PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ORGAN DONATION PRESUMED CONSENT (10 January 2017)
Motion Details
That this House congratulates the Welsh Government on the introduction of presumed consent for organ donation in Wales; notes that 39 lives have been saved in the past year; is concerned that the UK has one of the lowest rates of organ donation consent in Europe; notes the UK target to increase organ donation consent rates to 80 per cent by 2020; and further notes the model successes of presumed consent in Wales which could be replicated across the UK to increase numbers of organs available for donation.
Sponsored by:
Paul Flynn (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
9
41%
Scottish National Party
5
23%
Independent
2
9%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
9%
Conservative
1
5%
Green Party
1
5%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
5%
Liberal Democrat
1
5%
Sponsor List (22 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Philip Boswell
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
SNP
Ronnie Cowan
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
UUP
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
Lab
Paul Flynn (Sponsor)
Lab
Yvonne Fovargue
Lab
Kate Green
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
UUP
Danny Kinahan
Lab
Stephen Kinnock
Aberafan Maesteg
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
SNP
Roger Mullin
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Jo Stevens
Cardiff East
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford
LD
Mr Mark Williams
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