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Conduct Of The Secretary Of State For Health

EDM number 1050 in 1990-91, proposed by Tony Banks on 01/07/1991.

That this House regards as irresponsible and undemocratic and thus unacceptable, the refusal of the Secretary of State for Health to meet a deputation representing London Labour honourable Members to discuss shortcomings in the London Ambulance Service; notes that one of Her Majesty's Ministers confirmed in debate on 18th April 1991 that 10,000 hospital appointments a month have been cancelled, necessary overtime by emergency ambulance crews has been capped to meet financial targets, there is stacking of 999 calls, there has been a reduction of 50 officer complement and a failure of a ú3 million computer scheme; does not believe that the fragmentation of the Patient Transport Service by opening it to commercial competition from April 1992, and the intention of the London Ambulance Board to apply for Trust status next year or the purchase of equipment of inferior specification to that now in service, will solve these serious problems; and thus calls on the Secretary of State to withdraw his controversial proposals and to now provide sufficient resources to enable the crews of London Ambulance to meet the needs of all Londoners who stand in need of their skilled services.

This motion has been signed by a total of 46 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tony Banks01/07/1991Newham North WestProposed
Joan Ruddock01/07/1991Lewisham, DeptfordSigned
Paul Boateng01/07/1991Brent SouthSigned
Diane Abbott01/07/1991Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonSigned
Mildred Gordon01/07/1991Bow and PoplarSigned
John Fraser01/07/1991NorwoodSigned
Tom Cox01/07/1991TootingSigned
Jeremy Corbyn01/07/1991Islington NorthSigned
Harry Cohen01/07/1991LeytonSigned
Ken Livingstone01/07/1991Brent EastSigned
Ron Leighton01/07/1991Newham North EastSigned
Kate Hoey01/07/1991VauxhallSigned
Harriet Harman01/07/1991PeckhamSigned
Nigel Spearing01/07/1991Newham SouthSigned
Clive Soley01/07/1991HammersmithSigned
Chris Smith01/07/1991Islington South & FinsburySigned
Brian Sedgemore01/07/1991Hackney South & ShoreditchSigned
Harry Barnes02/07/1991North East DerbyshireSigned
Terry Davis02/07/1991Birmingham, Hodge HillSigned
Frank Cook02/07/1991Stockton NorthSigned
Keith Bradley02/07/1991Manchester, WithingtonSigned
William McKelvey02/07/1991Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
John McAllion02/07/1991Dundee EastSigned
Dennis Skinner02/07/1991BolsoverSigned
Ernie Ross02/07/1991Dundee WestSigned
Alan Meale02/07/1991MansfieldSigned
Jimmy Dunnachie03/07/1991Glasgow, PollokSigned
James Wray03/07/1991Glasgow ProvanSigned
Audrey Wise03/07/1991PrestonSigned
Ron Davies03/07/1991CaerphillySigned
John Cummings03/07/1991EasingtonSigned
Bill Michie03/07/1991Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Alice Mahon03/07/1991HalifaxSigned
Eddie Loyden03/07/1991Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Dawn Primarolo03/07/1991Bristol SouthSigned
Peter Pike03/07/1991BurnleySigned
Roy Hughes04/07/1991Newport EastSigned
Win Griffiths04/07/1991BridgendSigned
Eric Illsley09/07/1991Barnsley CentralSigned
Maria Fyfe09/07/1991Glasgow, MaryhillSigned
Huw Edwards10/07/1991MonmouthSigned
Dennis Turner10/07/1991Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Roland Boyes11/07/1991Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Bob Cryer11/07/1991Bradford SouthSigned
Jack Thompson11/07/1991WansbeckSigned
Tommy Graham17/07/1991Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned

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