PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENTS RECORDING EQUIPMENT (26 June 2017)

Motion Details

That this House notes that personal independence payment claimants are some of the most vulnerable people in society; further notes that claimants are currently only able to receive an audio recording of their assessment if they themselves provide specialist recording equipment at a prohibitive cost; believes that allowing claimants to record assessments should they so choose will increase transparency and fairness; further believes the option of recording assessments should be made available to all claimants; and calls on the Department for Work and Pensions to relax restrictions of audio equipment which claimants can use or to instruct ATOS to provide free of charge use for claimants of its recording facilities.

Sponsored by:
Jonathan Edwards (Independent)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
5
29%
 
 
Scottish National Party
5
29%
 
 
Independent
2
12%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
12%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
12%
 
 
Conservative
1
6%
 
Sponsor List (17 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
SNP
Martyn Day
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
Ind
Jonathan Edwards (Sponsor)
Lab
Ruth George
Ind
Lady Hermon
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Sandy Martin
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
SNP
John McNally
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss

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