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Right To Read Charter For Print Disabled People

EDM number 1703 in 2005-06, proposed by Annette Brooke on 28/02/2006.

That this House expresses its concern that one year after the Right to Read Charter was handed in to Number 10 Downing Street with over 32,000 signatures, no Government funding has been made available to increase the amount of books available in large print, audio and Braille; notes that each year less than five per cent. of books become available in formats accessible to people with a visual impairment, dyslexia or other reading-related disability; further notes that this figure has not changed in the last year; and therefore calls on the Government to take urgent steps to end the exclusion of print disabled people from being able to gain access to books, magazines and newspapers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 73 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Annette Brooke28/02/2006Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratProposed
David Heath28/02/2006Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSeconded
John Battle28/02/2006Leeds WestLabourSeconded
Alan Meale28/02/2006MansfieldLabourSeconded
David Drew28/02/2006StroudLabourSeconded
Bob Spink28/02/2006Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Andrew George28/02/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Justine Greening28/02/2006PutneyConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer01/03/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
John Leech01/03/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Weir01/03/2006AngusScottish National PartySigned
Rudi Vis01/03/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley01/03/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Nigel Dodds01/03/2006Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Jim Dobbin01/03/2006Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn01/03/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton01/03/2006GowerLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice01/03/2006PendleLabourSigned
Paul Holmes01/03/2006ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Hoyle01/03/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins01/03/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones01/03/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden01/03/2006Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell01/03/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
John Pugh02/03/2006SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed02/03/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable02/03/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean02/03/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis02/03/2006Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
David Borrow02/03/2006South RibbleLabourSigned
Mark Williams02/03/2006CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell03/03/2006Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing03/03/2006Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Betty Williams06/03/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Sharon Hodgson06/03/2006Gateshead East and Washington WestLabourSigned
William McCrea06/03/2006South AntrimDUPSigned
Sandra Gidley06/03/2006RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd07/03/2006Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Clive Efford07/03/2006ElthamLabourSigned
Madeleine Moon07/03/2006BridgendLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lady Hermon08/03/2006North DownUUPSigned
Joan Humble08/03/2006Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
John McDonnell08/03/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Stephen Williams08/03/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Clapham09/03/2006Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Sammy Wilson09/03/2006East AntrimDUPSigned
Phil Willis09/03/2006Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Neil Gerrard10/03/2006WalthamstowLabourSigned
David Anderson10/03/2006BlaydonLabourSigned
Nick Hurd13/03/2006Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Jo Swinson13/03/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim McGovern13/03/2006Dundee WestLabourSigned
Paul Truswell14/03/2006PudseyLabourSigned
Roger Berry14/03/2006KingswoodLabourSigned
Ian Taylor16/03/2006Esher and WaltonConservativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins17/03/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
Edward Davey17/03/2006Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming20/03/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Anne Milton21/03/2006GuildfordConservativeSigned
Hywel Francis28/03/2006AberavonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington18/04/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne26/04/2006Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
John Barrett15/05/2006Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather05/06/2006Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson13/06/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Stephen Hepburn20/06/2006JarrowLabourSigned
Ann McKechin20/06/2006Glasgow NorthLabourSigned
Bob Russell26/06/2006ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Pelling06/07/2006Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
Bernard Jenkin10/07/2006North EssexConservativeSigned
Michael Moore10/07/2006Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Paddy Tipping18/10/2006SherwoodLabourSigned

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