DISABLEMENT SERVICES AUTHORITY
Early day motion 30, tabled 24 November 1998 by Roger Berry (Labour). Signed by 124 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 prosthese and orthoses users, and for wheelchair users; congratulates Her Majesty's Government for its announcement of a user-focused wheelchair services funding scheme 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 72, Liberal Democrat 26, Conservative 11, Labour/Co-operative 4, Plaid Cymru 4, UUP 4, Scottish National Party 1, UKUP 1, Unknown 1.