Category Archives: EDM

Save The Independent Living Fund

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1234. Motion reads: “That this House is deeply concerned by the plan to close, by June 2015, the Independent Living Fund (ILF) on which over 18,000 severely disabled people rely instead of being in residential care; quest…

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175th Anniversary Of Anti-Slavery International

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1257. Motion reads: “That this House notes that 17 April 2014 marks the 175th anniversary of Thomas Clarkson and fellow abolitionists founding the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society; recognises that Anti-Slavery Int…

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Guardian Campaign To End Female Genital Mutilation

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1059. Motion reads: “That this House notes that an estimated 660,000 women in the UK have suffered from female genital mutilation (FGM); further notes that an additional 20,000 British girls are thought to be at risk of b…

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Scottish Independence

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1071. Motion reads: “That this House celebrates the close and deep connections between the north of England and Scotland; notes the shared values of community, decency and fairness; believes that people throughout Norther…

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Cosmopolitan’s The Secret Illness Campaign And Eating Disorder Provision

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM1097. Motion reads: “That this House commends The Secret Illness campaign by Cosmopolitan Magazine which highlights the scale of untreated eating disorders in the UK; notes that the NHS’s capacity to treat people seriousl…

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