Early Day Motions

Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021

EDM (Early Day Motion) 492: tabled on 18 October 2021

Tabled in the 2021-22 session.

This motion has been signed by 58 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House recognises that Baby Loss Awareness Week took place from 9 to 15 October 2021; offers sincere sympathy to those families who have lost precious babies; acknowledges that stillbirth, miscarriage, and infant loss is a tragedy which governments across the UK must work to prevent; pays tribute to all the charities and organisations which support parents and families through the ordeal of losing a baby; and calls on the Government to ensure that greater support is offered to parents before, during and after the loss of their child.

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.

Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 October 2021
North Ayrshire and Arran
Primary
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Strangford
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Livingston
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Glasgow Central
Hanvey, Neale
Alba Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

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

Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 19 October 2021
Ceredigion
Paisley, Ian
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
North Antrim
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Glasgow North West
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2021
South Shields
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
East Lothian
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Lanark and Hamilton East
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 October 2021
Oxford West and Abingdon
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Edinburgh East
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
South Antrim
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Motherwell and Wishaw
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
East Renfrewshire
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 October 2021
St Albans
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2021
Liverpool, Walton
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Dundee West
De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2021
Battersea
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2021
Bedford
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on 19 October 2021
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on 19 October 2021
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Howarth, Sir George
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2021
Knowsley
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Glasgow South West
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Argyll and Bute
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2021
Denton and Reddish
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Glasgow North
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2021
Poplar and Limehouse
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 October 2021
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 October 2021
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2021
Glasgow North East
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2021
Edinburgh North and Leith
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 20 October 2021
Gateshead
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2021
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 20 October 2021
Hayes and Harlington
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 October 2021
Richmond Park
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on 21 October 2021
Rochdale
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2021
Gordon
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2021
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2021
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on 22 October 2021
Liverpool, Wavertree
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 October 2021
Ochil and South Perthshire
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 23 October 2021
Arfon
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 23 October 2021
Liverpool, Riverside
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 October 2021
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 October 2021
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on 25 October 2021
Blackburn
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 25 October 2021
Bath
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 26 October 2021
Belfast South
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 26 October 2021
East Antrim
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 26 October 2021
Brighton, Pavilion
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 October 2021
Central Ayrshire
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 October 2021
Edinburgh West
Blomfield, Paul
Labour
Signed on 28 October 2021
Sheffield Central
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 2 November 2021
North East Fife

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.