Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Colin Breed (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 10 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 43 members in total.

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SHADES FOR A DAY

That this House recognises the valuable work carried out by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association; acknowledges that there are 200,000 visually impaired people in the United Kingdom, that each guide dog costs ??35,000 to train and keep throughout its life and that currently the Guide Dogs Association receives no government funding for this service; supports the Shades for a Day campaign on Tuesday 16th July which aims at promoting eye health care and raising important funds for their work by encouraging everyone to wear sunglasses at work or at school to look cool, learn about eyecare and to donate ??1 to Guide Dogs; and recognises the importance of regular eye checks and wearing sunglasses which have been CE marked and protect the eyes from potentially harmful UV rays.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1599 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Disability Eyesight Health education Visual impairment Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk