MENCAP CAMPAIGN AGAINST DISABILITY HATE CRIME

Early day motion 1880, tabled 8 June 2011 by Tom Clarke (Labour). Signed by 49 members.

That this House regrets that nine out of 10 people with a learning disability have experienced some form of bullying or a disability hate crime; further regrets that 32 per cent. of people with a learning disability have experienced this on a daily or weekly basis; notes the serious and long-lasting impact of hate crime on how people live their lives; recognises that people with a learning disability have a right to live independent lives which are free from fear and abuse; welcomes the work being done by many police forces and other agencies to help counter disability hate crime; further welcomes Mencap's Stand by Me campaign to help stop hate crime against people with a learning disability, which was launched during Learning Disability Week on 20 June 2011; and calls on police forces to sign up to, and implement, Mencap's Police Promise in order to help stop learning disability hate crime.

Signatures by party: Labour 28, Liberal Democrat 9, DUP 5, Conservative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.