Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mike Wood (Batley and Spen) (Labour), on Wednesday, 19 March 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 45 members in total.

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HEPATITIS C (No. 2)

That this House recognises that hepatitis C is the most prevalent blood-borne virus in the UK and can cause cirrhosis, liver failure, liver cancer and death; is alarmed that Public Health England estimates there to be some 250,000 hepatitis C positive people in the UK, although most cases remain undiagnosed; notes that the virus disproportionately affects marginalised groups, including intravenous drug users, prisoners and immigrant populations; further notes that only three per cent of those chronically infected receive potentially curative treatment each year; believes that hepatitis C can be effectively eliminated in England within a generation if simple actions are taken to ensure better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the virus; and calls on the Government to make the eradication of the virus a clear priority, with co-ordinated urgent action to reverse the rising death toll from hepatitis C.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1203 

Session

2013-14

Other sponsors

Caroline Lucas

Kelvin Hopkins

David Amess

Tracey Crouch

Julian Huppert

Subjects

Health services Diseases Health education

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk