ASTHMA

Early day motion 4, tabled 13 November 2002 by Liam Fox (Conservative). Signed by 72 members.

That this House congratulates the National Asthma Campaign for its continued fight to conquer asthma, a serious problem which deserves attention; notes new evidence that shows pollution can cause asthma; calls for a programme of research into the cause of asthma; further notes that the charity wants every person with asthma to have equal access to high quality care and treatment according to nationally agreed standards of care; and calls on the Government to make a clear statement about the priority it attaches to asthma, the incidence of which is three to four times higher in adults and six times higher in children than 25 years ago.

Signatures by party: Conservative 58, Labour 6, UUP 3, DUP 1, Independent Conservative 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Scottish National Party 1.