DIRECTORS' DUTIES ON HEALTH AND SAFETY

EDM number 341 in 2004-05, proposed by Stephen Hepburn on 07/12/2004.

That this House is dismayed by Health and Safety Commission figures which show that in 2003-04, as a consequence of work-related accidents, 235 workers and 371 members of the public were killed and 129,143 workers and 13,575 members of the public suffered non-fatal injuries; notes that 11 people were killed in construction accidents alone in November 2004; further notes research by the Health and Safety Executive showing that 70 per cent. of workplace fatalities are as a result of management failures; is concerned that, while UK law imposes health and safety obligations on employees and members of the public, it places no positive health and safety duties on company directors; believes that the absence of statutory directors' duties on health and safety hinders the prevention of accidents, injuries and fatalities and makes it more difficult to secure justice for the victims of health and safety breaches by negligent companies and directors; endorses the view of the Work and Pensions Select Committee that statutory health and safety duties for company directors would have a positive impact on the current levels of preventable workplace deaths and injuries; and therefore supports the Work and Pensions Select Committee's call for legislation on this issue and believes that the introduction of statutory health and safety duties on company directors will ensure safety in the workplace and responsibility in the boardroom.

This motion has been signed by a total of 150 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Stephen Hepburn	07/12/2004	Jarrow	Labour	Proposed
Joe Benton	07/12/2004	Bootle	Labour	Signed
Vera Baird	07/12/2004	Redcar	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	07/12/2004	Easington	Labour	Signed
David Clelland	07/12/2004	Tyne Bridge	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	07/12/2004	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	07/12/2004	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Weir	08/12/2004	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Harry Barnes	08/12/2004	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	08/12/2004	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Gibson	08/12/2004	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	08/12/2004	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	08/12/2004	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Andrew Dismore	08/12/2004	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	08/12/2004	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	08/12/2004	Gower	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	08/12/2004	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Linda Perham	08/12/2004	Ilford North	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	09/12/2004	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Ross Cranston	09/12/2004	Dudley North	Labour	Signed
David Drew	09/12/2004	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Win Griffiths	09/12/2004	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Anne Begg	09/12/2004	Aberdeen South	Labour	Signed
Clive Betts	09/12/2004	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	09/12/2004	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Bill Tynan	09/12/2004	Hamilton South	Labour	Signed
Richard Burden	09/12/2004	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Kevin McNamara	09/12/2004	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Ann McKechin	09/12/2004	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	09/12/2004	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Syd Rapson	09/12/2004	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
John Robertson	09/12/2004	Glasgow, Anniesland	Labour	Signed
Jim Sheridan	09/12/2004	West Renfrewshire	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	09/12/2004	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	09/12/2004	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Ian Lucas	09/12/2004	Wrexham	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	09/12/2004	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Frank Doran	13/12/2004	Aberdeen Central	Labour	Signed
Annabelle Ewing	13/12/2004	Perth	Scottish National Party	Signed
Paul Farrelly	13/12/2004	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	13/12/2004	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Simon Thomas	13/12/2004	Ceredigion	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Rudi Vis	13/12/2004	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	13/12/2004	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	13/12/2004	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	13/12/2004	Burton	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	13/12/2004	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	13/12/2004	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	13/12/2004	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	13/12/2004	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	13/12/2004	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Iain Luke	13/12/2004	Dundee East	Labour	Signed
John Mann	13/12/2004	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	13/12/2004	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	13/12/2004	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Colman	14/12/2004	Putney	Labour	Signed
Jon Cruddas	14/12/2004	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
Jim Dowd	14/12/2004	Lewisham West	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	14/12/2004	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Gavin Strang	14/12/2004	Edinburgh East & Musselburgh	Labour	Signed
Jenny Tonge	14/12/2004	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Williams	14/12/2004	Swansea West	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	14/12/2004	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Martin O'Neill	14/12/2004	Ochil	Labour	Signed
Adam Price	14/12/2004	Carmarthen East & Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Helen Jones	14/12/2004	Warrington North	Labour	Signed
Jon Owen Jones	14/12/2004	Cardiff Central	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Lynne Jones	14/12/2004	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	14/12/2004	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Tony Lloyd	14/12/2004	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	14/12/2004	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	15/12/2004	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	15/12/2004	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	15/12/2004	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Helen Clark	15/12/2004	Peterborough	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	15/12/2004	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Colin Challen	15/12/2004	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	15/12/2004	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Keith Bradley	15/12/2004	Manchester, Withington	Labour	Signed
Terry Lewis	15/12/2004	Worsley	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	15/12/2004	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Marsha Singh	15/12/2004	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	16/12/2004	Rossendale & Darwen	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	16/12/2004	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Diana Organ	16/12/2004	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	16/12/2004	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	16/12/2004	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	16/12/2004	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	20/12/2004	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julia Drown	20/12/2004	South Swindon	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	20/12/2004	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Annette Brooke	20/12/2004	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Helen Jackson	20/12/2004	Sheffield, Hillsborough	Labour	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	21/12/2004	Glasgow, Govan	Labour	Signed
Tony Clarke	21/12/2004	Northampton South	Labour	Signed
David Borrow	21/12/2004	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Pete Wishart	10/01/2005	North Tayside	Scottish National Party	Signed
John Barrett	10/01/2005	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Gapes	10/01/2005	Ilford South	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Iain Coleman	10/01/2005	Hammersmith & Fulham	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	10/01/2005	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Geraldine Smith	10/01/2005	Morecambe & Lunesdale	Labour	Signed
Alex Salmond	10/01/2005	Banff & Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Ernie Ross	10/01/2005	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Angus Robertson	10/01/2005	Moray	Scottish National Party	Signed
Andy King	11/01/2005	Rugby & Kenilworth	Labour	Signed
Roger Berry	11/01/2005	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
John Battle	13/01/2005	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Bill Olner	13/01/2005	Nuneaton	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	13/01/2005	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	17/01/2005	Dover	Labour	Signed
Clare Short	17/01/2005	Birmingham, Ladywood	Labour	Signed
Jon Trickett	17/01/2005	Hemsworth	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	18/01/2005	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Brian H Donohoe	18/01/2005	Cunninghame South	Labour	Signed
Tam Dalyell	18/01/2005	Linlithgow	Labour	Signed
Brian Sedgemore	18/01/2005	Hackney South & Shoreditch	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Savidge	18/01/2005	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	19/01/2005	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andy Reed	20/01/2005	Loughborough	Labour Co-operative	Signed
David Rendel	20/01/2005	Newbury	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Marshall-Andrews	20/01/2005	Medway	Labour	Signed
David Chidgey	20/01/2005	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Truswell	24/01/2005	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
John McWilliam	24/01/2005	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Jimmy Hood	24/01/2005	Clydesdale	Labour	Signed
Mike Wood	25/01/2005	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Paul Burstow	26/01/2005	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Havard	01/02/2005	Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney	Labour	Signed
Paul Stinchcombe	01/02/2005	Wellingborough	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	02/02/2005	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	03/02/2005	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Chris Ruane	04/02/2005	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Tom Clarke	08/02/2005	Coatbridge & Chryston	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	09/02/2005	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	10/02/2005	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Iain Wright	10/02/2005	Hartlepool	Labour	Signed
Tony McWalter	25/02/2005	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Anne Campbell	28/02/2005	Cambridge	Labour	Signed
David Kidney	01/03/2005	Stafford	Labour	Signed
Anthony D Wright	02/03/2005	Great Yarmouth	Labour	Signed
George Stevenson	03/03/2005	Stoke-on-Trent South	Labour	Signed
George Howarth	08/03/2005	Knowsley North & Sefton East	Labour	Signed
Alan Reid	08/03/2005	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hugh Bayley	09/03/2005	York, City of	Labour	Signed
Michael Meacher	10/03/2005	Oldham West & Royton	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	10/03/2005	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
John Thurso	10/03/2005	Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Pike	14/03/2005	Burnley	Labour	Signed
Michael Moore	17/03/2005	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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