Joani Reid's 3 Early Day Motions
1st September 2025
Joani Reid signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Thursday 31st July 2025

20th anniversary of the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

Tabled by: Joani Reid (Labour - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
That this House celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005, which stemmed from a private members' bill lodged by Elaine Smith, former Labour MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, and Central Scotland, to support and promote breastfeeding; recognises that breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for babies and young …
5 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Sep 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Independent: 1
16th July 2025
Joani Reid signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025

Antisemitism and Holocaust inversion

Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House believes antisemitism is a pernicious and dangerous form of racism that threatens not only Jewish people but democracy as a whole; further believes that Holocaust inversion is a form of antisemitism which undermines the extent and nature of the barbaric events of the Holocaust and weaponises the …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2025)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 12
Labour: 5
Conservative: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
9th June 2025
Joani Reid signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Monday 9th June 2025

Moderatorship of the Very Reverend Dr Shaw James Paterson

Tabled by: Joani Reid (Labour - East Kilbride and Strathaven)
That this House congratulates the Very Reverend Dr Shaw James Paterson on his successful term as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for the year 2024–25; recognises and commends his ecumenicalism and his lifelong dedication to ministry, particularly his service to the community of Strathaven …
3 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1