COMBATING TINNITUS

Early day motion 426, tabled 21 February 2000 by Helen Southworth (Labour). Signed by 224 members.

That this House notes that tinnitus affects around one in 10 of the population, including an even higher proportion of older people, and that, following the advances in various therapies to counter the effects of tinnitus, a pharmacological solution is now a real possibility; and urges the Government to encourage appropriate research to this end by all means at its disposal.

Signatures by party: Labour 141, Liberal Democrat 33, Conservative 22, Labour/Co-operative 11, UUP 5, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 2, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent Labour 1, UKUP 1, Unknown 1.