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Trailblazers And The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

EDM number 2033 in 2007-08, proposed by Jo Swinson on 15/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Disability discrimination, Diseases, Employment and Voluntary organisations.

That this House welcomes the launch of Trailblazers, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign's new exciting v-funded volunteering project, which will turn the aspirations of young disabled people into action; notes that this follows the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign's Bridging the Gap campaign, which highlighted the difficulties young people with muscle disease face in accessing education, employment and making their views heard; is concerned that disabled 16 year olds are twice as likely to be out of work, education or training as their non-disabled peers; recognises that people with impairments and long-term health conditions form 40 per cent. of all people out of work; expresses concern that disabled people form 35 per cent. of the total number of people without any formal qualifications; further recognises the vital contribution young disabled people can make to their local communities; acknowledges the positive role Trailblazers will have in providing opportunities and experiences to young disabled people enabling them to make informed decisions about their future and their local communities; and calls on the Government to support the work of Trailblazers to ensure that the views of young disabled people are heard.

This motion has been signed by a total of 63 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jo Swinson15/07/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratProposed
Robert Walter15/07/2008North DorsetConservativeSeconded
Lee Scott15/07/2008Ilford NorthConservativeSeconded
Eric Martlew15/07/2008CarlisleLabourSeconded
David Anderson15/07/2008BlaydonLabourSeconded
Paul Farrelly15/07/2008Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSeconded
Bob Russell15/07/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan15/07/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew George15/07/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley15/07/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Denis Murphy16/07/2008WansbeckLabourSigned
Rudi Vis16/07/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mike Hancock16/07/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Cummings16/07/2008EasingtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn16/07/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
David Chaytor16/07/2008Bury NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell16/07/2008Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell16/07/2008East LondonderryDUPSigned
Alan Meale16/07/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson16/07/2008Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Eric Illsley16/07/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle16/07/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins16/07/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
David Simpson16/07/2008Upper BannDUPSigned
Adrian Sanders16/07/2008TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies17/07/2008Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Mark Williams17/07/2008CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt17/07/2008SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
John Battle17/07/2008Leeds WestLabourSigned
David Drew17/07/2008StroudLabourSigned
Martin Caton17/07/2008GowerLabourSigned
Colin Breed17/07/2008South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward O'Hara17/07/2008Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins17/07/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson17/07/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Janet Dean17/07/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Malcolm Bruce21/07/2008GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter21/07/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams21/07/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard21/07/2008WalthamstowLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster21/07/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Bill Etherington21/07/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer21/07/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell21/07/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty21/07/2008Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Nick Harvey21/07/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Moore22/07/2008Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams22/07/2008Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech22/07/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Truswell22/07/2008PudseyLabourSigned
Ian Gibson22/07/2008Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Vincent Cable22/07/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heyes06/10/2008Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Fraser Kemp06/10/2008Houghton and Washington EastLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell06/10/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Crausby06/10/2008Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin06/10/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
David Borrow06/10/2008South RibbleLabourSigned
Willie Rennie06/10/2008Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Lamb13/10/2008North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin16/10/2008Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
John Barrett04/11/2008Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed06/11/2008LoughboroughLabourSigned

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