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Celebration Of First Ayurveda Day On 27 October 2016

EDM number 507 in 2016-17, proposed by Bob Blackman on 10/10/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and Health services.

That this House celebrates the 1st Ayurveda Day, on 27 October 2016, espoused by the Indian Government in 2016; recognises Ayurveda as an established multi-dimensional holistic approach to health, which addresses well-being through comprehensive dietary and lifestyle management strategies that are specific to an individual's unique psychological and physical constitution in all stages of one's life; acknowledge that Ayurveda's ethos and value to humanity is recognised by and is aligned with the ethos of the World Health Organization as a preventative and curative for various health conditions; believes Ayurveda's integration into the NHS would ensure freedom of choice in healthcare for the populace; and calls on the Government to introduce an Ayurveda Chair.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Blackman10/10/2016Harrow EastConservativeProposed
Jim Shannon11/10/2016StrangfordDUPSeconded
Martyn Day11/10/2016Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
Natalie McGarry11/10/2016Glasgow EastScottish National PartySeconded
Virendra Sharma20/10/2016Ealing, SouthallLabourSeconded
Alistair Carmichael25/10/2016Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSeconded
Tom Brake02/11/2016Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Gapes02/11/2016Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell16/11/2016Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Paul Monaghan23/11/2016Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySigned

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