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General Ophthalmic Services

EDM number 1213 in 2005-06, proposed by Mark Oaten on 07/12/2005.

That this House believes that proposed changes to devolve the commissioning and funding of General Ophthalmic Services contained within the Health Bill from national level to primary care trusts (PCTs) will fundamentally shift ophthalmic services from needs-based funding to budget-driven planning and damage the provision of eye care in England; notes that competition between practices has kept clinical standards high and prices fair, and that PCTs may limit the number of practices which continue to provide NHS services; further believes that these changes could result in restrictions in patient choice, waiting lists and a postcode lottery in eye care; and calls on the Government to recognise the crucial work of optometrists and opticians in providing eye care for all by maintaining the current, successful arrangement.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mark Oaten07/12/2005WinchesterLiberal DemocratProposed
Andrew George07/12/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Stephen Williams08/12/2005Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley08/12/2005Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Alan Simpson08/12/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock12/12/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Spink12/12/2005Castle PointConservativeSigned
Lady Hermon13/12/2005North DownUUPSigned
Derek Conway13/12/2005Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Robert Wareing13/12/2005Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
John Leech13/12/2005Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson14/12/2005StrangfordDUPSigned
Rudi Vis14/12/2005Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
William McCrea14/12/2005South AntrimDUPSigned
Elfyn Llwyd14/12/2005Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
John Pugh15/12/2005SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable15/12/2005TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming15/12/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds19/12/2005Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Bill Etherington09/01/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
George Galloway12/01/2006Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Mark Pritchard16/01/2006The WrekinConservativeSigned

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