Cancer Research UK Commit To Beat Cancer Campaign

EDM number 303 in 2010-12, proposed by John Baron on 23/06/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Charities and Diseases.

That this House applauds the international reputation of Cancer Research UK in its work to understand, prevent, detect and treat cancer; congratulates the charity for being at the heart of the tremendous progress made on cancer survival rates over the last 30 years; acknowledges that the money Cancer Research UK spends on research each year (£355 million in 2008-09) is funded entirely by the public; recognises that 90 per cent. of the population lives no more than 30 miles from a Cancer Research UK research centre; notes that UK cancer outcomes are not yet as good as those in the best performing European countries; commends the Cancer Research UK Commit To Beat Cancer campaign to make the UK's cancer outcomes among the best in Europe in the next 10 years; further applauds the five core elements of the campaign to prevent more cancers, detect cancer earlier, provide world-class cancer treatments, tackle cancer inequalities and protect the UK's research base; and further acknowledges that the support of the new Coalition Government and both Houses is needed for further progress on cancer.

This motion has been signed by a total of 43 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.