Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Maria Fyfe (Labour), on Monday, 22 October 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 71 members in total.

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Disability Income Pledge

That this House congratulates the Disability Benfits Consortium on its three highly successful rallies held on 20th October in Glasgow, Manchester and London; notes that over four million disabled adults live in households with no wage earners and are dependent solely on benefits, that unemployment among disabled men and women is over 60 per cent. and that the number of disabled people living below the poverty line has increased six fold since 1979; and urges all Right honourable Members to sign the pledge in support of a disability income.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1434 

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Disability Demonstrations Poverty Unemployment Standard of living Disability Benefits Consortium

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk