Early Day Motions

Mobile phone theft

EDM (Early Day Motion) 693: tabled on 24 January 2025

Tabled in the 2024-25 session.

This motion has been signed by 38 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes with concern that an estimated 78,000 people had phones or bags snatched from them in Britain in the year to March 2024; further notes that this represented a 153% rise when compared to the year to March 2023; acknowledges that 70% of all thefts in London are specifically related to mobile phones; recognises concerns that it is currently too easy to re-register mobile devices to new individuals; and calls on leading phone companies to do more to work with the police to design methods to discourage phone theft.

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.

Butler, Dawn
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2025
Brent East
Primary
Swann, Robin
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 27 January 2025
South Antrim
Mohamed, Iqbal
Independent
Signed on 27 January 2025
Dewsbury and Batley
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Eastwood, Sorcha
Alliance
Signed on 27 January 2025
Lagan Valley
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Clapham and Brixton Hill

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

Mullane, Margaret
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Dagenham and Rainham
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Liverpool Riverside
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
York Central
McDonnell, John
Independent
Signed on 27 January 2025
Hayes and Harlington
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Nottingham East
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Normanton and Hemsworth
Leishman, Brian
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Alloa and Grangemouth
Stainbank, Euan
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Falkirk
Begum, Apsana
Independent
Signed on 27 January 2025
Poplar and Limehouse
Witherden, Steve
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Byrne, Ian
Independent
Signed on 27 January 2025
Liverpool West Derby
Sultana, Zarah
Independent
Signed on 27 January 2025
Coventry South
Stone, Will
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Swindon North
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 27 January 2025
Strangford
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 January 2025
Bath
Rushworth, Sam
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Bishop Auckland
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2025
Jarrow and Gateshead East
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on 28 January 2025
City of Durham
Webb, Chris
Labour
Signed on 29 January 2025
Blackpool South
Khan, Ayoub
Independent
Signed on 29 January 2025
Birmingham Perry Barr
Lamb, Peter
Labour
Signed on 29 January 2025
Crawley
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 29 January 2025
St Albans
Burke, Maureen
Labour
Signed on 30 January 2025
Glasgow North East
Hussain, Imran
Independent
Signed on 30 January 2025
Bradford East
Denyer, Carla
Green Party
Signed on 3 February 2025
Bristol Central
Chowns, Ellie
Green Party
Signed on 3 February 2025
North Herefordshire
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 3 February 2025
East Antrim
Eccles, Cat
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2025
Stourbridge
Osborne, Tristan
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2025
Chatham and Aylesford
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 3 February 2025
Harrow East
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 February 2025
St Ives
Berry, Siân
Green Party
Signed on 4 February 2025
Brighton Pavilion

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.