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Support For Carers

EDM number 444 in 2008-09, proposed by Timothy Farron on 14/01/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Sickness, disability and carers' benefits.

That this House notes the dedication of the many thousands of carers in the UK, valued commercially at an estimated £5 billion a year to the health industry; recognises that the Carer's Allowance, which is the main benefit given to carers, is just £50 a week; expresses concern that some carers, including those aged over 65 years or suffering from illness, are excluded from receiving any carer's benefit altogether; is alarmed by the fact that one in five carers was forced to give up their work because of a loss of essential income; and urges the Government to review the benefits received by carers to ensure that they are given a fair deal.

This motion has been signed by a total of 71 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tim Farron14/01/2009Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratProposed
Lee Scott14/01/2009Ilford NorthConservativeSeconded
Peter Bottomley14/01/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
David Heath14/01/2009Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George14/01/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Adrian Sanders15/01/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Taylor15/01/2009North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Stephen Williams15/01/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen15/01/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Philip Davies15/01/2009ShipleyConservativeSigned
John Hemming15/01/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Winterton15/01/2009CongletonConservativeSigned
David Drew15/01/2009StroudLabourSigned
Edward Davey15/01/2009Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer15/01/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn15/01/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Alan Meale15/01/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
Lynne Jones15/01/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle15/01/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
Bob Russell19/01/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams19/01/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock19/01/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes19/01/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris19/01/2009Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink19/01/2009Castle PointIndependentSigned
Robert Smith19/01/2009West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
David Lepper20/01/2009Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Martin Caton20/01/2009GowerLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell20/01/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing20/01/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
John Leech20/01/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter20/01/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Evans21/01/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Mark Durkan21/01/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Gregory Campbell21/01/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
William McCrea21/01/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Alan Simpson21/01/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
David Simpson21/01/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Greg Pope21/01/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Nick Harvey22/01/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Francis22/01/2009AberavonLabourSigned
Rudi Vis22/01/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Adam Price26/01/2009Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Kim Howells26/01/2009PontypriddLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell26/01/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Eddie McGrady26/01/2009South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Harry Cohen26/01/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Bill Etherington26/01/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins27/01/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Albert Owen27/01/2009Ynys MLabourSigned
Linda Riordan27/01/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
John Mason27/01/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Christopher Huhne28/01/2009EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Truswell29/01/2009PudseyLabourSigned
David Heyes02/02/2009Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Norman Baker03/02/2009LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson04/02/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins09/02/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley23/02/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross23/02/2009TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell27/02/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds03/03/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Andy Reed05/03/2009LoughboroughLabourSigned
George Howarth05/03/2009Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden10/03/2009Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Iris Robinson16/03/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Ian Cawsey01/04/2009Brigg and GooleLabourSigned
Malcolm Bruce10/06/2009GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes11/11/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian GibsonUnknownWithdrawn
George MudieUnknownWithdrawn

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