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Modernising Medical Careers

EDM number 1059 in 2006-07, proposed by Norman Lamb on 07/03/2007.

That this House notes the decision of the Department of Health to carry out a review of the operation of the Medical Training Application Service following the widely reported chaos relating to the shortlisting and selection of junior doctors for interview for medical postgraduate specialty training; further notes that concerns have been expressed over several months by the British Medical Association about the new on-line system which was not piloted prior to introduction; further notes that the IT system has been blighted with technical problems, with the website crashing repeatedly, and that there have been delays and confusion over the application process; further notes that there is substantial evidence of significant numbers of highly qualified, able candidates not being shortlisted for any interviews whilst some others have been selected for interview for posts for which they have not applied, and that the process cannot therefore be fair and meritocratic, and is causing dismay and despair amongst junior doctors, resulting in many considering applying for jobs abroad; and calls on the Government to act on the recommendation of the British Medical Association to suspend the process until it can be demonstrated that it is fair and transparent and that appointments will be genuinely based on merit.

This motion has been signed by a total of 76 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Norman Lamb07/03/2007North NorfolkLiberal DemocratProposed
Andrew Stunell07/03/2007Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSeconded
John Pugh07/03/2007SouthportLiberal DemocratSeconded
Sandra Gidley07/03/2007RomseyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Vincent Cable07/03/2007TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Laws07/03/2007YeovilLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George07/03/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb07/03/2007NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker07/03/2007LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather07/03/2007Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming07/03/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Browne07/03/2007TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Farron07/03/2007Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Howarth07/03/2007CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech07/03/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland07/03/2007Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Penning07/03/2007Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Stephen Williams07/03/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Clegg07/03/2007Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Burstow07/03/2007Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders07/03/2007TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke07/03/2007Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Brake07/03/2007Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch07/03/2007HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Christopher Huhne07/03/2007EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes07/03/2007North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath07/03/2007Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey07/03/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink07/03/2007Castle PointConservativeSigned
Edward Davey07/03/2007Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed08/03/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley08/03/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Evan Harris09/03/2007Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kate Hoey12/03/2007VauxhallLabourSigned
Paul Holmes12/03/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Conway12/03/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
David Amess12/03/2007Southend WestConservativeSigned
Susan Kramer13/03/2007Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson14/03/2007Upper BannDUPSigned
Willie Rennie14/03/2007Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson14/03/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis14/03/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson14/03/2007Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Rudi Vis14/03/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell14/03/2007East LondonderryDUPSigned
Alan Simpson15/03/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins15/03/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Eddie McGrady15/03/2007South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Lorely Burt15/03/2007SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Featherstone15/03/2007Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington19/03/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Pete Wishart19/03/2007Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Mark Hunter20/03/2007CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Burrowes21/03/2007Enfield, SouthgateConservativeSigned
Mark Williams21/03/2007CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Smith22/03/2007West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Moore22/03/2007Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster23/03/2007BathLiberal DemocratSigned
James Clappison27/03/2007HertsmereConservativeSigned
Brian H Donohoe28/03/2007Central AyrshireLabourSigned
Martin Horwood28/03/2007CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Keen16/04/2007Feltham and HestonLabourSigned
Danny Alexander16/04/2007Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Goldsworthy16/04/2007Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Younger-Ross17/04/2007TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Widdecombe18/04/2007Maidstone and The WealdConservativeSigned
Paul Rowen18/04/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Oaten23/04/2007WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Pelling23/04/2007Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
Quentin Davies24/04/2007Grantham & StamfordConservativeSigned
Lady Hermon25/04/2007North DownUUPSigned
Jennifer Willott26/04/2007Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward O'Hara03/05/2007Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell09/05/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mohammad Sarwar09/07/2007Glasgow CentralLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson08/10/2007North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned

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