HUMMINGBIRD APPEAL

Early day motion 788, tabled 26 February 2003 by Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 10 members.

That this House expresses concern that after ú200,000 was raised by the Hummingbird Appeal, for a new diabetes centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, with the important support of the Shrewsbury Chronicle, the Board of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust has refused to fund the balance required to build the centre after claiming that the original estimate it calculated was ú200,000 too low and has stated that the charity will have to raise this additional ú200,000 before the centre can be built; urges health ministers to investigate the circumstances leading up to the hospital's decision to refuse to fund fully this important service needed for diabetics in Shropshire and Mid Wales; and demands the Board urgently review its decision.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 10.