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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
Justice for Reggie Campaign Neale Hanvey 26 May 2021 19
Harlow Chorus Robert Halfon 25 May 2021 2
City of Dundee Palestinian recognition Chris Law 25 May 2021 4
North Berwick fire fighter retires Kenny MacAskill 25 May 2021 6
Occupation of Palestine Kenny MacAskill 25 May 2021 8
Blasphemy laws in Pakistan Jim Shannon 25 May 2021 8
Music for Dementia Jim Shannon 25 May 2021 17
National Epilepsy Week 2021 Jim Shannon 25 May 2021 16
Shetland Pride festival Mr Alistair Carmichael 25 May 2021 6
80th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Hood Martin Docherty-Hughes 24 May 2021 15
St Johnstone FC winning the 2021 Scottish Cup Final Pete Wishart 24 May 2021 15
Undisputed world champion Josh Taylor Kenny MacAskill 24 May 2021 8
7th International Yoga Day Bob Blackman 24 May 2021 4
Eurovision song contest Sir Mike Penning 24 May 2021 1
Welcoming refugees during and post covid-19 Apsana Begum 24 May 2021 24
Torture and enforced disappearance of Bahraini political prisoners Mr Alistair Carmichael 24 May 2021 36
University redundancies Claudia Webbe 24 May 2021 20
Cancer fundraising by Sharyn McInally-Johnston, Helensburgh Brendan O'Hara 24 May 2021 8
Maggie’s Centres operations during the covid-19 pandemic Carol Monaghan 24 May 2021 25
40th anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes Alison Thewliss 24 May 2021 30
Solar industry's reliance on Uyghur forced labour Wera Hobhouse 24 May 2021 7
Retirement of the Countess of Mar as Chair of Forward-ME Carol Monaghan 24 May 2021 15
Rosslyn Chapel and Foster Care Fortnight Owen Thompson 24 May 2021 6
Fire and rehire tactics (No. 2) Jon Trickett 20 May 2021 28
North Lanarkshire Provost’s Citizenship Award Steven Bonnar 20 May 2021 12
Fire and rehire Grahame Morris 20 May 2021 49
Welsh red meat exports Ben Lake 20 May 2021 5
MOT tests and roadside air quality Mr Barry Sheerman 20 May 2021 15
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work Catherine McKinnell 20 May 2021 103
The global spread of covid-19 and reductions in the international aid budget Ms Diane Abbott 19 May 2021 26