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Early Day Motion On Health And Safety Week Of Action - Lobby Your MP!
The EDM alerts parliament to the fact that over 1 Million people suffered last year from ill health caused by their working environment. It also supports the TUCG of nine trade unions who have come together to support campaigns such as their week of action on health and safety which took place 28th February to 2nd March. Early day motions (EDMs) are formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. However, very few EDMs are actually debated. Instead, they are used for reasons such as publicising the views of individual MPs, drawing attention to specific events or campaigns, and demonstrating the extent of parliamentary support for a particular cause or point of view. Contributing to EDMs may not be the most useful thing that an MP does, but they provide constituents with an insight into what their representative is spending their time on and what issues they take an interest in. By adding EDMs to the picture of what an MP is doing a constituent is more able to hold their representative to account. EDM 1302 -
HEALTH AND SAFETY WEEK OF ACTION CAMPAIGN notes that the actual figures are likely to be much higher, given that these statistics are an underestimate due to reporting inadequacies and that prosecutions and convictions for health and safety breaches were at a record low; is concerned that the current legislative and enforcement framework is failing to protect workers and that the Government's proposals contained in the Young Report, along with the budget cuts of 35 per cent. facing the HSE, not only fail to address the problem but will make things worse; and therefore welcomes the lobby of Parliament organised by the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group, comprising the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union, the Fire Brigades Union, the National Association of Probation Officers, the National Union of Journalists, the National Union of Teachers, the Public and Commercial Services Union, the Prison Officers Association, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union, the University and College Union and the United Road Transport Union on 2 March 2011 and that group's Health and Safety Week of Action between 28 February and 5 March 2011, calling on the Government to tighten legislation and improve enforcement to prevent anymore workplace tragedies. If this motion is actually heard in parliament, it will add some publicity to the voices of those concerned about health and safety and the fact that this government is intent on totally destroying the health and safety culture of this country and deregulating all work places. Joan Ruddock and Louise Ellman are the latest MPs to sign up. You can lobby your MP to sign the EDM by finding your MP here and then emailing or writing to them Further info and details of the 53 supporting MPs so far can be found here Source:EDMS Website
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An early day motion introduced by MP John McDonnell is gathering signatures, with 53 MPs so far signing up.