That this House celebrates Carers Rights Day; recognises the hard and vital work unpaid carers do caring for their loved ones; notes that carers across the country support the wellbeing of millions of the most vulnerable in our society and contribute £184bn to the UK economy; further notes that health and care services and the NHS cannot function properly without the contribution of family and unpaid carers; regrets that hundreds of thousands of carers live in poverty, and suffer from social isolation; further regrets that two in five young carers are persistently absent from school; reaffirms the importance of existing rights for carers, such as unpaid carer’s leave; applauds the work of voluntary and charitable organisations like Carers UK, who have improved the lives of countless carers; and calls on the Government to mark this Carers Rights Day with action, including by making unpaid carer’s leave paid, introducing a generous entitlement to respite care, reforming Carer’s Allowance, establishing a Young Carers Pupil Premium, and ending the persecution of carers for overpayments of carers allowance.
Signatories (46)
- Helen Morgan Sponsor
- Alison Bennett
- Ed Davey
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Steve Darling
- Anna Sabine
- Sarah Olney
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Caroline Voaden
- Calum Miller
- Tim Farron
- Claire Young
- Rachel Gilmour
- David Chadwick
- Steff Aquarone
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Tom Gordon
- James MacCleary
- Ian Sollom
- Tom Morrison
- Adam Dance
- Christine Jardine
- Ian Roome
- John McDonnell
- Mike Martin
- Edward Morello
- Jim Shannon
- Wera Hobhouse
- Helen Maguire
- Ellie Chowns
- Chris Law
- Sarah Dyke
- Andrew George
- Ayoub Khan
- Shockat Adam
- Sarah Gibson
- Charlotte Cane
- Gideon Amos
- Luke Taylor
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Rachael Maskell
- Manuela Perteghella
- Alex Brewer
- Dr Al Pinkerton