PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
TELEVISION LICENCE CONCESSIONS FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED PEOPLE (24 May 2010)
Motion Details
That this House notes that people with a visual impairment receive a concession of 50 per cent. of the television licence fee; is concerned that hearing-impaired people do not receive any similar concessions; believes it is equitable to offer hearing-impaired people a concession to the licence fee; and encourages the Government to create a concession to the licence fee for hearing-impaired people.
Sponsored by:
Mr Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
16
42%
Liberal Democrat
11
29%
Independent
5
13%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
11%
Conservative
2
5%
Sponsor List (38 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Annette Brooke
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Lab
David Cairns
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Jim Dobbin
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Robert Flello
Lab
Paul Flynn
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
David Heyes
LD
Simon Hughes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Mr John Leech
LD
Stephen Lloyd
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders (Sponsor)
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
LD
Mr Mark Williams
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