Jeremy Hunt, MP for South West Surrey and Shadow Minister for Disabled People, last week accompanied a ten-year-old disabled boy, Nathan Giles, to present Downing Street with 30,000 pledges backing Scope’s Time to Get Equal campaign - calling for equality for disabled people. Nathan, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, wrote to the Prime Minister after watching a news clip showing a disabled girl having to be physically lifted into Number 10 – as apposed to a ramp being in place. The youngster also immediately contacted the Conservative Shadow Minister, Jeremy Hunt, and his own MP, Lorely Burt. He also offered his support to Scope’s campaign.A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed to say a portable ramp had been momentarily moved in the news item which Nathan saw.Mr Hunt said: “Nathan raises a very good point that it is not acceptable for an iconic building such 10 Downing Street not to have appropriate facilities for disabled people. I feel immensely strongly that disabled people must be able to enjoy the same life chances as their non-disabled counterparts. “This is the reason why I am backing Scope’s Time to Get Equal campaign and I was delighted to be able to visit Downing Street with Nathan to hand over the pledge cards which have been collected during the campaign.”Scope Chief Executive Tony Manwaring and Danny Alexander MP, the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Disabled People, also visited Downing Street.Scope Chief Executive, Tony Manwaring said: “The pledges demonstrate the public’s commitment to ending disablism. However we realise that there is still a lot of work to be done before disabled people enjoy the same life chances as non disabled people as pledged by the government.”Launched in 2004, the campaign aims to end disablism – the discrimination of disabled people. For more information see www.timetogetequal.org.ukThe visit took place on Thursday 23 March.