HOSPITAL FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH LIGHT SENSITIVE SKIN CONDITIONS

Early day motion 1332, tabled 9 January 2006 by Bruce George (Labour). Signed by 94 members.

That this House notes the incidence of light sensitive skin conditions in the UK, including xeroderma pigmentosum, vitiligo and some lupus cases, where exposure to daylight and fluorescent light can lead to severe sunburn, migraine and the development of cancerous and non-cancerous growths; welcomes the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin to improve the treatment and management of skin disease; further notes the Group's collaboration with the Skin Care Campaign to survey NHS facilities for people with light sensitivity; congratulates the number of NHS trusts that have suitably provided screened areas through the use of UV protective film and incandescent lighting; calls on the Government to ensure that such good practice is made routine in all hospitals; and urges that the needs of people with light sensitivity are taken into account in the planning of all new NHS buildings.

Signatures by party: Labour 37, Conservative 36, Liberal Democrat 12, DUP 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.