Violence At Work
EDM number 793 in 2016-17, proposed by Ian Murray on 08/12/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Crimes of violence, Employment and Local government.
That this House notes with concern the publication of UNISON's annual Violence at Work Survey 2016, which shows that over 40,000 violent assaults against public service workers in Scotland were recorded over the last year; further notes that for employees of Scottish local authorities alone, the number of violent assaults has increased from 13,206 to 17,605 in the last year; believes that this is a shameful statistic and that it is unacceptable for workers to be exposed to such levels of abuse in their workplaces; further believes that the high incidence of abuse is linked to cuts to local authority budgets due to UK and Scottish Government policy decisions, which have resulted in reductions to essential funding and cuts to vital services; recognises that public service workers continue to perform vital functions to a high standard, despite being subjected to increased abuse and sustained cuts with negligible increases in pay; and calls on the Government to end austerity to ensure public services are protected and public service workers can go to work free from the threat of violence and abuse.
This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Ian Murray | 08/12/2016 | Edinburgh South | Labour | Proposed |
Jim Cunningham | 12/12/2016 | Coventry South | Labour | Seconded |
Jim Shannon | 12/12/2016 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
Alan Meale | 13/12/2016 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
David Simpson | 13/12/2016 | Upper Bann | DUP | Seconded |
Liz Saville Roberts | 13/12/2016 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru | Seconded |
Wes Streeting | 13/12/2016 | Ilford North | Labour | Signed |
Natalie McGarry | 13/12/2016 | Glasgow East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 13/12/2016 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Lady Hermon | 14/12/2016 | North Down | Independent | Signed |
David Crausby | 14/12/2016 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
Mark Williams | 19/12/2016 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Phil Boswell | 12/01/2017 | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Rachael Maskell | 30/03/2017 | York Central | Labour/Co-operative | Signed |
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