WOMEN AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 2478, tabled 29 June 2006 by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative). Signed by 99 members.

That this House recognises that up to one per cent. of the UK population suffers from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and that it is a condition that affects young people and old alike with women three times more likely to be affected than men; and welcomes the Women and Rheumatoid Arthritis Campaign, a partnership between the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society and Arthritis Care with support from the health care company Abbott, in raising awareness of the impact of RA on women's daily lives and which demonstrates how, with adequate treatment and support, those living with the condition can, and do, lead inspirational and successful lives.

Signatures by party: Labour 35, Conservative 29, Liberal Democrat 25, DUP 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Independent Labour 1, Plaid Cymru 1.