Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 325open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2003
That this House welcomes the Government's pledge to end child poverty by 2019; but is concerned that the problems in the administration of the tax credits system may undermine the aim of the scheme to reduce child poverty; is concerned that these problems have resulted in unnecessary overpayments, which have led to difficulties and hardships for families with children when these overpayments are recovered automatically from future tax credits entitlements; and calls on the Inland Revenue to introduce an amnesty in respect of all overpayments of tax credits made in the year 2003-2004 unless the overpayment was caused by fraud on the part of the claimant.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 949open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 July 2000
That this House believes that disabled people should have the same right of access as non-disabled people and warmly welcomes Left Out, Scope's report on access for disabled people; calls on Ministers, the new Disability Rights Commission and business to ensure that urgent action is taken to publicise the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Part III and implement solutions to overcome access barriers in public services, local shops, restaurants, banks, other commercial services and organisations; and urges honourable Members to ensure all constituents are able to access the political process, their surgeries and public meetings by engaging in dialogue with local disabled people and organisations.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 597open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 April 2000
That this House is concerned by the Audit Commission's report, Fully Equipped, showing long waits for disability equipment, which is often outdated, uncomfortable and unusable; notes the Commission's comment that the current system robs disabled people of their dignity and independence and is a recipe for inequality and inefficiency; regrets the inevitable impact of the inferior service on disabled people's quality of life and on welfare to work and social inclusion; and calls upon the Government to increase funding, set national standards to end variations in provision according to postcode and establish a timescale for tangible improvements to the service.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 359open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 February 2000
That this House expresses its concern at the number of apparently senseless attacks on elderly residents in Aberdeen in recent months; condemns the perpetrators of these crimes for their callousness; and welcomes the campaign being run by the Aberdeen Evening Express which highlights the issue by informing pensioners how they can protect themselves and call for help.