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RYANAIR'S POLICY TOWARDS DISABLED PEOPLE

EDM number 601 in 2003-04, proposed by Paul Marsden on 10/02/2004.

That this House welcomes the court ruling that Ryanair acted unlawfully by not ensuring that a wheelchair was provided free of charge for Mr Bob Ross to use at Stansted Airport; notes that the court awarded Mr Ross ú1,336 in compensation; is concerned at Ryanair's decision to add a 50 pence surcharge to the price of every seat to meet the so-called cost of wheelchair provision, which will raise an extra ú12 million for the company; supports the Disability Rights Commission condemnation of this inflated surcharge, which the DRC have estimated at actually only costing 2 pence on each fare; notes that Ryanair has failed to compensate 35 other disabled people who have complained also; and urges the Secretary of State for Transport to intervene and encourage Ryanair to review its policy towards disabled people and the costs of wheelchair users.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Marsden10/02/2004Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratProposed
John Thurso10/02/2004Caithness, Sutherland & Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Francis11/02/2004AberavonLabourSigned
Simon Thomas11/02/2004CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Mike Hancock11/02/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George11/02/2004St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Sue Doughty11/02/2004GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds11/02/2004Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Andrew Dismore11/02/2004HendonLabourSigned
John Cummings11/02/2004EasingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton11/02/2004GowerLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell11/02/2004East LondonderryDUPSigned
Tim Loughton11/02/2004East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Martin Smyth11/02/2004Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Lynne Jones11/02/2004Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle11/02/2004ChorleyLabourSigned
Paul Holmes11/02/2004ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox11/02/2004TootingLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara12/02/2004Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Brian White12/02/2004North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Paul Tyler12/02/2004North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell12/02/2004Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Barnes12/02/2004North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Ann Cryer12/02/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Rob Marris12/02/2004Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Betty Williams23/02/2004ConwyLabourSigned
Patsy Calton23/02/2004CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor23/02/2004North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Glenda Jackson23/02/2004Hampstead & HighgateLabourSigned
Anne Begg23/02/2004Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
John McFall24/02/2004DumbartonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Albert Owen24/02/2004Ynys MLabourSigned
Harold Best24/02/2004Leeds North WestLabourSigned
David Marshall25/02/2004Glasgow, ShettlestonLabourSigned
Alan Meale25/02/2004MansfieldLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn25/02/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Austin25/02/2004Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Vera Baird25/02/2004RedcarLabourSigned
Nigel Jones26/02/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Annabelle Ewing26/02/2004PerthScottish National PartySigned
Tom Brake27/02/2004Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon01/03/2004North DownUUPSigned
Bill Etherington01/03/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard01/03/2004WalthamstowLabourSigned
Alan Simpson04/03/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Eric Martlew16/03/2004CarlisleLabourSigned
Janet Dean18/03/2004BurtonLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley18/03/2004RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett22/03/2004Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alex Salmond15/07/2004Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Pete Wishart15/07/2004North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Michael Weir20/07/2004AngusScottish National PartySigned

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