Early Day Motion
Earth Action North Devon
(13 Signatures)
12 Jan 2026
Tabled by:
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House commends volunteers and trustees of Earth Action North Devon, formerly Plastic Free North Devon, for their exemplary environmental leadership during 2025; applauds more than fifteen hundred community volunteers who collected more than 2.4 metric tonnes of discarded plastic and other waste across more than forty community clean-ups; …
Early Day Motion
Julie Whitton
(13 Signatures)
2 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House commends the exemplary charity work of Julie Whitton, Swimbridge community champion and fundraising officer for the Royal Devon Hospitals Charity; recognises her instrumental role in NHS fundraising appeals that delivered the £3m Seamoor Chemotherapy and Day Treatment Unit, re-equipped Special Care Baby Unit, and £1.5m Fern Centre, …
Early Day Motion
Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme
(14 Signatures)
27 Nov 2025
Tabled by:
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House recognises the high cost of transport faced by those in the most rural areas; asserts the importance of the Rural Fuel Duty Relief Scheme which provides support to remote communities in Scotland, Cumbria, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, on Exmoor and the Isles of Scilly, via a 5ppl rebate …
Early Day Motion
200 year anniversary of the North Devon Infirmary
(12 Signatures)
7 Jul 2025
Tabled by:
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House celebrates 200 years since the construction of the North Devon Infirmary, North Devon's first public hospital, famously Supported by Voluntary Contributions and the predecessor of North Devon District Hospital; recognises that the latter has now been in place since 1978, supports over 160,000 people across Devon and …
Early Day Motion
Public libraries
(20 Signatures)
8 Apr 2025
Tabled by:
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House congratulates the regional winners of Library of the Year at the British Book Awards 2025, including Braunton Library in North Devon, winner of South West England's Library of the Year; recognises the important contribution libraries make to advancing reading and literacy skills among both children and adults, …
Early Day Motion
Air Gunner Jim Squires
(15 Signatures)
26 Feb 2025
Tabled by:
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House pays tribute to the life and wartime service of the late Jim Squires, formerly of No. 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force, and a Lancaster bomber Air Gunner who survived more than 35 sorties during the Second World War; recognises an extraordinary life lived to 99 years of …
Early Day Motion
Emergency response to Storm Bert in the South West
(21 Signatures)
25 Nov 2024
Tabled by:
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House notes the bravery of the UK's Emergency Services in response to Storm Bert, which included more than four hundred water incidents that have taken place in Devon and Somerset alone over this past weekend; acknowledges that resources for emergency services remain under immense pressure; and believes that …
Early Day Motion
360 years of the Royal Marines in the South West
(29 Signatures)
29 Oct 2024
Tabled by:
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House congratulates the Corps of Royal Marines on their 360th anniversary; recognises their contribution to the rich maritime heritage of the entire South West region, including at RM Chivenor, RM Stonehouse, RM Norton Manor, and CTCRM Lympstone among others; acknowledges the essential role that the Royal Marines have …