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<id>27266</id>
<session>2004-05</session>
<number>916</number>
<title>ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DRUGS</title>
<proposer id="10428">Alan Meale</proposer>
<date>2005-03-14</date>
<text>That this House notes the preliminary recommendations of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence appraisal committee concerning Alzheimer's disease drugs, which recommended against their use in the NHS; notes the recent recommendations of the Independent Expert Medical Panel report, Improving Care of Advanced Stages of Alzheimer's Disease, which stressed the need for effective drug therapy in the management and treatment of this illness; believes this decision to have been made largely on the grounds of cost and based upon an inherently flawed economic model; and calls upon the Government to intervene and not to abandon Alzheinmer's sufferers.</text>
<topics>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10428">Alan Meale</mp>
		<date>2005-03-14</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Mansfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10497">Syd Rapson</mp>
		<date>2005-03-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2005-03-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10654">Jimmy Wray</mp>
		<date>2005-03-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Glasgow, Baillieston</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10170">Jim Dobbin</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Heywood &amp; Middleton</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10203">Paul Flynn</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newport West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10226">Ian Gibson</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Norwich North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10025">Tony Banks</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Ham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10026">Harry Barnes</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10586">David Taylor</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North West Leicestershire</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11312">Michael Weir</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Angus</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10144">John Cummings</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Easington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10118">David Clelland</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tyne Bridge</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11194">Iris Robinson</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Strangford</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10553">Martin Smyth</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast South</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10399">Kevin McNamara</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston upon Hull North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10437">Laura Moffatt</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Crawley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10462">Edward O'Hara</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Knowsley South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10066">Colin Breed</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South East Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10761">Chris Bryant</mp>
		<date>2005-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rhondda</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10246">Win Griffiths</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bridgend</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10033">Roy Beggs</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Antrim</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10057">Peter Bottomley</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worthing West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10566">Gerry Steinberg</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Durham, City of</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10608">Desmond Turner</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Kemptown</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10639">Alan Williams</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Swansea West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10647">Nicholas Winterton</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Macclesfield</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10185">Clive Efford</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eltham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10184">Huw Edwards</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Monmouth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10172">Jeffrey M Donaldson</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lagan Valley</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10544">Dennis Skinner</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolsover</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10059">Keith Bradley</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Manchester, Withington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10780">Gregory Campbell</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Londonderry</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10142">Ann Cryer</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Keighley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10169">Andrew Dismore</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hendon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10857">Nigel Dodds</mp>
		<date>2005-03-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast North</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10612">Paul Tyler</mp>
		<date>2005-03-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10055">David Borrow</mp>
		<date>2005-03-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Ribble</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2005-03-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2005-03-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>2005-03-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10754">Annette Brooke</mp>
		<date>2005-03-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mid Dorset &amp; North Poole</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2005-03-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10640">Betty Williams</mp>
		<date>2005-03-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10483">Greg Pope</mp>
		<date>2005-03-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hyndburn</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10578">Andrew Stunell</mp>
		<date>2005-03-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hazel Grove</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10657">Derek Wyatt</mp>
		<date>2005-03-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sittingbourne &amp; Sheppey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10084">Vincent Cable</mp>
		<date>2005-03-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Twickenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10459">Mark Oaten</mp>
		<date>2005-03-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Winchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>2005-03-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10968">Paul Holmes</mp>
		<date>2005-03-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chesterfield</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10076">Richard Burden</mp>
		<date>2005-03-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Northfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10137">Jim Cousins</mp>
		<date>2005-03-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newcastle upon Tyne Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10619">Joan Walley</mp>
		<date>2005-03-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stoke-on-Trent North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10629">Brian White</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Milton Keynes</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11280">John Thurso</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Caithness, Sutherland &amp; Easter Ross</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10677">Sandra Gidley</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Romsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10221">Edward Garnier</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Harborough</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10785">Alistair Carmichael</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Orkney &amp; Shetland</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10305">Eric Illsley</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10500">Andy Reed</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Loughborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10484">Stephen Pound</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10442">Julie Morgan</mp>
		<date>2005-03-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cardiff North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10302">Alan Hurst</mp>
		<date>2005-04-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Braintree</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11095">Rob Marris</mp>
		<date>2005-04-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wolverhampton South West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10087">Anne Campbell</mp>
		<date>2005-04-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cambridge</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10288">Kelvin Hopkins</mp>
		<date>2005-04-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Luton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>2005-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10467">Sandra Osborne</mp>
		<date>2005-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ayr</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10166">Janet Dean</mp>
		<date>2005-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10188">Jeff Ennis</mp>
		<date>2005-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley East &amp; Mexborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11361">Parmjit Gill</mp>
		<date>2005-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leicester South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10683">Adrian Bailey</mp>
		<date>2005-04-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Bromwich West</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
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