EMPOWER: ACCESS TO MEDICINE CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 1250, tabled 2 April 2014 by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative). Signed by 21 members.

That this House welcomes the hard work of campaigners such as Les Halpin, who lost his battle with motor neurone disease in September 2013; notes the impact that such campaigns such as Empower: Access to Medicine, which Les founded, and those in the muscular dystrophy community, such as Joining Jack and Duchenne Children's Trust, have had on progressing the issue of drug development; further welcomes the news that the Government will commit to an early access scheme; further notes that this is a potentially significant development for those suffering from rare diseases with unmet clinical need and a clear demonstration that pressure from the patient community can have a positive effect; and calls on the Government to ensure that the early access scheme reaches as many patients as possible.

Signatures by party: Conservative 7, Labour 6, DUP 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Independent 1.