Early Day Motions

Open Doors 2025

EDM (Early Day Motion) 641: tabled on 15 January 2025

Tabled in the 2024-25 session.

This motion has been signed by 28 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes the launch of the Open Doors World Watch List 2025 on Wednesday 15 January 2025, which assists in helping to highlight areas worldwide where Christians continue to be persecuted and where many face the most extreme oppression, threats and on many occasions death; and calls on the Government to increase support to all those working to end such persecution across the world.

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.

Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 15 January 2025
East Londonderry
Primary
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 16 January 2025
Strangford
Gordon, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 January 2025
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Lockhart, Carla
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 21 January 2025
Upper Bann
Allister, Jim
Traditional Unionist Voice
Signed on 21 January 2025
North Antrim
Smart, Lisa
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 22 January 2025
Hazel Grove

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

Savage, Dr Roz
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 January 2025
South Cotswolds
Lewis, Sir Julian
Conservative
Signed on 28 January 2025
New Forest East
Milne, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 29 January 2025
Horsham
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 29 January 2025
Twickenham
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 30 January 2025
Edinburgh West
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 31 January 2025
Belfast East
Swayne, Sir Desmond
Conservative
Signed on 5 February 2025
New Forest West
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 12 February 2025
Romford
Babarinde, Josh
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 25 February 2025
Eastbourne
Miller, Calum
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 25 February 2025
Bicester and Woodstock
Sollom, Ian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 March 2025
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 3 March 2025
York Central
Taylor, Luke
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 March 2025
Sutton and Cheam
Maguire, Ben
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 18 March 2025
North Cornwall
Vickers, Martin
Conservative
Signed on 18 March 2025
Brigg and Immingham
Heylings, Pippa
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 March 2025
South Cambridgeshire
Dyke, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 31 March 2025
Glastonbury and Somerton
Franklin, Zöe
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 31 March 2025
Guildford
Perteghella, Manuela
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 2 June 2025
Stratford-on-Avon
Collins, Victoria
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 12 June 2025
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Dance, Adam
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 June 2025
Yeovil
Forster, Mr Will
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 30 June 2025
Woking

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.