Eligibility Of Children With Cancer And Leukaemia For Disability Living Allowance (EDM2072)

Eligibility Of Children With Cancer And Leukaemia For Disability Living Allowance

EDM number 2072 in 2005-06, proposed by Doug Naysmith on 02/05/2006.

That this House expresses its concern about the length of time it takes for children with cancer and leukaemia to become eligible for Disability Living Allowance (DLA), and the many weeks more it takes to process their claims before any benefit can be paid; recognises that the treatment of cancers and leukaemias in children follows clearly established protocols and is of predictable duration; further notes the recognised and exacerbated effects chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment have on the quality of life of child cancer patients and the clear need for additional care and support that results from these illnesses and their treatments; congratulates CLIC Sargent, the UK's leading charity for children and young people with cancer and leukaemia and the only national charity solely representing the needs of these cancer patients, on its work to highlight this issue through its `Cut the red tape - keep it simple for kids with cancer' campaign; and urges the Government to explore ways of addressing the acknowledged disconnect between the point of diagnosis and the commencement of DLA for under-16s, and to develop a DLA claims process that responds sensitively and speedily to cases involving children.

This motion has been signed by a total of 121 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Doug Naysmith	02/05/2006	Bristol North West	Labour	Proposed
Greg Hands	02/05/2006	Hammersmith and Fulham	Conservative	Seconded
Stephen Williams	02/05/2006	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Roger Berry	02/05/2006	Kingswood	Labour	Seconded
David Laws	02/05/2006	Yeovil	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
David Amess	02/05/2006	Southend West	Conservative	Seconded
Bob Russell	02/05/2006	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Heath	02/05/2006	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	02/05/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	03/05/2006	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alex Salmond	03/05/2006	Banff and Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Adrian Sanders	03/05/2006	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Simpson	03/05/2006	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Paul Holmes	03/05/2006	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	03/05/2006	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	03/05/2006	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	03/05/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	03/05/2006	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Alan Meale	03/05/2006	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	03/05/2006	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gregory Campbell	03/05/2006	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Martin Caton	03/05/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	03/05/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	03/05/2006	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	03/05/2006	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	03/05/2006	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	03/05/2006	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	03/05/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
David Taylor	03/05/2006	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	03/05/2006	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	03/05/2006	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Michael Weir	03/05/2006	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Ann Winterton	03/05/2006	Congleton	Conservative	Signed
Derek Wyatt	03/05/2006	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Michael Penning	03/05/2006	Hemel Hempstead	Conservative	Signed
Alan Simpson	04/05/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	04/05/2006	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
David Drew	04/05/2006	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Angus MacNeil	04/05/2006	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Bob Spink	08/05/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	08/05/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
David Clelland	08/05/2006	Tyne Bridge	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	08/05/2006	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Betty Williams	08/05/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Sammy Wilson	08/05/2006	East Antrim	DUP	Signed
Michael Clapham	09/05/2006	Barnsley West and Penistone	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	09/05/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	09/05/2006	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	09/05/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	10/05/2006	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	10/05/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	10/05/2006	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	10/05/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	10/05/2006	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Edward O'Hara	10/05/2006	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	10/05/2006	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeff Ennis	10/05/2006	Barnsley East and Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	10/05/2006	Newport West	Labour	Signed
David Borrow	10/05/2006	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	10/05/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	10/05/2006	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	10/05/2006	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	11/05/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	11/05/2006	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
Hywel Williams	11/05/2006	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Phil Willis	11/05/2006	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Willie Rennie	11/05/2006	Dunfermline and West Fife	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	12/05/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tim Farron	12/05/2006	Westmorland and Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Helen Goodman	12/05/2006	Bishop Auckland	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	15/05/2006	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	15/05/2006	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	15/05/2006	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward Vaizey	16/05/2006	Wantage	Conservative	Signed
Diane Abbott	17/05/2006	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Sharon Hodgson	22/05/2006	Gateshead East and Washington West	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	23/05/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Rosie Cooper	23/05/2006	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed
Dan Rogerson	23/05/2006	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Crausby	24/05/2006	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	24/05/2006	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Brian Jenkins	25/05/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Danny Alexander	25/05/2006	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Cummings	05/06/2006	Easington	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	07/06/2006	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hammond	07/06/2006	Wimbledon	Conservative	Signed
John Thurso	14/06/2006	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Pritchard	19/06/2006	The Wrekin	Conservative	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	20/06/2006	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	20/06/2006	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Key	21/06/2006	Salisbury	Conservative	Signed
James Clappison	21/06/2006	Hertsmere	Conservative	Signed
Michael Ancram	22/06/2006	Devizes	Conservative	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	28/06/2006	Dover	Labour	Signed
Brian H Donohoe	28/06/2006	Central Ayrshire	Labour	Signed
Paddy Tipping	28/06/2006	Sherwood	Labour	Signed
Stephen Crabb	29/06/2006	Preseli Pembrokeshire	Conservative	Signed
David Chaytor	04/07/2006	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Gavin Strang	04/07/2006	Edinburgh East	Labour	Signed
Grant Shapps	04/07/2006	Welwyn Hatfield	Conservative	Signed
Kate Hoey	10/07/2006	Vauxhall	Labour	Signed
David Gauke	10/07/2006	South West Hertfordshire	Conservative	Signed
David Anderson	11/07/2006	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	12/07/2006	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lorely Burt	14/07/2006	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Malcolm Rifkind	17/07/2006	Kensington and Chelsea	Conservative	Signed
Martin Horwood	18/07/2006	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward Davey	25/07/2006	Kingston and Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	25/07/2006	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Evan Harris	09/10/2006	Oxford West and Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Moore	09/10/2006	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Claire Curtis-Thomas	09/10/2006	Crosby	Labour	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	09/10/2006	Hornsey and Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kerry McCarthy	09/10/2006	Bristol East	Labour	Signed
Emily Thornberry	09/10/2006	Islington South and Finsbury	Labour	Signed
Quentin Davies	20/10/2006	Grantham & Stamford	Conservative	Signed
Tony Wright	20/10/2006	Cannock Chase	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	26/10/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Dai Havard	26/10/2006	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	31/10/2006	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	06/11/2006	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed

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