Parliamentary activity

That this House notes the superb services the cardiac department at Alder Hey Children's Hospital provides to Liverpool, Merseyside and a wider catchment area of over seven million people across North West England and North Wales; welcomes the Government's decision to include Alder Hey Children's Hospital in all four options of the safe and sustainable review of congenital heart services to children; and urges the Government to ensure Alder Hey Children's Hospital, with its highly regarded ca...

That this House welcomes the public consultation exercise being conducted as part of a process to create the UK's first Children's Health Park centred on Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool, also called the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital; believes that this new project will ensure the continued provision of the full range of acute and chronic paediatric treatment facilities to a world class standard, in a caring and inspiring environment and serving a population that encompasses the whole of...

That this House looks forward to the first-ever Beatles Day to be celebrated on 10th July; recognises the Fab Four's immense contribution to popular culture which extends far beyond Merseyside; notes that the proceeds from the sale of Beatles' wigs will be split between the Alder Hey Children's Hospital Image appeal and the Liverpool Echo's Liverpool Unites campaign, launched after the murder of 11 year old Rhys Jones in 2007; and urges everyone to join in and wear their moptop with pride.

Lords Chamber

That this House welcomes the establishment of an inquiry into the removal of body tissue and organs over many years from Children at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool; believes that the credibility of the inquiry will be measured by its scope and thoroughness; notes that the catchment area of the hospital covers the North West of England, North Wales and beyond; and trusts that appropriate measures will be taken to identify and assist any affected parents in this wide area who have evidence which...

That this House condemns unequivocally the recent practice in a number of NHS hospitals, which include the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool and the Birmingham Children's Hospital, of removing organs and whole body systems for storage and research without the consent of the parents involved; welcomes the speedy response from the Secretary of State for Health in establishing an independent inquiry into the events at Alder Hey Hospital; notes, however, that Ste...