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EDM number 2105 in 2005-06, proposed by Diane Abbott on 04/05/2006.

That this House notes with concern that despite an emphasis on practice-based commissioning and increased funding to community doctors rather than hospitals, many people still have limited access, in practice, to their local GP; further notes that this is particularly prevalent where GPs operate a 48-hour in advance only appointment booking system; further notes that many people are finding it difficult to get through to their GP within the fixed booking time slot due to the high concentration of call traffic within any given booking period; and calls on the Department of Health to review this practice and to encourage GPs to have open appointment booking procedures to ensure that all have access to a local NHS GP when needed.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Diane Abbott04/05/2006Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourProposed
Andrew Dismore08/05/2006HendonLabourSeconded
Brian Iddon08/05/2006Bolton South EastLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley08/05/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
David Taylor08/05/2006North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins08/05/2006Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Graham Stringer08/05/2006Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton09/05/2006GowerLabourSigned
Michael Clapham09/05/2006Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin09/05/2006Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Andrew George09/05/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Godsiff09/05/2006Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Mike Hancock09/05/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn10/05/2006Newport WestLabourSigned
Rudi Vis10/05/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/05/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
William McCrea10/05/2006South AntrimDUPSigned
Chris McCafferty10/05/2006Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle10/05/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell10/05/2006Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson11/05/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John Pugh12/05/2006SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell12/05/2006Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming12/05/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley15/05/2006RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Devine15/05/2006LivingstonLabourSigned
Vincent Cable15/05/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell15/05/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Neil Gerrard17/05/2006WalthamstowLabourSigned
Derek Conway23/05/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Rosie Cooper23/05/2006West LancashireLabourSigned
David Crausby24/05/2006Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Sharon Hodgson24/05/2006Gateshead East and Washington WestLabourSigned
Bill Etherington05/06/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Simpson13/06/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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