CARDIAC RISK IN THE YOUNG

Early day motion 2224, tabled 13 October 2008 by Tim Loughton (Conservative). Signed by 75 members.

That this House congratulates Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) on its hugely successful year; notes the launch in March of its Centre for Cardiac Pathology by Sir Clive Woodward at the Royal Brompton Hospital, the only such specialist pathology centre in the world; further notes the progress of research into young sudden cardiac death through support for pathology and screening; further notes the opening of new clinics in Cardiff, Liverpool and London funded by bereaved families in memory of their children; further congratulates CRY on a reception held in February at No. 11 Downing Street to celebrate its partnership with the Football Association, the Football Foundation and the Professional Footballers' Association and the introduction of screening into community football through the Vodkat Northwest Football League; further notes its pilot screening programme in state schools in north east Essex funded by a bereaved mother in memory of her son; further notes CRY's on-going partnership with Philips Healthcare including screening of many medallists prior to leaving for Beijing; further congratulates CRY on raising nearly half a million pounds for cardiac medical equipment in hospitals and GP surgeries; welcomes CRY's funding of three Research Fellows based at King's College University Hospital to be extended to five with a donation of £160,000 from a bereaved family; further notes the development of its national bereavement support service with regional breavement support days in four locations; and looks forward to the next CRY Raising Awareness Week on 10th to 16th October.

Signatures by party: Labour 35, Conservative 16, Liberal Democrat 15, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.