16419 1997-98 105 Paul Burstow 1997-06-10 That this House notes with much concern the recent report 'Still Battling? The Carers Act One Year On', produced by the Carers National Association, which reveals that eight out of 10 carers that had been surveyed had not yet had an assessment of their needs despite this being an entitlement enshrined in the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995; notes further that the report revealed that most carers were only asking for a carers assessment when they start to reach breaking point, such as the deterioration of their health; and therefore calls on the Government urgently to ensure the full implementation of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 and on local authorities actively to encourage carers to come forward for an assessment of their needs. Paul Burstow 1997-06-10 Proposed Sutton & Cheam Liberal Democrat Phil Willis 1997-06-10 Signed Harrogate & Knaresborough Liberal Democrat Jenny Tonge 1997-06-10 Signed Richmond Park Liberal Democrat Jackie Ballard 1997-06-10 Signed Taunton Liberal Democrat Norman Baker 1997-06-10 Signed Lewes Liberal Democrat Peter Brand 1997-06-10 Signed Isle of Wight Liberal Democrat Mark Oaten 1997-06-10 Signed Winchester Liberal Democrat Evan Harris 1997-06-10 Signed Oxford West & Abingdon Liberal Democrat Derek Wyatt 1997-06-11 Signed Sittingbourne & Sheppey Labour Jim Wallace 1997-06-11 Signed Orkney & Shetland Liberal Democrat Paul Tyler 1997-06-11 Signed North Cornwall Liberal Democrat Mike Hancock 1997-06-11 Signed Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat Donald Gorrie 1997-06-11 Signed Edinburgh West Liberal Democrat Ronnie Fearn 1997-06-11 Signed Southport Liberal Democrat Lawrence Cunliffe 1997-06-11 Signed Leigh Labour David Rendel 1997-06-11 Signed Newbury Liberal Democrat David Heath 1997-06-11 Signed Somerton & Frome Liberal Democrat Lynne Jones 1997-06-11 Signed Birmingham, Selly Oak Labour Nigel Jones 1997-06-11 Signed Cheltenham Liberal Democrat Ken Livingstone 1997-06-11 Signed Brent East Labour Brian White 1997-06-12 Signed North East Milton Keynes Labour Andrew Stunell 1997-06-12 Signed Hazel Grove Liberal Democrat Roger Berry 1997-06-12 Signed Kingswood Labour John Austin 1997-06-12 Signed Erith & Thamesmead Labour Andrew George 1997-06-12 Signed St Ives Liberal Democrat Edward Davey 1997-06-12 Signed Kingston & Surbiton Liberal Democrat Jim Cunningham 1997-06-12 Signed Coventry South Labour John Cummings 1997-06-12 Signed Easington Labour Ray Michie 1997-06-12 Signed Argyll & Bute Liberal Democrat Martin Smyth 1997-06-12 Signed Belfast South UUP Richard Burden 1997-06-16 Signed Birmingham, Northfield Labour Dafydd Wigley 1997-06-17 Signed Caernarfon Plaid Cymru Harry Barnes 1997-06-17 Signed North East Derbyshire Labour Ian Davidson 1997-06-17 Signed Glasgow, Pollok Labour Co-operative Brian Cotter 1997-06-17 Signed Weston-Super-Mare Liberal Democrat Colin Breed 1997-06-17 Signed South East Cornwall Liberal Democrat Alice Mahon 1997-06-17 Signed Halifax Labour Richard Livsey 1997-06-17 Signed Brecon & Radnorshire Liberal Democrat Paul Keetch 1997-06-17 Signed Hereford Liberal Democrat Rachel Squire 1997-06-17 Signed Dunfermline West Labour John McWilliam 1997-06-18 Signed Blaydon Labour Gillian Merron 1997-06-18 Signed Lincoln Labour Bill Michie 1997-06-18 Signed Sheffield, Heeley Labour Tom Brake 1997-06-18 Signed Carshalton & Wallington Liberal Democrat Bill Etherington 1997-06-19 Signed Sunderland North Labour David Hinchliffe 1997-06-19 Signed Wakefield Labour Lembit 1997-06-20 Signed Montgomeryshire Liberal Democrat Vincent Cable 1997-06-24 Signed Twickenham Liberal Democrat Ieuan Wyn Jones 1997-06-25 Signed Ynys M Plaid Cymru John McDonnell 1997-07-08 Signed Hayes & Harlington Labour Tony McWalter 1997-11-24 Signed Hemel Hempstead Labour Co-operative Robert Wareing 1997-11-27 Signed Liverpool, West Derby Labour Roy Beggs 1997-12-11 Signed East Antrim UUP Richard Allan 1997-12-19 Signed Sheffield, Hallam Liberal Democrat