ATHLETES WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME AT THE PARALYMPICS

EDM number 674 in 2005-06, proposed by Theresa May on 21/07/2005.

That this House commends the success of the British team at the Down's Syndrome World Swimming Championships; notes that at the Paralympics at present, swimmers with Down's Syndrome have to compete in the S14 category for athletes with learning disabilities, which is a wide category that includes people with little physical disability; expresses concern that this creates an uneven playing field; and calls upon the Government to put pressure on the IPC to allow swimmers with Down's Syndrome to compete in a separate category.

This motion has been signed by a total of 63 MPs.