Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Kevin Barron (Labour), on Tuesday, 24 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 122 members in total.

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ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE BLIND OPEN YOUR EYES CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the Royal National Institute of the Blind on the launch of its `Open Your Eyes' campaign; notes that if action is not taken now to prevent avoidable blindness the number of people with sight loss in the UK will double by 2030 to four million; therefore calls on Government to undertake a large scale public health campaign to raise awareness of the causes of avoidable blindness and the importance of regular eye tests in preventing eye disease, to implement improved patient referral pathways to speed early diagnosis and treatment of eye disease and ensure universal access to high quality low vision and rehabilitation services to promote independent living for people who lose their sight.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1463 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Iris Robinson

Lord Garnier

Peter Robinson

John Leech

Helen Southworth

Subjects

Eyesight Testing Royal National Institute for the Blind

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk