I present a petition to the House signed by people from north Staffordshire who want to see their local primary care trusts and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence—NICE—focus on treatment and support for those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. It is important that doctors have the flexibility to treat people in the early stages of the disease. My constituents and their families want to acknowledge that.

The petition to the House of Commons

Declares that the Petitioners object to the decision to deny life-changing drugs to thousands of people with Alzheimer’s at a saving of just £2.50 a day.

The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Health to ensure that doctors continue prescribing treatments in the best interests of their patients.

And the Petitioners remain, etc.

To lie upon the Table.