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SCHOOL TRANSPORT FOR DISABLED YOUNG PEOPLE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2145: tabled on 05 March 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 28 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House recognises that disabled young people often have to travel further than other pupils to get the right education or college place; notes that they are less likely than other pupils to travel to school or college independently; expresses concern that as the law stands a young person is expected to be in school or training until the age of 18, but once they turn 16 they lose their school or college transport even if they stay on at the same school and their needs have not changed; further notes that problems with school and college transport sometimes mean that some disabled young people are unable to learn or to complete their education and that parents have had to give up their jobs to transport their children to school; acknowledges that some councils offer discretionary transport; regrets that an increasing number of these councils are cutting funding for discretionary transport as they try to balance the books; and calls on the Government to amend the law to make local authorities statutorily responsible for the provision of school and college transport for disabled young people aged between 16 and 18.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Ali, Rushanara
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2019
Bethnal Green and Bow
Bailey, Mr Adrian
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2019
West Bromwich West
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 March 2019
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 March 2019
Bath
Evans, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 11 March 2019
Ribble Valley
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 March 2019
Carshalton and Wallington
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on 11 March 2019
Hornsey and Wood Green
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on 11 March 2019
Ilford North
Harman, Ms Harriet
Labour
Signed on 11 March 2019
Camberwell and Peckham
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on 11 March 2019
St Helens South and Whiston
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 March 2019
North Norfolk
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 11 March 2019
West Lancashire
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 11 March 2019
Dulwich and West Norwood
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 12 March 2019
Edinburgh West
Rashid, Faisal
Labour
Signed on 12 March 2019
Warrington South
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 12 March 2019
Birmingham, Hall Green
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 12 March 2019
Brighton, Kemptown
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 13 March 2019
Blackley and Broughton
Eagle, Ms Angela
Labour
Signed on 13 March 2019
Wallasey
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 18 March 2019
High Peak
Snell, Gareth
Labour
Signed on 19 March 2019
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on 25 March 2019
Preston

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.