MOBILITY FOR BLIND PEOPLE

Early day motion 46, tabled 15 November 2006 by John Butterfill (Conservative). Signed by 253 members.

That this House expresses its concern that blind people are excluded from claiming the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance; believes that blindness should be regarded as an impairment that has a severe impact on a person's independent mobility; notes the substantial extra costs that blind people have to pay to travel by taxi and private hire vehicle; and therefore calls on the Government to reconsider eligibility criteria which exclude blind people from being able to claim this important extra-cost benefit.

Signatures by party: Labour 127, Conservative 58, Liberal Democrat 51, DUP 6, Scottish National Party 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Independent 1, Independent Labour 1, UUP 1.