End the Awkward Campaign

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the End the Awkward campaign, launched by the UK disability charity, Scope, in order to encourage social interaction and more natural communication with disabled people; believes that there are more than 11 million disabled people in the UK and that, according to a survey, two out of three people feel uncomfortable talking to someone who is disabled; understands that only half of the disabled people in the UK have jobs because of the wrong assumption being made that they are not intelligent enough or might upset and frustrate other members of staff, despite the fact that the collective disposable income of disabled people in the UK is worth more than £80 billion a year; notes with concern that 22% of disabled women and 11% of disabled men earn less than their non-disabled counterparts; recognises that Scope has launched a TV advertising campaign aimed at encouraging non-disabled people to behave normally around disabled people; understands that the End the Awkward campaign includes tips and guides from disabled people on how to communicate with them, and supports Scope in its endeavour to encourage a more natural communication between disabled and non-disabled people.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 13 Lab 11 Con 3 Ind 2 LD 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-10041 by reference.