Connect: Election Special

Election Special 2010 – Connect on the campaign trail

With the UK General Election campaign now in full swing, voters have the chance to study the differences between each of the political parties on a wide range of issues ahead of 6 May. Connect took the opportunity to talk to each of the main UK political parties, asking them to spell out their policies on a range of topics surrounding health and safety.

Two weeks before the UK election was announced, Connect contacted the Conservative Party, the Democratic Unionist Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, the Scottish National Party and Sinn Féin, asking them to respond to a number of questions relating to health and safety.

To help us ask the right questions, we invited Connect readers to contribute your thoughts on what topics you’d like your political leaders to answer.

Below are the questions. Click on each question to read how each party responded. We’ve also introduced a voting system so you can register which party you think provides the best response.

Question one

Does your party think we have the right health and safety legislation?
If not, what changes should there be?

Question two

Does your party think we have the right level of health and safety enforcement? If not, what changes should there be?

Question three

Does your party believe that the so-called ‘compensation culture’ is a significant problem? If so, how would your party tackle it?

Question four

What are your party’s views on the introduction of a free, national on-line register of accredited health and safety consultants with appropriate qualifications and experience?

Question five

To what extent, if any, does your party think basic health and safety should be embedded in our national education and training system…and why?

If you feel strongly enough to want to comment on a particular question or answer, why not post your thoughts here?

Alternatively, email Shaun Gibbons or call +44 (0)116 257 3254.