30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY (EDM888)

30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY

EDM number 888 in 2008-09, proposed by Timothy Farron on 25/02/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Mental health.

That this House celebrates the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Alzheimer's Society; notes that there are around 700,000 people diagnosed with dementia in the UK, a number forecast to double within a generation; applauds the efforts of the 25,000 members of the Alzheimer's Society who work to provide help and information to people affected by dementia; praises the expertise of the staff and volunteers, many of whom have personal experience of dementia, as carers, health professionals or as people with dementia themselves; recognises that the Society invests around Â£1.5 million every year in their Quality Research in Dementia Programme; notes that this money will be used to investigate good practice in care and treatment and to pursue a cure for people suffering from dementia; and commends the Alzheimer's Society for 30 years of outstanding work campaigning for a better future for everyone affected by all forms of dementia.

This motion has been signed by a total of 74 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Tim Farron	25/02/2009	Westmorland and Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Bob Russell	25/02/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	26/02/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Adrian Sanders	26/02/2009	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Angus MacNeil	26/02/2009	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Seconded
Andrew Dismore	26/02/2009	Hendon	Labour	Seconded
Paul Rowen	26/02/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	26/02/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	26/02/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	26/02/2009	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
David Taylor	26/02/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	26/02/2009	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	26/02/2009	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	26/02/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	26/02/2009	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	26/02/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	26/02/2009	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Iddon	26/02/2009	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
David Drew	26/02/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	27/02/2009	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Keith Vaz	27/02/2009	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
Lee Scott	27/02/2009	Ilford North	Conservative	Signed
Mark Hunter	27/02/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	02/03/2009	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	02/03/2009	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	02/03/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	02/03/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Meale	02/03/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	02/03/2009	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	02/03/2009	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
John Leech	03/03/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	03/03/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	03/03/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	03/03/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	03/03/2009	Orkney and Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	03/03/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
David Laws	03/03/2009	Yeovil	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Laura Moffatt	03/03/2009	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Stephen Pound	04/03/2009	Ealing North	Labour	Signed
Virendra Sharma	04/03/2009	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Dan Rogerson	04/03/2009	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	04/03/2009	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	04/03/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	04/03/2009	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
David Clelland	04/03/2009	Tyne Bridge	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	04/03/2009	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	04/03/2009	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	04/03/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	05/03/2009	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Greg Mulholland	05/03/2009	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	09/03/2009	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
David Borrow	09/03/2009	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Willie Rennie	09/03/2009	Dunfermline and West Fife	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	10/03/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Jenkins	10/03/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	10/03/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	10/03/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	11/03/2009	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	11/03/2009	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Gregory Campbell	11/03/2009	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Lindsay Roy	11/03/2009	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	12/03/2009	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Adam Price	13/03/2009	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Iris Robinson	16/03/2009	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Fraser Kemp	17/03/2009	Houghton and Washington East	Labour	Signed
Hywel Williams	18/03/2009	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Siobhain McDonagh	20/03/2009	Mitcham and Morden	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	25/03/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	26/03/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Cawsey	01/04/2009	Brigg and Goole	Labour	Signed
Sammy Wilson	02/04/2009	East Antrim	DUP	Signed
Jo Swinson	22/04/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lady Hermon	06/05/2009	North Down	UUP	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	Unknown			Withdrawn

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