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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
Empty chairs Mr Lee Dillon 27 Jan 2026 9
Future of Ospreys rugby club Anna Sabine 27 Jan 2026 14
Centenary of John Logie Baird’s invention of the television Brendan O'Hara 27 Jan 2026 7
Social media for under 16s Victoria Collins 27 Jan 2026 53
Honour and gratitude for British armed forces Carla Lockhart 26 Jan 2026 11
Dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands Adrian Ramsay 26 Jan 2026 72
Falkirk Throughcare and Aftercare Euan Stainbank 26 Jan 2026 4
Treatment of fathers in family court Rupert Lowe 26 Jan 2026 3
Health and Care Worker visas Cameron Thomas 26 Jan 2026 40
Falkirk OWNNIT Gym fundraising for Maggie’s Forth Valley Euan Stainbank 26 Jan 2026 4
Legacy of British troops in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq Jim Shannon 26 Jan 2026 7
Burns Night 2026 and the legacy of Robert Burns Jim Shannon 26 Jan 2026 9
Octagon Memory Choir Adam Dance 26 Jan 2026 7
Orchard Gymnastics Adam Dance 26 Jan 2026 5
British forces on the front line in Afghanistan Adam Jogee 26 Jan 2026 56
Right To Food UK Commission Ian Byrne 26 Jan 2026 38
75th anniversary of the Lyric Theatre Belfast Claire Hanna 26 Jan 2026 5
St David’s Day (Dydd Gwyl Dewi) David Chadwick 26 Jan 2026 26
Industrial dispute at the Department for Work and Pensions John McDonnell 26 Jan 2026 24
Role of British and NATO forces in Afghanistan Peter Lamb 26 Jan 2026 10
Investment and Growth in Antrim and Newtownabbey Robin Swann 26 Jan 2026 4
Wincanton Cares wins Connecting People Award Sarah Dyke 26 Jan 2026 6
54th anniversary of IRA murders of two police officers in Londonderry Mr Gregory Campbell 26 Jan 2026 7
Gambling harms Wendy Chamberlain 22 Jan 2026 38
Linda Snelling and the Somerset Bus Partnership Adam Dance 22 Jan 2026 8
Sir Norman Stronge and Major James Stronge Jim Allister 22 Jan 2026 10
Local news journalism and STV regional broadcasting Brian Leishman 22 Jan 2026 22
Ex-Howe of Fife players selected for Scotland 2026 Six Nations Wendy Chamberlain 22 Jan 2026 9
Joe Preece Wendy Chamberlain 22 Jan 2026 8
Situation of Kurdish people in Syria Jeremy Corbyn 21 Jan 2026 33