HEPATITIS C TRUST'S GET TESTED CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 119, tabled 27 May 2010 by Mike Weatherley (Conservative). Signed by 44 members.

That this House notes that 19 May 2010 is World Hepatitis Day; is concerned that 500 million people worldwide have either chronic hepatitis B or C which is equivalent to one in 12 of the global population, including between 250,000 and 500,000 people infected with hepatitis C in the UK; welcomes the Hepatitis C Trust's Get Tested campaign aimed at diagnosing all those at risk of hepatitis C in the UK; is encouraged by news that early diagnosis and treatment could largely eradicate the virus within 30 to 40 years; and urges action to increase public and professional awareness of the disease and improve patient pathways in hepatitis C services.

Signatures by party: Labour 21, Conservative 8, Liberal Democrat 8, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.