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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
DISABLEMENT SERVICES AUTHORITY (3 November 1998)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the launch of the Millennium Agenda for the Independence by the disability charity consortium, emPOWER, in the House on Monday 9th November; welcomes the publication of emPOWER's charters for prostheses and orthoses users, and for wheelchair users; congratulates Her Majesty's Government for its announcement of a user-focused wheelchair services funding schemes review; calls on Her Majesty's Government to end the widespread variations in practice in the disablement services sector by strengthening performance management; and further calls on Her Majesty's Government to promote the dissemination of good practice through a Disablement Services Authority.

Sponsored by:
Roger Berry (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
15
37%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
13
32%
 
 
Independent
5
12%
 
 
Conservative
3
7%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
5%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
5%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (41 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Roger Berry (Sponsor)
LD
Dr Peter Brand
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
LD
Lord Fearn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
SNP
Mr Alasdair Morgan
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Helen Southworth
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
PC
Lord Wigley

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