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Text Messaging For Deaf People

EDM number 2083 in 2007-08, proposed by Timothy Farron on 17/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Equality and Telecommunications.

That this House notes with concern the lack of alternative communication services provided for deaf people; further notes that many utility companies and Government departments depend on the use of a telephone for arranging appointments; believes that the current service provided by Minicom and Typetalk is not always sufficient; and calls on the Government to encourage utility companies and Government departments to increase their use of text messaging for communication with deaf people.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tim Farron17/07/2008Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratProposed
Peter Bottomley17/07/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Lee Scott17/07/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSeconded
Michael Jabez Foster21/07/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSeconded
Alan Meale21/07/2008MansfieldLabourSeconded
Rudi Vis21/07/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore21/07/2008HendonLabourSigned
Mark Hunter21/07/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock21/07/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell21/07/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders21/07/2008TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean22/07/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Stephen Williams22/07/2008Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech22/07/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams22/07/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Paul Truswell22/07/2008PudseyLabourSigned
Andrew George22/07/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew22/07/2008StroudLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn22/07/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Michael Connarty22/07/2008Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Tom Levitt22/07/2008High PeakLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins22/07/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara08/10/2008Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Tim Loughton13/10/2008East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSigned
Richard Younger-Ross20/10/2008TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey30/10/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett04/11/2008Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed06/11/2008LoughboroughLabourSigned
Edward Davey06/11/2008Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby12/11/2008Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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