ME Association: ‘ME Awareness Week 2018’ New Early Day Motion Launched by Carol Monaghan MP

Who will not sign EDMs?
Ministers, Whips and Parliamentary Private Secretaries do not normally sign EDMs. The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of conduct expected of ministers and how they discharge their duties, and includes guidance for Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

Neither the Speaker nor Deputy Speakers will sign EDMs as their role requires them to be politically impartial.

Internal party rules may also affect who can sign early day motions.
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From https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/edms/
 
this is good I think there are more who will sign there's one locally who hasnt yet and did sign the previous one - also someone on our local facebook group has had an email saying he's going to

I wonder when the results from the backbench debates committee comes out if it is westminster hall they said later this month so a lot to organise in a short time on briefing supporters
 
Sbag said:
Mine said she won't sign as they cost too much money
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What does she mean by that I wonder? My previous MP wouldn't sign them because he thought they were meaningless and nothing to do with really achieving anything

Mind you, you could argue that democracy generally costs too much money and isn't how most things really get done too.
 
A quick Google gives me claims that an EDM costs between £290 and £400.
Parliamentary PDF fact sheet from 2010 on EDMs gives total costs, not per EDM cost, Right to Life blog about EDMs quotes £290, BBC article on EDMs from 2013 quotes £400

For comparison, the costs of answering a parliamentary question are "Oral question costs £450 on average. Written question costs £164 on average" - link to Parliamentary FAQ.
 
Andy said:
A quick Google gives me claims that an EDM costs between £290 and £400.
Parliamentary PDF fact sheet from 2010 on EDMs gives total costs, not per EDM cost, Right to Life blog about EDMs quotes £290, BBC article on EDMs from 2013 quotes £400

For comparison, the costs of answering a parliamentary question are "Oral question costs £450 on average. Written question costs £164 on average" - link to Parliamentary FAQ.
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That's interesting Andy! Worth every penny in my opinion.
Now how much are Parliaments bar and restaurant subsidies worth? Perhaps @Sbag 's MP might like to take a packed lunch in every day.

(Andy, please don't spend energy looking that up too I'm just in a snarky mood)
 
Skycloud said:
Now how much are Parliaments bar and restaurant subsidies worth? Perhaps @Sbag 's MP might like to take a packed lunch in every day.
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Take these figures with a pinch of (subsidised) salt given the source
Figures for the House of Lords rose from £1,207,827 in 2015/16 to £1,227,903 in 2016/17.

The total amount subsidised rose from £3,707,827 in 2015/16 to £4,127,903 in 2016/17, an increase of 11 percent.

But the total was still lower than the £4.9m reached in 2013/14 before a series of price cuts and other savings was imposed in parliamentary bars, restaurants and canteens.
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/poli...liament-taxpayer-subsidy-food-mp-drink-amount

Skycloud said:
(Andy, please don't spend energy looking that up too I'm just in a snarky mood)
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It's OK, I was curious. :)
 
Skycloud said:
What does she mean by that I wonder? My previous MP wouldn't sign them because he thought they were meaningless and nothing to do with really achieving anything

Mind you, you could argue that democracy generally costs too much money and isn't how most things really get done too.
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"I have always had a policy of not signing EDMs as they have little legislative impact and cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds each year and, in fact, as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Councik, I am now unable to sign EDMs."

Andrea Leadsom
 
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