Tuberculosis Testing (EDM1346)

Tuberculosis Testing

EDM number 1346 in 2005-06, proposed by Ian Gibson on 11/01/2006.

That this House notes with concern that the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in the United Kingdom has risen by 33 per cent.; further notes that the tuberculin skin test for latent TB infection was developed 115 years ago and is inaccurate in up to 50 per cent. of cases; observes that the new T-SPOT blood test for TB delivers a 96.3 per cent. sensitivity rate, reducing missed TB cases, morbidity and higher costs of treating subsequent disease; further observes that the T-SPOT blood test requires only one visit to hospital, avoiding gaps in detection and treatment as a result of up to one-third of patients failing to attend the second visit required for skin testing; further notes that the Government's 2004 TB Action Plan identifies accurate diagnosis using technological advances as one of the key priorities for the control of TB; further observes that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) appears in its draft guidance on TB testing to have reflected neither the potential savings of Â£7,000 for every additional case of TB averted through use of the blood test, nor the improved quality of life of patients; further observes that the alternative Mantoux skin test being considered would require substantial retraining of healthcare personnel and is unlicensed for use in the United Kingdom; and calls upon the Department of Health and NICE to review current testing policy and promote greater adoption of the T-SPOT blood test as the most effective procedure.

This motion has been signed by a total of 97 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Ian Gibson	11/01/2006	Norwich North	Labour	Proposed
Andrew Dismore	12/01/2006	Hendon	Labour	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	12/01/2006	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Eric Illsley	12/01/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Seconded
Paul Flynn	12/01/2006	Newport West	Labour	Seconded
Richard Burden	12/01/2006	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Seconded
Janet Dean	12/01/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	12/01/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Harry Cohen	12/01/2006	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	12/01/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	12/01/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Edward Vaizey	16/01/2006	Wantage	Conservative	Signed
Michael Penning	16/01/2006	Hemel Hempstead	Conservative	Signed
Phil Willis	16/01/2006	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	16/01/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	16/01/2006	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	16/01/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Drew	16/01/2006	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	16/01/2006	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Chris McCafferty	16/01/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	16/01/2006	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	16/01/2006	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	16/01/2006	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bob Spink	16/01/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	16/01/2006	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	17/01/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
John Leech	17/01/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	17/01/2006	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Desmond Turner	17/01/2006	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	17/01/2006	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Roger Godsiff	17/01/2006	Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	17/01/2006	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	17/01/2006	Barnsley East and Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	17/01/2006	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Breed	17/01/2006	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Meale	17/01/2006	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	17/01/2006	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Piara S Khabra	17/01/2006	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	17/01/2006	North Down	UUP	Signed
Marsha Singh	17/01/2006	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	18/01/2006	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Derek Wyatt	18/01/2006	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	18/01/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Keith Vaz	18/01/2006	Leicester East	Labour	Signed
David Amess	18/01/2006	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Hywel Francis	18/01/2006	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Moss	18/01/2006	North East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
Derek Conway	18/01/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Clare Short	18/01/2006	Birmingham, Ladywood	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	18/01/2006	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	18/01/2006	Crawley	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	18/01/2006	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
John Pugh	19/01/2006	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Albert Owen	19/01/2006	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	19/01/2006	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dobbin	19/01/2006	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	19/01/2006	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
Sharon Hodgson	19/01/2006	Gateshead East and Washington West	Labour	Signed
Andrew Pelling	19/01/2006	Croydon Central	Conservative	Signed
Bill Etherington	23/01/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	23/01/2006	Carshalton and Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Joan Ruddock	23/01/2006	Lewisham, Deptford	Labour	Signed
David Simpson	24/01/2006	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Brian Jenkins	24/01/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	24/01/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Paul Rowen	24/01/2006	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	25/01/2006	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lyn Brown	25/01/2006	West Ham	Labour	Signed
Robert Flello	26/01/2006	Stoke-on-Trent South	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	02/02/2006	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	07/02/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	08/02/2006	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	09/02/2006	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	28/02/2006	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Fraser Kemp	01/03/2006	Houghton and Washington East	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	01/03/2006	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
John Austin	01/03/2006	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Rosie Cooper	01/03/2006	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed
Julie Kirkbride	02/03/2006	Bromsgrove	Conservative	Signed
Sarah McCarthy-Fry	02/03/2006	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	02/03/2006	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Doran	03/03/2006	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	03/03/2006	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	06/03/2006	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Clelland	07/03/2006	Tyne Bridge	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	07/03/2006	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Dan Rogerson	08/03/2006	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Robinson	09/03/2006	Belfast East	DUP	Signed
Jim McGovern	09/03/2006	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	13/03/2006	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Madeleine Moon	15/03/2006	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	17/03/2006	Kingston and Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Wood	21/03/2006	Batley and Spen	Labour	Signed
Lembit	22/03/2006	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Barrett	15/05/2006	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julie Morgan	19/07/2006	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	24/07/2006	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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