Don't Write Me Off Campaign
EDM number 2009 in 2008-09, proposed by Paul Rowen on 13/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Sickness, disability and carers' benefits.
That this House recognises that eighty per cent. of people with autism on incapacity benefit want to work yet only 15 per cent. are currently in full time work; acknowledges that one third are without access to either benefits or work; further recognises that the system is failing people with autism; agrees that all adults with autism should be supported to work when they can and be able to access benefits when they cannot work; urges the Government to lead the way with a national strategy that meets the employment needs of people with autism; congratulates the National Autistic Society for highlighting these issues in its campaign Don't Write Me Off; and calls for changes to make the system fair for people with autism.
This motion has been signed by a total of 177 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
| Paul Rowen | 13/10/2009 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Nigel Evans | 13/10/2009 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 13/10/2009 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Bob Spink | 13/10/2009 | Castle Point | Independent | Seconded |
| Mark Durkan | 13/10/2009 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
| Lee Scott | 13/10/2009 | Ilford North | Conservative | Seconded |
| David Taylor | 13/10/2009 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 13/10/2009 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 13/10/2009 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 13/10/2009 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 14/10/2009 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 14/10/2009 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Dismore | 14/10/2009 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 14/10/2009 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour | Signed |
| James Gray | 14/10/2009 | North Wiltshire | Conservative | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 14/10/2009 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Robert Syms | 14/10/2009 | Poole | Conservative | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 14/10/2009 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Williams | 14/10/2009 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 14/10/2009 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 14/10/2009 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Laura Moffatt | 14/10/2009 | Crawley | Labour | Signed |
| Iris Robinson | 14/10/2009 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
| Adrian Sanders | 14/10/2009 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 14/10/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| David Heyes | 14/10/2009 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Holmes | 14/10/2009 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kim Howells | 14/10/2009 | Pontypridd | Labour | Signed |
| Glenda Jackson | 14/10/2009 | Hampstead & Highgate | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Key | 14/10/2009 | Salisbury | Conservative | Signed |
| William McCrea | 14/10/2009 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| Clive Betts | 15/10/2009 | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Winterton | 15/10/2009 | Congleton | Conservative | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 15/10/2009 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| David Anderson | 15/10/2009 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
| Greg Mulholland | 15/10/2009 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Anne Main | 15/10/2009 | St Albans | Conservative | Signed |
| Andrew Pelling | 15/10/2009 | Croydon Central | Independent | Signed |
| Mark Hunter | 15/10/2009 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jim Devine | 15/10/2009 | Livingston | Labour | Signed |
| Dai Davies | 15/10/2009 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
| Anne Begg | 15/10/2009 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Ancram | 15/10/2009 | Devizes | Conservative | Signed |
| Andy Reed | 15/10/2009 | Loughborough | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 15/10/2009 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lady Hermon | 15/10/2009 | North Down | UUP | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 15/10/2009 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 15/10/2009 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| Annette Brooke | 15/10/2009 | Mid Dorset & North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Simon Burns | 15/10/2009 | West Chelmsford | Conservative | Signed |
| Nigel Dodds | 15/10/2009 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
| David Drew | 15/10/2009 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Field | 15/10/2009 | Birkenhead | Labour | Signed |
| Philip Davies | 16/10/2009 | Shipley | Conservative | Signed |
| Mark Todd | 16/10/2009 | South Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Doran | 16/10/2009 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
| John Cummings | 16/10/2009 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 16/10/2009 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Pound | 16/10/2009 | Ealing North | Labour | Signed |
| James Plaskitt | 16/10/2009 | Warwick & Leamington | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 19/10/2009 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 19/10/2009 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Stunell | 19/10/2009 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 19/10/2009 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| Jeremy Browne | 19/10/2009 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Angela Smith | 19/10/2009 | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Gapes | 19/10/2009 | Ilford South | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 19/10/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 19/10/2009 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Clare Short | 19/10/2009 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Independent Labour | Signed |
| George Howarth | 19/10/2009 | Knowsley North & Sefton East | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Laxton | 19/10/2009 | Derby North | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Lazarowicz | 19/10/2009 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 19/10/2009 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 19/10/2009 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| John Greenway | 20/10/2009 | Ryedale | Conservative | Signed |
| Graham Allen | 20/10/2009 | Nottingham North | Labour | Signed |
| Gary Streeter | 20/10/2009 | South West Devon | Conservative | Signed |
| Paul Truswell | 20/10/2009 | Pudsey | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Viggers | 20/10/2009 | Gosport | Conservative | Signed |
| Steve Webb | 20/10/2009 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Don Foster | 20/10/2009 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Richard Burden | 20/10/2009 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
| Graham Brady | 20/10/2009 | Altrincham & Sale West | Conservative | Signed |
| Norman Lamb | 20/10/2009 | North Norfolk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Lepper | 20/10/2009 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed |
| Ian McCartney | 20/10/2009 | Makerfield | Labour | Signed |
| Elliot Morley | 20/10/2009 | Scunthorpe | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Moss | 20/10/2009 | North East Cambridgeshire | Conservative | Signed |
| Bill Olner | 20/10/2009 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
| John Mason | 21/10/2009 | Glasgow East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Willie Rennie | 21/10/2009 | Dunfermline & Fife West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Katy Clark | 21/10/2009 | Ayrshire North & Arran | Labour | Signed |
| Lorely Burt | 21/10/2009 | Solihull | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Roger Berry | 21/10/2009 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
| John Barrett | 21/10/2009 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Hywel Francis | 21/10/2009 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
| Jeffrey M Donaldson | 21/10/2009 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Signed |
| Denis Murphy | 21/10/2009 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
| Jacqui Smith | 21/10/2009 | Redditch | Labour | Signed |
| John Pugh | 21/10/2009 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alan Beith | 22/10/2009 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Roger Williams | 22/10/2009 | Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lynne Featherstone | 22/10/2009 | Hornsey & Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Sian James | 22/10/2009 | Swansea East | Labour | Signed |
| David Hamilton | 22/10/2009 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 22/10/2009 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Eddie McGrady | 22/10/2009 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 22/10/2009 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Gerald Kaufman | 22/10/2009 | Manchester, Gorton | Labour | Signed |
| Christopher Huhne | 22/10/2009 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tom Harris | 22/10/2009 | Glasgow South | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Weir | 26/10/2009 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Pete Wishart | 26/10/2009 | Perth & Perthshire North | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| John Hemming | 26/10/2009 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tim Farron | 26/10/2009 | Westmorland & Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mark Williams | 26/10/2009 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Howard Stoate | 26/10/2009 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
| Hugh Bayley | 26/10/2009 | York, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Lembit | 26/10/2009 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 26/10/2009 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 26/10/2009 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Farrelly | 26/10/2009 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
| George Galloway | 26/10/2009 | Bethnal Green & Bow | Respect | Signed |
| Jo Swinson | 27/10/2009 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Danny Alexander | 27/10/2009 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Gavin Strang | 27/10/2009 | Edinburgh East | Labour | Signed |
| Kevin Barron | 27/10/2009 | Rother Valley | Labour | Signed |
| David Cairns | 27/10/2009 | Inverclyde | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Meacher | 27/10/2009 | Oldham West & Royton | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Jenkins | 27/10/2009 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
| Geraldine Smith | 27/10/2009 | Morecambe & Lunesdale | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Palmer | 27/10/2009 | Broxtowe | Labour | Signed |
| Jennifer Willott | 28/10/2009 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Daniel Rogerson | 28/10/2009 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Stewart Hosie | 28/10/2009 | Dundee East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Diane Abbott | 28/10/2009 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Miller | 28/10/2009 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Reid | 28/10/2009 | Argyll & Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Leech | 29/10/2009 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Richard Bacon | 29/10/2009 | South Norfolk | Conservative | Signed |
| Natascha Engel | 02/11/2009 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Desmond Turner | 02/11/2009 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 02/11/2009 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| John Mann | 02/11/2009 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
| John Horam | 02/11/2009 | Orpington | Conservative | Signed |
| Adam Price | 02/11/2009 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Julie Morgan | 02/11/2009 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
| Bernard Jenkin | 03/11/2009 | North Essex | Conservative | Signed |
| Mark Oaten | 03/11/2009 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Grogan | 03/11/2009 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Stewart | 04/11/2009 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
| Alistair Carmichael | 04/11/2009 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Helen Southworth | 04/11/2009 | Warrington South | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 05/11/2009 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Linton | 05/11/2009 | Battersea | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Mates | 05/11/2009 | East Hampshire | Conservative | Signed |
| Patrick Mercer | 05/11/2009 | Newark | Conservative | Signed |
| Sarah Teather | 05/11/2009 | Brent East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Susan Kramer | 05/11/2009 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Howarth | 09/11/2009 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jim Cousins | 09/11/2009 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Brake | 09/11/2009 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Malcolm Bruce | 10/11/2009 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Edward Davey | 10/11/2009 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Austin | 11/11/2009 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Dorrell | 11/11/2009 | Charnwood | Conservative | Signed |
| Ian Cawsey | 11/11/2009 | Brigg & Goole | Labour | Signed |
| Sandra Osborne | 11/11/2009 | Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Murphy | 11/11/2009 | Torfaen | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Love | 11/11/2009 | Edmonton | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Lloyd | 11/11/2009 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
| Simon Hughes | 11/11/2009 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Robert Smith | 11/11/2009 | Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Angus Robertson | 11/11/2009 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Greg Pope | 11/11/2009 | Hyndburn | Labour | Signed |
| Virendra Sharma | 11/11/2009 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
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