Early Day Motions

PREVENTING BABIES' DEATHS: WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE REPORT

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2599: tabled on 16 January 2012

Tabled in the 2010-12 session.

This motion has been signed by 50 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

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 Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, on the publication of its new report, Preventing Babies' Deaths: what needs to be done; notes that 17 babies are stillborn or die before they are one month old every day in the UK and that the number of stillbirths has not changed in more than a decade; acknowledges that many hundreds of babies' deaths could be avoided; and calls on the Government to tackle the issues outlined in the report relating to public health, research, data collection, resourcing, reviewing deaths and bereavement care to help prevent all avoidable baby deaths in the future.

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.

Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 16 January 2012
Ealing, Southall
Primary
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 16 January 2012
Foyle
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 16 January 2012
Worthing West
Morris, David
Conservative
Signed on 16 January 2012
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Russell, Sir Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 January 2012
Colchester
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 17 January 2012
Strangford

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

Alexander, Heidi
Labour
Signed on 27 February 2012
Lewisham East
Burt, Lorely
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 31 January 2012
Solihull
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 18 January 2012
East Londonderry
Campbell, Sir Menzies
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 February 2012
North East Fife
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2012
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2012
Gower
Clwyd, Ann
Labour
Signed on 31 January 2012
Cynon Valley
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2012
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2012
Islington North
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 30 January 2012
Bolton North East
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 20 January 2012
Glasgow South West
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 19 January 2012
Heywood and Middleton
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 25 January 2012
Belfast North
Ellman, Mrs Louise
Labour
Signed on 6 February 2012
Liverpool, Riverside
Engel, Natascha
Labour
Signed on 20 February 2012
North East Derbyshire
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 19 January 2012
Newport West
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 January 2012
St Ives
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 19 January 2012
North Wiltshire
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 January 2012
Portsmouth South
Harris, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 30 January 2012
Glasgow South
Heald, Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2012
North East Hertfordshire
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 31 January 2012
Birmingham, Yardley
Hermon, Lady Sylvia
Independent
Signed on 17 January 2012
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2012
Luton North
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2012
Knowsley
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 January 2012
Manchester, Withington
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 25 January 2012
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Long, Naomi
Alliance
Signed on 19 January 2012
Belfast East
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 1 February 2012
Brighton, Pavilion
MacNeil, Mr Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 January 2012
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
McCabe, Steve
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2012
Birmingham, Selly Oak
McCrea, Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 25 January 2012
South Antrim
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 25 January 2012
Hayes and Harlington
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2012
Mansfield
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 12 March 2012
Gateshead
Morrice, Graeme
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2012
Livingston
Nash, Pamela
Labour
Signed on 20 January 2012
Airdrie and Shotts
Osborne, Sandra
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2012
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2012
Ynys Môn
Pugh, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 January 2012
Southport
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 17 January 2012
South Down
Rogerson, Dan
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 January 2012
North Cornwall
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 19 January 2012
Upper Bann
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 30 January 2012
Walsall South

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.