Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party), on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 16 members in total.

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National Heart Month

That this House recognises the importance of National Heart Month in the UK, celebrated in February each year and hosted by the British Heart Foundation; notes that this campaign raises awareness of heart-related health conditions, and promotes healthy living habits to help reduce the risk of heart diseases; highlights that around 7.6 million people in the UK have a heart or circulatory disease, including coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, and vascular dementia; further notes that in the UK someone dies from a heart or circulatory condition every 3 minutes and that there are things we can do to improve outcomes, such as learning CPR, donating to the many charities or attending fundraisers; thanks the British Heart Foundation and other charities for the incredible work they do to support those with heart diseases; and recognises that we can all play a role in raising awareness of this campaign.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

783 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Ellie Chowns

Gavin Robinson

Ayoub Khan

Ben Lake

Christine Jardine

Subjects

Health education Heart diseases Cardiovascular system British Heart Foundation

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk