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Fuel Allowance For Nhs Volunteer Drivers

EDM number 2081 in 2007-08, proposed by Norman Lamb on 17/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Energy, Health services, Oil, petrol and natural gas and Roads.

That this House recognises the vitally important work that many thousands of volunteer drivers undertake in taking patients to and from hospitals, GP surgeries and day centres; notes that the increasing cost of fuel is putting many of these services at risk as the fuel allowance for volunteer drivers remains at 40 pence per mile whilst the cost of fuel has escalated; further notes that nurses and staff in the NHS have recently been given an increase in their fuel allowance; is concerned about the impact on local health services if volunteer drivers can no longer afford to help their communities; believes that primary care trusts and other trusts should compensate volunteer drivers for their increased fuel costs and bring increases in line with those granted to NHS staff; and calls on the Government to allow all increases for NHS staff and volunteers to be tax free to reflect the rising cost of fuel.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Norman Lamb17/07/2008North NorfolkLiberal DemocratProposed
Edward Davey17/07/2008Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Greg Mulholland17/07/2008Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Tim Farron17/07/2008Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Annette Brooke17/07/2008Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Sandra Gidley17/07/2008RomseyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley17/07/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
David Laws21/07/2008YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter21/07/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock21/07/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer21/07/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell21/07/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones21/07/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders21/07/2008TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins22/07/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Stephen Williams22/07/2008Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech22/07/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Truswell22/07/2008PudseyLabourSigned
Andrew George22/07/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew22/07/2008StroudLabourSigned
Janet Dean22/07/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn22/07/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Michael Connarty22/07/2008Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Robert Key22/07/2008SalisburyConservativeSigned
Norman Baker06/10/2008LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt06/10/2008SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Goldsworthy06/10/2008Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett04/11/2008Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed06/11/2008LoughboroughLabourSigned

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