Early Day Motions

BOWEL CANCER SCREENING

EDM (Early Day Motion) 617: tabled on 29 November 2017

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 76 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House calls on the Government to acknowledge that 50 is the internationally-recognised optimal age at which bowel cancer screening should begin; further calls for a commitment from the Government to reduce the age for bowel cancer screening from 60 to 50 in England to bring policy in line with Scotland, and for the devolved administrations in Wales and Northern Ireland to also follow suit; notes that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer and that around 41,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year, more than one in 10 of whom are in their 50s; further notes that being diagnosed early, stage 1, offers a 97 per cent survival rate, while being diagnosed late, stage 4, carries a survival rate of just seven per cent; notes the online petition in support of lowering the screening age to 50 on Change.org which has gathered the support of over 375,000 people, and counting; and welcomes the recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence that the FIT test should be used to guide referral of possible bowel cancer patients, giving GPs a clear alternative to endoscopy as a first line of investigation and potentially delivering substantial cost-savings.

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.

Lloyd, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 29 November 2017
Eastbourne
Primary
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 30 November 2017
Harrow East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 30 November 2017
Coventry South
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 1 December 2017
North Tyneside
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 4 December 2017
Worthing West
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 December 2017
Edinburgh West

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

Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 January 2018
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 December 2017
Carshalton and Wallington
Bruce, Fiona
Conservative
Signed on 11 December 2017
Congleton
Cadbury, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2018
Brentford and Isleworth
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2017
Blyth Valley
Charalambous, Bambos
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2018
Enfield, Southgate
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2017
West Lancashire
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2017
Bolton North East
Davey, Sir Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 December 2017
Kingston and Surbiton
Dodds, Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 20 December 2017
Belfast North
Donaldson, Sir Jeffrey M.
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 16 January 2018
Lagan Valley
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 21 December 2017
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Evans, Chris
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2017
Islwyn
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on 11 December 2017
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 December 2017
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2017
Newport West
Frith, James
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2018
Bury North
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2018
High Peak
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 January 2018
North Ayrshire and Arran
Gill, Preet Kaur
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2018
Birmingham, Edgbaston
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 31 January 2018
South Antrim
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 January 2018
Glasgow North
Grogan, John
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2017
Keighley
Harman, Ms Harriet
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2017
Camberwell and Peckham
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2018
Dulwich and West Norwood
Henderson, Gordon
Conservative
Signed on 11 December 2017
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 5 December 2017
North Down
Hoey, Kate
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2017
Vauxhall
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2018
Knowsley
Jenkin, Mr Bernard
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 2018
Harwich and North Essex
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 7 December 2017
Ceredigion
Lewis, Mr Ivan
Independent
Signed on 23 January 2018
Bury South
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 11 December 2017
Brighton, Pavilion
Lucas, Ian C.
Labour
Signed on 11 December 2017
Wrexham
Main, Mrs Anne
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2017
St Albans
Mann, John
Labour
Signed on 21 December 2017
Bassetlaw
Martin, Sandy
Labour
Signed on 19 January 2018
Ipswich
McCabe, Steve
Labour
Signed on 5 March 2018
Birmingham, Selly Oak
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 December 2017
Glasgow South
McDonald, Stuart C.
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 February 2018
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
McKinnell, Catherine
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2017
Newcastle upon Tyne North
McMorrin, Anna
Labour
Signed on 13 March 2018
Cardiff North
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 December 2017
Falkirk
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 December 2017
Oxford West and Abingdon
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2017
Easington
O'Mara, Jared
Independent
Signed on 11 December 2017
Sheffield, Hallam
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2018
Ynys Môn
Pearce, Teresa
Labour
Signed on 23 January 2018
Erith and Thamesmead
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on 18 December 2017
Hemel Hempstead
Pidcock, Laura
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2018
North West Durham
Rashid, Faisal
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2017
Warrington South
Reeves, Ellie
Labour
Signed on 14 December 2017
Lewisham West and Penge
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on 6 December 2017
St Helens South and Whiston
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 12 December 2017
Brighton, Kemptown
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 5 December 2017
Strangford
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 14 December 2017
Ealing, Southall
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 5 December 2017
Upper Bann
Slaughter, Andy
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2018
Hammersmith
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2017
Leeds North West
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 December 2017
Glasgow South West
Streeter, Mr Gary
Conservative
Signed on 11 December 2017
South West Devon
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2017
Blackley and Broughton
Tami, Mark
Labour
Signed on 12 December 2017
Alyn and Deeside
Twist, Liz
Labour
Signed on 12 December 2017
Blaydon
Vickers, Martin
Conservative
Signed on 18 April 2018
Cleethorpes
Walker, Thelma
Labour
Signed on 14 December 2017
Colne Valley
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2018
Central Ayrshire
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 19 December 2017
Arfon
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 21 December 2017
East Antrim
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 12 December 2017
Bedford

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.