Act Now - Pandemic Action
 

Act Now

1. Sign the call to action

Sign our call for a global justice response to the threat of pandemic flu here.

2. Contact Douglas Alexander, the International Development Secretary

In the UK:
Download a copy of our postcard to send to the Department for International Development (DfID), or email Douglas Alexander direct via enquiry@dfid.gov.uk.

You can read DfID's reply to our postcard here.

3. Stay in touch

Sign up for regular (no more than monthly) news and campaign updates from Pandemic Action here or send a blank message to .

4. Contact your MP

Tell your MP that you are concerned about the global justice impacts of an influenza pandemic. You can do this at WriteToThem.com or by writing to House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. If you're not sure who your MP is, you can phone 020 7219 4272 and give your postcode.

It's particularly useful to contact your MP if they are a minister or shadow minister for Health, Environment or International Development, or if they sit on a Select Committee for one of these areas.

Ministers

  • Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Health
  • Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State (Health Services)
  • Caroline Flint MP, Minister of State (Public Health)
  • Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Mr Ben Bradshaw MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare)
  • Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for International Development
  • Mr Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for International Development

Shadow Ministers

  • Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Shadow Secretary Of State for Health, (Con)
  • Stephen O'Brien MP, Shadow Minister for Health, (Con)
  • Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Shadow Minister for Health, (Con)
  • John Baron MP, Shadow Minister for Health, (Con)
  • Peter Ainsworth MP, Shadow Secretary Of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, (Con)
  • Gregory Barker MP, Shadow Minister for the Environment, (Con)
  • James Paice MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Rural Affairs, (Con)
  • Bill Wiggin MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries, (Con)
  • Andrew Mitchell MP, Shadow Secretary Of State for International Development, (Con)
  • Mark Simmonds MP, Shadow Minister for International Development, (Con)
  • Chris Huhne MP, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, (Lib Dem)
  • Martin Horwood MP, Shadow Minister for the Environment, (Lib Dem)
  • Steve Webb MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health, (Lib Dem)
  • Sandra Gidley MP, Shadow Minister for Health, (Lib Dem)
  • John Pugh MP, Shadow Minister for Health, (Lib Dem)
  • Susan Kramer MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, (Lib Dem)

Health Select Committee

  • Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP (Chair), Rother Valley (Lab)
  • David Ames MP, Southend West (Con)
  • Charlotte Atkins MP, Staffordshire Moorlands (Lab)
  • Sandra Gidley MP, Romsey (Lib Dems)
  • Ronnie Campbell MP, Blyth Valley (Lab)
  • Jim Dowd MP, Lewisham West (Lab)
  • Anne Milton MP, Guildford (Con)
  • Dr Doug Naysmith MP, Bristol North West (Lab)
  • Mike Penning MP, Hemel Hempstead (Con)
  • Dr Howard Stoate MP, Dartford (Lab)
  • Dr Richard Taylor MP, Wyre Forest (Independent)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee

  • Rt Hon Peter Jack MP (Chair), Fylde (Con)
  • David Drew MP, Stroud (Lab)
  • James Duddridge MP, Rochford and Southend East (Con)
  • Patrick Hall MP, Bedford (Lab)
  • Lynne Jones MP, Birmingham, Selly Oak (Lab)
  • Daniel Kawcyznski MP, Shrewsbury & Atcham (Con)
  • David Lepper MP, Brighton Pavilion (Lab)
  • Madeleine Moon MP, Bridgend (Lab)
  • Jamie Reed MP, Copeland (Lab)
  • Dan Rogerson MP, North Cornwall (Lib Dem)
  • Sir Peter Soulsby MP, Leicester South (Lab)
  • David Taylor MP, North West Leicestershire (Con)
  • Shailesh Vara MP, North West Cambridgeshire (Con)
  • Roger Williams MP, Brecon & Radnorshire (Lib Dem)

International Development Select Committee

  • Malcolm Bruce MP (Chair), Gordon (Lib Dem)
  • John Barrett MP, Edinburgh West (Lib Dem)
  • John Battle MP, Leeds West (Lab)
  • Hugh Bayley MP, City of York (Lab)
  • John Bercow MP, Buckingham (Con)
  • Richard Burden MP, Birmingham Northfield (Lab)
  • Quentin Davies MP, Grantham and Stamford (Con)
  • Jeremy Hunt MP, South West Surrey (Con)
  • Ann McKechin MP, Glasgow North (Lab)
  • Joan Ruddock MP, Lewisham, Deptford (Lab)
  • Marsha Singh MP, Bradford West (Lab)

 

 

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