TOUCHING TINY LIVES CAMPAIGN AND PRE-TERM BIRTH - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

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Early Day Motions

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

Motion text

That this House congratulates the charity Action Medical Research on having raised £2.5 million for its Touching Tiny Lives campaign to fund high-quality research to help sick and vulnerable babies; notes with alarm that pre-term birth is the single biggest cause of death in babies and a major cause of lifelong disease and disability; regrets that more than 25 babies die each week in the United Kingdom as a result of being born too early; believes that the Government must give a higher priority to finding ways of preventing pre-term birth with the aim of reducing the number of these deaths and the incidence of lifelong disability; acknowledges that reducing the incidence of pre-term birth would lessen the emotional toll on families and the burden on the NHS; recognises that in 2004-05 the Government, through the Medical Research Council (MRC) and NHS Research and Development, allocated £3.7 million to research into preventing premature birth, which represents less than 0.3 per cent. of the combined MRC/NHS biomedical research budget; and calls on the Government to review the funding it provides for medical research into preventing pregnancy complications and pre-term birth to ensure that more babies have the opportunity to live longer, healthier lives.

Signatures (76)

Supporters (76)
Withdrawn signatures (0)

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.

Jackson, Mr Stewart

Liberal Democrat

Bottomley, Sir Peter

Winterton, Sir Nicholas

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Abbott, Ms Diane

Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Amess, Mr David

Anderson, Mr David

Anderson, Janet

Rossendale and Darwen

Arbuthnot, Mr James

North East Hampshire

Erith and Thamesmead

Berry, Dr Roger

Brooke, Annette

Liberal Democrat

Mid Dorset and North Poole

Butterfill, Sir John

Bournemouth West

Campbell, Mr Gregory

Democratic Unionist Party

East Londonderry

Campbell, Mr Ronnie

Liberal Democrat

Sheffield, Hallam

Leyton and Wanstead

Old Bexley and Sidcup

Curry, Mr David

25 October 2007

Skipton and Ripon

Davey, Mr Edward

Liberal Democrat

Kingston and Surbiton

Dean, Mrs Janet

Dodds, Mr Nigel

Democratic Unionist Party

24 October 2007

Donohoe, Mr Brian H.

Central Ayrshire

Social Democratic & Labour Party

Etherington, Bill

Sunderland North

Evans, Mr Nigel

Fallon, Mr Michael

Featherstone, Lynne

Liberal Democrat

Hornsey and Wood Green

Francis, Dr Hywel

Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrat

Hammond, Stephen

Hancock, Mr Mike

Liberal Democrat

Portsmouth South

Liberal Democrat

Birmingham, Yardley

Howarth, Mr George

Knowsley North and Sefton East

Liberal Democrat

Jenkins, Mr Brian

Kawczynski, Daniel

Shrewsbury and Atcham

Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrat

Manchester, Withington

McDonnell, Dr Alasdair

Social Democratic & Labour Party

McDonnell, John

Hayes and Harlington

McGrady, Mr Eddie

Social Democratic & Labour Party

24 October 2007

Moss, Mr Malcolm

North East Cambridgeshire

Mulholland, Greg

Liberal Democrat

16 October 2007

Leeds North West

Hemel Hempstead

Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrat

29 October 2007

Democratic Unionist Party

Soames, Hon Nicholas

Southworth, Helen

Warrington South

Stoate, Dr Howard

Stunell, Andrew

Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrat

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

South Derbyshire

Truswell, Mr Paul

Turner, Dr Desmond

Brighton, Kemptown

Webb, Prof Steve

Liberal Democrat

Scottish National Party

Williams, Mrs Betty

Liberal Democrat

Willis, Mr Phil

Liberal Democrat

Harrogate and Knaresborough

Younger-Ross, Richard

Liberal Democrat

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.