Autism Sunday 2009 (EDM710)

Autism Sunday 2009

EDM number 710 in 2008-09, proposed by David Drew on 05/02/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Mental health.

That this House warmly welcomes the news that cathedrals, churches and religious organisations in the United Kingdom and around the world are observing Autism Sunday, the International Day of Prayer for autism and Asperger's syndrome on Sunday 8 February 2009 with prayers for over 60 million people with autism across many nations; notes that Autism Sunday was co-founded by British autism campaigners Ivan and Charika Corea and the inspiration behind the Autism Awareness Campaign is their 13 year old Charin who has autism spectrum disorder; further notes that world leaders, including the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, have been asked to speak up for autism and Asperger's syndrome on Autism Sunday; calls on church leaders and all faith communities to reach out to parents, carers, children and adults with autism and Asperger's syndrome, especially during the economic downturn; urges the Prime Minister and Her Majesty's Government to provide further financial support to parents, carers and people with autism and Asperger's syndrome in order for them to cope with life during the deepening economic recession; further calls for an end to re-possessions of homes of families with autism; and believes that all faith communities in the United Kingdom have a role to play in addressing the needs of the marginalised, the socially excluded and the vulnerable.

This motion has been signed by a total of 70 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
David Drew	05/02/2009	Stroud	Labour	Proposed
Jim Dobbin	09/02/2009	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Seconded
Ashok Kumar	09/02/2009	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	Labour	Seconded
Lee Scott	09/02/2009	Ilford North	Conservative	Seconded
Bob Spink	09/02/2009	Castle Point	Independent	Seconded
Lindsay Hoyle	09/02/2009	Chorley	Labour	Seconded
David Taylor	09/02/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
John Leech	09/02/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	09/02/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	09/02/2009	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	09/02/2009	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	10/02/2009	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	10/02/2009	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	10/02/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	10/02/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Weir	10/02/2009	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Janet Anderson	10/02/2009	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	10/02/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Gapes	10/02/2009	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	10/02/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Sandra Osborne	10/02/2009	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	10/02/2009	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	10/02/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	10/02/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	11/02/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	11/02/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	11/02/2009	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
John Battle	11/02/2009	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
John Austin	11/02/2009	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	11/02/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Hamilton	11/02/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	11/02/2009	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Janet Dean	11/02/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	11/02/2009	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	11/02/2009	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Joan Humble	11/02/2009	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
David Simpson	11/02/2009	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Paul Flynn	11/02/2009	Newport West	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	12/02/2009	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	12/02/2009	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Jon Cruddas	12/02/2009	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	12/02/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Beith	23/02/2009	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	23/02/2009	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	23/02/2009	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	23/02/2009	Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Labour	Signed
Peter Lilley	23/02/2009	Hitchin and Harpenden	Conservative	Signed
Charles Kennedy	23/02/2009	Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	23/02/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Adam Price	23/02/2009	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Eddie McGrady	23/02/2009	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Michael Clapham	24/02/2009	Barnsley West and Penistone	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	24/02/2009	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
David Borrow	24/02/2009	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	24/02/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	24/02/2009	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	25/02/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Tim Farron	26/02/2009	Westmorland and Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Francis	26/02/2009	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Paul Farrelly	03/03/2009	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	04/03/2009	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Bill Etherington	04/03/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Linda Riordan	04/03/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	05/03/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
John Barrett	06/03/2009	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lady Hermon	11/03/2009	North Down	UUP	Signed
Iris Robinson	16/03/2009	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Jeffrey M Donaldson	19/03/2009	Lagan Valley	DUP	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	22/04/2009	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	Unknown			Withdrawn

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