DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

Early day motion 327, tabled 14 June 2005 by David Anderson (Labour). Signed by 157 members.

That this House recognises that on average two young people die every week in the UK from the genetic severe muscle wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); congratulates the Department of Health for its initiative in providing £1.6 million to establish the MDEX consortium of researchers to start the first phase of a clinical trial in the UK for a gene therapy for DMD; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to support the aims of the Race Against Time Campaign organised by Parent Project UK, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and the Duchenne Family Support Group to provide £20 million of further funding to accelerate the MDEX project and other research towards a cure or treatment for this devastating disease.

Signatures by party: Labour 84, Conservative 31, Liberal Democrat 30, DUP 5, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Respect 1, UUP 1.