Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Liam Fox (Conservative), on Thursday, 21 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 95 members in total.

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NATIONAL ASTHMA CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the National Asthma Campaign for its continued fight to conquer asthma, a serious problem which deserves attention; notes new evidence that shows pollution can cause asthma and calls for a programme of research into the causes of asthma; further notes that the charity wants every person with asthma to have equal access high quality care and treatment according to nationally agreed standards of care; and calls on the Government to make a clear statement about the priority it attaches to asthma, the incidence of which is three to four times higher in adults and six times higher in children than 25 years ago.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1057 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Air pollution Medical treatments Research Asthma National Asthma Campaign

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk