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Early day motion
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<p>In the <a href="/facts/Westminster_parliamentary_system/qaW6mkHp">Westminster parliamentary system</a>, an early day motion (EDM) is a <a href="/facts/Motion_(parliamentary_procedure)/CNLYWl4I">motion</a>, expressed as a single sentence, <a href="/facts/Table_(parliamentary_procedure)/CxmcsLhb">tabled</a> by <a href="/facts/Member_of_Parliament/qjfwk6mp">a member of Parliament</a>, which the Government (in charge of parliamentary business) has not yet scheduled for debate. </p>