That this House welcomes NICE's consultation with patients and their representatives on whether to review its clinical guidelines on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (CG53); notes that myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a serious, debilitating, chronic health condition affecting about 250,000 people in the UK, and is concerned that about half of the patients asked in a number of surveys reported adverse effects on their health from Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) which is recommended by NICE; notes recent biomedical research indicating an abnormal physiological response to exercise in ME patients, and that the US Centre for Disease Control no longer recommends GET for ME; notes also the unanimous call from consultation stakeholders, and a petition of 15,180 patients, for NICE to update its guidelines on ME; and urges NICE to review CG53 and to consider patient experience and recent international scientific evidence in its assessment of the merits of GET for treating ME.

That this House welcomes NICE's consultation with patients and their representatives on whether to review its clinical guidelines on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (CG53); notes that myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a serious, debilitating, chronic health condition affecting about 250,000 people in the UK, and is concerned that about half of the...

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 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 supports the film Vanishing of the Bees distributed by the Co-operative and publicising the dangers facing a ??10 billion industry and a key species; further supports the Co-operative's Plan Bee campaign to raise awareness of the dramatic demise of bees and the various disorders and diseases threatening honeybee hives; notes that although in the UK bees contribute ??165 million a year to the economy, this is only a small part of their contribution to sustaining the country's way of life and the way the planet functions, including their crucial role in pollinating some 90 commercial crops worldwide; further notes that the British Beekeepers' Association survey revealed that 30 per cent. of the UK's 240,000 honeybee hives were lost in the winter and spring of 2008 compared to normal yearly losses of around five to 10 per cent.; welcomes the Co-operative's pledge of ??150,000 for research into the causes behind the decline of the honeybee and its 10-point plan on prohibiting the use of a group of eight pesticides on own-brand fresh produce, trialling a wildflower seed mix to attract honeybees and raising awareness of the plight of the UK honeybee; welcomes the Government's efforts to tackle the problems; and calls on the Government to redouble those efforts.

That this House supports the film Vanishing of the Bees distributed by the Co-operative and publicising the dangers facing a ??10 billion industry and a key species; further supports the Co-operative's Plan Bee campaign to raise awareness of the dramatic demise of bees and the various disorders and diseases threatening...

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...

That this House notes with concern that globally most children who need treatment for HIV are not receiving it; further notes that there is a lack of appropriate HIV treatments for children and that the number of adults who have become resistant to basic HIV treatment and require more expensive medicines is increasing; recognises that the price of medicines and patents are closely linked; commends the Government's financial backing for UNITAID, the international drugs purchasing facility, and its support for the establishment of a patent pool; and calls on pharmaceutical companies to show their commitment to access to medicines for the world's poorest people by signing up to the UNITAID patent pool.

That this House notes with concern that globally most children who need treatment for HIV are not receiving it; further notes that there is a lack of appropriate HIV treatments for children and that the number of adults who have become resistant to basic HIV treatment and require more expensive...

That this House recognises that patients with pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, muscular dystrophy and other conditions require supplemental oxygen when travelling by air; is dismayed that the vast majority of airlines operating in the UK currently charge passengers requiring supplemental oxygen on flights; applauds the work of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, the British Lung Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign to end the unfair financial impact of what is effectively a tax on the disabled; calls on all airlines flying from or through UK airports to allow passengers requiring in-flight supplemental oxygen to either bring personal oxygen equipment on board and use it, subject to necessary security checks, or to have supplemental oxygen provided for them by the airline, in both cases without charge; welcomes the recent decision by British Airways, Emirates and Cathay Pacific to drop all charges; notes that as of 1 May 2009 airlines in the United States of America will have to allow passengers requiring supplemental oxygen to be able to use their own portable oxygen concentrator free of charge; and urges all airlines operating in the UK to follow suit.

That this House recognises that patients with pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, muscular dystrophy and other conditions require supplemental oxygen when travelling by air; is dismayed that the vast majority of airlines operating in the UK currently charge passengers requiring supplemental oxygen on flights; applauds the work of the...

That this House celebrates the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Parkinson's Disease Society; applauds the all-round support the society gives to the 120,000 people living with Parkinson's disease in the UK and in particular its contribution to advances in Parkinson's disease research; congratulates the society on the commitment of over 40 million of charitable funding into research to date, which has contributed to major breakthroughs such as the discovery of two of the genes associated with inherited Parkinson's disease and the development of highly effective drug treatments for Parkinson's disease; commends the society on opening one of the first Parkinson's disease-dedicated brain banks in the world which provides vital clues in understanding what goes wrong when nerve cells in the brain die; wholeheartedly supports its vision of continuing to fund research until the discovery of a cure for Parkinson's disease; and calls on the Government to continue its support for voluntary sector research grants through funds such as the Charity Research Support Fund.

That this House celebrates the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Parkinson's Disease Society; applauds the all-round support the society gives to the 120,000 people living with Parkinson's disease in the UK and in particular its contribution to advances in Parkinson's disease research; congratulates the society on the commitment...

That this House acknowledges the second Pan-European Rare Disease Day on 28 February 2009, which successfully highlights rare diseases and the challenges faced by patients, carers, healthcare professionals and policy makers, working to ensure the highest quality of services and available treatments are accessible to often isolated and vulnerable people; notes that there are over 6,000 rare conditions identified, affecting more than 3.5 million people in the UK; further notes that 75 per cent. of those with a rare condition are children and 30 per cent. die before the age of five years; welcomes the newly-established campaign Rare Disease UK; and urges the Government to move forward with the European Commission's Communciation to create a National Plan for rare diseases.

That this House acknowledges the second Pan-European Rare Disease Day on 28 February 2009, which successfully highlights rare diseases and the challenges faced by patients, carers, healthcare professionals and policy makers, working to ensure the highest quality of services and available treatments are accessible to often isolated and vulnerable people;...

That this House notes that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer and that more than 36,500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year; recognises that early detection and effective treatment of bowel cancer could save 90 per cent. of those people diagnosed; congratulates Beating Bowel Cancer on its Be Loud! Be Clear! campaign and the charity's 10th anniversary; further recognises its ongoing crucial work to improve disease awareness, as well as to support bowel cancer patients and their families; welcomes the publication of the charity's report, Turn up the Noise on Bowel Cancer, which highlights Government progress towards meeting the charity's Bowel Cancer Challenge for improving bowel cancer services by 2012; and calls on the Government to work with the charity to continue to improve public awareness, extend the bowel cancer screening programme and monitor uptake, ensure that clinically effective treatments are available at the right time and in the right setting for all patients, and recognise the value in prolonging quality of life for bowel cancer patients and their families.

That this House notes that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer and that more than 36,500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year; recognises that early detection and effective treatment of bowel cancer could save 90 per cent. of those people diagnosed; congratulates Beating Bowel Cancer...

That this House notes the Epilepsy Action survey of January 2009; agrees that it is time for change for people with epilepsy; recognises that the majority of primary care trusts and acute trusts in England are failing to meet National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines of 2004 for adults and children with epilepsy; congratulates Epilepsy Action for highlighting these issues in its campaign Epilepsy in England: time for change; believes that all health commissioners should carry out a review of their implementation of the NICE epilepsy guidelines and develop plans to ensure these are met; and calls on the Government to take a lead in driving improvements in epilepsy service provision and appoint a national clinical director to review service provision in England and lead change.

That this House notes the Epilepsy Action survey of January 2009; agrees that it is time for change for people with epilepsy; recognises that the majority of primary care trusts and acute trusts in England are failing to meet National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines of 2004...

That this House notes that the increasing prevalence of viral hepatitis, alcohol misuse and obesity is increasing the incidence of, and mortality from, liver disease; further notes that liver disease is the fifth most common cause of death in the UK with over 14,000 people dying from liver disease every year and is the only one of the top five killer diseases still increasing; believes that tackling liver disease, through improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment should be made a health service priority; welcomes the publication of the All-Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group's report, Divided Nations: Tackling the hepatitis C challenge across the UK; expresses concern at the report's findings that the Hepatitis C Action Plan for England has been poorly implemented; calls for urgent action to tackle the weaknesses of the Action Plan; and urges the Government to commit to developing a liver strategy and appoint a national clinical director for liver services to co-ordinate this vital work.

That this House notes that the increasing prevalence of viral hepatitis, alcohol misuse and obesity is increasing the incidence of, and mortality from, liver disease; further notes that liver disease is the fifth most common cause of death in the UK with over 14,000 people dying from liver disease every...

That this House congratulates the 225 children who came to Westminster on 18 November 2008 to mark World Diabetes Day and to inform hon. Members about their experiences of living with diabetes; welcomes the Diabetes UK report Making All Children Matter which calls for the 20,000 children in the UK who have Type 1 diabetes to receive appropriate support in managing their condition at school; is concerned that the UK has the lowest percentage of children attaining good diabetes control in Europe, with 83 per cent. failing to achieve recommended blood glucose levels; is further concerned that many children are still not getting the support they need in school to administer their medication and are still having to rely on parents visiting the school because the school cannot or will not provide the necessary assistance; and calls on the Government to ensure that local authorities, primary care trusts and schools take immediate steps to make this assistance available so that all children with diabetes are supported to play a full part in school life.

That this House congratulates the 225 children who came to Westminster on 18 November 2008 to mark World Diabetes Day and to inform hon. Members about their experiences of living with diabetes; welcomes the Diabetes UK report Making All Children Matter which calls for the 20,000 children in the UK...

That this House notes the remarkable work of University College Hospital, London and other UK hospitals in developing photo dynamic therapy for the treatment of a range of cancers and other conditions; further notes that the treatment is much less invasive and less traumatic for the patient compared to surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, that evidence points to impressive survival rates and that treatment is highly cost-effective; nevertheless notes that photo dynamic therapy is only available in a very small number of NHS hospitals, and that availability is falling; further notes that the Richards' Cancer Review recommended a systematic review of photo dynamic therapy with a view to promoting and extending the use of the therapy across the NHS; expresses regret that progress on this review appears to be moving very slowly; and calls on the Government to take urgent steps to develop the potential for this therapy in the NHS.

That this House notes the remarkable work of University College Hospital, London and other UK hospitals in developing photo dynamic therapy for the treatment of a range of cancers and other conditions; further notes that the treatment is much less invasive and less traumatic for the patient compared to surgery,...

That this House applauds the vital work of specialist lung cancer nurses in caring for patients with lung cancer, providing families with the information and support that they need and sharing their expert knowledge; notes that lung cancer remains the UK's largest killer cancer, resulting in more than 33,500 deaths every year; further notes with concern that on average there is one lung cancer nurse in England for every 132 lung cancer patients, compared to one breast cancer nurse for every 82 breast cancer patients, and that many thousands of lung cancer patients do not have access to a specialist nurse at all; supports the United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC)'s campaign to double lung cancer survival; welcomes the voices of the UKLCC and the National Forum for Lung Cancer Nurses in calling for equal and improved access to lung cancer services across the country, including access to a specialist lung cancer nurse for every patient; and calls on the Government to take action to deliver access to a lung cancer specialist nurse for every patient as recommended in the Department of Health's Cancer Reform Strategy and NICE's Improving Outcomes Guidance.

That this House applauds the vital work of specialist lung cancer nurses in caring for patients with lung cancer, providing families with the information and support that they need and sharing their expert knowledge; notes that lung cancer remains the UK's largest killer cancer, resulting in more than 33,500 deaths...

That this House is concerned by the dramatic rise in obesity and diet-related disease across the UK; recognises a major contributing factor to be excessive consumption of foods high in fat, sugar and salt; acknowledges the need for simple front of pack labelling with information about the levels of fat, sugar and salt in foods to enable consumers to make healthier choices; welcomes the Food Standards Agency's current evaluation of all front of pack labelling schemes to identify which system performs best to give consumers the information they need; and calls on food retailers and manufacturers to end the confusion caused by the proliferation of different schemes and to commit to adopting whichever single labelling approach is found by the Food Standards Agency to perform best for consumers.

That this House is concerned by the dramatic rise in obesity and diet-related disease across the UK; recognises a major contributing factor to be excessive consumption of foods high in fat, sugar and salt; acknowledges the need for simple front of pack labelling with information about the levels of fat,...

That this House calls on the Government to develop a National Service Framework for asthma; urges it to improve standards of care and treatment for the 4.5 million people with asthma in England; notes that caring for people who experience an asthma attack costs over three and a half times more than for those whose asthma is well-managed; and is concerned by Asthma UK's research showing that 69 per cent. of people with asthma do not have their symptoms under control and their recent Wish you were here? report, highlighting that children in the primary care trust (PCT) area with the highest emergency admissions ratio are eight times as likely to be admitted to hospital for asthma as children in the PCT with the lowest admissions ratio.

That this House calls on the Government to develop a National Service Framework for asthma; urges it to improve standards of care and treatment for the 4.5 million people with asthma in England; notes that caring for people who experience an asthma attack costs over three and a half times...

That this House marks World Osteoporosis Day on 20th October 2008; welcomes the publication by the National Osteoporosis Society of Your Bones and Osteoporosis: What Every Man, Woman and Child Should Know, a major report that shows almost half of 18 to 24 year olds do not know that there are steps they can take to keep their bones healthy, with more than half unaware that exercise can help to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and one in three unaware about the positive role that diet can play; notes that these are alarming statistics in view of the fact that the teens and early twenties are the most important time in terms of taking action to prevent osteoporosis in later life; and supports the recommendations in the report, including taking nationwide measures to improve the public's knowledge of bone health across all ages including that of school age children through the teaching of bone health within the classroom.

That this House marks World Osteoporosis Day on 20th October 2008; welcomes the publication by the National Osteoporosis Society of Your Bones and Osteoporosis: What Every Man, Woman and Child Should Know, a major report that shows almost half of 18 to 24 year olds do not know that there...

That this House believes that the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, which aims to reduce the number of women who develop invasive cervical cancer and the number of women who die from it, should review its current policy of only screening women over the age of 25 years; and considers that the programme should examine the figures for cervical cancer incidences in women under 25 years and offer routine cervical screening to women under 25 years if such figures could be reduced by routine screening.

That this House believes that the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, which aims to reduce the number of women who develop invasive cervical cancer and the number of women who die from it, should review its current policy of only screening women over the age of 25 years; and considers that...