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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
GORDON AIKMAN BEM (3 February 2017)

Motion Details

That this House celebrates the life and legacy of Gordon Aikman BEM and mourns his death; notes the enormous contribution that Gordon Aikman made to Scottish politics; is in awe of his selfless campaigning work following his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the age of 29; welcomes the success of Gordon's Fightback campaign in securing public funding for MND nurses, a doubling of the number of MND nurses in Scotland, additional support to help MND sufferers to communicate, and a living wage for carers; regrets that Gordon Aikman's call for extra funding for research into MND has not yet been answered; calls on the Government to double funding for research into MND; and sends its deepest condolences to Gordon Aikman's husband, Joe Pike, his family and wide group of friends.

Sponsored by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
19
42%
 
 
Scottish National Party
17
38%
 
 
Independent
4
9%
 
 
Conservative
1
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
2%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
2%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (45 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Rushanara Ali
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Lab
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
LD
Luciana Berger
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Lord Coaker
Lab
Mary Creagh
Coventry East
Lab
Ms Stella Creasy
Walthamstow
SNP
Martyn Day
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Julie Elliott
SNP
Marion Fellows
Ind
Margaret Ferrier
IGC
Mike Gapes
SNP
Stephen Gethins
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
SNP
Neil Gray
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Graham P Jones
Lab
Peter Kyle
Hove and Portslade
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Gordon Marsden
SNP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
Natalie McGarry
Lab
Alison McGovern
Birkenhead
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
SNP
John McNally
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
SNP
Carol Monaghan
Lab
Ian Murray
Edinburgh South
SNP
John Nicolson
SNP
Kirsten Oswald
Lab
Mr Toby Perkins
Chesterfield
SNP
Alex Salmond
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Wes Streeting (Sponsor)
Ilford North
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Owen Thompson
Lab
Anna Turley
Redcar
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford

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