TERRY PRATCHETT AND ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH FUNDING

Early day motion 1337, tabled 3 April 2008 by Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 117 members.

That this House applauds Terry Pratchett, who is donating $1 million to the Alzheimer's Research Trust; notes that there are 700,000 people with dementia in the UK, a number forecast to double within a generation; notes that for every person with Alzheimer's, £11 is spent each year on UK research compared with £289 for each cancer patient; supports the work of the UK's leading scientists, who recently met at the Alzheimer's Research Trust's Network Conference in Bristol, in researching better treatments and possible cures for dementia; welcomes the campaign by Terry Pratchett and the Alzheimer's Research Trust to increase funding and promote further research into the diagnosis, treatment and a possible cure for Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Signatures by party: Labour 56, Liberal Democrat 37, Conservative 11, DUP 6, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent 1, Independent Labour 1, UKIP 1, UUP 1.