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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
%
 
Scottish National Party
14
48%
 
 
Labour
11
38%
 
 
Independent
2
7%
 
 
Conservative
1
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (29 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Rushanara Ali
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
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
SNP
Drew Hendry
Lab
Peter Kyle
Hove and Portslade
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
SNP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
Lab
Alison McGovern
Birkenhead
Lab
Catherine McKinnell
Newcastle upon Tyne North
SNP
John McNally
SNP
Carol Monaghan
Lab
Ian Murray
Edinburgh South
SNP
John Nicolson
SNP
Kirsten Oswald
Lab
Mr Toby Perkins
Chesterfield
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Wes Streeting (Sponsor)
Ilford North
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Owen Thompson
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford

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