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FIRST AID TRAINING IN SCHOOLS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 596A2: tabled on 19 May 1999

Tabled in the 1998-99 session.

This motion has been signed by 1 Member. It is an amendment to an existing motion.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

This is an amendment to an existing motion

This motion was originally tabled by Geraint Davies on 28 April 1999. This is amendment number 2.

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Suggested amendment

at end add 'and notes too the welcome work of the Staffordshire Ambulance Trust in promoting awareness in lifesaving.'.

Original motion text

That this House regrets that thousands of lives have been needlessly lost because the public has not been given lifesaving and first aid training; welcomes the work of the St John Ambulance, who celebrate their 900th Anniversary this year, and other charities in providing such training in school; acknowledges the millions of pounds of savings available to the NHS if more people were empowered to take lifesaving action; and calls upon the Government to incorporate first aid training into the National Curriculum.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this amendment.