An Early Day Motion, or EDM, is a motion put down ("tabled") by Members of Parliament calling for a debate on a particular subject. In practice, there is rarely time to debate EDMs nowadays and their true modern-day purpose is to enable MPs to draw attention to an issue and to canvass support for their views by inviting other Members to add their signatures in support of the motion.

Don Touhig has tabled the following EDM:

PINJAT JASA MALAYSIA MEDAL29.11.2006


Touhig, Don

That this House welcomes the decision by Her Majesty The Queen to allow veterans of the Malaysian campaign between 1957 and 1966 to accept the Pinjat Jasa Malaysia (PJM) Medal; is concerned that the Inter-Departmental Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals decided to advise Her Majesty not to grant permission for Malaysian veterans to wear the PJM on public occasions; and calls upon the Government to make representations to the Committee to overturn this decision.


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Ten MPs have already signed up. Don Touhig has done what he said he would do ... now it's our turn.

Please telephone, email or write to your MP asking him or her to support this brilliant EDM

Tell them the EDM Number is 356.

If you/they want to read it, it is at http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=31979&SESSION=885

Better still, read all about the current position on http://www.fight4thepjm.org/lobby_mp.htm - this page provides a list of signatories.

Barry.



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BarryF, who fought for the Right to Wear the Pingat Jasa Malaysia

I have done so to Sir Michael Lord MP Central Suffolk today


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This EDM a significant initiative by an ex-Defence (Veterans) Minister - Don Touhig.

The first to sign was Mark Harper - the Shadow Veterans Minister. Thank you Mark. Why don't other PJMers thank both Don and Mark:

Don Touhig: Touhigd@parliament.uk

Mark Harper: Harperm@parliament.uk

It'll only take a few minutes ... send them an email.

Other MPs email addies are on our Lobby page at http://www.fight4thepjm.org/lobby_mp_2.htm.
Thanks.

Barry


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BarryF, who fought for the Right to Wear the Pingat Jasa Malaysia

I have just sented an email to my MP Ruth Kelly

All of you out there contact your MP and ask Him/Her to sign this EDM.
Thank you.

Let me add my voice to those of my brothers Barry and Paul....right now would be a real good time to send your MP an email (just as 'Valentine' has done) calling on your MP to add his/her name to the EDM.


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Paroi...Rasah...Batu Signals Troop.

I have just sent an email to both Harper and Touhig thanking them for their support.

Hamish

Copied to Michael Ancram, James Gray, Richard Benyon and Robert Key also thanks to Mark Harper and Don Touhig

John

I have written to my MP, Richard Benyon, asking him to support The Don.

I am sure he will as he has been very supportive to our cause.

Barry


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BarryF, who fought for the Right to Wear the Pingat Jasa Malaysia

Sent mine. Will check to see if she has signed it. If she does I will send an e-mail of thanks. If she doesn't, well thats a different story.

David Pearce

Message of thanks and support sent to both gents from KL

Hi.,Barry, I sent a note of thanks to the Don I hope we can get more MP,s to sign-up to it...Regards Rob..

petenic wrote:

Message of thanks and support sent to both gents from KL

Thanks, petenic. Your ongoing support from Malaysia will be much appreciated by The Don - as it is by us.

Barry


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BarryF, who fought for the Right to Wear the Pingat Jasa Malaysia

robmorris wrote:

Hi.,Barry, I sent a note of thanks to the Don I hope we can get more MP,s to sign-up to it...Regards Rob..

Thnaks very much, Rob, and for lobbying The Don.

I am pleased to report that even as I write, MPs are writing to me saying they are going to sign the EDM. I hope that Don Touhig's initiative will receive many signatures.

I think http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=31979&SESSION=885 is only updated once a day and so we may not see the latest list until tomorrow.

Barry

PS Visitors to the EDM at http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=31979&SESSION=885 can list sgnatories by "Party Groups" (click on the Signatures box - top right) - it will be quite revealing as names are added.


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BarryF, who fought for the Right to Wear the Pingat Jasa Malaysia

Being Canadian and therefore not having a UK MP of my very own to contact, I've sent emails of thanks to Messr's Touhig & Harper regarding their support too...


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Paroi...Rasah...Batu Signals Troop.