PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RIGHT TO READ (11 June 2002)
Motion Details
That this House believes that a massive injection of public money is required to produce more books for the blind and partially sighted; further believes that such citizens have the right to read published materials as much as normal sighted individuals; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to establish immediately a fund to achieve these objectives.
Sponsored by:
Sir Alan Meale (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
35
65%
Liberal Democrat
11
20%
Plaid Cymru
3
6%
Your Party
1
2%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
2%
Non-affiliated
1
2%
Independent
1
2%
Conservative
1
2%
Sponsor List (54 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Lab
Mr Harold Best
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Mrs Patsy Calton
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Michael Connarty
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
LD
Sue Doughty
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Bruce George
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Lady Hermon
LD
Paul Holmes
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Sir Alan Meale (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
Baroness Tonge
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
PC
Hywel Williams
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