Coeliac Awareness Week 2011
EDM number 1767 in 2010-12, proposed by Anne Begg on 28/04/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases, Health education and preventive medicine and Health services.
That this House recognises that people withcoeliac disease have an autoimmune disease for which the only treatment is a lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet; acknowledges that for many of those diagnosed, eating out is a continuous challenge which affects their lives every day; urges those in the hospitality industry to embrace the need for more choice and to improve the availability of gluten-free food; and commends and supports Coeliac UK for its Gluten-free Challenge campaign which aims to make eating out possible for all people with coeliac disease, to significantly improve their quality of life and create understanding of their condition.
This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.
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