BATTLE TO RAISE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 1021, tabled 16 November 2010 by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 20 members.

That this House congratulates students from Bournemouth and Poole College for their work in campaigning for cervical cancer screenings to be more readily available; is pleased that 1,000 lives a year are saved as a direct result of cervical cancer screening; recognises that eight out of 10 cases of cervical cancer are prevented from developing due to early screenings; acknowledges that the average age of repeated sexual activity in the UK is 16 years; and calls on the Government to reconsider its policy on cervical cancer screening to make screenings available to women at a younger age.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 8, Labour 7, DUP 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.