Early Day Motion·EDM 1477

ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS WEEK (No. 2)

30 June 1998101 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Dame Siobhain McDonagh

LabourMitcham and Morden

Motion Text

That this House notes that Alzheimer's Awareness Week, 5th to 11th July 1998, this year takes the theme of memory; notes that over 700,000 people in the United Kingdom have Alzheimer's Disease or another form of dementia; recognises the importance of research into memory and dementia; congratulates the Alzheimer's Disease Society on its care for those whose memories are damaged by dementia and the support it offers to carers; and acknowledges the Alzheimer's Disease Society's continuing commitment to high quality medical and psychosocial research.