47663
2014-15
815
Disabled Students' Allowance
George Howarth
2015-02-24
That this House notes the importance of support for students with disabilities to enable them to access education; is concerned with the proposed changes to the disabled students' allowance (DSA) announced on 7 April 2014 and updated in regulations laid on 16 October 2014; believes that the Non-Medical Help (NMH) aspect of DSA is an important means of support for students with disabilities to achieve and prosper in higher education; further notes the results of a survey by a specialist support provider which found that 42.4 per cent of survey respondents said they would be more likely to drop out if cuts to the DSA fall whilst they are at university; is alarmed that many potential students stand to be affected by the proposed changes to the DSA; further notes with concern the funding and support disparities that would result from the proposed changes; and calls on the Government to review the current proposals to ensure that any student, regardless of disability, has fair and sustainable access to support whilst studying.
Higher education
Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
George Howarth
2015-02-24
Proposed
Knowsley
Labour
Alan Meale
2015-02-25
Seconded
Mansfield
Labour
Jim Shannon
2015-02-25
Seconded
Strangford
DUP
Ronnie Campbell
2015-02-25
Seconded
Blyth Valley
Labour
Mike Hancock
2015-02-25
Seconded
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
Jeremy Corbyn
2015-02-25
Seconded
Islington North
Labour
Kelvin Hopkins
2015-02-26
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Dennis Skinner
2015-02-26
Signed
Bolsover
Labour
Glenda Jackson
2015-02-26
Signed
Hampstead and Kilburn
Labour
Andrew George
2015-02-26
Signed
St Ives
Liberal Democrat
Steve Rotheram
2015-02-27
Signed
Liverpool, Walton
Labour
David Wright
2015-03-02
Signed
Telford
Labour
Kevin Barron
2015-03-03
Signed
Rother Valley
Labour
Caroline Lucas
2015-03-03
Signed
Brighton, Pavilion
Green
Margaret Ritchie
2015-03-03
Signed
South Down
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Graham Stringer
2015-03-03
Signed
Blackley and Broughton
Labour
John McDonnell
2015-03-03
Signed
Hayes and Harlington
Labour
Hugh Bayley
2015-03-03
Signed
York Central
Labour
Mary Glindon
2015-03-04
Signed
North Tyneside
Labour
Roger Godsiff
2015-03-04
Signed
Birmingham, Hall Green
Labour
Ian Mearns
2015-03-04
Signed
Gateshead
Labour
David Crausby
2015-03-04
Signed
Bolton North East
Labour
Lady Hermon
2015-03-04
Signed
North Down
Independent
David Ward
2015-03-04
Signed
Bradford East
Liberal Democrat
Martin Caton
2015-03-04
Signed
Gower
Labour
William McCrea
2015-03-04
Signed
South Antrim
DUP
Virendra Sharma
2015-03-04
Signed
Ealing, Southall
Labour
Sandra Osborne
2015-03-04
Signed
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Labour
Liz McInnes
2015-03-04
Signed
Heywood and Middleton
Labour
David Anderson
2015-03-04
Signed
Blaydon
Labour
Lindsay Roy
2015-03-05
Signed
Glenrothes
Labour
Yasmin Qureshi
2015-03-05
Signed
Bolton South East
Labour
Elfyn Llwyd
2015-03-05
Signed
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Plaid Cymru
George Galloway
2015-03-06
Signed
Bradford West
Respect
Julian Huppert
2015-03-09
Signed
Cambridge
Liberal Democrat
David Simpson
2015-03-09
Signed
Upper Bann
DUP
Grahame Morris
2015-03-09
Signed
Easington
Labour
Paul Blomfield
2015-03-09
Signed
Sheffield Central
Labour
Gordon Marsden
2015-03-10
Signed
Blackpool South
Labour
Menzies Campbell
2015-03-10
Signed
North East Fife
Liberal Democrat
Andrew Stunell
2015-03-12
Signed
Hazel Grove
Liberal Democrat
Michael Connarty
2015-03-17
Signed
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Labour
Hywel Williams
2015-03-18
Signed
Arfon
Plaid Cymru
Louise Ellman
2015-03-18
Signed
Liverpool, Riverside
Labour