Early Day Motions

AGE UK'S PAINFUL JOURNEYS CAMPAIGN

EDM (Early Day Motion) 699: tabled on 18 December 2017

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 26 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House welcomes Age UK's Painful Journeys campaign that is designed to raise awareness of older people's journeys to hospital appointments; is concerned that many older people have to make such painful journeys; regrets that whether or not an elderly person has to make such a journey is decided by postcode lottery; is proud to support such a campaign; and calls for hospital travel times to be considered when organising appointments and where treatment centres are.

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.

Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 18 December 2017
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Primary
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 18 December 2017
East Londonderry
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 18 December 2017
Worthing West
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 19 December 2017
Belfast East
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2017
St Helens South and Whiston
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2017
Coventry South

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

Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 7 February 2018
Bolton North East
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on 2 February 2018
Newcastle-under-Lyme
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 15 January 2018
High Peak
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 21 December 2017
North Tyneside
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2018
Jarrow
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 20 December 2017
North Down
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2018
Hartlepool
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 December 2017
Edinburgh West
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 January 2018
Dundee West
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2017
Glasgow East
Lloyd, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 January 2018
Eastbourne
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 20 December 2017
Brighton, Pavilion
Martin, Sandy
Labour
Signed on 19 January 2018
Ipswich
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2018
Gateshead
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 December 2017
Oxford West and Abingdon
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2018
Easington
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2017
Brighton, Kemptown
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 19 December 2017
Strangford
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 20 December 2017
Upper Bann
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 15 January 2018
Leicester East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.