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Working in high temperatures

EDM (Early Day Motion) 436: tabled on 23 June 2026

Tabled in the 2026-27 session.

This motion has been signed by 32 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House is concerned at the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves being experienced in the UK, as a result of man-made climate change; notes that surveys of workplace health and safety representatives show that high temperatures are one of their top concerns; regrets that whereas the law specifies a minimum working temperature, no corresponding maximum figure exists in statute; further regrets that the consequences of this range from dizziness, tiredness, asthma, throat infections and, in extreme cases, heat stroke and death; believes that in the absence of specific legal protection, current recommendations for employers to maintain a reasonable temperature within the workplace are impossible to enforce unless a worker is seriously injured or killed from heat stress; further believes that law should spell out the responsibilities which employers owe to their workers experiencing high temperatures in their place of employment; commends the tireless work of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union on this issue, having launched the Cool It! campaign in 2011; and calls on the Government to back the TUC's call for 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, such as installing ventilation or moving staff away from windows and sources of heat.

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.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Normanton and Hemsworth
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Jarrow and Gateshead East
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Nottingham East
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Easington
Witherden, Steve
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Leeds East
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Leishman, Brian
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2026
Alloa and Grangemouth
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 24 June 2026
Strangford
Duncan-Jordan, Neil
Labour
Signed on 24 June 2026
Poole
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 25 June 2026
Poplar and Limehouse
Berry, Siân
Green Party
Signed on 25 June 2026
Brighton Pavilion
Chowns, Dr Ellie
Green Party
Signed on 25 June 2026
North Herefordshire
Spencer, Hannah
Green Party
Signed on 25 June 2026
Gorton and Denton
Ramsay, Adrian
Green Party
Signed on 25 June 2026
Waveney Valley
Eccles, Cat
Labour
Signed on 26 June 2026
Stourbridge
Khan, Ayoub
Independent
Signed on 29 June 2026
Birmingham Perry Barr
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 6 July 2026
York Central
Sultana, Zarah
Your Party
Signed on 1 September 2026
Coventry South
Gibson, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 September 2026
Chippenham
Denyer, Carla
Green Party
Signed on 3 September 2026
Bristol Central
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 October 2026
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Medi, Llinos
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 October 2026
Ynys Môn
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 October 2026
Ceredigion Preseli
Davies, Ann
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 October 2026
Caerfyrddin

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.