Loneliness Awareness Week and the digital divide faced by people with a learning disability

Early day motion 191, tabled 14 June 2021 by Mark Hendrick (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 19 members.

That this House recognises Loneliness Awareness Week, running from 14 to 18 June; commends the charity Hft’s recent Sector Pulse Check 2020 research that highlights the digital barriers which made it difficult for people who have a learning disability to remain in touch with others during the covid-19 outbreak; encourages the Government to take steps to close the digital divide to ensure people who have a learning disability have the opportunity to make and maintain friendships through digital means; and urges the Government to set out explicit actions it will take in response to those digital barriers as part of its Loneliness Strategy.

Signatures by party: Labour 4, Liberal Democrat 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Scottish National Party 3, Conservative 2, Labour/Co-operative 2, Alba 1, Independent 1.