PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
THE SUN DONOR CARD CAMPAIGN (3 April 2000)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes The Sun newspaper's donor card campaign, which highlights for fact that 4,000 patients are in need of transplants each year; notes that, whilst 18 million donor cards are in circulation, only 12 million people carry them; urges The Sun's 10 million readers to carry donor cards and register their support with the NHS Organ Donor Register; and supports the Government in its aim of increasing the number of people carrying donor cards and reducing the transplant waiting lists.
Sponsored by:
Mr Paul Marsden (Independent)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
23
52%
Liberal Democrat
11
25%
Independent
4
9%
Conservative
2
5%
Speaker
1
2%
Not Available
1
2%
Non-affiliated
1
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
Sponsor List (44 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
John Austin
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Dr Peter Brand
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Michael Connarty
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Mr Tommy Graham
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Ms Jenny Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
Lab
Chris Ruane
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Alan Simpson
LD
Lord Stunell
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Baroness Tonge
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Brian White
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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