MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

Early day motion 1430, tabled 9 May 2007 by Lembit Öpik (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 98 members.

That this House thanks the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Health for their support of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association, which has led to the announcement on 9th May of the first million pound private donation towards finding a cure for this deadly illness; notes that motor neurone disease costs the British taxpayer £241 million a year in care alone; and asks the Government to match the £7.5 million the MND Association itself is raising to find a cure for one of the world's cruellest terminal diseases.

Signatures by party: Labour 55, Liberal Democrat 24, Conservative 10, DUP 5, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.