Employment Discrimination And Blind People
EDM number 1339 in 2003-04, proposed by Robert Key on 10/06/2004.
That this House welcomes the Action for Blind People and the Royal National Institute for the Blind campaign report, Beyond the stereotypes: Blind and partially sighted people and work; expresses concern at the report's findings that only one in four blind and partially sighted people of working age are actually in work (unchanged from ten years ago), and that interventions designed to assist disabled people into work are generally not supporting blind and partially sighted people; is disappointed that nine out of ten employers believe that blind and partially sighted people are either 'difficult' or 'impossible' to employ and that only three per cent. of small businesses are aware of the October extension of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and calls on the Government to ensure that all employment services and programmes take account of the specific needs of blind and partially sighted people, to promote the Access to Work scheme amongst employers, to increase the resources available to cope with the increased demand resulting from the extension of the Act in October and to promote greater awareness amongst employers of their new duties and responsibilities under the Act.
This motion has been signed by a total of 121 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Robert Key | 10/06/2004 | Salisbury | Conservative | Proposed |
Paul Holmes | 14/06/2004 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 14/06/2004 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
David Kidney | 14/06/2004 | Stafford | Labour | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 14/06/2004 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 14/06/2004 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 14/06/2004 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Harry Barnes | 14/06/2004 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
Syd Rapson | 15/06/2004 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
Jim Sheridan | 15/06/2004 | West Renfrewshire | Labour | Signed |
Marsha Singh | 15/06/2004 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
Bob Spink | 15/06/2004 | Castle Point | Conservative | Signed |
Lindsay Hoyle | 15/06/2004 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
Glenda Jackson | 15/06/2004 | Hampstead & Highgate | Labour | Signed |
Gordon Marsden | 15/06/2004 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 15/06/2004 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Dismore | 15/06/2004 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
Brian H Donohoe | 15/06/2004 | Cunninghame South | Labour | Signed |
David Drew | 15/06/2004 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Hywel Francis | 15/06/2004 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
Ian Gibson | 15/06/2004 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
David Amess | 15/06/2004 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
Dennis Turner | 15/06/2004 | Wolverhampton South East | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 15/06/2004 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Robert Wareing | 15/06/2004 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
Bob Russell | 16/06/2004 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jonathan R Shaw | 16/06/2004 | Chatham & Aylesford | Labour | Signed |
Martin Smyth | 16/06/2004 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
Simon Hughes | 16/06/2004 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Nigel Jones | 16/06/2004 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Khalid Mahmood | 16/06/2004 | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Labour | Signed |
Chris McCafferty | 16/06/2004 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
Alan Meale | 16/06/2004 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
Ronnie Campbell | 16/06/2004 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 16/06/2004 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Tam Dalyell | 16/06/2004 | Linlithgow | Labour | Signed |
Edward Garnier | 16/06/2004 | Harborough | Conservative | Signed |
Andrew George | 16/06/2004 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roy Beggs | 16/06/2004 | East Antrim | UUP | Signed |
John Thurso | 16/06/2004 | Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Brian White | 16/06/2004 | North East Milton Keynes | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 16/06/2004 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
John Pugh | 17/06/2004 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Clare Short | 17/06/2004 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Labour | Signed |
Paul Marsden | 17/06/2004 | Shrewsbury & Atcham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Harry Cohen | 17/06/2004 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Sue Doughty | 17/06/2004 | Guildford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jeff Ennis | 17/06/2004 | Barnsley East & Mexborough | Labour | Signed |
Mark Tami | 17/06/2004 | Alyn & Deeside | Labour | Signed |
Paul Tyler | 17/06/2004 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mohammad Sarwar | 18/06/2004 | Glasgow, Govan | Labour | Signed |
Brian Jenkins | 18/06/2004 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
Tony Lloyd | 18/06/2004 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
Edward O'Hara | 18/06/2004 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
Bill Olner | 18/06/2004 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
Patsy Calton | 18/06/2004 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Nigel Dodds | 18/06/2004 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
Sandra Gidley | 18/06/2004 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Lyons | 21/06/2004 | Strathkelvin & Bearsden | Labour | Signed |
Judy Mallaber | 21/06/2004 | Amber Valley | Labour | Signed |
Lembit | 21/06/2004 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 21/06/2004 | Mid Dorset & North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Betty Williams | 21/06/2004 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Llew Smith | 22/06/2004 | Blaenau Gwent | Labour | Signed |
Martin O'Neill | 22/06/2004 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
Valerie Davey | 22/06/2004 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
Win Griffiths | 22/06/2004 | Bridgend | Labour | Signed |
Paul Stinchcombe | 22/06/2004 | Wellingborough | Labour | Signed |
Bill Tynan | 22/06/2004 | Hamilton South | Labour | Signed |
Rob Marris | 23/06/2004 | Wolverhampton South West | Labour | Signed |
Tom Brake | 23/06/2004 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Gregory Campbell | 23/06/2004 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
Annabelle Ewing | 23/06/2004 | Perth | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Roger Berry | 23/06/2004 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
Phil Sawford | 24/06/2004 | Kettering | Labour | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 24/06/2004 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
David Hamilton | 24/06/2004 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
Jenny Tonge | 24/06/2004 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Robertson | 28/06/2004 | Glasgow, Anniesland | Labour | Signed |
Anne Campbell | 28/06/2004 | Cambridge | Labour | Signed |
Helen Clark | 28/06/2004 | Peterborough | Labour | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 28/06/2004 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Janet Anderson | 28/06/2004 | Rossendale & Darwen | Labour | Signed |
Paul Keetch | 29/06/2004 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Colin Burgon | 29/06/2004 | Elmet | Labour | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 29/06/2004 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Mark Lazarowicz | 30/06/2004 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Geoffrey Robinson | 01/07/2004 | Coventry North West | Labour | Signed |
Seamus Mallon | 05/07/2004 | Newry & Armagh | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Alistair Carmichael | 05/07/2004 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sarah Teather | 05/07/2004 | Brent East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Barrett | 06/07/2004 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ann Widdecombe | 19/07/2004 | Maidstone & The Weald | Conservative | Signed |
Marion Roe | 21/07/2004 | Broxbourne | Conservative | Signed |
George Mudie | 21/07/2004 | Leeds East | Labour | Signed |
Tony Clarke | 22/07/2004 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Stunell | 22/07/2004 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Si | 07/09/2004 | Birmingham, Erdington | Labour | Signed |
Dennis Skinner | 07/09/2004 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Hepburn | 07/09/2004 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
Andy King | 07/09/2004 | Rugby & Kenilworth | Labour | Signed |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | 07/09/2004 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
Richard Burden | 07/09/2004 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
Alistair Burt | 07/09/2004 | North East Bedfordshire | Conservative | Signed |
John Butterfill | 07/09/2004 | Bournemouth West | Conservative | Signed |
David Chidgey | 07/09/2004 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Frank Dobson | 07/09/2004 | Holborn & St Pancras | Labour | Signed |
Mark Fisher | 07/09/2004 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Labour | Signed |
Don Foster | 07/09/2004 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 07/09/2004 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
Keith Bradley | 14/09/2004 | Manchester, Withington | Labour | Signed |
Edward Davey | 14/09/2004 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Heyes | 16/09/2004 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
David Atkinson | 16/09/2004 | Bournemouth East | Conservative | Signed |
Debra Shipley | 11/10/2004 | Stourbridge | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cunningham | 11/10/2004 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
Siobhain McDonagh | 14/10/2004 | Mitcham & Morden | Labour | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 21/10/2004 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
Paul Burstow | 27/10/2004 | Sutton & Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Doug Naysmith | 16/11/2004 | Bristol North West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Gavin Strang | 16/11/2004 | Edinburgh East & Musselburgh | Labour | Signed |
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