World Autism Awareness Day (EDM1679)

World Autism Awareness Day

EDM number 1679 in 2010-12, proposed by Annette Brooke on 30/03/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Health education and preventive medicine.

That this House calls on the Government to recognise the importance of World Autism Awareness Day on Saturday 2 April 2011; notes that over half a million people in the UK have autism; understands that autism is a serious lifelong and disabling condition; recognises that the right support at the right time can make an enormous difference to people's lives; welcomes the first anniversary of the publication of the Adult Autism Strategy and subsequent publication of statutory guidance to the groundbreaking Autism Act 2009; further welcomes the opportunity for authorities to develop better services for adults with autism; and urges the Government to continue to strive to improve the lives of all people with autism.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Annette Brooke	30/03/2011	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Pat Glass	30/03/2011	North West Durham	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	30/03/2011	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Mark Williams	30/03/2011	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Mark Durkan	30/03/2011	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Seconded
Mike Hancock	30/03/2011	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Martin Caton	31/03/2011	Gower	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	31/03/2011	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	31/03/2011	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
James Gray	31/03/2011	North Wiltshire	Conservative	Signed
Jim Dobbin	31/03/2011	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Tony Cunningham	31/03/2011	Workington	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	31/03/2011	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Graham Brady	31/03/2011	Altrincham and Sale West	Conservative	Signed
Alan Meale	31/03/2011	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	31/03/2011	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	31/03/2011	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Plaid Cymru	Signed
George Howarth	31/03/2011	Knowsley	Labour	Signed
Jim Shannon	31/03/2011	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Glenda Jackson	01/04/2011	Hampstead and Kilburn	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	01/04/2011	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	01/04/2011	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Lloyd	04/04/2011	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Grahame Morris	04/04/2011	Easington	Labour	Signed
Steve Rotheram	04/04/2011	Liverpool, Walton	Labour	Signed
Naomi Long	04/04/2011	Belfast East	Alliance	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	04/04/2011	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Mary Glindon	04/04/2011	North Tyneside	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	05/04/2011	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Andrew George	05/04/2011	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	05/04/2011	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Virendra Sharma	05/04/2011	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Kerry McCarthy	26/04/2011	Bristol East	Labour	Signed
Tessa Munt	26/04/2011	Wells	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Dakin	26/04/2011	Scunthorpe	Labour	Signed
Yasmin Qureshi	26/04/2011	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
John Leech	26/04/2011	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Keith Vaz	26/04/2011	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Robert Syms	26/04/2011	Poole	Conservative	Signed
Michael Connarty	26/04/2011	Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Labour	Signed
Clive Betts	27/04/2011	Sheffield South East	Labour	Signed
John Whittingdale	27/04/2011	Maldon	Conservative	Signed
Mike Gapes	03/05/2011	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
Menzies Campbell	04/05/2011	North East Fife	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dan Rogerson	04/05/2011	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Roy	11/05/2011	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed
Jim McGovern	17/05/2011	Dundee West	Labour	Signed

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