Virtual participation in debates

Early day motion 1155, tabled 17 November 2020 by Dawn Butler (Labour). Signed by 65 members.

That this House notes with deep concern that some Members have not been able to take part virtually in debates, which means that those Members have been disenfranchised; further notes that this, in effect, disenfranchises those constituents who are left without a voice in House of Commons debates; recognises that several Members are shielding from coronavirus or are clinically vulnerable; believes in the equal right of all Members to participate in Commons proceedings; and calls on the Government to ensure that the remote participation motion is open to debate for all Members and held as a free vote.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Scottish National Party 15, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Independent 2, Labour/Co-operative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, DUP 1, Green 1.