FIRST AID TRAINING IN SCHOOLS

Early day motion 596, tabled 28 April 1999 by Geraint Davies (Labour). Signed by 265 members.

That this House regrets that thousands of lives have been needlessly lost because the public has not been given lifesaving and first aid training; welcomes the work of the St John Ambulance, who celebrate their 900th Anniversary this year, and other charities in providing such training in school; acknowledges the millions of pounds of savings available to the NHS if more people were empowered to take lifesaving action; and calls upon the Government to incorporate first aid training into the National Curriculum.

Signatures by party: Labour 176, Liberal Democrat 32, Conservative 31, Labour/Co-operative 13, Plaid Cymru 3, UUP 3, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, DUP 1, UKUP 1, Unknown 1.