DISABLEMENT SERVICES AUTHORITY

Early day motion 1733, tabled 3 November 1998 by Roger Berry (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of the Millennium Agenda for the Independence by the disability charity consortium, emPOWER, in the House on Monday 9th November; welcomes the publication of emPOWER's charters for prostheses and orthoses users, and for wheelchair users; congratulates Her Majesty's Government for its announcement of a user-focused wheelchair services funding schemes review; calls on Her Majesty's Government to end the widespread variations in practice in the disablement services sector by strengthening performance management; and further calls on Her Majesty's Government to promote the dissemination of good practice through a Disablement Services Authority.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 14, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Labour/Co-operative 1, UUP 1.