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Liver cancer

EDM (Early Day Motion) 537: tabled on 07 November 2022

Tabled in the 2022-23 session.

This motion has been signed by 28 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes that liver cancer is one of the less survivable cancers with mortality rates rising by 40 per cent over the last decade; recognises that only 13 per cent of liver cancer patients survive for five years after diagnosis; further notes that the number of people dying from liver cancer is increasing the fastest out of the 20 most common forms of cancer; encourages the Government to commit to improving earlier diagnosis and outcomes for liver cancer and the less survivable cancers in the upcoming 10-Year Cancer Plan; supports the recent launch of Liver Cancer UK by the British Liver Trust; and welcomes the efforts of the Less Survivable Cancer Taskforce to close the deadly cancer gap.

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.

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

Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 8 November 2022
Wansbeck
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 November 2022
Strangford
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on 8 November 2022
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2022
Liverpool, Walton
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2022
Poplar and Limehouse
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2022
Leeds East
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 9 November 2022
South Antrim
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 November 2022
Edinburgh West
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 November 2022
Motherwell and Wishaw
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 14 November 2022
York Central
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 14 November 2022
Arfon
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 14 November 2022
Nottingham East
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 November 2022
East Renfrewshire
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 15 November 2022
Ceredigion
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 16 November 2022
Liverpool, Riverside
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 November 2022
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 18 November 2022
East Antrim
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 21 November 2022
Hayes and Harlington
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 9 January 2023
Harrow East
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 12 January 2023
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 20 March 2023
Liverpool, West Derby
Green, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 April 2023
Chesham and Amersham

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.