4440
1991-92
393
Access For Disabled People
Harry Barnes
1991-12-12
That this House notes that part M, as amended of the 1985 Building Regulations only applies to new buildings, defers to architectural whims and is too lax and open to misinterpretation by the owners and architects of such buildings; believes that tougher action should be taken by the Government to ensure that all public buildings and facilities are fully accessible to disabled people; further believes, therefore, that effective powers should be given to an independent arbitration authority; that these powers should include the right to inspect buildings for accessibility to disabled people, to stipulate the improvements to be undertaken and to impose stiff fines if the necessary work is not carried out without good reason and within a stated time; further believes that such an arbitration authority, in direct consultation with organisations of disabled people should develop a long-term strategy and a legal framework for the full accessibility of such buildings to disabled people; recognises that central government funding will be necessary for the operation of the arbitration authority; notes with regret the contrast between the parlous state of legislation on access for disabled people in this country compared with the American Disabilities Act which outlaws discrimination against disabled people in transport; employment and access to buildings; and calls upon the Government to take positive action on this issue within the current Parliamentary session.
Harry Barnes
1991-12-12
Proposed
North East Derbyshire
Gwyneth Dunwoody
1991-12-12
Signed
Crewe & Nantwich
John Hannam
1991-12-12
Signed
Exeter
Alan Meale
1991-12-13
Signed
Mansfield
John Battle
1991-12-16
Signed
Leeds West
Jim Wallace
1991-12-16
Signed
Orkney & Shetland
Gerry Steinberg
1991-12-16
Signed
Durham, City of
Norman Godman
1991-12-16
Signed
Greenock and Port Glasgow
Paul Flynn
1991-12-16
Signed
Newport West
Huw Edwards
1991-12-16
Signed
Monmouth
Terry Davis
1991-12-16
Signed
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Lawrence Cunliffe
1991-12-16
Signed
Leigh
Frank Cook
1991-12-16
Signed
Stockton North
Keith Bradley
1991-12-16
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Gordon Oakes
1991-12-16
Signed
Halton
William McKelvey
1991-12-16
Signed
Kilmarnock & Loudoun
John McAllion
1991-12-16
Signed
Dundee East
Terry Lewis
1991-12-16
Signed
Worsley
Martin Redmond
1991-12-16
Signed
Don Valley
David Knox
1991-12-16
Signed
Staffordshire Moorlands
Ernie Ross
1991-12-16
Signed
Dundee West
Ronnie Campbell
1991-12-16
Signed
Blyth Valley
Robert Hughes
1991-12-17
Signed
Aberdeen North
Win Griffiths
1991-12-17
Signed
Bridgend
Irene Adams
1991-12-17
Signed
Paisley North
Maria Fyfe
1991-12-17
Signed
Glasgow, Maryhill
Jimmy Dunnachie
1991-12-17
Signed
Glasgow, Pollok
John Cummings
1991-12-17
Signed
Easington
Tom Cox
1991-12-17
Signed
Tooting
Terry Patchett
1991-12-17
Signed
Barnsley East
Robert Parry
1991-12-17
Signed
Liverpool, Riverside
Peter Pike
1991-12-17
Signed
Burnley
Jack Thompson
1991-12-18
Signed
Wansbeck
Tony Banks
1991-12-18
Signed
Newham North West
Hilary Armstrong
1991-12-18
Signed
North West Durham
Margaret Ewing
1991-12-18
Signed
Moray
Roy Hughes
1991-12-18
Signed
Newport East
Roland Boyes
1991-12-18
Signed
Houghton and Washington
Geraint Howells
1991-12-18
Signed
Ceredigion and Pembroke North
John Home Robertson
1991-12-18
Signed
East Lothian
Allan Rogers
1991-12-18
Signed
Rhondda
Tim Rathbone
1991-12-18
Signed
Lewes
Eric Illsley
1991-12-18
Signed
Barnsley Central
Eddie Loyden
1991-12-19
Signed
Liverpool, Garston
Edward O'Hara
1991-12-19
Signed
Knowsley South
Clifford Forsythe
1991-12-19
Signed
South Antrim
Roy Beggs
1991-12-19
Signed
East Antrim
David Trimble
1991-12-19
Signed
Upper Bann
Russell Johnston
1992-01-13
Signed
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber
Eddie McGrady
1992-01-13
Signed
South Down
Geoffrey Lofthouse
1992-01-16
Signed
Pontefract & Castleford
Dafydd Wigley
1992-01-23
Signed
Caernarfon
Michael Welsh
1992-01-23
Signed
Doncaster North
Kim Howells
1992-01-23
Signed
Pontypridd
John Smith
1992-01-23
Signed
Vale of Glamorgan
Tommy Graham
1992-01-23
Signed
Renfrew West and Inverclyde
Kate Hoey
1992-01-27
Signed
Vauxhall
Malcolm Thornton
1992-01-29
Signed
Crosby
Martyn Jones
1992-02-03
Signed
Clwyd South West
Robert Maclennan
1992-02-10
Signed
Caithness and Sutherland
David Clelland
1992-02-10
Signed
Tyne Bridge
William McCrea
1992-02-11
Signed
Mid Ulster
Ian Paisley
1992-02-11
Signed
North Antrim
Menzies Campbell
1992-02-12
Signed
Fife North East
Ronnie Fearn
1992-02-12
Signed
Southport
Richard Livsey
1992-02-18
Signed
Brecon and Radnor
Matthew Taylor
1992-02-18
Signed
Truro
David Alton
1992-02-20
Signed
Liverpool Mossley Hill
David Steel
1992-02-24
Signed
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Malcolm Bruce
1992-03-09
Signed
Gordon
Dale Campbell-Savours
1992-03-12
Signed
Workington
Harry Cohen
1992-03-12
Signed
Leyton