PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PALLIATIVE CARE FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL (19 July 2015)

Motion Details

That this House is aware of the findings of research conducted by the London School of Economics which demonstrated that many of the approximately 468,000 people who die each year in the UK needed palliative care during their illness, but did not receive it; notes that the report pointed out that many health professionals in the field did not actually understand or appreciate many of the different types of care or how such care could help patients; is aware that the charity Marie Curie has written to every medical and nursing director in the UK asking them to ensure appropriate staff are aware of their local palliative care teams, provide information about such staff to both patients and their families, increase palliative care to those in need of it and make support for people living with a terminal illness and their families a priority.

Sponsored by:
Sir Alan Meale (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Scottish National Party
30
54%
 
 
Labour
12
21%
 
 
Independent
5
9%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
5%
 
 
Conservative
2
4%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
4%
 
 
Green Party
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (56 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Lab
Mr David Anderson
SNP
Mhairi Black
SNP
Ian Blackford
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Deidre Brock
SNP
Alan Brown
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
SNP
Joanna Cherry
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
SNP
Ronnie Cowan
Lab
Sir David Crausby
SNP
Angela Crawley
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
SDLP
Mark Durkan
SNP
Marion Fellows
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
SNP
Peter Grant
SNP
Neil Gray
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
SNP
Calum Kerr
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Lab
Andy McDonald
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Ind
Natalie McGarry
SNP
John McNally
Lab
Sir Alan Meale (Sponsor)
SNP
Carol Monaghan
SNP
Dr Paul Monaghan
SNP
Roger Mullin
SNP
Gavin Newlands
SNP
Kirsten Oswald
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
SNP
Alex Salmond
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Owen Thompson
SNP
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford
SNP
Corri Wilson

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