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MYELOGRAPHY AND ARACHNOIDITIS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1490: tabled on 01 March 1993

Tabled in the 1992-93 session.

This motion has been signed by 130 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 draws to the attention of the Secretary of State for Health the permanent suffering and disabled lives of NHS patients whose spinal investigations were carried out through myelography, a technique by which a chemical dye is injected into the spine as a contrast medium for X-rays; notes that many of these patients subsequently developed arachnoiditis, a degenerative and progressive disorder involving scarring and inflammation within the spine; expresses the gravest concern that myelography is still widely used within the NHS for spinal examinations and that patients are not given adequate warnings about dangers of post-myelography arachnoiditis; notes that Glaxo, manufacturers of Myodil, an oil-based dye formerly used in myelography, are now the subject of one of the largest litigations for personal injury in medico-legal history; further notes with increasing concern the growing body of medical evidence that suggests that safer water-based dyes currently in widespread use present similar dangers; requests the Secretary of State for Health to undertake as a matter of urgency a complete review of all invasive spinal procedures, particularly myelography, to take all steps necessary to ensure that sufficient funding is made available so as to ensure that modern, non-invasive techniques of magnetic resonance imaging - the MRI scan - are available to all; and believes that the work of chronic pain management programmes such as that at St. Thomas' Hospital in London should be expanded to help all sufferers come to terms with the consequences of unrelenting pain.

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.

Anderson, Janet
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Rossendale and Darwen
Ashton, Mr Joe
Labour
Signed on 30 March 1993
Bassetlaw
Atkinson, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 21 April 1993
Bournemouth East
Austin-Walker, John
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Woolwich
Barnes, Mr Harry
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
North East Derbyshire
Battle, John
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Leeds West
Bayley, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 4 May 1993
York
Benton, Mr Joe
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Bootle
Berry, Dr Roger
Labour
Signed on 18 March 1993
Kingswood
Body, Sir Richard
Conservative
Signed on 20 April 1993
Holland with Boston
Boyce, Jimmy
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1993
Rotherham
Boyson, Sir Rhodes
Conservative
Signed on 15 April 1993
Brent North
Bradley, Mr Keith
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Manchester, Withington
Campbell, Sir Menzies
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 23 March 1993
North East Fife
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Blyth Valley
Campbell-Savours, Mr Dale
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Workington
Carlile, Alex
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 March 1993
Montgomery
Churchill, Winston
Conservative
Signed on 21 April 1993
Davyhulme
Clapham, Mr Michael
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Barnsley West and Penistone
Cohen, Harry
Labour
Signed on 26 April 1993
Leyton
Colvin, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 1 April 1993
Romsey and Waterside
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Falkirk East
Cook, Frank
Labour
Signed on 23 March 1993
Stockton North
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Islington North
Cormack, Sir Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 28 April 1993
South Staffordshire
Corston, Jean
Labour
Signed on 8 March 1993
Bristol East
Cousins, Jim
Labour
Signed on 16 March 1993
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Cox, Tom
Labour
Signed on 5 March 1993
Tooting
Cummings, John
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Easington
Cunliffe, Mr Lawrence
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Leigh
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 22 March 1993
Coventry South East
Dafis, Cynog
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 March 1993
Ceredigion and Pembroke North
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Glasgow, Govan
Davis, Mr Terry
Labour
Signed on 17 March 1993
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Denham, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Southampton, Itchen
Dickens, Geoffrey
Conservative
Signed on 16 March 1993
Littleborough and Saddleworth
Dowd, Jim
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Lewisham West
Dunnachie, Jimmy
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Glasgow, Pollok
Enright, Derek
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Hemsworth
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Sunderland North
Evans, John
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
St Helens North
Evans, Mr Roger
Conservative
Signed on 26 May 1993
Monmouth
Faulds, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 18 March 1993
Warley East
Field, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 7 May 1993
Birkenhead
Foster, Mr Don
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 18 March 1993
Bath
Foulkes, George
Labour
Signed on 22 March 1993
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Ilford South
Godman, Dr Norman
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Greenock and Port Glasgow
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1993
Birmingham, Small Heath
Golding, Mrs Llin
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Grant, Bernie
Labour
Signed on 25 March 1993
Tottenham
Griffiths, Nigel
Labour
Signed on 9 March 1993
Edinburgh South
Griffiths, Mr Win
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Bridgend
Grocott, Mr Bruce
Labour
Signed on 16 March 1993
The Wrekin
Gunnell, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Morley and Leeds South
Hall, Mr Mike
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Warrington South
Hanson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 12 March 1993
Delyn
Hardy, Peter
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Wentworth
Heppell, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 9 March 1993
Nottingham East
Hood, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 29 April 1993
Clydesdale
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 1 July 1993
Knowsley North
Hoyle, Doug
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Warrington North
Hughes, Mr Kevin
Labour
Signed on 11 March 1993
Doncaster North
Hughes, Roy
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Newport East
Hughes, Simon
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 June 1993
Southwark and Bermondsey
Illsley, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Barnsley Central
Ingram, Mr Adam
Labour
Signed on 29 April 1993
East Kilbride
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Hampstead and Highgate
Jackson, Helen
Labour
Signed on 24 March 1993
Sheffield, Hillsborough
Janner, Greville
Labour
Signed on 10 March 1993
Leicester West
Johnston, Sir Russell
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 March 1993
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber
Jones, Lynne
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Jones, Mr Martyn
Labour
Signed on 9 March 1993
Clwyd South West
Jones, Mr Nigel
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 March 1993
Cheltenham
Kennedy, Mr Charles
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 23 March 1993
Ross, Cromarty and Skye
Kennedy, Jane
Labour
Signed on 16 June 1993
Liverpool, Broadgreen
Kinnock, Neil
Labour
Signed on 16 March 1993
Islwyn
Kirkwood, Sir Archy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 June 1993
Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Lewis, Mr Terry
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Worsley
Livingstone, Mr Ken
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Brent East
Loyden, Eddie
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Liverpool, Garston
Lynne, Liz
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 March 1993
Rochdale
MacDonald, Dr Calum
Labour
Signed on 15 April 1993
Western Isles
Mackinlay, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 14 April 1993
Thurrock
McAllion, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Dundee East
McKelvey, William
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
McMaster, Gordon
Labour
Signed on 11 May 1993
Paisley South
Michie, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Sheffield, Heeley
Michie, Mrs Ray
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 April 1993
Argyll and Bute
Milburn, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Darlington
Morris, Estelle
Labour
Signed on 15 April 1993
Birmingham, Yardley
Mullin, Mr Chris
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Sunderland South
Murphy, Mr Paul
Labour
Signed on 19 April 1993
Torfaen
O'Brien, Mr Mike
Labour
Signed on 16 March 1993
North Warwickshire
O'Brien, Sir Bill
Labour
Signed on 25 March 1993
Normanton
O'Hara, Mr Edward
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Knowsley South
Olner, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 15 April 1993
Nuneaton
Pendry, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 18 March 1993
Stalybridge and Hyde
Pickthall, Mr Colin
Labour
Signed on 8 March 1993
West Lancashire
Pope, Mr Greg
Labour
Signed on 31 March 1993
Hyndburn
Prentice, Bridget
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
Lewisham East
Prentice, Mr Gordon
Labour
Signed on 15 April 1993
Pendle
Primarolo, Dawn
Labour
Signed on 11 March 1993
Bristol South
Redmond, Martin
Labour
Signed on 15 April 1993
Don Valley
Richardson, Jo
Labour
Signed on 26 March 1993
Barking
Roche, Mrs Barbara
Labour
Signed on 11 March 1993
Hornsey and Wood Green
Rogers, Mr Allan
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Rhondda
Ross, Mr Ernie
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Dundee West
Sedgemore, Mr Brian
Labour
Signed on 23 March 1993
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Simpson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Nottingham South
Smith, Llew
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1993
Blaenau Gwent
Smyth, The Rev Martin
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 1 March 1993
South Belfast
Steinberg, Mr Gerry
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1993
City of Durham
Taylor, Matthew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 March 1993
Truro
Taylor, Sir Teddy
Conservative
Signed on 16 March 1993
Southend East
Thompson, Jack
Labour
Signed on 16 March 1993
Wansbeck
Tipping, Paddy
Labour
Signed on 12 March 1993
Sherwood
Turner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Wolverhampton South East
Tyler, Mr Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 April 1993
North Cornwall
Walker, Sir Harold
Labour
Signed on 11 March 1993
Doncaster Central
Watson, Mike
Labour
Signed on 8 March 1993
Glasgow Central
Williams, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1993
Swansea West
Wise, Mrs Audrey
Labour
Signed on 8 March 1993
Preston
Worthington, Tony
Labour
Signed on 28 April 1993
Clydebank and Milngavie

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.