Travel Costs For Cancer Patients

EDM number 959 in 2006-07, proposed by Mark Williams on 22/02/2007.

That this House is concerned that 92 per cent. of hospitals in England, 53 per cent. of hospitals in Wales, 20 per cent. of hospitals in Northern Ireland and 6 per cent. of hospitals in Scotland charge for parking; notes that six out of 10 hospitals in the UK do not provide concessions for cancer patients; further notes that, on average, cancer patients travel 53 times for treatment, spending an average of £325 on travel and parking charges; is aware that since December 2006, anyone with a cancer diagnosis is covered by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, which imposes a Disability Equality Duty on all public bodies; joins with Macmillan Cancer Support in calling for all hospitals in the UK to carry out a Disability Impact Assessment to ensure they comply with the new Disability Equality Duty; and urges hospitals to consider giving cancer patients, and other disabled patients who regularly travel to hospital for treatment, a voucher to exempt them from car parking charges.

This motion has been signed by a total of 67 MPs.