CHILDREN'S HEALTH PARK AT ALDER HEY

Early day motion 1879, tabled 14 July 2009 by Jane Kennedy (Labour). Signed by 36 members.

That this House welcomes the public consultation exercise being conducted as part of a process to create the UK's first Children's Health Park centred on Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool, also called the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital; believes that this new project will ensure the continued provision of the full range of acute and chronic paediatric treatment facilities to a world class standard, in a caring and inspiring environment and serving a population that encompasses the whole of Merseyside and parts of Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire and Cumbria, as well as North Wales and the Isle of Man; celebrates, as its centenary approaches in 2014, the important role Alder Hey has played in pioneering groundbreaking medical and clinical developments in the care of children and young people; notes that despite continuing to use many buildings over 75 years old, with some dating back to Alder Hey's previous existence as a workhouse, the medical, nursing and administrative staff perform heroically; and calls on the Secretary of State for Health to ensure Alder Hey's vision for a 21st century health facility for the children of Liverpool and the North West of England is realised.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 4, Independent 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1.