CANCERBACKUP'S AUDIO INFORMATION PROJECT

Early day motion 2015, tabled 24 April 2006 by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 57 members.

That this House notes that an estimated one million people who will be affected by cancer at some point in their lives have sight problems, dyslexia or a reading disability; congratulates cancer information charity Cancerbackup on the launch of the UK's first nationally available series of audio information for people affected by cancer; further notes that audio cancer information enables people with cancer and a print disability to have a degree of independence and privacy hitherto impossible; welcomes the fact that audio information is now available on many of the main cancers, key treatments and main supportive issues dealing with cancer; further notes that this project is funded by a Department of Health section 64 grant; and calls on the Government to ensure that fully accessible healthcare information is available throughout the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 14, DUP 6, Conservative 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1.