TUNE OUT TINNITUS CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 432, tabled 28 November 2007 by John Barrett (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 78 members.

That this House notes with concern that seven million people in the UK have experienced tinnitus for more than one day and that 800,000 people are so badly affected that it severely disrupts their lives at home and at work; notes that the Royal Institute for Deaf People's Tune Out Tinnitus campaign is helping to raise awareness of this condition and is providing help and support to those affected through a dedicated website and helpline; calls on pharmaceutical companies to fund research into finding a cure for this debilitating condition that affects so many people; calls on the Government to fully implement the new Noise at Work legislation to protect the hearing of employees; and further calls on the Government to ensure that the health service provides proper and consistent support to people when they ask for help for their tinnitus.

Signatures by party: Labour 39, Liberal Democrat 22, Conservative 11, DUP 2, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.