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Procedure Committee Inquiry Into Early Day Motions

EDM number 1597 in 2005-06, proposed by Greg Knight on 07/02/2006.

That this House welcomes the Procedure Committee's inquiry into early day motions (EDMs) which will examine the uses currently made of EDMs by hon. Members and others, explore what opportunities presently exist and what others might be introduced, to allow EDMs to be brought before and debated by the House, consider whether the existing procedures for the tabling and printing of EDMs are appropriate and evaluate the merits of allowing the tabling of EDMs, and of amendments and added names to them by electronic means; and encourages all hon. Members to fill in and return the Committee's questionnaire on EDMs either electronically or in hard copy.

This motion has been signed by a total of 51 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greg Knight07/02/2006East YorkshireConservativeProposed
Robert Smith07/02/2006West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal DemocratSeconded
Katy Clark07/02/2006North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSeconded
Christopher Chope07/02/2006ChristchurchConservativeSeconded
Annette Brooke07/02/2006Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Gauke07/02/2006South West HertfordshireConservativeSeconded
Colin Breed08/02/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
David Wilshire08/02/2006SpelthorneConservativeSigned
David Taylor08/02/2006North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley08/02/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Gregory Campbell08/02/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Alan Meale08/02/2006MansfieldLabourSigned
Robert Key08/02/2006SalisburyConservativeSigned
Bob Spink08/02/2006Castle PointConservativeSigned
Greg Pope09/02/2006HyndburnLabourSigned
Rob Wilson09/02/2006Reading EastConservativeSigned
David Jones09/02/2006Clwyd WestConservativeSigned
Sharon Hodgson09/02/2006Gateshead East and Washington WestLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton09/02/2006MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
David Drew09/02/2006StroudLabourSigned
William McCrea09/02/2006South AntrimDUPSigned
Gordon Marsden09/02/2006Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones09/02/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
John Pugh09/02/2006SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Penning13/02/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley13/02/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John Leech13/02/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson13/02/2006BlaydonLabourSigned
Derek Conway13/02/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Tom Brake13/02/2006Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson13/02/2006StrangfordDUPSigned
Ann Winterton13/02/2006CongletonConservativeSigned
David Simpson14/02/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Mark Durkan14/02/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mark Fisher14/02/2006Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Hywel Williams14/02/2006CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Si14/02/2006Swansea EastLabourSigned
Rudi Vis15/02/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt15/02/2006Sittingbourne and SheppeyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer15/02/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss15/02/2006North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Vincent Cable16/02/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton16/02/2006MidlothianLabourSigned
John Hemming16/02/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood16/02/2006CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell27/02/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Phil Willis27/02/2006Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Clive Efford07/03/2006ElthamLabourSigned
Jo Swinson13/03/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett15/05/2006Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned

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