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Early day motions

Early day motions

Early day motions are formal statements MPs table to draw attention to an issue and gather support from colleagues. Most are never debated. There have been 60,655 this Parliament. What is an EDM?

MotionTabled byDateSignatures
Rise of anti-Indian racism Navendu Mishra 22 Jun 2021 48
Youth Mobility Scheme Sarah Olney 22 Jun 2021 6
The BBC One drama Time Liz Saville Roberts 21 Jun 2021 27
Dr Sulaiman Tameer and animal welfare in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Robert Halfon 21 Jun 2021 3
Alternative student finance Sir Stephen Timms 21 Jun 2021 28
The protection of black bears in Asia Andrew Rosindell 21 Jun 2021 8
EU Settlement Scheme Liz Saville Roberts 21 Jun 2021 22
Independent Bookshop Week 2021 Sarah Olney 21 Jun 2021 13
Apple Daily and freedom of speech in Hong Kong Andrew Rosindell 21 Jun 2021 18
Heavy Goods Vehicle Driver Shortages Jonathan Edwards 21 Jun 2021 14
Meeting between parliamentarians and Julian Assange Richard Burgon 21 Jun 2021 24
Anti-Asian hate crime Deidre Brock 21 Jun 2021 19
Protection of seals Dame Tracey Crouch 21 Jun 2021 26
Israel and Palestine Debbie Abrahams 21 Jun 2021 25
Bereavement support payment, widowed parent's allowance and cohabitees Liz Saville Roberts 21 Jun 2021 16
Retirement of East Lothian teacher Sheila Laing after 45 years' service Kenny MacAskill 17 Jun 2021 5
Serena Baker, Britain’s best amateur sewer 2021 Kirsten Oswald 17 Jun 2021 11
Windrush Day 2021 Helen Hayes 17 Jun 2021 43
Royal Society of Biology's Parliamentary Links Day Stephen Metcalfe 16 Jun 2021 6
Support for the music sector and the covid-19 roadmap David Warburton 16 Jun 2021 31
University of Edinburgh’s Community Grants Scheme award for The Ridge, Dunbar Kenny MacAskill 16 Jun 2021 4
Scotland coronavirus tracker Brendan O'Hara 16 Jun 2021 6
Historical literary documents Mr Barry Sheerman 16 Jun 2021 11
Kashmiri Hindus and World Refugee Day Bob Blackman 16 Jun 2021 7
Jailing of Darya Polyudova John McDonnell 16 Jun 2021 13
Imperial War Museum redundancies Chris Stephens 15 Jun 2021 25
Cabinet Office clearing house and Freedom of Information Navendu Mishra 15 Jun 2021 33
Business support after delaying Stage 4 of the covid-19 roadmap Caroline Lucas 15 Jun 2021 21
Australian trade deal Tim Farron 15 Jun 2021 28
Zero-carbon domestic renewables Tim Farron 15 Jun 2021 27