WORK CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT AND DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

Early day motion 687, tabled 5 November 2012 by John McDonnell (Labour). Signed by 36 members.

That this House wishes to record the case of Mr Brian McArdle who, having suffered a blood clot on his brain, was left paralysed on one side, unable to speak properly and blind in one eye and yet was summoned to an Atos work capacity assessment, before which he suffered a further stroke and was eventually informed he was to lose his disability benefits; notes with sadness that Mr McArdle died from a heart attack the day after his benefits were stopped and that his 13 year old son Kieran wrote to Atos to tell the company that their assessments `are killing genuine people like my dad'; and appreciates why disability campaigners like Susan Archibald are calling for the suspension of Atos assessments, and why Jim Moore and other campaigners are calling for 3 December to be a day of remembrance for all Atos victims.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Green 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1.