Which parliamentarians pledged their support?
Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP
Hemel Hempstead
"Directly or indirectly, dementia has an impact on nearly all of us at some point in our lives, I pledge to pressure the Government to make sure we honour this commitment."
Marsha de Cordova
Battersea
"I pledge my support to protect the future of dementia research."
Damian Green
Ashford
"This is a really important research effort which deserves all our support. I have seen the effects of this cruel disease in my own family and it would be such a breakthrough to conquer it."
Dr Philippa Whitford
Central Ayrshire
Wera Hobhouse MP
Bath
Angela Crawley
Lanark and Hamilton East
Cat Smith
Lancaster and Fleetwood
Marion Fellows
Motherwell and Wishaw
Stephen Farry
North Down
Tommy Sheppard
Edinburgh East
Caroline Ansell
Eastbourne
"A step change in research funding is mission critical to new treatments & strategies & our ultimate ambition: finding a cure. This matters very much to those I represent and to me and I am pleased to affirm my commitment."
Rehman Chishti MP
Gillingham and Rainham
Richard Thomson
Gordon
Dr Lisa Cameron MP
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Andrew Bowie
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Rosie Cooper
West Lancashire
Fleur Anderson
Putney
Ian Lavery
Wansbeck
We now need to see action to deliver on the commitment to double dementia research funding.
Now is the time for the political leadership that puts UK dementia research at the forefront of the global search for life-changing treatments.
We need MPs support to find a cure.
How are we going to find a cure?
There are six priorities that are essential in our efforts to find a cure for dementia.
Earlier detection and intervention
Better ways to predict the success of new drugs
Make the UK the best place for dementia research
Support and expand research infrastructure
Better understanding of dementia risk factors
Better data on the impact of dementia