Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mark Hendrick (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Monday, 14 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

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

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.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

191 

Session

2021-22

Other sponsors

Andrew Gwynne

Mike Penning

Jonathan Edwards

Wera Hobhouse

Mohammad Yasin

Subjects

Digital technology Learning disability Loneliness

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk