Motion text
That this House marks the second ever Global Disability Summit (GS22), hosted February 16 to 17 by the International Disability Alliance, the Government of Norway and the Government of Ghana; recognises the aims of this year’s summit to mobilise efforts for the implementation of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the principle of Leave No One Behind (LNOB) and building back better and more inclusive programming with regards to Covid-19; notes that globally, disabled people are disproportionately impacted by poverty, natural disasters, healthcare barriers and Covid-19, but are still excluded from many aid projects that do not target disabled people’s needs; calls on the UK Government, ahead of this important summit, to triple the number of FCDO aid projects that have disability inclusion as their primary objective by 2023, prioritise grassroots disability aid projects, to ensure disabled people are not further excluded from global aid; calls on the UK Government to include disability in the eligibility criteria for applying for refugee status in the UK in recognition of the disproportionate disadvantage disabled people face globally; and further calls on the UK Government to call on more countries to ratify the UNCRPD and match the Scottish Government’s commitment to enshrine the UNCRPD into law and champion disability rights on the global stage.
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.
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 February 2022
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
21 February 2022
De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
21 February 2022
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
21 February 2022
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
21 February 2022
Qaisar, Ms Anum
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 February 2022
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 February 2022
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 February 2022
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 February 2022
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
25 February 2022
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
28 February 2022
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 March 2022
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
20 April 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.