Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 13 members in total.
Medical Defence Union 140th anniversary
That this House congratulates the Medical Defence Union, founded in 1885, on their 140th anniversary; notes that this makes the Medical Defence Union the world’s first medical defence organisation; acknowledges that the Medical Defence Union has subsequently grown during this period and now represents more than 200,000 doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals across the UK; and wishes to celebrate the immensely valuable contribution of the Medical Defence Union to the healthcare sector in the UK, especially through its work to promote better regulation of healthcare professionals and to highlight the issue of rising clinical negligence costs.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 2108
- Session
- 2024-26
- Other sponsors
- Wera Hobhouse
- Jim Shannon
- Clive Jones
- Adam Jogee
- Joshua Reynolds
- Subjects
- Anniversaries Medical Defence Union
- Link
- View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk
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- 2025-11-10 14:37:27 +0000
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- http://data.parliament.uk/edms/64525
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