The Early Day Motion 361 explains in a very direct way why need to the present Medical Discharge System (MDS)needs to be changed. The
Whitehall Paper gives no guarantees or explanation on how it will be paid for etc. If your MP has failed to sign their support, then please continue to press them.
Regards
Hitback
MEDICAL DISCHARGE BOARDS AND ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL
03.12.2009
Harvey, Nick
That this House recognises the difficulties with the current Medical Discharge system by which three medical boards discuss the injured person's medical treatment and discharge; believes that insufficiently reliable information about benefits and entitlements is available to service personnel prior to discharge, as well as information about the Discharge board process itself, which is often convoluted and conducted in an uninformative manner; notes that the appointments with the boards can often be intimidating; calls for better support from outside agencies such as the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency; and urges the Government to investigate the matter and to transform medical discharge boards so that they become fairer, more transparent and more accessible in terms of advice and guidance throughout the whole process.
Conservative Party
Bottomley, Peter
Streeter, Gary
Democratic Unionist Party
Campbell, Gregory
Dodds, Nigel
McCrea, Dr William
Robinson, Iris
Simpson, David
INDEPENDENT
Taylor, Richard
Labour Party
Dobbin, Jim
Drew, David
Flynn, Paul
Hood, Jim
Hopkins, Kelvin
Howarth, George
Hoyle, Lindsay
Jenkins, Brian
Jones, Lynne
McDonnell, John
Simpson, Alan
Williams, Betty
Liberal Democrats
Alexander, Danny
Beith, Alan
Brake, Tom
Breed, Colin
Brooke, Annette
Campbell, Menzies
George, Andrew
Gidley, Sandra
Hancock, Mike
Harvey, Nick
Holmes, Paul
Hunter, Mark
Kennedy, Charles
Leech, John
Moore, Michael
Mulholland, Greg
Oaten, Mark
Opik, Lembit
Reid, Alan
Rennie, Willie
Rogerson, Daniel
Rowen, Paul
Russell, Bob
Stunell, Andrew
Swinson, Jo
Taylor, Matthew
Teather, Sarah
Thurso, John
Webb, Steve
Willis, Phil
Ulster Unionist Party
Hermon, Lady