TEXT MESSAGE 999 SERVICE

Early day motion 68, tabled 3 December 2008 by Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 40 members.

That this House notes that there is no facility to allow people to use text messages to contact blue light emergency services and believes that such a service could assist people needing to contact the emergency services while unable to speak; and calls on the Government to encourage the mobile telephone industry to come up with a text message 999 number through which blue light emergency services can be contacted.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 19, Labour 11, DUP 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 2, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.