Richard Quigley's 5 Early Day Motions
24th February 2025
Richard Quigley signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st April 2025

Cash acceptance

Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House is concerned at the rapidly increasing trend for UK businesses, local authorities and leisure facilities, including those supported by taxpayer funding, to refuse to accept cash for payments; appreciates that this issue is of ever-increasing importance to the 16 million British adults who run their household budgets …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Apr 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Conservative: 4
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
6th March 2025
Richard Quigley signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Thursday 6th March 2025

Oversight of homelessness

Tabled by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
That this House notes recent research carried out by Centrepoint into the scale of youth homelessness; is deeply concerned that youth homelessness across the UK has risen by 10% over the past year, with 118,134 young people approaching their local authorities for support; and supports Centrepoint’s recommendations for increased Government …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Apr 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 4
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
10th October 2024
Richard Quigley signed this EDM on Thursday 31st October 2024

UN Special Rapporteur's report on atrocity crimes in Iran

Tabled by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)
That this House welcomes the landmark Atrocity Crimes report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, published by the OHCHR in July 2024, which sheds light on grave human rights violations, including the 1988 massacre of political prisoners; notes that the report states that …
110 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2025)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 54
Labour: 30
Conservative: 6
Scottish National Party: 5
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
9th October 2024
Richard Quigley signed this EDM on Monday 21st October 2024

UN’s resolution on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and sanctions

Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House welcomes the UN General Assembly’s decision to overwhelmingly adopt a resolution on 18 September calling for Israel to rapidly end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT); further welcomes that the UN resolution calls on states to comply with their obligations under international law and …
62 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 35
Independent: 8
Scottish National Party: 8
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Alliance: 1
17th July 2024
Richard Quigley signed this EDM on Monday 29th July 2024

200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Tabled by: Helena Dollimore (Labour (Co-op) - Hastings and Rye)
That this House congratulates the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) on its 200th anniversary of saving lives at sea; thanks all crew members who have risked their lives to save over 140,000 lives at sea; and pays tribute to all volunteers past and present who support this vital work.
54 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Oct 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 39
Liberal Democrat: 6
Plaid Cymru: 4
Conservative: 2
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1