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Working Hours Of Drivers

EDM number 972 in 2006-07, proposed by Dawn Butler on 26/02/2007.

That this House notes that on average 70 people are killed every week on the UK's roads and that one in four of these deaths are caused by regulated commercial drivers; further notes that taxis, private hire vehicles and chauffeurs are only regulated by the European Working Time Directive in relation to the number of hours driving and that they are restricted to a 48 hour working week with a minimum 11 hour break between shifts; recognises, however, that this can be meaningless given that there is an opt out; further notes that drivers' representative organisations and road safety groups are supporting the call for an inquiry into claims that drivers are working up to 100 hours a week; further notes that a survey carried out by drivers' union GMB identified that many drivers feel that they are being forced to work 70 to 80 hours a week; and urges the Government to undertake an inquiry to authenticate such claims and to consider legislative proposals to outlaw such dangerous practices, including relevant penalties for those responsible.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Dawn Butler26/02/2007Brent SouthLabourProposed
Harry Cohen26/02/2007Leyton and WansteadLabourSeconded
Andrew George26/02/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Russell26/02/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Taylor27/02/2007North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Lynne Jones27/02/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Glenda Jackson27/02/2007Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty27/02/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton27/02/2007GowerLabourSigned
Ann Cryer27/02/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Janet Dean27/02/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore27/02/2007HendonLabourSigned
Paul Flynn27/02/2007Newport WestLabourSigned
Mike Hancock27/02/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Lepper28/02/2007Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Robert Wareing28/02/2007Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis28/02/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Diane Abbott28/02/2007Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
David Drew28/02/2007StroudLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn28/02/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell28/02/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson28/02/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Karen Buck01/03/2007Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
David Hamilton01/03/2007MidlothianLabourSigned
John Battle01/03/2007Leeds WestLabourSigned
Desmond Turner01/03/2007Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Marsha Singh02/03/2007Bradford WestLabourSigned
Betty Williams05/03/2007ConwyLabourSigned
Janet Anderson05/03/2007Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Bill Etherington06/03/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Lady Hermon07/03/2007North DownUUPSigned
Doug Naysmith07/03/2007Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Hywel Francis07/03/2007AberavonLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff07/03/2007Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt08/03/2007CrawleyLabourSigned
Martin Linton09/03/2007BatterseaLabourSigned
David Anderson09/03/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Keith Vaz13/03/2007Leicester EastLabourSigned
Madeleine Moon13/03/2007BridgendLabourSigned
Jo Swinson13/03/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan13/03/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Brian Jenkins13/03/2007TamworthLabourSigned
John Hemming19/03/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeff Ennis20/03/2007Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Jon Cruddas22/03/2007DagenhamLabourSigned
Jim Dowd22/03/2007Lewisham WestLabourSigned
Eric Illsley23/03/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Katy Clark17/04/2007North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Paul Rowen18/04/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Howard Stoate24/04/2007DartfordLabourSigned
Helen GoodmanUnknownWithdrawn
Iain WrightUnknownWithdrawn

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