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This motion has been signed by a total of 155 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.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 & 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 & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	18/05/2007	Rossendale & Darwen	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	18/05/2007	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	21/05/2007	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Wareing	21/05/2007	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	21/05/2007	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Ian Gibson	21/05/2007	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Adrian Sanders	21/05/2007	Torbay	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
Andrew George	22/05/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Drew	22/05/2007	Stroud	Labour	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 & 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
Diane Abbott	23/05/2007	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Don Foster	23/05/2007	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Farrelly	23/05/2007	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	23/05/2007	Burton	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	23/05/2007	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	23/05/2007	Islington North	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 & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Ben Wallace	23/05/2007	Lancaster & Wyre	Conservative	Signed
Angela Watkinson	23/05/2007	Upminster	Conservative	Signed
Danny Alexander	23/05/2007	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lorely Burt	23/05/2007	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Katy Clark	23/05/2007	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	23/05/2007	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	23/05/2007	Gower	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	23/05/2007	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Annette Brooke	23/05/2007	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	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 & 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
Colin Breed	23/05/2007	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Miller	23/05/2007	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	23/05/2007	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	23/05/2007	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	23/05/2007	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
David Marshall	23/05/2007	Glasgow East	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	24/05/2007	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	24/05/2007	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Derek Wyatt	24/05/2007	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	24/05/2007	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Mark Fisher	24/05/2007	Stoke-on-Trent Central	Labour	Signed
Frank Dobson	24/05/2007	Holborn & St Pancras	Labour	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	24/05/2007	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward O'Hara	24/05/2007	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	24/05/2007	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
John Horam	24/05/2007	Orpington	Conservative	Signed
John Thurso	04/06/2007	Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adrian Bailey	04/06/2007	West Bromwich West	Labour	Signed
John Austin	04/06/2007	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Michael Ancram	04/06/2007	Devizes	Conservative	Signed
David Hamilton	04/06/2007	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	04/06/2007	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Robert Walter	04/06/2007	North Dorset	Conservative	Signed
Betty Williams	04/06/2007	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	04/06/2007	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Wood	04/06/2007	Batley & 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
Paul Flynn	04/06/2007	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	04/06/2007	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Frank Doran	04/06/2007	Aberdeen North	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 & 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
Michael Connarty	04/06/2007	Linlithgow & Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
Nicholas Clegg	04/06/2007	Sheffield, Hallam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Burgon	04/06/2007	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Eddie McGrady	04/06/2007	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	04/06/2007	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Charles Kennedy	04/06/2007	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Madeleine Moon	05/06/2007	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	05/06/2007	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeff Ennis	05/06/2007	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	05/06/2007	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	05/06/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	05/06/2007	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Vincent Cable	05/06/2007	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	06/06/2007	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bone	06/06/2007	Wellingborough	Conservative	Signed
David Anderson	06/06/2007	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	06/06/2007	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adam Price	06/06/2007	Carmarthen East & Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	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
Phil Willis	11/06/2007	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	11/06/2007	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Durkan	11/06/2007	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Nick Harvey	11/06/2007	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Robertson	11/06/2007	Glasgow North West	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	11/06/2007	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	12/06/2007	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	12/06/2007	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	13/06/2007	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Anthony D Wright	13/06/2007	Great Yarmouth	Labour	Signed
Howard Stoate	13/06/2007	Dartford	Labour	Signed
John Battle	13/06/2007	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	13/06/2007	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Michael Mates	13/06/2007	East Hampshire	Conservative	Signed
Alan Simpson	13/06/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	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
Dawn Butler	21/06/2007	Brent South	Labour	Signed
Ann Widdecombe	21/06/2007	Maidstone & The Weald	Conservative	Signed
John Pugh	21/06/2007	Southport	Liberal Democrat	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 & Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Russell Brown	11/07/2007	Dumfries & 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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