Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) (Con)

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I have a petition signed by more than 4,000 residents of North East Somerset to the honourable House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled.

The petition states:

The Humble Petition of residents of North East Somerset,

Sheweth,

That the Petitioners are concerned about the wellbeing of Alison Jukes, who was diagnosed with Gastroparesis in January 2012; further that the Petitioners believe that a possible treatment exists for this condition—gastric electrical stimulation—and a number of Gastroparesis sufferers in Britain have successfully received it; further that Alison has been denied the operation and her appeal has also been turned down; further that the Petitioners believe without this operation, Alison will be fed via a tube every day for the rest of her life and the Petitioners believe that eligibility for this treatment should not vary by location.

Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your Honourable House urges the Department of Health to look into the consistency of the availability of gastric electrical stimulation across different Primary Care Trusts.

And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.

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