Support For Carers Of People With Cancer

EDM number 751 in 2013-14, proposed by Alan Meale on 18/11/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Community care, Diseases and Health services.

That this House is aware that there are nearly one million people in the UK who carry out unpaid care work for family members and friends affected by cancer, providing on average 15 hours help per week for sufferers; notes that the number of individuals predicted to become victims of that illness is likely to double over the next 20 years; considers that it is therefore imperative that priority should be given to supporting this network of aid, especially carers' access to information and relevant services; and calls on the Government as a priority to bring forward amendments to the Care Bill to take these factors into account.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.