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?

Motion	Tabled by	Date	Signatures
COMMISSION FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES REPORT	Mr Nigel Evans	6 Jun 2008	21
PORTSMOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB, FA CUP WINNERS 2008	Mr Mike Hancock	6 Jun 2008	7
RURAL SCHOOLS CLOSURES	Lembit Öpik	6 Jun 2008	5
PAULINE CAMPBELL	John McDonnell	5 Jun 2008	21
AVIATION DUTY	Sir Nicholas Winterton	5 Jun 2008	16
INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM WITHIN THE NHS	Lord Field of Birkenhead	5 Jun 2008	30
ORGAN DONATION (No. 2)	Ed Davey	5 Jun 2008	32
DISABLED CHILDREN AND HOUSING	Dr Phyllis Starkey	5 Jun 2008	152
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRADERS' WEEK	Tim Farron	5 Jun 2008	44
BRITISH FOOD PRODUCTION AND THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS	Tim Farron	5 Jun 2008	32
DISRUPTION BY UTILITY COMPANIES	Tim Farron	5 Jun 2008	51
PLAYING FIELDS	Lord Foster of Bath	5 Jun 2008	59
PRIVATE SECTOR MANAGEMENT OF NHS TRUSTS	Colin Burgon	5 Jun 2008	45
TOUCAN COMMUNICATIONS AND HON. MEMBERS' CORRESPONDENCE	Norman Baker	5 Jun 2008	20
NATIONAL CHILDCARE WEEK	Bob Spink	4 Jun 2008	4
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST (No. 2)	Mr Gregory Campbell	4 Jun 2008	2
MACHYNLLETH TOWN COUNCIL	Lembit Öpik	4 Jun 2008	2
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS DAY	Gordon Marsden	4 Jun 2008	65
BBC AND BIRMINGHAM	Lynne Jones	4 Jun 2008	10
ETHIOPIA	Harry Cohen	4 Jun 2008	31
DOG RENTAL	Dr David Drew	4 Jun 2008	88
CHARGES FOR CARE SERVICES	Roger Berry	4 Jun 2008	53
60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE	Sir Lindsay Hoyle	4 Jun 2008	71
ARMY UNIFORMS CUT AND SEW CONTRACT	Sir Lindsay Hoyle	4 Jun 2008	32
TALLOW AND BIODIESEL	Richard Younger-Ross	4 Jun 2008	11
URBAN OUTDOOR EDUCATION	Baroness Brown of Silvertown	4 Jun 2008	31
75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOLODOMOR IN UKRAINE	Mr Marsha Singh	4 Jun 2008	40
BRITAIN'S STEAM RAILWAY HERITAGE	Sir Greg Knight	4 Jun 2008	55
FIRE AT MELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL	Sir Alan Duncan	4 Jun 2008	8
NATIONAL CHILDCARE WEEK	Mrs Joan Humble	3 Jun 2008	61