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Canada-Uk Colloquium Report On Global Health

EDM number 1265 in 2013-14, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 03/04/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases and Health services.

That this House commends the recently published report of the Canada-UK Colloquium on Global Health, which reflects the shared values of the UK and Canada and the importance of their working together to improve global health, affecting all societies at home and abroad; notes the recommendations in the report that point to practical action, both nationally and through international institutions, to protect the wellbeing of mothers, newborn babies and children, and to develop improved systems to combat neglected tropical diseases and non-communicable chronic diseases such as mental illness, obesity, alcohol and smoking-related conditions that affect the future of everyone's health; and calls on the Government to build on the UK's and Canada's successful co-operation in these areas, through health diplomacy and medical research, to improve the economic livelihood of citizens in all countries where help is needed.

This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Rosindell03/04/2014RomfordConservativeProposed
Peter Bottomley07/04/2014Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Jim Shannon08/04/2014StrangfordDUPSeconded
Martin Caton09/04/2014GowerLabourSeconded
Nigel Dodds10/04/2014Belfast NorthDUPSeconded
Naomi Long28/04/2014Belfast EastAllianceSeconded
Mike Hancock28/04/2014Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Meale28/04/2014MansfieldLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin28/04/2014Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Paul Flynn29/04/2014Newport WestLabourSigned
David Crausby13/05/2014Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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