Disability Discrimination Act 2005

EDM number 1129 in 2005-06, proposed by Neil Gerrard on 28/11/2005.

That this House welcomes the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, including the extension of the definition of disability to include people living with HIV, multiple sclerosis, and cancer from the point of diagnosis; supports the efforts of the voluntary sector in publicising the changes; notes that prejudice and discrimination continue to affect people living with these conditions both in the workplace and in the wider community; and urges the Government to do all it can to ensure that employers, trade unions and providers of services are aware of the protection afforded to people with these conditions by the Act.

This motion has been signed by a total of 57 MPs.