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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
World Mental Health Day 2024 (10 October 2024)

Motion Details

That this House marks World Mental Health Day, which takes place each year on 10 October, and which raises awareness of mental health issues and promotes positive mental wellbeing globally; notes that the theme for 2024 is workplace mental health; expresses concern that, in 2024, Britain is facing increasing waiting lists for mental health diagnoses for both children and adults; emphasises the importance of talk-therapies, talking openly about mental health to allow individuals to express how they feel and access the support they need; and encourages anyone struggling with mental health issues to reach out for support.

Sponsored by:
Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Liberal Democrat
27
57%
 
 
Independent
5
11%
 
 
Labour
5
11%
 
 
Green Party
4
9%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
4
9%
 
 
Conservative
1
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (47 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Ind
Shockat Adam
Leicester South
Ind
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse
LD
Alison Bennett
Mid Sussex
Green
Siân Berry
Brighton Pavilion
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
LD
Alex Brewer
North East Hampshire
LD
Jess Brown-Fuller
Chichester
LD
Charlotte Cane
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
LD
Wendy Chamberlain
North East Fife
LD
Dr Danny Chambers (Sponsor)
Winchester
Green
Ellie Chowns
North Herefordshire
LD
Victoria Collins
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Lab
Dr Beccy Cooper
Worthing West
PC
Ann Davies
Caerfyrddin
Green
Carla Denyer
Bristol Central
LD
Mr Lee Dillon
Newbury
LD
Sarah Dyke
Glastonbury and Somerton
Lab
Mary Kelly Foy
City of Durham
LD
Zöe Franklin
Guildford
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
LD
Sarah Gibson
Chippenham
LD
Rachel Gilmour
Tiverton and Minehead
LD
Tom Gordon
Harrogate and Knaresborough
LD
Pippa Heylings
South Cambridgeshire
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
Lab
Adam Jogee
Newcastle-under-Lyme
LD
Clive Jones
Wokingham
Ind
Ayoub Khan
Birmingham Perry Barr
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
LD
Mr Angus MacDonald
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
LD
Helen Maguire
Epsom and Ewell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
PC
Llinos Medi
Ynys Môn
Ind
Iqbal Mohamed
Dewsbury and Batley
LD
Helen Morgan
North Shropshire
LD
Tom Morrison
Cheadle
Lab
Tristan Osborne
Chatham and Aylesford
Green
Adrian Ramsay
Waveney Valley
LD
Ian Roome
North Devon
LD
Anna Sabine
Frome and East Somerset
LD
Dr Roz Savage
South Cotswolds
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
LD
Vikki Slade
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Lab
Will Stone
Swindon North
LD
Freddie van Mierlo
Henley and Thame
LD
Caroline Voaden
South Devon

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