Early Day Motions

Merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

That this House strongly condemns the merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

China's new National Security Law for Hong Kong

That this House notes with surprise and concern the decision by HSBC Bank Plc and Standard Chartered Plc to support China’s proposals for a new National Security Law in Hong Kong; recognises that financial institutions, particularly those enjoying the benefits and protections of being based in the U

Baha’i community in Iran

That this House notes reports of the arrest of 71 members of the Baha’i community in Iran and that 29 of those members have now been imprisoned; further notes concerns have been expressed by UN experts about the heightened risk to health from the covid-19 virus to those in Iranian penal facilities;

Dean Jones' fundraising for Walk With Scott Foundation

That this House congratulates Dean Jones of Tranent for raising in excess of £2,000 to date for the Walk With Scott Foundation by live streaming his singing over the internet; recognises the work done by the Foundation in supporting vulnerable people and promoting health and well-being across East L

The front page of The Sun newspaper on Friday 12 June 2020

That this House notes with disgust the front page of The Sun newspaper on Friday 12 June 2020; believes that it is irresponsible to give such a prominent platform to unrepentant accounts of domestic violence; further believes that the media has an important role to play in combating domestic abuse b

LGBTQ+ exclusion on World Blood Donor Day

That this House recognises World Blood Donor Day 2020; notes that men who have had sexual contact with other men in the last three months are excluded from donating blood; calls on the Government to work with the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs on reviewing the current

Role of housing-with-care settings

That this House recognises the important role which housing-with-care settings such as extra care and retirement villages play in the social care system and the particular contribution those settings have made to protecting the health and well-being of their residents during the coronavirus crisis a

Refugee resettlement

That this House notes that there are an estimated 26 million refugees and 3.5 million asylum seekers around the world today; celebrates the successful resettlement of 20,000 refugees in the UK since 2014 under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS); notes that the Government committed to

Free school meals during the summer holidays

That this House recognises the work of Marcus Rashford and FareShare; notes their exceptional fundraising efforts that have seen thousands of meals distributed to school children who would normally be entitled to free school meals; further notes Mr Rashford's powerful letter to all Members of this H

BBC Inside Out and Politics East

This this House is concerned to learn the important BBC regional programme Inside Out East is under threat as the corporation seeks to make cuts to programming; understands that regional segments of Politics East are similarly threatened; regrets that all filming of these award-winning BBC regional

James Anderson donation to Scottish Football

That this House welcomes the generous donation of £3.1m from Edinburgh-based philanthropist James Anderson to help support professional Scottish football clubs and their surrounding communities; acknowledges that the fund will help teams pay wages, bills and contribute towards the cost of testing pl

Shukri Abdi

That this House marks with deepest sadness the death of 12-year-old Shukri Abdi; notes that Shukri came to the UK in 2017 with her mother and four siblings after they fled conflict in Somalia; demands for justice for the family of Shukri Abdi; and calls on the Government to undertake a comprehensive

EDM Deforestation

This House is concerned at the scale of deforestation around the world; recognises that rainforests are important to both animals and humans alike and that deforestation has a negative effect on air by reducing the amount of oxygen; further notes that the links between deforestation and drought are

Dying for sick pay campaign

That this House notes the Public and Commercial Services Union national campaign ‘Dying for sick pay’ which marks the 30th anniversary of International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security and calls on Government to extend full occupational sick pay from day one for all outsourced workers on civil

Commemoration of Henry Dundas

That this House notes with shame that Henry Dundas is commemorated in various monuments, statues and street-names throughout Midlothian and Edinburgh; unreservedly condemns his influential role in obstructing the abolition of the slave trade in Britain; notes that, due to the actions of ‘the Great T

Bombardier Redundancies and Aerospace Sector

That this House notes with regret the announcement of 400 full time redundancies at Bombardier, Belfast and additional risk to 200 agency staff; acknowledges the severe impact covid-19 has had and will continue to have on the economy generally and the aerospace and aviation sector in particular; not

STUC Break the Race Ceiling Campaign

That this House acknowledges and supports the Break The Race Ceiling Campaign which was launched on social media by the Scottish Trades Union Congress Black Workers’ Committee during the Black Lives Matter, We Cannot Breathe event held on 7 June 2020 and endorses the campaign's call for seismic cha

English Student Cap for Universities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

That this House regrets the decision to impose a cap upon the number of English students who can attend higher education institutions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; notes that this decision will have a further financial impact on universities which are already having to deal with the effec

Scran4TheClan community group

This House congratulates the community group, Scran4TheClan, for their hard work in uniting local people to raise funds and support key workers during the Covid-19 pandemic; commends them for their work in providing locally sourced, free, healthy hot meals to NHS staff serving on the frontline of ou

Abandonment of EFL Leagues One and Two 2019-20 season

That this House expresses regret at the decision by the EFL to abruptly end the season for Football League One and League Two; believes that this action undermines the public’s confidence in sporting integrity and reduces the status of these league competitions; calls on the EFL to financially compe

Judge-led public inquiry into the Horizon scandal

That this House recognises the life-changing injustices experienced by subpostmasters throughout the Horizon scandal; notes with the deepest sadness that subpostmasters have served custodial sentences and suffered bankruptcy for offences they did not commit; recognises the role of the Government in

The Vine Church - Free Meals Dunfermline

That this House recognises the effort made by volunteers at the Vine Church in Dunfermline to provide hot meals to residents in the area through its Free Meals Dunfermline initiative; further recognises how volunteers have handed out 100 meals a day, seven days a week, which has meant 2,500 hot meal

Persecution of Leyla Guven and Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey

That this House expresses its deep concern for the welfare of two HDP members Leyla Guven and Musa Farisogullri in Turkey who were arrested and detained on 4 June 2020 after that Parliament stripped them of their status as MPs and immunity from prosecution; notes Guven recently survived 200 days of

Rolls-Royce Inchinnan redundancies

That this House condemns the plans by Rolls-Royce to axe 3,000 jobs across its UK sites, including 700 in Inchinnan; commends the workforce at Inchinnan for their world-leading expertise and craft in aerospace engineering as demonstrated over years of operation at Inchinnan; notes that Rolls-Royce h

The future of regional connectivity

That this House expresses concern at the future of regional connectivity in the wake of the collapse of Flybe and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic; notes that regional airports saw up to 90 per cent of flights cancelled following the withdrawal of Flybe operations; understands that the pandemic h