Motion text
That this House expresses concern that the covid-19 pandemic is still disproportionately affecting the financial security and working status of disabled people across the UK; highlights the recent report by the charity Leonard Cheshire, which found that 69 per cent of disabled people have had their work impacted by the pandemic, rising to 89 per cent among disabled 18-24 year olds; expresses further concern at Leonard Cheshire's findings about employer attitudes, which show that 1 in 5 employers are less likely to hire a disabled person; believes that disabled people must not be left behind as the UK rebuilds from the pandemic; and calls on the Government to increase efforts to support disabled people by adopting Leonard Cheshire’s recommendations, including dedicated employment support for disabled jobseekers, promotion of Access to Work to employers and employees and introducing mandatory reporting for large employers on their performance in employing disabled people.
Signatures (30)
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.
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
22 November 2021
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 November 2021
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on
23 November 2021
Lockhart, Carla
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 November 2021
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
24 November 2021
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
26 November 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
26 November 2021
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
26 November 2021
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
29 November 2021
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
29 November 2021
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 November 2021
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
30 November 2021
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
30 November 2021
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
30 November 2021
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
30 November 2021
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
30 November 2021
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on
30 November 2021
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
30 November 2021
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
30 November 2021
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
1 December 2021
Hanvey, Neale
Alba Party
Signed on
1 December 2021
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on
1 December 2021
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 December 2021
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 December 2021
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
3 December 2021
Davey, Ed
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
6 December 2021
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
6 December 2021
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
15 December 2021
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.