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INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS

Early day motion 1259, tabled 13 December 2005 by Sir David Amess (Conservative). Signed by 85 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of the new All Party Parliamentary Group on Inflammatory Arthritis; recognises that over 750,000 people in the UK are living with a form of inflammatory arthritis; supports all efforts to raise awareness of a range of "Everyday Everests" - which are everyday activities which inflammatory arthritis patients find difficult or impossible to carry out; believes that the disease deserves a higher public profile; calls on all parliamentarians to help prioritise this worthwhile cause; and urges the Government to take action to improve the lives of the thousands of people around the country affected by inflammatory arthritis.

Signatures by party: Labour 43, Liberal Democrat 17, Conservative 16, DUP 5, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.