UK: All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ME news, 2020 onward

[hotblack]

This looks good, but I'm not clear what the status is of Early Day motions.

Agree the text looks good.

They’re mainly vehicles for drawing attention or publicity. But they have no legislative impact or substantive meaning whatsoever. I guess it’s a bit like MPs signing a petition

https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/edms/

 

[Cinders66]

Agree the text looks good.

They’re mainly vehicles for drawing attention or publicity. But they have no legislative impact or substantive meaning whatsoever. I guess it’s a bit like MPs signing a petition

Yes

https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/edms/

Yes it’s applying pressure and raising awareness - both worthwhile in the current unacceptable circumstances

 

[boolybooly]

Thank you - I have emailed my MP to ask him to sign it.

good idea, I have done likewise

 

[Cinders66]

This EDM has been tabled by Morrison, Tom Liberal Democrat, with most of the sponsors also The Liberal Democrat’s. I cannot see his , name on the APPG “who are we”, unless new, so this might be an independent Liberal Democrat’s initiative vs the APPG. But I can’t see the name of The Liberal Democrat John Milne MP who wrote the recent letter, signed by some of the APPG, either. I don’t think the APPG has met since earlier in the year and I think they are meeting this week.

 

[boolybooly]

I would feel embarrassed if I had recommended my MP sign an EDM which was not endorsed by the entire APPG.

If it is partisan then it risks not bringing government with it.

On the other hand, we have always been a movement of reasonable protest.

 

[Cinders66]

In addition to the six sponsors , 5 The Liberal Democrat’s, these MPs have signed to support the motion so far .

Smith, Cat
Labour
Signed on 9 September 2025
Lancaster and Wyre

Savage, Dr Roz
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 September 2025
South Cotswolds

Dyke, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 September 2025
Glastonbury and Somerton

Harding, Monica
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 September 2025
Esher and Walton

Jones, Clive
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 September 2025
Wokingham

George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 September 2025
St Ives

Moon, Perran
Labour
Signed on 9 September 2025
Camborne and Redruth

Morello, Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 September 2025
West Dorset

Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 September 2025
North East Fife

Maguire, Helen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 September 2025
Epsom and Ewell

Milne, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 September 2025
Horsham

Slade, Vikki
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 September 2025
Mid Dorset and North Poole

Cane, Charlotte
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 September 2025
Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Berry, Siân
Green Party
Signed on 11 September 2025
Brighton Pavilion

Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 September 2025
Edinburgh West

I think in terms of realpolitik, labour MPs may be reluctant to challenge their government on something that it is claiming to have delivered for this community but obviously the more broad support the better. Action for ME & The ME association have urged People to write to their MPs to sign it, with The ME association providing an email template.

 

[OrganicChilli]

with The ME association providing an email template

Do you have a link?

 

[Cinders66]

Do you have a link?

Ask your MP to sign the Early Day Motion! - The ME Association

Ask your MP to sign the Early Day Motion (EDM) […]

meassociation.org.uk

 

[Kiristar]

As an aside, regarding the above post, is the CMRC/ MERC essentially over now?

Sfaik yes
It was technically prorogued by the new president David Strain, who seems not to have picked it up again due to taking on other responsibilities.

 

[Cinders66]

Sfaik yes
It was technically prorogued by the new president David Strain, who seems not to have picked it up again due to taking on other responsibilities.

Thanks, I submitted this question to Action for ME for their AGM too but it seems there’s not really a lot of point, without funding and impetus anyway.