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Abolition Of Prescription Charges In England

EDM number 35 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Spink on 03/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Health finance and Medicine.

That this House congratulates the Government on its recently announced new deal with pharmaceutical companies which is estimated to save the NHS £400 million on its drugs bill; notes that paid-for prescriptions raise £430 million in England; further notes that people in England often cannot afford the drugs they are prescribed, leading to health complications and additional subsequent costs for the NHS; and therefore calls on the Government and Opposition parties to take this opportunity to abolish prescription charges in England.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Spink03/12/2008Castle PointIndependentProposed
Lynne Jones04/12/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Robert Wareing08/12/2008Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSeconded
Evan Harris08/12/2008Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSeconded
John McDonnell08/12/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn08/12/2008Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Bob Russell08/12/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins08/12/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Janet Dean10/12/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Dai Davies10/12/2008Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Martin Caton10/12/2008GowerLabourSigned
William McCrea10/12/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
John Hemming11/12/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Denis Murphy15/12/2008WansbeckLabourSigned
Rudi Vis15/12/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Eric Illsley16/12/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell16/12/2008East LondonderryDUPSigned
Frank Cook16/12/2008Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Greg Pope14/01/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Albert Owen27/01/2009Ynys MLabourSigned

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