PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CARERS (1 June 2010)
Motion Details
That this House calls on the Government to make an early statement on its policy intentions toward carers; notes the selfless hard work and commitment displayed by the approximately six million carers in the UK; recognises the incalculable difference carers make to the lives of their loved ones; acknowledges that carers save the country an estimated £87 billion each year; and supports an immediate review of the current carers allowance level.
Sponsored by:
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Independent)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
54
56%
Liberal Democrat
16
17%
Independent
9
9%
Conservative
5
5%
Democratic Unionist Party
5
5%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
2%
Scottish National Party
2
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Green Party
1
1%
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
Sponsor List (96 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Heidi Alexander
Swindon South
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lab
Lord Beamish
Lab
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Annette Brooke
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
David Cairns
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Lab
Lord Coaker
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
LD
Mike Crockart
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Scunthorpe
Con
Sir Philip Davies
Lab
Jim Dobbin
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Jim Dowd
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Julie Elliott
Lab
Chris Evans
Caerphilly
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Pat Glass
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Sponsor)
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
David Heyes
Lab
Julie Hilling
Lab
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Dr Julian Huppert
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Cathy Jamieson
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Fiona Mactaggart
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Lab
Gordon Marsden
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Con
David Mowat
Lab
Lisa Nandy
Wigan
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Stephen Pound
LD
John Pugh
LD
Mr Alan Reid
Lab
Jonathan Reynolds
Stalybridge and Hyde
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Lab
Lindsay Roy
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Andy Slaughter
Hammersmith and Chiswick
Lab
Nick Smith
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Lab
Owen Smith
Lab
Sir Peter Soulsby
LD
Ian Swales
Con
David Tredinnick
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
SNP
Mike Weir
SNP
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
LD
Simon Wright
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