MISSING PEOPLE

Early day motion 922, tabled 8 January 2014 by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 31 members.

That this House recognises the huge distress caused to almost 200,000 families every year whose relatives go missing, and the potential risks faced by those who are missing; welcomes the support provided to missing people and their families by the charity Missing People; notes the partnership established between the trade body Outdoor Media Centre and Missing People in providing and generating digital billboard publicity, without charge, to assist the search for missing people; celebrates that on 13 November 2013 the one hundredth person was found safe and well since the launch of this initiative; and encourages hon. and right hon Members to support this initiative in their constituencies to increase the chance of even more missing children and adults being found by supporting the partnership so that publicity campaigns reach as many people as possible, and by encouraging members of the public to join the search through the Missing People charity.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 5, DUP 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Respect 1.