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EDM number 619 in 2004-05, proposed by Lynne Jones on 31/01/2005.

That this House regrets the financial pressures that students face now and will be presented with in the future; believes that students face difficult financial choices during their studies; recognises that more students than ever are working to fund basic essentials; believes that healthcare should be free at the point of need, that the cost of accessing healthcare deters many students from visiting their general practitioner, asking for a prescription, getting an eye test or dental check-up and that paying for prescription costs diverts money away from spending on basic costs such as food and study materials; believes that investing in affordable quality healthcare now will ensure a healthier generation of graduates, and will save further unnecessary investment in the future; supports the National Union of Students' campaign for accessible healthcare for all students; and believes students should be exempt from charges for prescriptions, dental care and eye tests that act as a barrier to them accessing the healthcare they need.

This motion has been signed by a total of 71 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lynne Jones31/01/2005Birmingham, Selly OakLabourProposed
Llew Smith01/02/2005Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Michael Weir01/02/2005AngusScottish National PartySigned
Peter Bottomley01/02/2005Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Roy Beggs01/02/2005East AntrimUUPSigned
Mike Hancock01/02/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Gibson01/02/2005Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Alan Meale01/02/2005MansfieldLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd01/02/2005Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Bob Spink01/02/2005Castle PointConservativeSigned
Kevin McNamara02/02/2005Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis02/02/2005Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Taylor02/02/2005North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harry Barnes02/02/2005North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Diane Abbott02/02/2005Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
David Drew02/02/2005StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ann Cryer02/02/2005KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn02/02/2005Islington NorthLabourSigned
Helen Clark02/02/2005PeterboroughLabourSigned
Michael Clapham02/02/2005Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
David Chidgey02/02/2005EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell02/02/2005Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt02/02/2005CrawleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell02/02/2005Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Rob Marris02/02/2005Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle02/02/2005ChorleyLabourSigned
Lady Hermon02/02/2005North DownUUPSigned
Martin Smyth02/02/2005Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Adam Price02/02/2005Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Bill Etherington03/02/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Win Griffiths03/02/2005BridgendLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin03/02/2005Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harry Cohen03/02/2005Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Eric Illsley03/02/2005Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Ian Lucas03/02/2005WrexhamLabourSigned
Phil Sawford03/02/2005KetteringLabourSigned
Marsha Singh03/02/2005Bradford WestLabourSigned
Alan Simpson04/02/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Richard Taylor04/02/2005Wyre ForestIndependentSigned
Syd Rapson07/02/2005Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell08/02/2005Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Martin Caton08/02/2005GowerLabourSigned
Frank Cook08/02/2005Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Norman Baker08/02/2005LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Harold Best08/02/2005Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Betty Williams08/02/2005ConwyLabourSigned
Albert Owen09/02/2005Ynys MLabourSigned
Colin Burgon09/02/2005ElmetLabourSigned
Anne Campbell09/02/2005CambridgeLabourSigned
Teddy Taylor09/02/2005Rochford & Southend EastConservativeSigned
Neil Gerrard10/02/2005WalthamstowLabourSigned
Julie Morgan10/02/2005Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill10/02/2005OchilLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge21/02/2005Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams21/02/2005Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Farrelly22/02/2005Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd23/02/2005Manchester CentralLabourSigned
David Hamilton23/02/2005MidlothianLabourSigned
Joan Walley23/02/2005Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar25/02/2005Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Andy King28/02/2005Rugby & KenilworthLabourSigned
Andrew Hunter01/03/2005BasingstokeDUPSigned
David Kidney01/03/2005StaffordLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins03/03/2005TamworthLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn08/03/2005JarrowLabourSigned
Andy Reed10/03/2005LoughboroughLabour Co-operativeSigned
Hywel Francis10/03/2005AberavonLabourSigned
Nick Harvey18/03/2005North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway23/03/2005Glasgow, KelvinIndependentSigned
John Cummings04/04/2005EasingtonLabourSigned
Parmjit Gill06/04/2005Leicester SouthLiberal DemocratSigned

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