PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CIVIL RIGHTS (DISABLED PERSONS) BILL (24 January 1995)

That this House notes that the second reading of the Civil Rights (Disabled Persons) Bill on Friday 10th February 1995 is an historic opportunity to introduce full citizenship rights for the United Kingdom's 6.5 million people with disabilities; further notes that the Bill has the sponsorship of Right honourable and honourable Members from nine political groups in the House; recognises the support the Bill also has from the Rights Now Consortium, the TUC and many other groups and individuals; welcomes the Bill's inclusion of a Disability Rights Commission so that comprehensive anti-discrimination provisions can be activated and advanced on the same basis as those designed to tackle discrimination on the groups of gender and race; and further welcomes the Bill's measures aimed at increasing accessibility to voting and to polling stations as the vote is the fundamental building block for the operation of democracy and civil rights.

Sponsored by:
Mr Harry Barnes (Labour)