Following my business surgey last week, I am campaigning with the Essex Federation of Small Businesses to fight costs planned by the Health and Safety Executive which would hit small businesses.
I am challenging a move by the Health and Safety Executive to charge small firms for health and safety inspections.
There is a risk this could be seen as a way to raise revenue rather than improve compliance, as the Federation of Small Businesses has argued. The cost to a small business could be at least £750 for each inspection that results in a letter - which could hit jobs and growth.
My Commons Motion calls on the Government to resist red tape from the Health and Safety Executive and to do everything possible to help small British firms to prosper.
When small businesses are struggling to keep their heads above water, it is outrageous that the HSE seeks to penalise them in this way.
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