EATING DISORDERS

Early day motion 885, tabled 22 June 2000 by Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 48 members.

That this House welcomes the Government Summit on 21st June on the pressures on young people to be thin; notes that at least 60,000 people in the United Kingdom suffer from an eating disorder; deplores the postcode lottery of treatment which means Wales, the South West of England and West Scotland have no NHS specialist provision; welcomes the Eating Disorder Association's plan of action; and urges the Government to plug the gap on service provision as well as fighting excessive social pressures.

Signatures by party: Labour 33, Liberal Democrat 6, Plaid Cymru 4, Labour/Co-operative 3, Scottish National Party 2.