PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
NHS DIGITAL HEARING AIDS (29 October 2001)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the Government's creation of 20 first-wave Modernising NHS hearing aid services providing digital hearing aids, implemented jointly by the Department of Health and the RNID, but also notes with concern that this technology is not yet available to all two million current hearing aid users; notes that, so far, less than five per cent. of people in need of hearing aids have access to the NHS digital hearing aids that are proving so much more helpful to users; notes that hearing aids provided by the rest of the NHS are based on outdated 1970s technology and that one-third of these aids are not used regularly, largely because users cannot obtain real benefit from them; notes that digital aids purchased privately can cost up to ú2,500 each, whilst each digital hearing aid costs the NHS as little as ú150 and could cost less for larger volumes in universal provision; notes that universal NHS provision of digital aids would benefit more than three million potential additional users, some 500,000 immediately; notes that with an incremental cost of only ú100 per capita - equivalent to less than a day in hospital - no opportunity exists in the NHS to change so many lives so radically; further notes that public expenditure would be reduced due to greater individual well-being and independence and an extension of working lives; and consequently calls on the Government, having assessed the work of the Institute of Hearing Research, to commence the universal provision of digital hearing aids through the NHS.

Sponsored by:
Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
143
61%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
36
15%
 
 
Conservative
29
12%
 
 
Independent
12
5%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
3
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
3
1%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
1%
 
 
Speaker
1
0%
 
 
Crossbench
1
0%
 
Sponsor List (234 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Lord Allan of Hallam
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
Lab
Vera Baird
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Con
Mr John Baron
LD
John Barrett
Lab
John Battle
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
LD
Lord Beith
Con
Lord Bellingham
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Lord Burnett
Lab
Andy Burnham
UUP
David Burnside
LD
Paul Burstow
Con
Alistair Burt
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Mrs Patsy Calton
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Roger Casale
Lab
Martin Caton
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
LD
Lord Cotter
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir Ross Cranston
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
Lab
Mr Paul Daisley
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Wayne David
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
Con
Mr Stephen Dorrell
LD
Sue Doughty
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Lab
Paul Farrelly
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Con
Mark Field
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Barbara Follett
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Bruce George
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
LD
Sandra Gidley
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Con
Lord Grayling
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
John Grogan
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
Mr David Heath
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Stephen Hesford
Con
Mr Mark Hoban
Baroness Hoey
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Lord Horam
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Simon Hughes
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Mr Alan Hurst
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Con
Mr Michael Jack
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Helen Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Lab
Andy King
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
LD
Norman Lamb
LD
Mr David Laws
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Martin Linton
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Lab
Dr Calum MacDonald
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Judy Mallaber
SDLP
Mr Seamus Mallon
Lab
Lord Mann
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew
Lab
Steve McCabe
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Sponsor)
Mitcham and Morden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Lab
Ann McKechin
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Diana Organ
Con
Mr George Osborne
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Syd Rapson
LD
Mr David Rendel
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Christine Russell
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Phil Sawford
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Jonathan Shaw
Lab
Mr Siôn Simon
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Lab
Geraldine Smith
Lab
John Smith
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr George Stevenson
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Lab
Lord Stratford
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Lord Swire
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
Con
Mr Ian Taylor
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Baroness Tonge
Con
David Tredinnick
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Joan Walley
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Lab
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
SNP
Mike Weir
Lab
Brian White
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Lab
Mr Alan Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
Derek Wyatt
Con
Lord Young of Cookham
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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