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Spina Bifida

EDM number 359 in 1997-98, proposed by Christine Russell on 28/10/1997.

That this House notes that the UK has a high incidence of spina bifida pregnancies, and urges Her Majesty's Government to follow the example of the United States in legislating to require the fortification of flour with folic acid, a safe and cheaply available vitamin which can prevent 75 per cent of spina bifida pregnancies, that the important research on this subject was completed in 1991 by the UK's Medical Research Council, and that measures should now be taken here to fortify flour in the interests of less privileged members of society, in preventing severe disability and the need for many elective terminations of pregnancy which are distressing for the parents and expensive for the NHS.

This motion has been signed by a total of 119 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Christine Russell28/10/1997Chester, City ofLabourProposed
Lindsay Hoyle28/10/1997ChorleyLabourSigned
Simon Hughes28/10/1997North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Iddon28/10/1997Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Helen Jones28/10/1997Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Hazel Blears28/10/1997SalfordLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley28/10/1997Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Martin Smyth29/10/1997Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Lynne Jones29/10/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe29/10/1997LeighLabourSigned
Terry Davis29/10/1997Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin29/10/1997Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Norman Godman29/10/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Desmond Turner29/10/1997Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar30/10/1997Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone30/10/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
Joe Benton30/10/1997BootleLabourSigned
Rudi Vis30/10/1997Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt30/10/1997Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Barry Jones03/11/1997Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Paul Goggins03/11/1997Wythenshawe & Sale EastLabourSigned
John McDonnell04/11/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Peter Brand04/11/1997Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge04/11/1997Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Ruane05/11/1997Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins05/11/1997Luton NorthLabourSigned
Paul Burstow05/11/1997Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Roy Beggs05/11/1997East AntrimUUPSigned
Nigel Jones06/11/1997CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn06/11/1997Newport WestLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell06/11/1997Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Barnes07/11/1997North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Robert McCartney10/11/1997North DownUKUPSigned
Dennis Skinner14/11/1997BolsoverLabourSigned
Martin Linton17/11/1997BatterseaLabourSigned
Tom Brake17/11/1997Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington17/11/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Nick Palmer19/11/1997BroxtoweLabourSigned
Ruth Kelly19/11/1997Bolton WestLabourSigned
Mike Wood20/11/1997Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Claire Curtis-Thomas21/11/1997CrosbyLabourSigned
Linda Perham24/11/1997Ilford NorthLabourSigned
David Rendel24/11/1997NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell24/11/1997ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Levitt24/11/1997High PeakLabourSigned
Tom Cox24/11/1997TootingLabourSigned
Janet Dean24/11/1997BurtonLabourSigned
Gerry Bermingham24/11/1997St Helens SouthLabourSigned
Debra Shipley25/11/1997StourbridgeLabourSigned
Bill Olner25/11/1997NuneatonLabourSigned
Frank Cook25/11/1997Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham25/11/1997Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Barbara Follett25/11/1997StevenageLabourSigned
Joe Ashton25/11/1997BassetlawLabourSigned
Jackie Ballard25/11/1997TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Stinchcombe25/11/1997WellingboroughLabourSigned
Paul Tyler25/11/1997North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
John Wilkinson25/11/1997Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Betty Williams25/11/1997ConwyLabourSigned
Rosie Winterton25/11/1997Doncaster CentralLabourSigned
Joan Ryan26/11/1997Enfield NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson26/11/1997Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Richard Livsey26/11/1997Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Laura Moffatt26/11/1997CrawleyLabourSigned
Tony Colman26/11/1997PutneyLabourSigned
Huw Edwards26/11/1997MonmouthLabourSigned
John Gunnell26/11/1997Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Mike Hancock26/11/1997Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Harold Best26/11/1997Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Matthew Taylor26/11/1997Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Jackie Lawrence27/11/1997Preseli PembrokeshireLabourSigned
John McWilliam27/11/1997BlaydonLabourSigned
Bill Michie27/11/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Diana Organ27/11/1997Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Ian Paisley27/11/1997North AntrimDUPSigned
Ann Cryer27/11/1997KeighleyLabourSigned
Ian Davidson27/11/1997Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Graham Stringer27/11/1997Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
John Swinney27/11/1997North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Robert Wareing27/11/1997Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
William Ross28/11/1997East LondonderryUUPSigned
Barry Sheerman28/11/1997HuddersfieldLabour Co-operativeSigned
Helen Southworth28/11/1997Warrington SouthLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden28/11/1997Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Valerie Davey28/11/1997Bristol WestLabourSigned
Alan Keen01/12/1997Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Borrow01/12/1997South RibbleLabourSigned
Phil Willis01/12/1997Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Salter02/12/1997Reading WestLabourSigned
Jacqui Smith02/12/1997RedditchLabourSigned
Siobhain McDonagh02/12/1997Mitcham & MordenLabourSigned
Eric Clarke02/12/1997MidlothianLabourSigned
Roseanna Cunningham02/12/1997PerthScottish National PartySigned
Jane Griffiths02/12/1997Reading EastLabourSigned
Andy King03/12/1997Rugby & KenilworthLabourSigned
Martin Caton03/12/1997GowerLabourSigned
Michael Colvin03/12/1997RomseyConservativeSigned
Nick Harvey05/12/1997North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Oona King08/12/1997Bethnal Green & BowLabourSigned
David Amess08/12/1997Southend WestConservativeSigned
Martin O'Neill09/12/1997OchilLabourSigned
Harry Cohen09/12/1997Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell10/12/1997Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Donald Gorrie10/12/1997Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Eddie McGrady11/12/1997South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Julia Drown12/12/1997South SwindonLabourSigned
Ivan Lewis15/12/1997Bury SouthLabourSigned
Ken Maginnis17/12/1997Fermanagh & South TyroneUUPSigned
Dafydd Wigley22/12/1997CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Mohammad Sarwar12/01/1998Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Alice Mahon12/01/1998HalifaxLabourSigned
Marsha Singh14/01/1998Bradford WestLabourSigned
Diane Abbott15/01/1998Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Allan Rogers19/01/1998RhonddaLabourSigned
Ian Stewart21/01/1998EcclesLabourSigned
Martyn Jones09/02/1998Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Calum MacdonaldUnknownWithdrawn
Alan MealeUnknownWithdrawn
Patricia HewittUnknownWithdrawn

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