Darren Paffey's 7 Early Day Motions
2nd June 2026
Darren Paffey signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th June 2026

Public health campaign on the dangers of swimming in open water

 Tabled by: Lee Pitcher (Labour - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme)
That this House notes with deep sadness the recent deaths of young people and others in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, ponds and other open water during the recent period of hot weather; extends its condolences to the families, friends and communities affected by these tragedies; recognises the particular dangers posed by …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
18th May 2026
Darren Paffey signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 19th May 2026

125th anniversary of the birth of Speaker Horace Maybray-King

 Tabled by: Luke Myer (Labour - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
That this House marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Horace Maybray-King, born in Grangetown on Teesside on 25 May 1901; notes his journey from a working-class background to a lifetime of public service; recognises his work as a teacher, scholar and Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton Test …
4 signatures
(Most recent: 19 May 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th May 2026
Darren Paffey signed this EDM on Monday 18th May 2026

120 years of the Language Assistant Programme and international cultural exchange

 Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay)
That this House celebrates the Language Assistant Programme, which has been running for 120 years since its establishment in 1905 between the United Kingdom, France and Germany; recognises that what began as a small initiative has grown into a global exchange connecting people and classrooms across generations; notes the significant …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 19 May 2026)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 12
Labour: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th May 2026
Darren Paffey signed this EDM on Monday 18th May 2026

Foster Care Fortnight 2026

 Tabled by: John Whitby (Labour - Derbyshire Dales)
That this House recognises Foster Care Fortnight from May 11 to May 25; acknowledges the extraordinary contribution foster carers make and the work they do to ensure children can grow up in safe, loving and caring homes; observes that foster carers improve outcomes for children and that increased stability helps …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 3 Jun 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Liberal Democrat: 5
Green Party: 5
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
2nd February 2026
Darren Paffey signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th March 2026

90th anniversary of the Spitfire

 Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh)
That this House commemorates the 90th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Spitfire, which first took to the skies from Eastleigh Airfield on 5 March 1936; notes that the K5054, a Supermarine Type 300, the prototype of the Spitfire, piloted on that day by Captain Joseph Mutt Summers, marked …
58 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 47
Labour: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Reform UK: 1
1st September 2025
Darren Paffey signed this EDM on Monday 15th September 2025

Commemoration of the sinking of the Suez Maru and Allied prisoners of war lost

 Tabled by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West)
That this House solemnly commemorates the tragic sinking of the Suez Maru on 29 November 1943, in which 550 Allied prisoners of war, primarily British and Dutch, were being transported by the Japanese Imperial Army from Ambon to Surabaya; notes with deep sorrow that many of these prisoners, already gravely …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Nov 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 5
Conservative: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
24th April 2025
Darren Paffey signed this EDM on Wednesday 14th May 2025

Foster Care Fortnight

 Tabled by: Jess Asato (Labour - Lowestoft)
That this House celebrates Foster Care Fortnight from May 12 to May 25 in its aim to raise awareness about fostering and highlight the transformative role of foster carers; recognises the importance of foster care for providing children who are unable to live with their families with a safe, stable …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Liberal Democrat: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Your Party: 1