 20 July 2016 by Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party). Signed by 42 members.

That this House welcomes the publication of the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) new strategy Helping Great Britain work well; recognises that 1.2 million people a year suffer from work-related illness and thousands die from diseases caused by work; commends the Strategy's renewed focus on occupational health as a key theme for the HSE; agrees that embedding effective health and safety cultures should not be burdensome for businesses and is the responsibility of whole companies; is concerned by the absence of focus given to the consequences of the UK's ageing workforce for safety at work; is troubled by the severe reduction in the HSE's budget and the effect this will have on implementation of regulations; notes that there is a strong causal link between good safety practices and good occupational health; recommends that more work needs to be done to improve safety at work in many industries to reduce the number of injuries and deaths every year; and believes that the UK's record on health and safety should be celebrated and built upon.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 34, Labour 5, DUP 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.