That this House recognises the importance of World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March 2010; notes with concern the continued rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases globally, resulting in nearly 5,000 deaths a day and the increase of TB in the UK, particularly among vulnerable, marginalised populations; further notes that TB-HIV co-infection and TB drug resistance is fuelling the epidemic; and calls on the Government to ensure the maximum effectiveness is achieved through its efforts in the UK and overseas to combat this preventable and curable disease.

That this House recognises the importance of World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March 2010; notes with concern the continued rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases globally, resulting in nearly 5,000 deaths a day and the increase of TB in the UK, particularly among vulnerable, marginalised populations; further notes that TB-HIV co-infection...

That this House recognises that one in five of all cancers spread to the brain; notes that the number of children dying from a brain tumour in 2007 was 33 per cent. higher than in 2001; further notes that five-year survival rates for brain cancer are low relative to most other cancers; and calls for brain tumour research to receive greater cancer funding from Government than the 0.7 per cent. of all cancer funding that it currently receives.

That this House recognises that one in five of all cancers spread to the brain; notes that the number of children dying from a brain tumour in 2007 was 33 per cent. higher than in 2001; further notes that five-year survival rates for brain cancer are low relative to most...

That this House notes the forthcoming MS Awareness Week between 26 April and 2 May 2010; acknowledges that about 100,000 people throughout the UK are affected by the condition and that in some regions of the UK, such as the north coast of Northern Ireland, instances are among the highest throughout the country; and pays tribute to branches of the MS Society in Northern Ireland which have been lobbying elected representatives for more access to physiotherapy for people with multiple sclerosis given the benefits such treatment provides for sufferers.

That this House notes the forthcoming MS Awareness Week between 26 April and 2 May 2010; acknowledges that about 100,000 people throughout the UK are affected by the condition and that in some regions of the UK, such as the north coast of Northern Ireland, instances are among the highest...

That this House welcomes the Diabetes UK campaign Improving Lives; regrets that more than 2.5 million people in the UK have diabetes; further regrets that up to 500,000 people have Type 2 diabetes but do not know it; notes with concern that one person in the UK is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes and that by 2025 it is estimated that over four million people will have diabetes; acknowledges that diabetes is one of the biggest health challenges facing the UK today which, including the treatment of serious complications, costs the NHS 10 per cent. of its annual resources; and urges hon. Members seeking re-election in 2010 to support the Improving Lives campaign and the important issues it highlights.

That this House welcomes the Diabetes UK campaign Improving Lives; regrets that more than 2.5 million people in the UK have diabetes; further regrets that up to 500,000 people have Type 2 diabetes but do not know it; notes with concern that one person in the UK is diagnosed with...

That this House welcomes Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in March; notes with concern that only 38 per cent. of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK will survive five years; recognises that women who are diagnosed at an early stage with ovarian cancer have a 90 per cent. survival rate five years beyond diagnosis, as opposed to women diagnosed at a later stage with the disease where survival rates are much lower; further welcomes the all-party commitment to improve access to diagnostic tools for cancers, including ovarian cancer; further recognises proposals aimed at increasing prompter diagnosis of ovarian cancer; acknowledges the good work of Ovarian Cancer Action to improve women's chances of surviving ovarian cancer by funding research and raising awareness of the disease by giving a voice to women with ovarian cancer and their families; and calls on the Government to support Ovarian Cancer Action's Remember the Symptoms campaign to raise awareness among health professionals and women alike of the symptoms of ovarian cancer to increase earlier diagnosis of the disease and improve survival rates.

That this House welcomes Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in March; notes with concern that only 38 per cent. of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK will survive five years; recognises that women who are diagnosed at an early stage with ovarian cancer have a 90 per cent. survival...

That this House commends research undertaken by Cardiff University into the dangers of letting blood glucose levels drop too low in type 2 diabetes sufferers; notes the health problems associated with letting blood glucose go too high or too low; further notes that it is essential that even levels of blood glucose are maintained in type 2 diabetes sufferers; supports the call for diabetes sufferers to undertake regular check-ups to ensure the most appropriate treatment is provided, alongside a healthy diet and regular exercise; is concerned that more than 145,000 new cases of diabetes, mostly type 2, were diagnosed in the past year; urges the Government to investigate further the overall effect of intensification of glucose control with insulin therapy and its link to a heightened risk of death; and encourages the Government to provide guidelines on regular check-ups and advice on managing diabetes to sufferers and their practitioners.

That this House commends research undertaken by Cardiff University into the dangers of letting blood glucose levels drop too low in type 2 diabetes sufferers; notes the health problems associated with letting blood glucose go too high or too low; further notes that it is essential that even levels of...

That this House congratulates the MS Society on its campaign to uphold the rights of people living with multiple sclerosis, namely the right to quality health care including fair access to appropriate drugs and treatments, the right to personalised care and support, the right to wheelchairs and equipment to enable independent living and the right to support in and out of work, including support for carers; and commends the MS Society for its success in highlighting the impact of this unpredictable and incurable condition.

That this House congratulates the MS Society on its campaign to uphold the rights of people living with multiple sclerosis, namely the right to quality health care including fair access to appropriate drugs and treatments, the right to personalised care and support, the right to wheelchairs and equipment to enable...

That this House notes the publication of the National Lung Cancer Audit 2009 which identifies wide regional variations in the active treatment of lung cancer and patients' access to specialist lung cancer nurses; is concerned by the Audit's findings that only half of lung cancer patients are currently seen by a lung cancer specialist nurse and that only a quarter of patients have a nurse specialist present to give them support when receiving their diagnosis; welcomes the publication of the United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition's Lung Cancer Review, which benchmarks progress and makes recommendations for change across important aspects of lung cancer, including prevention and awareness, diagnosis and treatment, workforce capacity, data collection and research; and calls on the Government to work with the UK Lung Cancer Coalition and its members to help deliver the ambitious but achievable aim of doubling lung cancer survival in the UK.

That this House notes the publication of the National Lung Cancer Audit 2009 which identifies wide regional variations in the active treatment of lung cancer and patients' access to specialist lung cancer nurses; is concerned by the Audit's findings that only half of lung cancer patients are currently seen by...

That this House expresses concern that under 18 year olds are able to access easily unsupervised sunbed salons; further expresses strong concern that malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is increasing at an alarming rate across the UK; notes with concern that the International Agency for Research on Cancer has re-classified sunbeds into its highest cancer risk category alongside tobacco; further notes research commissioned by Cancer Research UK found that in 2008-09 six per cent. of 11 to 17 year olds have used sunbeds; further notes that the research also found that 50 per cent. of 15 to 17 year old girls in Liverpool and Sunderland have used a sunbed; recognises that 87 per cent. of the UK public believe under 18 year olds should not use sunbeds, with 90 per cent. supporting sunbed salons being staffed; welcomes the private Member's Sunbed (Regulation) Bill which would make it an offence for an operator to allow under-18s to use sunbeds; and calls on hon. Members of both Houses to support legislation to protect children from sunbeds.

That this House expresses concern that under 18 year olds are able to access easily unsupervised sunbed salons; further expresses strong concern that malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is increasing at an alarming rate across the UK; notes with concern that the International Agency for Research...

That this House most warmly welcomes the Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [Lords] with its provisions for the relief of privation for those afflicted and bereaved through treatment with contaminated NHS blood and blood products; and calls on the Government and hon. Members of all parties and of none to ensure this humane Bill's passage into law in this session of Parliament.

That this House most warmly welcomes the Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [Lords] with its provisions for the relief of privation for those afflicted and bereaved through treatment with contaminated NHS blood and blood products; and calls on the Government and hon. Members of all parties...

That this House notes with concern that a recent study into fructose by the University of California has revealed a link between high levels of fructose, a sweetener commonly found in children's products, and incidences of diabetes and weight gain; is concerned that there is an increase in children under 15 years with Type 1 diabetes across Europe from 94,000 in 2005 to a predicted 160,000 in 2020; states that 90 per cent. of people diagnosed with pre-diabetes are overweight or obese; and calls on the Government to increase its efforts to raise the public's awareness of diabetes in children, particularly the dangers of high levels of fructose, and how it can be prevented.

That this House notes with concern that a recent study into fructose by the University of California has revealed a link between high levels of fructose, a sweetener commonly found in children's products, and incidences of diabetes and weight gain; is concerned that there is an increase in children under...

That this House recognises that myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of blood disorders affecting approximately 10,000 people in the UK in which around one third of cases progress to acute leukaemia, and that more than 90 per cent. of patients are over the age of 50 when they are diagnosed; notes that there is a lack of awareness of MDS by the public, Parliament and non-specialist healthcare professionals; welcomes the work of the MDS UK Patient Support Group in raising the profile of the conditions and in providing support to patients; calls for continued progress to be made in the diagnosis and treatment of MDS patients across the UK to minimise regional inequality of access to essential, specialist treatment and care through the NHS; calls for clinically effective pharmaceutical interventions to be made available to patients; and recommends that updated national guidelines for treatment are developed.

That this House recognises that myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of blood disorders affecting approximately 10,000 people in the UK in which around one third of cases progress to acute leukaemia, and that more than 90 per cent. of patients are over the age of 50 when they are...

That this House accepts expert evidence that pleural plaques represent a change to the anatomy of the sufferer evidenced by the abnormal scarring caused by the permanent physical penetration of asbestos fibres; believes the Law Lords ruling that physiological damage as well as anatomical damage is necessary for an injury to constitute actionable damage is clearly inconsistent with other areas of personal injury; notes that many sufferers of the condition would receive compensation if the scarring was on the outside of the body; and calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to restore the status quo ante to allay the strong sense of injustice felt by sufferers who have sustained asbestos exposure through their employers' negligence and have been unable to proceed with a court action since the Law Lords decision of October 2007.

That this House accepts expert evidence that pleural plaques represent a change to the anatomy of the sufferer evidenced by the abnormal scarring caused by the permanent physical penetration of asbestos fibres; believes the Law Lords ruling that physiological damage as well as anatomical damage is necessary for an injury...

That this House endorses the call by the Motor Neurone Disease Association for a national strategy for motor neurone disease (MND) and believes that such a strategy would lead to enhanced cost-effectiveness and good practice; supports the implementation of the National Service Framework for Long-Term Neurological Conditions; is dismayed that no official national clinical guidance or approach exists in relation to MND; notes the extreme cruelty of motor neurone disease, which dramatically curtails lives and traps an often healthy mind in a failing and incapacitated body; and further believes that a national strategy is urgently needed in order to address the inequity of access to best practice in care for people with MND and to ensure as high a quality of life as possible and dignity in death.

That this House endorses the call by the Motor Neurone Disease Association for a national strategy for motor neurone disease (MND) and believes that such a strategy would lead to enhanced cost-effectiveness and good practice; supports the implementation of the National Service Framework for Long-Term Neurological Conditions; is dismayed that...

That this House notes that there are over half a million people in the United Kingdom with autism who, to varying degrees, struggle to make sense of the world; further notes that this can cause them considerable anxiety, particularly in understanding and relating to other people and taking part in family, work and social life; further notes with concern that autism is still relatively unknown and misunderstood which means that many of those affected get nothing like the level of help, support and understanding they need; and congratulates the National Autistic Society for working with people living with autism to overcome social isolation,encourage independence and livelife with confidence so they can enjoy the same opportunities that the rest of us take for granted.

That this House notes that there are over half a million people in the United Kingdom with autism who, to varying degrees, struggle to make sense of the world; further notes that this can cause them considerable anxiety, particularly in understanding and relating to other people and taking part in...

That this House notes the 171 deaths and confirmed cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) and the four currently surviving victims of the disease in the UK, including four through blood transfusion compared with three in total in the US; congratulates and welcomes the work of Christine Lord, following the tragic death of her son Andy from vCJD at the age of 24, in establishing a website, www.justiceforandy.com, and producing a BBC South documentary Who Killed My Son; asks the BBC to screen the documentary nationwide; further asks the Government to commission further research to establish common factors, such as school catering and vaccines among vCJD victims in South Hampshire as well as elsewhere in the country including the cases of two young men from Eastleigh near Southampton who died of vCJD within weeks of each other, and who had both received polio vaccines from the same batch; further notes the Written Answer from the Minister of State for Health on 11 March 2008, giving a vCJD sub-clinical prevalence estimate of up to one in 1,400 of the population; and further asks that the Government completes its evaluation of screening for prions in blood supply and other possible measures to protect the blood supply, in light of the conclusions reported in the 15th annual report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit, that blood transfusion is the most effective transmission route for vCJD.

That this House notes the 171 deaths and confirmed cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) and the four currently surviving victims of the disease in the UK, including four through blood transfusion compared with three in total in the US; congratulates and welcomes the work of Christine Lord, following the...

That this House accepts expert evidence that pleural plaques represent a change to the anatomy of the sufferer evidenced by the abnormal scarring caused by the permanent physical penetration of asbestos fibres; believes the Law Lords ruling that physiological damage as well as anatomical damage is necessary for an injury to constitute actionable damage is clearly inconsistent with other areas of personal injury; notes that many sufferers of the condition would receive compensation if the scarring was on the outside of the body; and calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to restore the status quo ante to allay the strong sense of injustice felt by sufferers who have sustained asbestos exposure through their employers' negligence and have been unable to proceed with a court action since the Law Lords decision of October 2007.

That this House accepts expert evidence that pleural plaques represent a change to the anatomy of the sufferer evidenced by the abnormal scarring caused by the permanent physical penetration of asbestos fibres; believes the Law Lords ruling that physiological damage as well as anatomical damage is necessary for an injury...

That this House is aware that asbestos victims around the country were affronted by the 2007 Law Lords' judgement that people suffering with pleural plaques should no longer be compensated; and notes that on 28 October 2009 there will be a combined Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, GMB Unite, Unison, TUC and Asbestos Groups' lobby of Parliament to urge the Secretary of State for Justice to restore the rights of victims to seek compensation in the courts.

That this House is aware that asbestos victims around the country were affronted by the 2007 Law Lords' judgement that people suffering with pleural plaques should no longer be compensated; and notes that on 28 October 2009 there will be a combined Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, GMB...

That this House notes that 20 October 2009 is World Osteoporosis Day; is concerned that three million people in the UK have osteoporosis and are at risk of painful and debilitating fractures; is alarmed that an average of 21 hip fracture-related deaths occur in each constituency every year; congratulates the National Osteoporosis Society on its continuing efforts to eradicate needless fragility fractures throughout the UK; calls for the universal implementation of the Government's Prevention Package for Older People throughout England; further notes that this advises local health and social care communities to establish comprehensive fracture liaison services on the basis that they are cost-neutral and effective in reducing future fractures; and calls for primary care trusts to review their falls and fracture services against those provided by other trusts within their region.

That this House notes that 20 October 2009 is World Osteoporosis Day; is concerned that three million people in the UK have osteoporosis and are at risk of painful and debilitating fractures; is alarmed that an average of 21 hip fracture-related deaths occur in each constituency every year; congratulates the...

That this House welcomes the extra ??10 million investment from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Natural Environment Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and the Scottish Government for research and investigation into the decline in British honey bee and other insect pollinator numbers; believes that the severity of the immediate health problems facing honey bees demands that a significant proportion of this funding is allocated straight away to tackle honey bee population decline; gives its full backing to the Sussex Plan for Honey Bee Health and Well-being, which aims to breed disease-resistant hygienic honey bees, decode dances to determine where worker honey bees are foraging, test and develop European and North American Varroa control methods under British conditions, and monitor hives for pathogens and other causes of mortality; and calls on the Government to give a proportion of this additional funding to research into honey bee health, such as the Sussex Plan to help determine what is harming honey bees and how best to maintain the health and well being of the UK's most important pollinating animal.

That this House welcomes the extra ??10 million investment from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Natural Environment Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and the Scottish Government for research and investigation into the decline in British honey bee and...