DISABLED CHILDREN

Early day motion 2050, tabled 27 April 2006 by Tom Clarke (Labour). Signed by 194 members.

That this House believes that the additional needs of the country's 770,000 disabled children must be taken properly into account in the provision of children's services; notes that over half of disabled children's families live in poverty; congratulates Contact a Family, Mencap, the Council for Disabled Children and the Special Education Consortium for their work on raising the profile of disabled children and their families; further notes that a ten-minute rule Bill, the Disabled Children's Assessment and Services Bill, would give disabled children the right to a local authority assessment and to receive services, including short breaks; and calls on the Government to bring in the provisions of the Bill at the earliest opportunity.

Signatures by party: Labour 128, Liberal Democrat 36, Conservative 18, DUP 6, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1.