Epilepsy And Employment
EDM number 1510 in 2006-07, proposed by Chris McCafferty on 17/05/2007.
That this House notes with concern that people with epilepsy are more than twice as likely as the national average to be at risk of unemployment and underemployment; further notes the recent Epilepsy Action Survey that revealed that 47 per cent. of people with epilepsy believe that they have been discriminated against when applying for employment, and that 14 per cent. of people with epilepsy are actively seeking work (more than double the International Labour Organisation rate of 8.8 per cent. for disabled people); recognises that people with epilepsy still experience stigma and fear in relation to their condition in the workplace despite the protection of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; further notes that epilepsy is the most common serious neurological condition in the UK, affecting around 456,000 people; welcomes this year's focus of Epilepsy Awareness Week from 20th to 26th May on employment issues; and joins with the Joint Epilepsy Council in calling upon the Government to take steps to promote equality, opportunity and understanding for people with epilepsy in the workplace much more effectively.
This motion has been signed by a total of 155 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Chris McCafferty | 17/05/2007 | Calder Valley | Labour | Proposed |
Paul Truswell | 17/05/2007 | Pudsey | Labour | Seconded |
Norman Lamb | 17/05/2007 | North Norfolk | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Evan Harris | 17/05/2007 | Oxford West and Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Nick Hurd | 17/05/2007 | Ruislip - Northwood | Conservative | Seconded |
Robert Key | 17/05/2007 | Salisbury | Conservative | Seconded |
David Amess | 17/05/2007 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
Harry Cohen | 18/05/2007 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Janet Anderson | 18/05/2007 | Rossendale and Darwen | Labour | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 18/05/2007 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
Adrian Sanders | 21/05/2007 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ian Gibson | 21/05/2007 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
Peter Bottomley | 21/05/2007 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
Robert Wareing | 21/05/2007 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Williams | 21/05/2007 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Chris Ruane | 22/05/2007 | Vale of Clwyd | Labour | Signed |
Paul Holmes | 22/05/2007 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Glenda Jackson | 22/05/2007 | Hampstead and Highgate | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 22/05/2007 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Elfyn Llwyd | 22/05/2007 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Andrew MacKinlay | 22/05/2007 | Thurrock | Labour | Signed |
Laura Moffatt | 22/05/2007 | Crawley | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Dismore | 22/05/2007 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
David Drew | 22/05/2007 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
Andrew George | 22/05/2007 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 22/05/2007 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Beith | 22/05/2007 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Desmond Swayne | 22/05/2007 | New Forest West | Conservative | Signed |
Ann Winterton | 22/05/2007 | Congleton | Conservative | Signed |
Susan Kramer | 22/05/2007 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mark Lancaster | 22/05/2007 | North East Milton Keynes | Conservative | Signed |
Paul Rowen | 22/05/2007 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Dai Davies | 22/05/2007 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
Bob Russell | 23/05/2007 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mohammad Sarwar | 23/05/2007 | Glasgow Central | Labour | Signed |
Jim Sheridan | 23/05/2007 | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Labour | Signed |
David Simpson | 23/05/2007 | Upper Bann | DUP | Signed |
Marsha Singh | 23/05/2007 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
Lady Hermon | 23/05/2007 | North Down | UUP | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 23/05/2007 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Khalid Mahmood | 23/05/2007 | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Labour | Signed |
Gordon Marsden | 23/05/2007 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
David Marshall | 23/05/2007 | Glasgow East | Labour | Signed |
William McCrea | 23/05/2007 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
John McDonnell | 23/05/2007 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Alan Meale | 23/05/2007 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Miller | 23/05/2007 | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Signed |
Colin Breed | 23/05/2007 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 23/05/2007 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Gregory Campbell | 23/05/2007 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
Martin Caton | 23/05/2007 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 23/05/2007 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Edward Davey | 23/05/2007 | Kingston and Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Janet Dean | 23/05/2007 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
Paul Farrelly | 23/05/2007 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
Don Foster | 23/05/2007 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 23/05/2007 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
Roger Berry | 23/05/2007 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
David Taylor | 23/05/2007 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 23/05/2007 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Ben Wallace | 23/05/2007 | Lancaster and Wyre | Conservative | Signed |
Angela Watkinson | 23/05/2007 | Upminster | Conservative | Signed |
Danny Alexander | 23/05/2007 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Lorely Burt | 23/05/2007 | Solihull | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Katy Clark | 23/05/2007 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
Jo Swinson | 23/05/2007 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Horam | 24/05/2007 | Orpington | Conservative | Signed |
Brian Jenkins | 24/05/2007 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
Edward O'Hara | 24/05/2007 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
Alistair Carmichael | 24/05/2007 | Orkney and Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Frank Dobson | 24/05/2007 | Holborn and St Pancras | Labour | Signed |
Mark Fisher | 24/05/2007 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Labour | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 24/05/2007 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Derek Wyatt | 24/05/2007 | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
Dan Rogerson | 24/05/2007 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jim Devine | 24/05/2007 | Livingston | Labour | Signed |
Gordon Prentice | 04/06/2007 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
Clare Short | 04/06/2007 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Independent Labour | Signed |
Bob Spink | 04/06/2007 | Castle Point | Conservative | Signed |
David Heyes | 04/06/2007 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
George Howarth | 04/06/2007 | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Labour | Signed |
Brian Iddon | 04/06/2007 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
Martyn Jones | 04/06/2007 | Clwyd South | Labour | Signed |
Paul Keetch | 04/06/2007 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Charles Kennedy | 04/06/2007 | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 04/06/2007 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Eddie McGrady | 04/06/2007 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Colin Burgon | 04/06/2007 | Elmet | Labour | Signed |
Nicholas Clegg | 04/06/2007 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Michael Connarty | 04/06/2007 | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Labour | Signed |
Frank Doran | 04/06/2007 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
Nigel Evans | 04/06/2007 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Signed |
Paul Flynn | 04/06/2007 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
Michael Jabez Foster | 04/06/2007 | Hastings and Rye | Labour | Signed |
David Hamilton | 04/06/2007 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
Michael Ancram | 04/06/2007 | Devizes | Conservative | Signed |
John Austin | 04/06/2007 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
Adrian Bailey | 04/06/2007 | West Bromwich West | Labour | Signed |
John Thurso | 04/06/2007 | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Robert Walter | 04/06/2007 | North Dorset | Conservative | Signed |
Betty Williams | 04/06/2007 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Roger Williams | 04/06/2007 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Wood | 04/06/2007 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
John Hemming | 04/06/2007 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Richard Benyon | 04/06/2007 | Newbury | Conservative | Signed |
Lyn Brown | 04/06/2007 | West Ham | Labour | Signed |
David Howarth | 04/06/2007 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Vincent Cable | 05/06/2007 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Derek Conway | 05/06/2007 | Old Bexley & Sidcup | Conservative | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 05/06/2007 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 05/06/2007 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
Jeff Ennis | 05/06/2007 | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Labour | Signed |
Norman Baker | 05/06/2007 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Madeleine Moon | 05/06/2007 | Bridgend | Labour | Signed |
Adam Price | 06/06/2007 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Tom Brake | 06/06/2007 | Carshalton and Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Anderson | 06/06/2007 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
Peter Bone | 06/06/2007 | Wellingborough | Conservative | Signed |
Mark Hunter | 06/06/2007 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Angus MacNeil | 07/06/2007 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Michael Penning | 07/06/2007 | Hemel Hempstead | Conservative | Signed |
Linda Riordan | 07/06/2007 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Julie Morgan | 11/06/2007 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
John Robertson | 11/06/2007 | Glasgow North West | Labour | Signed |
Nick Harvey | 11/06/2007 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mark Durkan | 11/06/2007 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Sandra Gidley | 11/06/2007 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Phil Willis | 11/06/2007 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mark Lazarowicz | 12/06/2007 | Edinburgh North and Leith | Labour | Signed |
David Crausby | 12/06/2007 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 13/06/2007 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Michael Mates | 13/06/2007 | East Hampshire | Conservative | Signed |
Nigel Dodds | 13/06/2007 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
John Battle | 13/06/2007 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
Howard Stoate | 13/06/2007 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
Anthony D Wright | 13/06/2007 | Great Yarmouth | Labour | Signed |
Mark Williams | 13/06/2007 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Anne Moffat | 14/06/2007 | East Lothian | Labour | Signed |
Brian Binley | 15/06/2007 | Northampton South | Conservative | Signed |
Eric Illsley | 20/06/2007 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
John Pugh | 21/06/2007 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ann Widdecombe | 21/06/2007 | Maidstone and The Weald | Conservative | Signed |
Dawn Butler | 21/06/2007 | Brent South | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 26/06/2007 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Jennifer Willott | 26/06/2007 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 28/06/2007 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Alex Salmond | 03/07/2007 | Banff and Buchan | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Russell Brown | 11/07/2007 | Dumfries and Galloway | Labour | Signed |
John MacDougall | 18/07/2007 | Glenrothes | Labour | Signed |
Malcolm Bruce | 23/07/2007 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Andrew Pelling | 25/07/2007 | Croydon Central | Conservative | Signed |
Patrick Mercer | 25/10/2007 | Newark | Conservative | Signed |
Nicholas Brown | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
Angela Eagle | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
Joan Ruddock | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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