36269
2007-08
1946
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Nigel Evans
2008-07-02
That this House notes that Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a severe and progressive muscle wasting disease; recognises that DMD is caused by variations in the dystrophin gene on the X chromosome that results in a loss of the protein dystrophin in muscle cells and primarily affects boys; realises that most boys with DMD are confined to a wheelchair by the age of 11 and that the average life expectancy for DMD sufferers is early to mid twenties; understands that DMD occurs in one in every 3,500 male births worldwide and that 100 children a year are born in the UK with DMD; further notes that there is currently no cure for DMD which means that two children per week die in the UK from DMD and that it is the biggest genetic killer in the UK; further recognises that there are only two specialist DMD centres in the UK in Newcastle and London; and calls on the Government to increase funding into research projects and existing clinical trials and to improve the translational network of DMD specialist centres across the UK so that families have access to the best possible care.
Diseases
Genetics
Nigel Evans
2008-07-02
Proposed
Ribble Valley
Conservative
Lindsay Hoyle
2008-07-02
Seconded
Chorley
Labour
Andrew George
2008-07-02
Seconded
St Ives
Liberal Democrat
Bob Russell
2008-07-02
Seconded
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
Ian Gibson
2008-07-03
Seconded
Norwich North
Labour
Peter Bottomley
2008-07-03
Seconded
Worthing West
Conservative
Desmond Turner
2008-07-03
Signed
Brighton, Kemptown
Labour
Ann Winterton
2008-07-03
Signed
Congleton
Conservative
Rudi Vis
2008-07-03
Signed
Finchley and Golders Green
Labour
David Taylor
2008-07-03
Signed
North West Leicestershire
Labour
Michael Fallon
2008-07-03
Signed
Sevenoaks
Conservative
Bill Etherington
2008-07-03
Signed
Sunderland North
Labour
Jeremy Corbyn
2008-07-03
Signed
Islington North
Labour
Alan Meale
2008-07-03
Signed
Mansfield
Labour
Chris McCafferty
2008-07-03
Signed
Calder Valley
Labour
Brian Iddon
2008-07-03
Signed
Bolton South East
Labour
Kelvin Hopkins
2008-07-03
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Gordon Prentice
2008-07-03
Signed
Pendle
Labour
David Clelland
2008-07-07
Signed
Tyne Bridge
Labour
Mark Hunter
2008-07-07
Signed
Cheadle
Liberal Democrat
Lorely Burt
2008-07-07
Signed
Solihull
Liberal Democrat
Betty Williams
2008-07-07
Signed
Conwy
Labour
Keith Vaz
2008-07-07
Signed
Leicester East
Labour
Neil Gerrard
2008-07-07
Signed
Walthamstow
Labour
Hywel Francis
2008-07-07
Signed
Aberavon
Labour
Michael Jabez Foster
2008-07-07
Signed
Hastings and Rye
Labour
Don Foster
2008-07-07
Signed
Bath
Liberal Democrat
Clive Efford
2008-07-07
Signed
Eltham
Labour
David Drew
2008-07-07
Signed
Stroud
Labour
Andrew Dismore
2008-07-07
Signed
Hendon
Labour
Frank Cook
2008-07-07
Signed
Stockton North
Labour
Colin Breed
2008-07-07
Signed
South East Cornwall
Liberal Democrat
Malcolm Moss
2008-07-07
Signed
North East Cambridgeshire
Conservative
John McDonnell
2008-07-07
Signed
Hayes and Harlington
Labour
Glenda Jackson
2008-07-07
Signed
Hampstead and Highgate
Labour
Clare Short
2008-07-07
Signed
Birmingham, Ladywood
Independent Labour
David Anderson
2008-07-08
Signed
Blaydon
Labour
Robert Wareing
2008-07-08
Signed
Liverpool, West Derby
Independent
Ian Taylor
2008-07-08
Signed
Esher and Walton
Conservative
Tony Baldry
2008-07-08
Signed
Banbury
Conservative
Mike Hancock
2008-07-08
Signed
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
Mark Durkan
2008-07-08
Signed
Foyle
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Cummings
2008-07-08
Signed
Easington
Labour
Martin Caton
2008-07-08
Signed
Gower
Labour
Ann Cryer
2008-07-08
Signed
Keighley
Labour
Julie Morgan
2008-07-08
Signed
Cardiff North
Labour
David Simpson
2008-07-08
Signed
Upper Bann
DUP
Joan Humble
2008-07-08
Signed
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Labour
Mark Lazarowicz
2008-07-08
Signed
Edinburgh North and Leith
Labour
William McCrea
2008-07-08
Signed
South Antrim
DUP
Charles Kennedy
2008-07-08
Signed
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Liberal Democrat
Janet Dean
2008-07-09
Signed
Burton
Labour
John Leech
2008-07-09
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat
Phil Willis
2008-07-09
Signed
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Liberal Democrat
Paul Flynn
2008-07-09
Signed
Newport West
Labour
Frank Doran
2008-07-09
Signed
Aberdeen North
Labour
Harry Cohen
2008-07-09
Signed
Leyton and Wanstead
Labour
Ronnie Campbell
2008-07-09
Signed
Blyth Valley
Labour
Annette Brooke
2008-07-09
Signed
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Liberal Democrat
Albert Owen
2008-07-09
Signed
Ynys M
Labour
Denis Murphy
2008-07-09
Signed
Wansbeck
Labour
David Laws
2008-07-09
Signed
Yeovil
Liberal Democrat
Marsha Singh
2008-07-10
Signed
Bradford West
Labour
Brian Jenkins
2008-07-10
Signed
Tamworth
Labour
Dan Rogerson
2008-07-10
Signed
North Cornwall
Liberal Democrat
Paul Truswell
2008-07-14
Signed
Pudsey
Labour
Peter Atkinson
2008-07-14
Signed
Hexham
Conservative
Louise Ellman
2008-07-14
Signed
Liverpool, Riverside
Labour
Iris Robinson
2008-07-15
Signed
Strangford
DUP
David Heyes
2008-07-15
Signed
Ashton-under-Lyne
Labour
Russell Brown
2008-07-15
Signed
Dumfries and Galloway
Labour
John Austin
2008-07-15
Signed
Erith and Thamesmead
Labour
Charles Walker
2008-07-15
Signed
Broxbourne
Conservative
Eric Illsley
2008-07-16
Signed
Barnsley Central
Labour
Doug Naysmith
2008-07-16
Signed
Bristol North West
Labour
Edward O'Hara
2008-07-17
Signed
Knowsley South
Labour
John Battle
2008-07-17
Signed
Leeds West
Labour
John Hemming
2008-07-17
Signed
Birmingham, Yardley
Liberal Democrat
Nick Harvey
2008-07-21
Signed
North Devon
Liberal Democrat
Brian Binley
2008-07-22
Signed
Northampton South
Conservative
Anne Moffat
2008-10-06
Signed
East Lothian
Labour
Graham Brady
2008-10-06
Signed
Altrincham and Sale West
Conservative
David Crausby
2008-10-06
Signed
Bolton North East
Labour
Jim Dobbin
2008-10-06
Signed
Heywood and Middleton
Labour
Jeffrey M Donaldson
2008-10-06
Signed
Lagan Valley
DUP
Jennifer Willott
2008-10-06
Signed
Cardiff Central
Liberal Democrat
Terry Rooney
2008-10-15
Signed
Bradford North
Labour
Edward Davey
2008-10-16
Signed
Kingston and Surbiton
Liberal Democrat
Mark Lancaster
2008-10-16
Signed
North East Milton Keynes
Conservative