Andrew Miller, MP for Ellesmere Port & Neston  has pledged to take  action to  support the 800,000 people  living with dementia across  the UK.

Andrew Miller joined 200  other MPs  and representatives from Alzheimer’s  Society in Portcullis House,  Westminster to provide a  handwritten statement  of  the action they will take to  support  people with dementia and their  carers.

Andrew pledged to help  make  Ellesmere Port and  Neston dementia  friendly so  people with dementia can   play a full role in their community and  work with  Alzheimer’s Society to improve support for people  with dementia.

Andrew Miller commented: “One in  three people over  65 will develop dementia, it is  a very difficult disease for  the  sufferer and also their family  and  friends.

“It can leave people isolated and vulnerable and is a  health and social issue  we  cannot ignore.”

Alzheimer’s Society campaigners  were in Westminster to drum up political  support for their trailblazing dementia friends initiative that launched  in February this year. 

Dementia Friends aims to  help people  understand  what it might be like to live   with dementia and turn  that understanding into action.

Alzheimer’s Society is  aiming to have  one million  Dementia Friends by 2015,   to help make England more  dementia-friendly and improve the lives of the  650,000  people currently living with  the  condition.

During the afternoon, Jeremy  Hughes, chief executive at Alzheimer’s  Society said: “Most people don’t know  enough about dementia. Dementia  Friends is the perfect opportunity to be  able to invite everyone to improve their  knowledge.

“We are pleased to have been able to  engage over 130 MPs in one day. They  have a huge influence in their local  communities and we hope they will use  this opportunity to take action and  improve lives.”

If you are interested in  becoming a  dementia friend  or helping create  more communities that are dementia   friendly, go to dementiafriends.org.uk