Maternity Services In Greater Manchester
EDM number 556 in 2008-09, proposed by Paul Rowen on 22/01/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Health services.
That this House notes the decision of the Secretary of State for Health following the conclusions of the Healthy Futures and Making it Better consultation documents, including the closure of Fairfield, Trafford and Hope Hospitals and Rochdale Infirmary maternity units; further notes that when the aforementioned consultation was concluded 31,100 births were predicted across Greater Manchester in 2007 yet 35,030 took place; further notes that 2,700 births were predicted in Rochdale for 2007 yet 3,113 took place; and urges the Government to reconsider the closure of these maternity services which are affecting a much greater number of expectant mothers in Greater Manchester than predicted.
This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Rowen | 22/01/2009 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Jim Dobbin | 26/01/2009 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Seconded |
| Lynne Jones | 27/01/2009 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 27/01/2009 | Chorley | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 27/01/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Seconded |
| David Simpson | 27/01/2009 | Upper Bann | DUP | Seconded |
| Ann Cryer | 27/01/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 28/01/2009 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Leech | 28/01/2009 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 02/02/2009 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| John Hemming | 02/02/2009 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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