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200th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Louis Braille

EDM number 222 in 2008-09, proposed by David Blunkett on 10/12/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Disability discrimination.

That this House celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, inventor of the unique communication system for blind people that has been instrumental in unlocking knowledge and potential, creating opportunities and supporting independence from its invention to the present day; notes the importance of providing braille and other forms of accessible information across all sectors and in all areas of activity to create a fair and inclusive society; and calls on the Government to lead by example and to support and develop measures to ensure that all public services and information provision are fully accessible to disabled people.

This motion has been signed by a total of 122 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Blunkett10/12/2008Sheffield, BrightsideLabourProposed
Roger Berry10/12/2008KingswoodLabourSeconded
Sandra Gidley10/12/2008RomseyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Annette Brooke10/12/2008Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Amess10/12/2008Southend WestConservativeSeconded
Brian Binley10/12/2008Northampton SouthConservativeSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle10/12/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
Mark Durkan10/12/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew George10/12/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders11/12/2008TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson11/12/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones11/12/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Lepper11/12/2008Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Colin Burgon11/12/2008ElmetLabourSigned
Martin Caton11/12/2008GowerLabourSigned
Ann Cryer11/12/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore11/12/2008HendonLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin11/12/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
David Drew11/12/2008StroudLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley11/12/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
John Hemming11/12/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Devine11/12/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
Dai Havard15/12/2008Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabourSigned
John Horam15/12/2008OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Brian Iddon15/12/2008Bolton South EastLabourSigned
John McDonnell15/12/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Graham Brady15/12/2008Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
Colin Challen15/12/2008Morley and RothwellLabourSigned
Harry Cohen15/12/2008Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Mike Gapes15/12/2008Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley15/12/2008City of YorkLabourSigned
Robert Wareing15/12/2008Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Angela Watkinson15/12/2008UpminsterConservativeSigned
Betty Williams15/12/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Jeremy Browne15/12/2008TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Shepherd16/12/2008Aldridge-BrownhillsConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley16/12/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Andrew Miller16/12/2008Ellesmere Port and NestonLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith16/12/2008Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Frank Cook16/12/2008Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Janet Dean16/12/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Frank Dobson16/12/2008Holborn and St PancrasLabourSigned
Nick Ainger16/12/2008Carmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLabourSigned
Alan Beith16/12/2008Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Dari Taylor16/12/2008Stockton SouthLabourSigned
Peter Viggers16/12/2008GosportConservativeSigned
Robert Walter16/12/2008North DorsetConservativeSigned
Ann Widdecombe16/12/2008Maidstone and The WealdConservativeSigned
Danny Alexander16/12/2008Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood16/12/2008CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech16/12/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus MacNeil16/12/2008Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Edward Vaizey16/12/2008WantageConservativeSigned
Andrew Pelling16/12/2008Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
Stephen Williams16/12/2008Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter16/12/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Ruane17/12/2008Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Evan Harris17/12/2008Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins17/12/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Christopher Huhne17/12/2008EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Laura Moffatt17/12/2008CrawleyLabourSigned
Paul Burstow17/12/2008Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Butterfill17/12/2008Bournemouth WestConservativeSigned
Edward Davey17/12/2008Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds17/12/2008Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Janet Anderson17/12/2008Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
John Battle17/12/2008Leeds WestLabourSigned
Anne Begg17/12/2008Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
Lorely Burt17/12/2008SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland17/12/2008Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Lazarowicz18/12/2008Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
Peter Luff18/12/2008Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Ian McCartney18/12/2008MakerfieldLabourSigned
Hywel Francis18/12/2008AberavonLabourSigned
James Gray18/12/2008North WiltshireConservativeSigned
John Thurso18/12/2008Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Williams18/12/2008CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Roger Williams18/12/2008Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson18/12/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mason18/12/2008Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Julie Morgan12/01/2009Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser12/01/2009DoverLabourSigned
Joan Ryan12/01/2009Enfield NorthLabourSigned
Clare Short12/01/2009Birmingham, LadywoodIndependent LabourSigned
Marsha Singh12/01/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
George Howarth12/01/2009Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSigned
Charles Kennedy12/01/2009Ross, Skye and LochaberLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Lamb12/01/2009North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea12/01/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Malcolm Bruce12/01/2009GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Connarty12/01/2009Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Ian Davidson12/01/2009Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff12/01/2009Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
John Gummer12/01/2009Suffolk CoastalConservativeSigned
David Hamilton12/01/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Clive Betts12/01/2009Sheffield, AttercliffeLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell12/01/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Wood12/01/2009Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross12/01/2009TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson12/01/2009BlaydonLabourSigned
Paul Rowen12/01/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies12/01/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Desmond Turner13/01/2009Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Lynne Featherstone13/01/2009Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Pope14/01/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Bob Russell14/01/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Brake14/01/2009Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Grogan15/01/2009SelbyLabourSigned
Frank Field19/01/2009BirkenheadLabourSigned
Rudi Vis19/01/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Katy Clark20/01/2009North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Bernard Jenkin28/01/2009North EssexConservativeSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson29/01/2009Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Elfyn Llwyd02/02/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Paul Truswell09/03/2009PudseyLabourSigned
Russell Brown10/03/2009Dumfries and GallowayLabourSigned
John Austin01/06/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Simon Hughes02/11/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mann11/11/2009BassetlawLabourSigned
Ian GibsonUnknownWithdrawn
John BercowUnknownWithdrawn
Michael Jabez FosterUnknownWithdrawn

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