Telford MP David Wright met bereaved families to launch a new campaign to highlight the number of deaths from conditions which cause sudden cardiac death in the young. 

Mr Wright met the families of 12 young people who died from previously undiagnosed heart conditions. 

CRY was founded in May 1995 to raise awareness of Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome. 

As well as campaigning and lobbying and the provision of its subsidised cardiac screening programme for young people aged 35 and under, the charity also provides counselling support to bereaved families and people after they are diagnosed. 

Mr Wright said: "Many MPs have been touched by these dreadful and indiscriminate tragedies following the sudden death of a young person in their constituency. 

"I have seen the devastating impact on a family and I am determined to do all I can to help CRY prevent further deaths through their screening programme." 

Alison Cox, MBE, chief executive and founder of the charity, said: "Our original postcard campaign was tremendously successful and resulted in hundreds of MPs being targeted with details of our campaigning activity and the hard, shocking facts about sudden cardiac death. 

"Accurate statistics are not available but four years on it is estimated that there are 12 deaths a week."