INFERTILITY FOCUS WEEK

Early day motion 1452, tabled 22 June 1998 by Sally Keeble (Labour). Signed by 49 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of Infertility Focus Week on 22nd June by the National Infertility Awareness Campaign; notes that one in six couples experience difficulty conceiving; further notes that figures collated by the National Infertility Awareness Campaign show half of all infertile couples experience depression, and one in 20 become suicidal; further notes the publication of the National Infertility Awareness Campaign's new report, Infertility into the Millennium; and welcomes Her Majesty's Government's proposed guidelines on infertility services and calls for their early completion.

Signatures by party: Labour 37, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 2, Labour/Co-operative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 1.