Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mary Glindon (Labour), on Wednesday, 18 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 39 members in total.

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STEPS TO ELIMINATE HEPATITIS C

That this House notes that hepatitis C is a major cause of premature death from liver disease; further notes that the World Health Organisation has compared hepatitis C to a viral time bomb; acknowledges that the condition is entirely curable by effective new treatments; and calls on the Government to prioritise the elimination of hepatitis C by implementing national improvement measures as a matter of urgency.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

32 

Session

2016-17

Other sponsors

Caroline Lucas

Peter Bottomley

Kelvin Hopkins

Ian Mearns

Liz Saville Roberts

Subjects

Health services Diseases

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk