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GORDON AIKMAN BEM

EDM (Early Day Motion) 916: tabled on 03 February 2017

Tabled in the 2016-17 session.

This motion has been signed by 45 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House celebrates the life and legacy of Gordon Aikman BEM and mourns his death; notes the enormous contribution that Gordon Aikman made to Scottish politics; is in awe of his selfless campaigning work following his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at the age of 29; welcomes the success of Gordon's Fightback campaign in securing public funding for MND nurses, a doubling of the number of MND nurses in Scotland, additional support to help MND sufferers to communicate, and a living wage for carers; regrets that Gordon Aikman's call for extra funding for research into MND has not yet been answered; calls on the Government to double funding for research into MND; and sends its deepest condolences to Gordon Aikman's husband, Joe Pike, his family and wide group of friends.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Ali, Rushanara
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Bethnal Green and Bow
Bailey, Mr Adrian
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
West Bromwich West
Berger, Luciana
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Liverpool, Wavertree
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 6 February 2017
Worthing West
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 February 2017
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Coaker, Vernon
Labour
Signed on 21 February 2017
Gedling
Creagh, Mary
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Wakefield
Creasy, Stella
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Walthamstow
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 February 2017
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Elliott, Julie
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Sunderland Central
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 February 2017
Motherwell and Wishaw
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 February 2017
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Ilford South
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 March 2017
North East Fife
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 February 2017
Airdrie and Shotts
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 February 2017
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 6 February 2017
Luton North
Jones, Graham
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Hyndburn
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 February 2017
Dundee West
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 February 2017
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Marsden, Gordon
Labour
Signed on 6 February 2017
Blackpool South
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 February 2017
Glasgow South
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 7 February 2017
Belfast South
McGarry, Natalie
Independent
Signed on 8 February 2017
Glasgow East
McKinnell, Catherine
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Newcastle upon Tyne North
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 February 2017
Falkirk
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 7 February 2017
Mansfield
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 February 2017
Glasgow North West
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 February 2017
East Dunbartonshire
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 February 2017
East Renfrewshire
Perkins, Toby
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Chesterfield
Salmond, Alex
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 February 2017
Gordon
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 6 February 2017
Strangford
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Stoke-on-Trent North
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 February 2017
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 February 2017
Glasgow Central
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 February 2017
Midlothian
Turley, Anna
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2017
Redcar
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 February 2017
Central Ayrshire

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.