PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CARERS WEEK (30 April 2002)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the organisation of Carers Week being held this year from 10th to 16th June; notes that carers look after family members, friends and partners who need their assistance because they are ill, frail or have a disability; warmly welcomes the unique partnership of Carers UK, Contact a Family, Crossroads, Caring for Carers and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers who jointly organise Carers Week; expresses its huge admiration for the UK's six million carers; notes the recently published report from Carers UK, which estimates ú57 billion as being the amount that carers annually save the Exchequer; and calls for increased support and recognition for carers.
Sponsored by:
David Lepper (Labour)
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Party
Votes
%
Labour
131
53%
Conservative
48
20%
Liberal Democrat
35
14%
Independent
13
5%
Democratic Unionist Party
3
1%
Scottish National Party
3
1%
Non-affiliated
3
1%
Plaid Cymru
3
1%
Speaker
2
1%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
1%
Not Available
1
0%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
0%
Lord Speaker
1
0%
Sponsor List (246 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Lab
John Austin
Con
Mr Richard Bacon
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
Lab
Vera Baird
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Lord Beamish
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Con
Lord Bellingham
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Con
Lord Blencathra
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Con
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
LD
Tom Brake
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Andy Burnham
Con
Sir Simon Burns
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Mrs Patsy Calton
Con
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Colin Challen
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
LD
Lord Chidgey
Con
Mr James Clappison
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
Lab
Mr Paul Daisley
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Wayne David
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Denzil Davies
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
LD
Sue Doughty
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Julia Drown
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Bill Etherington
SNP
Annabelle Ewing
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Lab
Barbara Follett
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
Con
Lord Garnier
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
LD
Sandra Gidley
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Mr David Heath
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Stephen Hesford
Lab
David Heyes
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Baroness Hoey
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Lord Horam
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Con
Mr Michael Jack
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Mr Robert Jackson
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Con
Julie Kirkbride
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
LD
Norman Lamb
Lab
Mrs Jackie Lawrence
LD
Mr David Laws
Lab
David Lepper (Sponsor)
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Mr Iain Luke
Lab
Mr John Lyons
Lab
Dr Calum MacDonald
Lab
Mr John MacDougall
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lord Speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Lab
Ann McKechin
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
David Miliband
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Chris Mole
LD
Michael Moore
Lab
Julie Morgan
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Meg Munn
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Diana Organ
Con
Mr George Osborne
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Linda Perham
Con
Lord Pickles
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
PC
Adam Price
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
LD
John Pugh
Lab
James Purnell
Lab
Baroness Quin
Lab
Syd Rapson
SNP
Angus Robertson
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Lab
Chris Ruane
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Lab
Christine Russell
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Phil Sawford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Jonathan Shaw
Con
Baroness Shephard of Northwold
Lab
Jim Sheridan
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
John Smith
Lab
Llew Smith
LD
Sir Robert Smith
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
LD
Viscount Thurso
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Lab
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
LD
Steve Webb
SNP
Mike Weir
Lab
Brian White
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Lab
Mr Alan Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray
Lab
David Wright
Lab
Dr Tony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt
Con
Lord Young of Cookham
LD
Richard Younger-Ross
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