SCREENING FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS (No. 2)

Early day motion 2494, tabled 12 November 2008 by Brian Iddon (Labour). Signed by 78 members.

That this House supports the Circulation Foundation's efforts to raise awareness of the planned national screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms; recognises that work is being carried out to support the establishment of a nationwide screening programme; notes that abdominal aortic aneurysms are the third most common cause of death for males aged over 65 and that each year nearly 7,000 people, almost all of them men, die suddenly and without symptoms; and urges Government to announce a firm timetable for the programme's introduction.

Signatures by party: Labour 41, Liberal Democrat 14, Conservative 10, DUP 5, Independent 3, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, UKIP 1.