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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL'S GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE: STRENGTHENING THE PATIENT DOCTOR PARTNERSHIP (23 November 2006)

Motion Details

That this House congratulates the General Medical Council (GMC) on its work in developing the standards of conduct expected of the medical profession which are recognised as an international exemplar; welcomes the GMC's new edition of Good Medical Practice and its increased emphasis on the importance of an effective doctor-patient partnership to enable the delivery of high quality heathcare; notes that it has been written following wide ranging consultation; supports the GMC's nationwide poster campaign to ensure that patients are made aware of doctors' commitment to a partnership with them; and encourages the prominent display of the Good Medical Practice poster in all general practices, clinics and hospitals across the UK.

Sponsored by:
Mr Colin Breed (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
50
48%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
29
28%
 
 
Conservative
8
8%
 
 
Independent
7
7%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
3%
 
 
Speaker
2
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (105 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
XB
Lord Benyon
Spk
John Bercow
Lord Boswell of Aynho
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Mr Colin Breed (Sponsor)
LD
Annette Brooke
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Con
Sir John Butterfill
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Derek Conway
Lab
Frank Cook
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Ind
Mr Dai Davies
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
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
Dr David Drew
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Helen Goodman
Lab
Dame Nia Griffith
Llanelli
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Lord Horam
SNP
Stewart Hosie
LD
David Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
LD
Baroness Kramer
LD
Norman Lamb
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mrs Madeleine Moon
Lab
Jessica Morden
Newport East
Lab
Julie Morgan
LD
Greg Mulholland
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Con
Sir Mike Penning
LD
John Pugh
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
LD
Paul Rowen
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Lab
Alan Simpson
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Ian Stewart
Lab
Dr Howard Stoate
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
Ind
Dr Richard Taylor
LD
Viscount Thurso
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Joan Walley
Con
Mr Robert Walter
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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