Learning Disability Week June 2008

EDM number 1521 in 2007-08, proposed by Tom Clarke on 08/05/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Special educational needs.

That this House looks forward to Learning Disability Week which runs from 15th to 21st June; welcomes the decision by Mencap to use the week to raise awareness of the significant contribution which people with a learning disability can and do make to the workplace; notes that there are an estimated 800,000 people of working age with a learning disability in the UK; is concerned that less than one in 10 people with a learning disability known to social services are in paid work; further notes that many people with a learning disability would like to work; is concerned that stigma and discrimination mean that some employers are reluctant to take on someone with a learning disability; and calls on the Government to ensure employers know there is specialist help and support available to those who want to employ people with a learning disability.

This motion has been signed by a total of 128 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Tom Clarke	08/05/2008	Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill	Labour	Proposed
Mark Harper	08/05/2008	Forest of Dean	Conservative	Seconded
John Barrett	08/05/2008	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	08/05/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Lynne Jones	08/05/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Bob Russell	08/05/2008	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Martin Caton	09/05/2008	Gower	Labour	Signed
Lee Scott	12/05/2008	Ilford North	Conservative	Signed
Stephen Williams	12/05/2008	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Katy Clark	12/05/2008	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	12/05/2008	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Mark Durkan	12/05/2008	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
David Drew	12/05/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	12/05/2008	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	12/05/2008	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	12/05/2008	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	12/05/2008	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	12/05/2008	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	12/05/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	13/05/2008	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	13/05/2008	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	13/05/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	13/05/2008	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Mark Williams	13/05/2008	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	13/05/2008	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	13/05/2008	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gregory Campbell	13/05/2008	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Vincent Cable	13/05/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Iris Robinson	13/05/2008	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Bob Spink	13/05/2008	Castle Point	UKIP	Signed
Phyllis Starkey	13/05/2008	Milton Keynes South West	Labour	Signed
Peter Kilfoyle	13/05/2008	Liverpool, Walton	Labour	Signed
David Laws	13/05/2008	Yeovil	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	13/05/2008	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Davies	14/05/2008	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Lorely Burt	14/05/2008	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	14/05/2008	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	14/05/2008	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	14/05/2008	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	14/05/2008	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	14/05/2008	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	14/05/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
David Simpson	14/05/2008	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Joan Humble	14/05/2008	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	14/05/2008	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Chris McCafferty	14/05/2008	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Anthony D Wright	15/05/2008	Great Yarmouth	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	15/05/2008	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gavin Strang	15/05/2008	Edinburgh East	Labour	Signed
Ian Stewart	15/05/2008	Eccles	Labour	Signed
Alan Beith	15/05/2008	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Damian Green	15/05/2008	Ashford	Conservative	Signed
Jeffrey M Donaldson	15/05/2008	Lagan Valley	DUP	Signed
Edward O'Hara	15/05/2008	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	15/05/2008	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	15/05/2008	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adam Price	15/05/2008	Carmarthen East & Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Greg Mulholland	16/05/2008	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Emily Thornberry	16/05/2008	Islington South & Finsbury	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	16/05/2008	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Frank Doran	16/05/2008	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Fraser Kemp	16/05/2008	Houghton & Washington East	Labour	Signed
Linda Riordan	19/05/2008	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	19/05/2008	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	19/05/2008	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	19/05/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	19/05/2008	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Ann Clwyd	19/05/2008	Cynon Valley	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	19/05/2008	Chorley	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	19/05/2008	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	19/05/2008	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	19/05/2008	Glasgow Central	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	20/05/2008	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Hywel Williams	20/05/2008	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
John Leech	20/05/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	20/05/2008	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Berry	20/05/2008	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	20/05/2008	Burton	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	20/05/2008	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	20/05/2008	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Eric Illsley	20/05/2008	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Clare Short	20/05/2008	Birmingham, Ladywood	Independent Labour	Signed
David Anderson	21/05/2008	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
John Grogan	21/05/2008	Selby	Labour	Signed
Eddie McGrady	21/05/2008	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Susan Kramer	02/06/2008	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sammy Wilson	02/06/2008	East Antrim	DUP	Signed
Desmond Turner	02/06/2008	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Ian Taylor	02/06/2008	Esher & Walton	Conservative	Signed
David Hamilton	02/06/2008	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Sandra Gidley	02/06/2008	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	02/06/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	02/06/2008	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	02/06/2008	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Doug Naysmith	02/06/2008	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Peter Luff	02/06/2008	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Signed
Julie Morgan	02/06/2008	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	03/06/2008	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	03/06/2008	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	11/06/2008	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Selous	16/06/2008	South West Bedfordshire	Conservative	Signed
Oliver Heald	16/06/2008	North East Hertfordshire	Conservative	Signed
David Howarth	16/06/2008	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Penning	17/06/2008	Hemel Hempstead	Conservative	Signed
William McCrea	17/06/2008	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Julian Lewis	17/06/2008	New Forest East	Conservative	Signed
Anne Moffat	17/06/2008	East Lothian	Labour	Signed
Eleanor Laing	18/06/2008	Epping Forest	Conservative	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	18/06/2008	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
John Horam	19/06/2008	Orpington	Conservative	Signed
Angela Watkinson	19/06/2008	Upminster	Conservative	Signed
David Jones	20/06/2008	Clwyd West	Conservative	Signed
John McDonnell	23/06/2008	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Greg Clark	25/06/2008	Tunbridge Wells	Conservative	Signed
John Austin	30/06/2008	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Hugh Bayley	30/06/2008	York, City of	Labour	Signed
Michael Fabricant	01/07/2008	Lichfield	Conservative	Signed
Geoffrey Robinson	03/07/2008	Coventry North West	Labour	Signed
James Arbuthnot	07/07/2008	North East Hampshire	Conservative	Signed
Charles Kennedy	08/07/2008	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adrian Bailey	10/07/2008	West Bromwich West	Labour	Signed
Stewart Jackson	15/07/2008	Peterborough	Conservative	Signed
Hugo Swire	22/07/2008	East Devon	Conservative	Signed
Nick Ainger	06/10/2008	Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire	Labour	Signed
David Mundell	24/11/2008	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale	Conservative	Signed
Ann McKechin	Unknown			Withdrawn
Dawn Butler	Unknown			Withdrawn
John MacDougall	Unknown			Withdrawn

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