Westminster Early Day Motion
Members of Parliament can show their support for the Parkinson's
Disease Society's contribution to medical research by signing Early
Day Motion (EDM) 1315.
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politician to support Parkinson's research
EDM 1315: 40 years of the Parkinson's Disease Society - Funding
research for a cure
Mark Hunter MP – sponsor of the motion
That this House celebrates the 40th anniversary of the creation of
the Parkinson's Disease Society;
- applauds the all round support the Society gives to the 120,000
people living with Parkinson's in the UK and in particular its
contribution to advances in Parkinson's research;
- congratulates them on the commitment of over £40million of
charitable funding into research to date, which has contributed to
major breakthroughs such as the discovery of two of the genes
associated with inherited Parkinson's and the development of highly
effective drug treatments for Parkinson's;
- commends them on opening one of the first Parkinson's disease
dedicated brain banks in the world which provides vital clues in
understanding what goes wrong when nerve cells in the brain
die;
- wholeheartedly supports their vision of continuing to fund
research until the discovery of a cure for Parkinson's;
- and calls on the Government to continue its support for
voluntary sector research grants through funds such as the Charity
Research Support Fund.
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