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Early Day Motions
Early Day Motions (EDMs) are formal motions speculatively tabled for debate in the House of Commons. Although very few EDMs are actually debated, they are used to publicise the views of individual MPs, drawing attention to specific matters or campaigns and demonstrating the extent of parliamentary support for a particular cause or point of view. Although there is very little prospect of EDMs being debated, many attract a great deal of public interest and frequently receive media coverage.
Here are some of the Early Day Motions that I have signed so far in the current session of Parliament (from November 2007):
1875 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease & Finding the Missing Millions Campaign
1726 Pulmonary Rehabilitation & Follow on Exercise Classes
1982 Mobility Benefits for Blind People
1620 Publication of Hon Members' home addresses
1609 Arrest of members of the Baha'i Community in Iran
1371 Planning Policy for Supermarkets
91 Marine Bill & UK Government Policy
1450 Commonwealth Scholarships
218 Campaign Medal for Bomber Command
4 Use of Animals to Test Food Additives
890 Feed in Tariffs for Renewable Electricity
83 Climate Change & Biodiversity
1019 Climate Change & Energy Production
1140 Moderning Medical Careers
594 Dementia Care in Care Homes
1127 Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill
409 World Aids Day 2007 Campaign
900 Audio Description & Access to Digital TV
637 Disability Poverty in the U.K.
648 Holocaust Memorial Day 2008
423 Mass Extinction of Amphibians
1 Royal British Legion Military Covenant Campaign
149 Public Procurement of Food
566 Portable Antiquities Scheme
During the last session of Parliament, I tabled an Early Day Motion in my own name:
During the last session of Parliament I signed:
1784 Childhood Leukaemia and SAGE
2029 Water Related Malnutrition for Patients in Hospital
1811 Review of Disabled Children's Services
1762 Touching Tiny Lives Campaign & Pre-Term Birth
1662 National Association for colitis & Crohn's Disease
1727 Restraint in Secure Training Centres
1714 Secure Training Centres (SI 2007 No 1709)
1785 Ofcom's proposals on radio microphones
1010 Horse riding establishments and insurance
1711 Sight Saving Treatments for Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration
1028 Pay Awards for Nurses and other Public Sector Workers
1478 Industrial Logging of Rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo
1641 Israel's Victory in the Six Day War
1603 University & College Union and an Academic Boycott of Israel
1240 NHS Homeopathic Hospitals
283 Animals in Medical Research
151 Lip Reading & Sign Language Training
1219 The World Can't Wait Campaign
1097 Access to Textbooks for Visually Impaired Children
538 Travel Insurance for Over 65s
1073 UN International Year of Sanitation 2008
1036 Microfinance & International Women's Day
738 Government's Legal Aid Proposals
961 Competition Commission Supermarket Inquiry
531 Impact of Digital Dividend on British Entertainment Industry
912 Unicef Report on Child Poverty & Deprivation in Britain
717 Transportation of Disabled Passengers
148 Spinal Injuries Association
804 Climate Change (Commercial & Public Services Sector)
75 Reform of the Mental Health Act 1983
713 Samaritans Stress Down Day
101 Standing Areas at Football Grounds
658 Religious Restrictions, Discrimination & Persecution in Burma
370 Every Disabled Child Matters Campaign
265 Research Funding for Alzheimer's Diagnosis, Treatment & Cure
356 Pinjat Jasa Malaysia Medal
306 Blueprint for Water Campaign
471 Local Planning Authorities: Energy & Efficiency Bill
288 Housing Provision for Members of the United Kingdom's Armed Forces
422 Support for Christian Unions
241 People Affected by Occupational Pensions Scheme Wind Ups
106 Lost Occupational Pensions
287 Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Screening Saves Lives Campaign
274 General Medical Council's Good Medical Practice