INCREASED AWARENESS OF PROSOPAGNOSIA

Early day motion 207, tabled 10 June 2013 by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 15 members.

That this House welcomes attempts to raise awareness of the debilitating condition of prosopagnosia, otherwise known as face-blindness; recognises that, despite it falling within the remit of the Equality Act as an impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on one's ability to carry out normal daily activities, public and professional awareness of the disorder is low; understands that an estimated 1 in 50, or 300,000 children, suffer from the developmental form of prosopagnosia; and calls on the Government to work to increase awareness of the disorder.

Signatures by party: DUP 5, Labour 5, Liberal Democrat 3, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.