Free Prescriptions For The Chronically Ill (EDM1058)

Free Prescriptions For The Chronically Ill

EDM number 1058 in 2002-03, proposed by Paul Marsden on 10/04/2003.

That this House welcomes the acceptance of the Liberal Democrats' proposals in the Welsh Assembly for free prescriptions for the chronically ill; notes that the regulations specifying conditions that qualify for exemption have not changed since 1968 and that the Wanless Report described the current situation as 'not logical, nor rooted in the principles of the NHS'; further notes that the Government, in opposition, said that 'we will seek to provide free medication as part of ongoing or long-term requirements' but that they have failed to do so; and urges the Secretary of State for Health to scrap prescription charges for the chronically ill in England which are a serious barrier to health care, particularly for those suffering from chronic conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Paul Marsden	10/04/2003	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
David Rendel	10/04/2003	Newbury	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	10/04/2003	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	10/04/2003	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Steve Webb	10/04/2003	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Tyler	10/04/2003	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Beith	10/04/2003	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Barrett	10/04/2003	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Green	10/04/2003	Ludlow	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	10/04/2003	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	10/04/2003	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Foster	10/04/2003	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward Davey	10/04/2003	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Cotter	10/04/2003	Weston-Super-Mare	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	10/04/2003	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Patsy Calton	10/04/2003	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	10/04/2003	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	10/04/2003	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Moore	10/04/2003	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Keetch	10/04/2003	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	10/04/2003	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Holmes	10/04/2003	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	10/04/2003	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Evan Harris	10/04/2003	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Russell	10/04/2003	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	14/04/2003	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sue Doughty	28/04/2003	Guildford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Breed	29/04/2003	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Jones	22/05/2003	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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