PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CHURCH AND BLINDNESS (29 January 2002)

Motion Details

That this House supports the campaign of the Church and Blindness Action Group to ensure that churches (Anglican, Catholic, and Free) across the country are suitably equipped places for blind and visually impaired people to worship through inexpensive measures such as stating the first line of each hymn, clearly marking steps, providing Braille and large-print versions of texts; notes that the current large-print Book of Common Prayer is illegible for most visually impaired people; and supports the Church and Blindness Action Group in their efforts to provide both Braille and legible large-print copies in every church.

Sponsored by:
Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
34
50%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
13
19%
 
 
Conservative
12
18%
 
 
Independent
4
6%
 
 
Your Party
1
1%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Reform UK
1
1%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (68 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Roger Berry
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Jim Dobbin
LD
Sue Doughty
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Michael Fabricant
Lab
Paul Farrelly
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead (Sponsor)
Con
Lord Flight
LD
Sandra Gidley
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
LD
Mr David Heath
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
LD
Paul Holmes
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Alan Keen
Lab
Andy King
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Con
Sir David Lidington
Con
Lord Lilley
Lab
Martin Linton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Mr Siôn Simon
Lab
Alan Simpson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Lab
Derek Wyatt
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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