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Myasthenia Gravis

EDM number 490 in 2005-06, proposed by Jim Dobbin on 04/07/2005.

That this House welcomes the introduction of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions; is concerned however that the average general practitioner has little or no experience of myasthenia gravis, an extremely debilitating, neuro-muscular disease that causes severe and fluctuating muscle weakness that can be fatal; regrets that the lack of knowledge of this condition prevents many myasthenics from accessing benefits, social services and early diagnosis; is dismayed that there is no Government funding for the charity Myasthenia Gravis Association that provides literature, advice, helpline and contact facilities to address this need; and calls on the Government to raise public awareness of this disease to ensure the health and welfare problems of myasthenics are recognised and dealt with quickly.

This motion has been signed by a total of 66 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jim Dobbin04/07/2005Heywood and MiddletonLabourProposed
Rosemary McKenna04/07/2005Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastLabourSeconded
Harry Cohen04/07/2005Leyton and WansteadLabourSeconded
Mohammad Sarwar04/07/2005Glasgow CentralLabourSeconded
Clive Betts04/07/2005Sheffield, AttercliffeLabourSeconded
Chris Ruane04/07/2005Vale of ClwydLabourSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle05/07/2005ChorleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton05/07/2005GowerLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn05/07/2005Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer05/07/2005KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew George05/07/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley05/07/2005Worthing WestConservativeSigned
David Taylor05/07/2005North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
John Cummings06/07/2005EasingtonLabourSigned
John Hemming06/07/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan Walley06/07/2005Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis06/07/2005Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Borrow06/07/2005South RibbleLabourSigned
Mike Hancock06/07/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore06/07/2005HendonLabourSigned
Alan Meale06/07/2005MansfieldLabourSigned
Jimmy Hood06/07/2005Lanark and Hamilton EastLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn06/07/2005JarrowLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner06/07/2005BolsoverLabourSigned
Greg Pope06/07/2005HyndburnLabourSigned
John Pugh07/07/2005SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh07/07/2005Bradford WestLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins07/07/2005TamworthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd07/07/2005Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Annette Brooke07/07/2005Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew07/07/2005StroudLabourSigned
Madeleine Moon11/07/2005BridgendLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins11/07/2005Luton NorthLabourSigned
Janet Dean11/07/2005BurtonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley12/07/2005Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis12/07/2005Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Ian Gibson12/07/2005Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Paul Truswell12/07/2005PudseyLabourSigned
Betty Williams12/07/2005ConwyLabourSigned
Lady Hermon13/07/2005North DownUUPSigned
David Howarth14/07/2005CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington14/07/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Mark Durkan18/07/2005FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Alan Simpson19/07/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne19/07/2005Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell19/07/2005East LondonderryDUPSigned
John McDonnell20/07/2005Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Helen Goodman21/07/2005Bishop AucklandLabourSigned
Paul Rowen21/07/2005RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Lembit 10/10/2005MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross10/10/2005TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Fabian Hamilton10/10/2005Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Danny Alexander11/10/2005Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Clive Efford12/10/2005ElthamLabourSigned
Russell Brown10/11/2005Dumfries and GallowayLabourSigned
Desmond Turner12/12/2005Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
David Anderson13/12/2005BlaydonLabourSigned
Angus MacNeil13/12/2005Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Alison Seabeck13/12/2005Plymouth, DevonportLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt14/12/2005CrawleyLabourSigned
Kerry McCarthy14/12/2005Bristol EastLabourSigned
Julie Morgan19/12/2005Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd20/12/2005Manchester CentralLabourSigned
John Austin20/01/2006Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Joe Benton27/02/2006BootleLabourSigned
Peter LawUnknownWithdrawn

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