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Early day motion

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An early day motion (EDM), in the Westminster system, is a motion, expressed as a single sentence, tabled by Members of Parliament that formally calls for debate "on an early day". [1]

21 relations: Adjournment debate, Apartheid, Climate Change Act 2008, Hansard, James Callaghan, Leader of the House of Commons, Legislative session, Margaret Thatcher, Member of parliament, Michael Meacher, Minister (government), Motion of no confidence, Nelson Mandela, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliamentary Private Secretary, South Africa, Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Table (parliamentary procedure), United Kingdom general election, 2005, Westminster system, Whip (politics).

Adjournment debate

In the Westminster system, an adjournment debate is a debate on the motion, "That this House do now adjourn." In practice, this is a way of enabling the House to have a debate on a subject without considering a substantive motion.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Climate Change Act 2008

The Climate Change Act 2008 (c 27) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hansard

Hansard is the traditional name of the transcripts of Parliamentary Debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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James Callaghan

Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), often known as Jim Callaghan, served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.

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Leader of the House of Commons

The Leader of the House of Commons is generally a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons.

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Legislative session

A legislative session is the period of time in which a legislature, in both parliamentary and presidential systems, is convened for purpose of lawmaking, usually being one of two or more smaller divisions of the entire time between two elections.

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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Michael Meacher

Michael Hugh Meacher (4 November 1939 – 21 October 2015) was a British academic and Labour Party politician.

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Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who heads a government department, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote which states that a person(s) in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Parliamentary Private Secretary

A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a United Kingdom or New Zealand Member of Parliament (MP) designated by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as the minister's contact with MPs.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament.

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Table (parliamentary procedure)

In parliamentary procedure, the verb to table has the opposite meaning in different countries.

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United Kingdom general election, 2005

The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the House of Commons.

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Westminster system

The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.

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Whip (politics)

A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_day_motion

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