FAMILY HEART DISEASE STUDY

Early day motion 396, tabled 5 March 2001 by Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 60 members.

That this House welcomes the British Heart Foundation's new study into family heart disease; notes that one in two patients with heart disease will have another family member affected; further notes that this study aims to pinpoint the genes which contribute to coronary heart disease; recognises that isolating these susceptibility genes will assist doctors in the future to prevent and treat heart disease; recognises that coronary heart disease is the single biggest killer in the UK; and calls on honorable Members to encourage their constituents to participate in the study.

Signatures by party: Labour 39, Liberal Democrat 14, Labour/Co-operative 5, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.