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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
COMMUNITY HOSPITALS IN CUMBRIA (20 December 2005)

Motion Details

That this House notes that more than 2,000 people from all over North Cumbria marched through Penrith on 15th December to protest against the closure of community hospitals, the largest demonstration in living memory; believes that the closure plans are ill thought out and that travelling nurses cannot give the same level of 24-hour care as community hospitals; further believes that bed blocking in the acute hospitals will increase and the cost of nursing home care will far exceed any savings made by the closures; and calls on the Government to end its discrimination against rural areas and cancel these closure plans.

Sponsored by:
Lord Blencathra (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
27
73%
 
 
Independent
5
14%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
5%
 
 
Reform UK
1
3%
 
 
Not Available
1
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (37 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Lord Blencathra (Sponsor)
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
James Brokenshire
Derek Conway
Con
David Davis
Goole and Pocklington
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
John Hemming
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Adam Holloway
Con
Lord Horam
Con
Mr David Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Ind
Anne Milton
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Andrew Selous
DUP
David Simpson
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Graham Stuart
Beverley and Holderness
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Con
Mr Ben Wallace
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin

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