EMILY DAVISON TRIBUTE

Early day motion 99, tabled 15 May 2013 by George Galloway (Respect). Signed by 14 members.

That this House notes that Emily Davison died on 8 June 1913, after being struck by the King's horse in the Epsom Derby as she attempted to raise again the issue of votes for women; further notes that this is therefore the centenary year of Emily Davison's death; further notes that Emily Davison was a redoubtable suffragette who hid in a cupboard in the House of Commons Crypt so she would be registered in the 1911 census as resident in the House of Commons, an act now commemorated in the Crypt by a plaque laid by Tony Benn; further notes that a campaign has been launched to demand that a minute's silence be observed at this year's Epsom Derby to commemorate Emily Davison's death in the fight to win equal voting rights for women; wholeheartedly supports this campaign; and calls on the relevant authorities to enable a minute's silence to be observed at the Derby in order to commemorate Emily Davison's death and more generally the amazing and ultimately successful struggle by so many women to achieve universal suffrage.

Signatures by party: Labour 7, Liberal Democrat 3, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Respect 1.