Motion text
That this House notes that workers in the UK lack adequate legal safeguards from working in uncomfortably high temperatures, owing to the lack of a statutory maximum temperature at which employers would have to introduce control measures, such as breaks, access to water or air conditioning; further notes that this would correct an anomaly in current legislation where a legal minimum working temperature exists, but a corresponding upper limit does not exist in statute; appreciates that excessive heat in the workplace is responsible for heat stress and thermal discomfort, and can impact seriously on health, well-being and productivity; recognises that this is a matter of concern for workers in a wide range of workplaces including offices, schools, shops, bakeries, vehicles, trains, call-centres, theatres and construction sites; and calls on the Government to adopt the recommendations of the TUC and joint union Cool It campaign to introduce into law a maximum working temperature of 30 degrees Celsius or 27 degrees Celsius for those doing strenuous work, beyond which employers would have a statutory duty to introduce effective control measures.
Signatures (39)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2017
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2017
Pearce, Teresa
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2017
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2017
Drew, Dr David
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2017
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2017
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
28 June 2017
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2017
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on
20 July 2017
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2017
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 June 2017
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
27 June 2017
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on
28 June 2017
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
5 July 2017
Hardy, Emma
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2017
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on
29 June 2017
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
4 July 2017
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on
3 July 2017
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2017
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
21 November 2017
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
5 September 2017
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
29 June 2017
Marsden, Gordon
Labour
Signed on
28 June 2017
Martin, Sandy
Labour
Signed on
9 October 2017
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2017
McDonald, Stuart C.
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 June 2017
Nandy, Lisa
Labour
Signed on
4 July 2017
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2017
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
27 June 2017
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
27 June 2017
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
28 June 2017
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2017
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 June 2017
Stevens, Jo
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2017
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on
28 June 2017
Williamson, Chris
Labour
Signed on
3 July 2017
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on
23 July 2019
Madders, Justin
Labour
Signed on
23 July 2019
Ruth Jones,
Signed on
3 September 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.