PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
COST OF TELEPHONE CALLS TO PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL (18 January 2006)
Motion Details
That this House notes the exorbitant cost of incoming calls to patients in hospitals, which exploits family and friends keeping in touch with loved ones; supports the concerns of consumers about the prices charged by service providers Patientline and Premier, who can charge up to 49p per minute peak and 39p per minute off-peak; welcomes the investigation by Ofcom; and supports its recommendation that the Department of Health urgently review all aspects of the installation and operation of bedside telephone and entertainment systems in hospitals.
Sponsored by:
Jessica Morden (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
45
56%
Liberal Democrat
19
24%
Independent
5
6%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
3%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
3%
Conservative
1
1%
Your Party
1
1%
Speaker
1
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Non-affiliated
1
1%
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Sponsor List (80 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Mr David Anderson
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Ms Lyn Brown
LD
Mr Jeremy Browne
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
LD
Sir Vince Cable
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Derek Conway
Lab
Rosie Cooper
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Jim Devine
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Lab
Dr David Drew
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Lab
Robert Flello
Lab
Paul Flynn
WPB
George Galloway
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
LD
Sandra Gidley
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Dame Nia Griffith
Llanelli
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
Baroness Hoey
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Martin Horwood
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Mrs Siân C. James
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew
Lab
Chris McCafferty
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Jessica Morden (Sponsor)
Newport East
Lab
Julie Morgan
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
LD
Dan Rogerson
Lab
Chris Ruane
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Alan Simpson
Ind
Bob Spink
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
LD
Richard Younger-Ross
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