CANCER IN THE 21st CENTURY

Early day motion 320, tabled 25 January 2000 by Ian Gibson (Labour). Signed by 80 members.

That this House welcomes Cancer BACUP's report, Living with Cancer in the 21st Century; records its concern that cancer survival rates in the UK remain below the EU average; welcomes the Government's commitment to reducing cancer deaths and inequalities in treatment; believes that new anti-cancer treatments should be made available on the NHS as soon as their effectiveness has been proved; and calls on ministers to make additional resources available for medicines recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, so that other aspects of cancer care do not suffer as a consequence of NICE's recommendations.

Signatures by party: Labour 58, Liberal Democrat 12, Labour/Co-operative 6, UUP 2, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.