'Early day motions have been devalued by the utter ridiculousness of many of them,' says Evans. 'There are motions congratulating football teams on promotion; motions congratulating two celebrities on their engagement; motions praising Ann Widdecombe's dancing ability.'
We would miss the annual tradition of the Tory Andrew Rosindell demanding a bank holiday on St George's Day (he once congratulated Winnie the Pooh on his 80th anniversary). And how would Labour's Martin Caton fill his time? He has signed 1,761 EDMs since May 2010 — 65% of the total.