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Disability Living Allowance Unit (No.2)

EDM number 609 in 1992-93, proposed by Harry Barnes on 20/10/1992.

That this House is deeply concerned about the contents of letters recently received from the Disability Living Allowance Unit by the Chesterfield Citizens' Advice Bureau, which confirm that the Unit is currently unable to operate in a reasonable manner; noted that these letters acknowledge that the Unit is 'very much aware and concerned about the unacceptable standard of service which is being offered' and recognise that it is (a) often difficult to contact by telephone, (b) unhelpful when finally contacted, (c) late in replying to letters, (d) slow in processing claims and (e) given to supplying contradictory and inaccurate information; and believes that the Secretary of State for Social Security should seek to explain to the House why an agency of his Department is so incompetent and what plans he has to tackle the crisis in the Unit.

This motion has been signed by a total of 54 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Harry Barnes20/10/1992North East DerbyshireProposed
Dennis Skinner20/10/1992BolsoverSigned
Eric Illsley20/10/1992Barnsley CentralSigned
Alice Mahon20/10/1992HalifaxSigned
Alan Meale20/10/1992MansfieldSigned
Tony Benn20/10/1992ChesterfieldSigned
Jimmy Boyce20/10/1992RotherhamSigned
David Clelland21/10/1992Tyne BridgeSigned
Win Griffiths21/10/1992BridgendSigned
John Evans21/10/1992St Helens NorthSigned
Jimmy Dunnachie21/10/1992Glasgow, PollokSigned
Jim Dowd21/10/1992Lewisham WestSigned
Tom Cox21/10/1992TootingSigned
Michael Connarty21/10/1992Falkirk EastSigned
Harry Cohen21/10/1992LeytonSigned
Edward O'Hara21/10/1992Knowsley SouthSigned
Ken Livingstone21/10/1992Brent EastSigned
Roy Hughes21/10/1992Newport EastSigned
John Heppell21/10/1992Nottingham EastSigned
Alan Simpson21/10/1992Nottingham SouthSigned
Martin Redmond21/10/1992Don ValleySigned
Max Madden21/10/1992Bradford WestSigned
Glenda Jackson22/10/1992Hampstead & HighgateSigned
Jack Thompson22/10/1992WansbeckSigned
Gerry Bermingham22/10/1992St Helens SouthSigned
Nick Ainger22/10/1992PembrokeSigned
Paul Flynn22/10/1992Newport WestSigned
Michael Clapham22/10/1992Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Bill Michie22/10/1992Sheffield, HeeleySigned
David Hinchliffe22/10/1992WakefieldSigned
Peter Hardy22/10/1992WentworthSigned
Joan Ruddock22/10/1992Lewisham, DeptfordSigned
Joyce Quin22/10/1992Gateshead EastSigned
Robert Parry22/10/1992Liverpool, RiversideSigned
Terry Lewis22/10/1992WorsleySigned
Dawn Primarolo23/10/1992Bristol SouthSigned
Alun Michael26/10/1992Cardiff South & PenarthSigned
Derek Enright26/10/1992HemsworthSigned
Norman Godman26/10/1992Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
John Battle26/10/1992Leeds WestSigned
Ian McCartney27/10/1992MakerfieldSigned
Alan Williams27/10/1992Swansea WestSigned
Mike Watson27/10/1992Glasgow CentralSigned
Alistair Darling27/10/1992Edinburgh CentralSigned
John Cummings27/10/1992EasingtonSigned
Stephen Byers27/10/1992WallsendSigned
Eric Martlew27/10/1992CarlisleSigned
Geoff Hoon28/10/1992AshfieldSigned
Roland Boyes28/10/1992Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Joan Lestor29/10/1992EcclesSigned
Ron Davies29/10/1992CaerphillySigned
John Garrett29/10/1992Norwich SouthSigned
Mike Hall29/10/1992Warrington SouthSigned
Frank CookUnknownWithdrawn

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