ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPIES FOR HIV POSITIVE CHILDREN

Early day motion 1407, tabled 18 January 2006 by Sally Keeble (Labour). Signed by 71 members.

That this House welcomes the £150 million funding provided by the Government for orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS; notes with concern the acute shortage of anti-retroviral (ARV) combination therapies for HIV positive children and the lack of paediatric diagnostics; and calls on the Government to support the establishment of a £200 million international fund to develop new diagnostic methods and ARV therapies for children.

Signatures by party: Labour 46, Liberal Democrat 13, Conservative 5, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1, UUP 1.