PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
STEPS TO ELIMINATE HEPATITIS C (17 May 2016)
Motion Details
That this House notes that hepatitis C is a major cause of premature death from liver disease; further notes that the World Health Organisation has compared hepatitis C to a viral time bomb; acknowledges that the condition is entirely curable by effective new treatments; and calls on the Government to prioritise the elimination of hepatitis C by implementing national improvement measures as a matter of urgency.
Sponsored by:
Mary Glindon (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Scottish National Party
15
38%
Labour
12
31%
Independent
4
10%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
5%
Liberal Democrat
2
5%
Conservative
1
3%
Green Party
1
3%
Plaid Cymru
1
3%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
3%
Sponsor List (39 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
SNP
Mhairi Black
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Ruth Cadbury
Brentford and Isleworth
SNP
Joanna Cherry
Lab
Sir David Crausby
SNP
Angela Crawley
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
SNP
Martyn Day
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
SDLP
Mark Durkan
SNP
Marion Fellows
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Mary Glindon (Sponsor)
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Norman Lamb
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Green
Caroline Lucas
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Ind
Natalie McGarry
SNP
Anne McLaughlin
SNP
John McNally
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Ian Mearns
SNP
Dr Paul Monaghan
SNP
Gavin Newlands
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Tommy Sheppard
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Keith Vaz
LD
Mr Mark Williams
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