Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 8 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 63 members in total.

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SCHIZOPHRENIA AND EMPLOYER DISCRIMINATION

That this House notes that 58 per cent. of people with schizophrenia can work if supported to do so; further notes that 75 per cent. of employers say that employing someone with schizophrenia is impossible or very difficult; acknowledges that the English anti-stigma programme Shift has eight times less per head funding than the Scottish See Me programme and 25 times less funding than the New Zealand Like Minds campaign, which has delivered impressive results; supports the conclusion of the Work and Pensions Committee that Government work to tackle employer discrimination has been wholly inadequate and the European Parliament's recent endorsement of measures to eliminate prejudice; and calls on the Department for Work and Pensions to bring investment in anti-stigma work to a level commensurate with the Scottish programme in order to make a success of welfare reform.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

559 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Bob Spink

Lindsay Hoyle

Charles Walker

Alison Seabeck

Bob Russell

Subjects

Employment Discrimination Schizophrenia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk