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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
WOMEN BISHOPS (No. 3) Sir Peter Bottomley 8 Jul 2008 16
STOP AND SEARCH POWERS Baroness Teather 8 Jul 2008 24
USE OF MUSIC AS AN INSTRUMENT OF TORTURE Janet Anderson 8 Jul 2008 54
PROPOSED CLOSURE OF HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS OFFICES IN SOUTH DEVON Mr Adrian Sanders 8 Jul 2008 13
REFERRAL OF BURMA TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT John Bercow 8 Jul 2008 63
CHILDREN'S SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top 8 Jul 2008 72
REMOVAL OF US TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM THE UK Jeremy Corbyn 8 Jul 2008 37
SHARING THE BENEFITS OF THE OLYMPICS Jenny Willott 8 Jul 2008 48
GLOBAL FOOD SHORTAGES AND G8 MENUS Mr Dai Davies 8 Jul 2008 18
MAYOR OF LONDON, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE PROPOSED £25 CONGESTION CHARGE Ms Diane Abbott 8 Jul 2008 17
MOBILITY BENEFITS FOR BLIND PEOPLE Dame Anne Begg 8 Jul 2008 259
HON. MEMBERS AND CONSCIENCE VOTES Andrew Mackinlay 8 Jul 2008 20
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS (No. 2) Paul Flynn 8 Jul 2008 27
BBC WORLD SERVICE'S EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE George Galloway 8 Jul 2008 21
WOMEN BISHOPS (No. 2) Mrs Linda Riordan 8 Jul 2008 62
COCAINE HIGH ENERGY DRINK Keith Vaz 7 Jul 2008 43
LEWIS HAMILTON AND BRITISH GRAND PRIX Keith Vaz 7 Jul 2008 21
BRITISH GRAND PRIX AT DONINGTON Keith Vaz 7 Jul 2008 6
CARE PROVISIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES Keith Vaz 7 Jul 2008 59
REDUCING THE IMPACT OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES John Austin 7 Jul 2008 59
NUTRITION AND OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURE John Austin 7 Jul 2008 64
LYNDALE FOODS LIMITED AND SAYERS THE BAKERS LIMITED John McDonnell 7 Jul 2008 28
INDIAN PRISONERS OF WAR John McDonnell 7 Jul 2008 45
SOUTH WEST TRAINS TICKET OFFICES Lord Whitehead 7 Jul 2008 25
CHEQUE PAYMENTS FOR PENSIONS AND BENEFITS Sir Robert Smith 7 Jul 2008 88
ENERGY COSTS AND UK MANUFACTURING Sir Lindsay Hoyle 7 Jul 2008 54
ENERGY EFFICIENCY Colin Challen 7 Jul 2008 64
BEATLES DAY Dame Louise Ellman 7 Jul 2008 50
TEXT MESSAGE 999 SERVICE Mr Adrian Sanders 7 Jul 2008 44
ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT Dr David Drew 7 Jul 2008 37