Deaths At Work

EDM number 331 in 1997-98, proposed by Michael Clapham on 30/07/1997.

That this House is alarmed at the rise in the number of people killed at work which according to Health and Safety Executive figures has risen by almost 20 per cent. to 302 workers killed in the year to April 1997 compared with 256 the year before; records its concern at the disturbing rise in the rate of major injuries in every industrial sector with the overall figure up by two thirds; and asks the Government to speedily introduce stronger laws on manslaughter at work, to review legal protections for self-employed people and to introduce a moratorium on cuts to the budget of the Health and Safety Executive.

This motion has been signed by a total of 83 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Michael Clapham	30/07/1997	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Proposed
Jeff Ennis	30/07/1997	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Louise Ellman	30/07/1997	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Gwyneth Dunwoody	30/07/1997	Crewe & Nantwich	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	30/07/1997	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Andrew Dismore	30/07/1997	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	30/07/1997	Leigh	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	30/07/1997	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Jim Cousins	30/07/1997	Newcastle upon Tyne Central	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	30/07/1997	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	30/07/1997	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	30/07/1997	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	30/07/1997	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Jimmy Wray	30/07/1997	Glasgow, Baillieston	Labour	Signed
Keith Vaz	30/07/1997	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Paddy Tipping	30/07/1997	Sherwood	Labour	Signed
Gerry Sutcliffe	30/07/1997	Bradford South	Labour	Signed
Joe Benton	30/07/1997	Bootle	Labour	Signed
Kevin Barron	30/07/1997	Rother Valley	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	30/07/1997	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Joe Ashton	30/07/1997	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Irene Adams	30/07/1997	Paisley North	Labour	Signed
Ann Clwyd	30/07/1997	Cynon Valley	Labour	Signed
Eric Clarke	30/07/1997	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Judith Church	30/07/1997	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
John Heppell	30/07/1997	Nottingham East	Labour	Signed
John Healey	30/07/1997	Wentworth	Labour	Signed
Christine Russell	30/07/1997	Chester, City of	Labour	Signed
Ted Rowlands	30/07/1997	Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney	Labour	Signed
Ernie Ross	30/07/1997	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Terry Rooney	30/07/1997	Bradford North	Labour	Signed
Syd Rapson	30/07/1997	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Tom Pendry	30/07/1997	Stalybridge & Hyde	Labour	Signed
Colin Pickthall	30/07/1997	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed
David Hinchliffe	30/07/1997	Wakefield	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	30/07/1997	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	30/07/1997	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Dale Campbell-Savours	30/07/1997	Workington	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	30/07/1997	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Richard Burden	30/07/1997	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	30/07/1997	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Denis Murphy	30/07/1997	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	30/07/1997	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	30/07/1997	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Piara S Khabra	30/07/1997	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Alan Keen	30/07/1997	Feltham & Heston	Labour Co-operative	Signed
David Taylor	31/07/1997	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
John Austin	31/07/1997	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	31/07/1997	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Gibson	31/07/1997	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Maria Fyfe	31/07/1997	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Ken Livingstone	31/07/1997	Brent East	Labour	Signed
Terry Lewis	31/07/1997	Worsley	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	31/07/1997	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	31/07/1997	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dennis Skinner	31/07/1997	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Chris Ruane	27/10/1997	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	27/10/1997	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Maria Eagle	28/10/1997	Liverpool, Garston	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	28/10/1997	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
John Cummings	28/10/1997	Easington	Labour	Signed
David Kidney	28/10/1997	Stafford	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	28/10/1997	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Alan Williams	29/10/1997	Swansea West	Labour	Signed
Donald Gorrie	29/10/1997	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Fitzpatrick	29/10/1997	Poplar & Canning Town	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	29/10/1997	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	29/10/1997	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	30/10/1997	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
John McDonnell	04/11/1997	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	05/11/1997	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Denis MacShane	06/11/1997	Rotherham	Labour	Signed
Jim Marshall	06/11/1997	Leicester South	Labour	Signed
Ivan Lewis	10/11/1997	Bury South	Labour	Signed
David Chidgey	13/11/1997	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Huw Edwards	17/11/1997	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	17/11/1997	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	20/11/1997	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Tony McWalter	24/11/1997	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
John Gunnell	26/11/1997	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	27/11/1997	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Keith Hill	Unknown			Withdrawn
Alan Meale	Unknown			Withdrawn

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