CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Early day motion 534, tabled 11 December 2007 by Ian Gibson (Labour). Signed by 74 members.

That this House marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, celebrating survivors of childhood cancer; notes that children and young people stand a better chance than ever of surviving cancer, but can suffer physical and emotional effects of cancer or treatment throughout their lives; welcomes the announcement of the new National Cancer Survivorship Initiative; notes that children and young people should receive the educational support they need during treatment for cancer, and in transition back to school; notes that survivors of childhood cancer can suffer late effects which impact on their learning capacity and educational attainment and which demand timely and effective special educational needs support from schools; hopes that plans to raise the school leaving age to 18 years will be extended to include out of school education support for young people with cancer; and congratulates CLIC Sargent on its work to help survivors of childhood cancer to get their lives back.

Signatures by party: Labour 42, Liberal Democrat 17, Conservative 5, DUP 5, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent Labour 1.