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Group B Streptococcus (No. 2)

EDM number 64 in 2012-13, proposed by Mike Hancock on 15/05/2012.
Categorised under the topic of Diseases.

That this House notes that Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies in the UK and Ireland, affecting one in 2000 babies born every year; congratulates Group B Strep Support, the UK's only charity focused on GBS infection in newborn babies, on its continued work to raise awareness of the infection, testing and prevention; recognises that a small but growing number of NHS trusts have introduced ECM testing which is twice as effective as traditional HVS testing; is concerned that prevalence of deaths relating to GBS has been steadily rising since 2003; urges the Department of Health to ensure ECM testing is available urgently; and further supports both the efficacy of screening and the need for a vaccine made available on the NHS.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mike Hancock15/05/2012Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratProposed
Kelvin Hopkins15/05/2012Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley15/05/2012Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Jim Shannon16/05/2012StrangfordDUPSeconded
Ronnie Campbell16/05/2012Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan16/05/2012FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Martin Caton16/05/2012GowerLabourSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson16/05/2012Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Jim Dobbin16/05/2012Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Nicholas Soames16/05/2012Mid SussexConservativeSigned
David Simpson16/05/2012Upper BannDUPSigned
Bob Russell16/05/2012ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Julian Lewis17/05/2012New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Elfyn Llwyd17/05/2012Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Sandra Osborne17/05/2012Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Andrew George17/05/2012St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech21/05/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn21/05/2012Newport WestLabourSigned
Margaret Ritchie21/05/2012South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Heyes21/05/2012Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Lady Hermon22/05/2012North DownIndependentSigned
William McCrea22/05/2012South AntrimDUPSigned
John McDonnell22/05/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Michael Crockart22/05/2012Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Graham Brady11/06/2012Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
David Crausby13/06/2012Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Tim Farron18/06/2012Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Esterson19/06/2012Sefton CentralLabourSigned
George Howarth25/06/2012KnowsleyLabourSigned
John Hemming26/06/2012Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan Walley13/07/2012Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
John Robertson16/07/2012Glasgow North WestLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock17/07/2012Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Menzies Campbell17/07/2012North East FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Naomi Long24/10/2012Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Caroline Lucas26/10/2012Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Grahame Morris12/11/2012EasingtonLabourSigned
David Amess19/11/2012Southend WestConservativeSigned
Jim Sheridan21/11/2012Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned

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