PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CERVICAL CANCER TEST (8 December 1998)
Motion Details
That this House warmly congratulates scientists at the Cancer Research Campaign on their pioneering research and development of a new test for cervical cancer; believes the new test could end the high error rate of current tests and offer a safer future for women's health; welcomes the positive response of the Secretary of State for Health; urges all concerned to progress the new methodology; and wishes the Cancer Research Campaign well in their efforts to extend the new technique to developing tests for other cancers.
Sponsored by:
Dame Joan Ruddock (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
54
76%
Independent
7
10%
Liberal Democrat
7
10%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
Your Party
1
1%
Sponsor List (71 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Malcolm Chisholm
Lab
Ms Judith Church
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Michael Connarty
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Caroline Flint
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Lab
Mr Michael Foster
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Stephen Hesford
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Ann Keen
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Ind
Margaret Moran
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Lawrie Quinn
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock (Sponsor)
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Llew Smith
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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