Early Day Motions

PURCHASE OF PRESCRIPTION-ONLY MEDICINES FROM UNREGULATED SOURCES AND MEN'S HEALTH

That this House notes that men are more likely than women to buy prescription-only drugs without a prescription from unregulated websites and that such drugs will often be counterfeit; further notes that men are less likely to visit a GP for professional advice and that buying drugs online risks a m

PRIME MINISTER AND GAZA

That this House is disappointed that in the Answer to a Question from the hon. Member for Rochdale on 11 February 2009, regarding allegations of war crimes during the recent conflict in Gaza, the Prime Minister gave no commitment to request the UN Security Council to refer the matter to the Internat

UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

That this House is disappointed that the Government has not requested the Security Council of the UN to refer allegations of war crimes to the International Criminal Court; notes that both the UN Secretary General and Israel have agreed to undertake inquiries but is concerned that Israel has not rat

FREE PRESCRIPTIONS IN ENGLAND

That this House notes that the principle that NHS care should be free at the point of delivery has been repeatedly endorsed but has not been delivered as far as many patients in England between the ages of 19 and 60 years is concerned; welcomes the extension of free prescriptions to cancer patients,

UN CONVENTION ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES

That this House notes that the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 2006, is critical to providing protection for all British citizens anywhere in the world from enforced disappearance; notes that th

COMMENTS OF PROFESSOR DAVID NUTT

That this House is dismayed at the view of Professor David Nutt, Chairman of the Home Office Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), that ecstasy is less dangerous than horse-riding; agrees with the Home Secretary's comment that he has made light of a serious problem, trivialises the dangers

GOOGLE AND ONLINE ADVERTISING

That this House notes with concern that Google has significantly increased its proportion of the UK search advertising market share to nearly 90 per cent. over the past year; and calls on the Government to consider measures to prevent the monopolisation of the online search advertising market.

BRITISH CONSTRUCTION JOBS

That this House is concerned about problems arising from the fact that many construction companies operating in the UK, especially in the energy sector and subsidiary companies sub-contracting to them, are declining to hire and in some cases refusing to consider the employment of British and local l

PREVENTION OF FRAUD IN TRAVEL INITIATIVE

That this House welcomes the launch of the Prevention of Fraud in Travel (PROFIT) initiative; congratulates the coalition of organisations which have come together to eliminate fraud from the travel industry including the Association of Payment Clearing Services, the Association of British Travel Ag

PENSIONERS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE AND FUEL POVERTY

That this House congratulates the Lancashire Telegraph on its campaign for better protection for pensioners and elderly people; notes with concern that during this six week cold snap period there has been a 30 per cent. rise in respiratory-related deaths in the elderly population compared with 15 pe

TYNE AND WEAR METRO

That this House congratulates everyone associated with the Tyne and Wear Metro which has ensured that the Metro is the UK's most punctual railway; believes that a contributory factor to this success is that the Metro is an integrated publicly-owned and accountable railway; is therefore extremely con

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF TEBAY RAIL INCIDENT

That this House remembers that 15 February 2009 is the five year anniversary of the tragic killing of four rail workers at Tebay who were struck by a runaway trailer loaded with railway ballast, which also injured and traumatised other rail workers; expresses sympathy with their families, colleagues

NETWORK RAIL AND THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

That this House welcomes efforts by the Government to lessen the impact of the recession and save jobs by intervening in the private sector industries, such as the car industry; notes with concern that Network Rail, which is heavily reliant on billions of pounds of Government subsidy is deferring 28

WARM FRONT SCHEME

at end add `and to verify that the scheme is operating with the best interests of consumers as a priority'.

BONUSES FOR BANK SENIOR EXECUTIVES

leave out from first `to' to end and add `introduce legislation to tax all bonuses paid by banks over £1,000 at a 99 per cent. rate.'.

PROCUREMENT MINISTER

at end add `, with the post holder understanding the importance of sustainability in the supply chain, and required to provide sustainability across public sector procurement.'.

IWAO HAKAMADA AND THE DEATH PENALTY IN JAPAN

That this House notes with concern Japan's continued and increasing use of the death penalty; further notes the particular case of Mr Iwao Hakamada who will turn 73 on 10 March 2009; is concerned to hear that Mr Hakamada has spent almost 43 years in detention, including 29 years in solitary confinem

EQUALITY BILL AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC SECTOR CONTRACTS

That this House welcomes the intentions behind the Government's proposed Equality Bill; expresses concern, however, that the measures it contains to use public sector procurement as a lever to ensure that private sector companies are meeting the proposed equality duty will have an adverse impact on

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

That this House notes the importance of the construction industry to the United Kingdom economy and to jobs; is concerned at the collapse of house building and other construction activity; is further concerned that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors estimates some 300,000 jobs will be lost

CHEAPEST TARIFF INFORMATION ON ENERGY BILLS

That this House notes the recent independent estimate by the consumer group Energywatch that approximately 5.5 million households are now in fuel poverty, spending more than 10 per cent. of their income on maintaining an adequate level of heating; believes that the situation could be helped by consu

EASTERHOUSE AND CASTLEMILK

That this House rejects the description of Easterhouse and Castlemilk as scummy estates by Fraser Nelson in The Spectator; condemns the use of sweeping and inaccurate descriptions to characterise any community; recognises that, while these areas have problems to overcome, great progress is being mad

FUNDING FOR NHS IN SCOTLAND

That this House welcomes the Scottish Government's record funding for the NHS in Scotland; believes that this underlines the SNP Government's commitment to a publicly-owned health service; recognises that this funding means health boards will have the resources they need to progress their plans and

BANK BONUSES

That this House notes with concern the desire of state-supported banks to pay large bonuses to senior executives at a time when taxpayers have provided a subsidy to those banks in excess of £37 billion; further notes the regular reports of job losses around the country in sectors less generously sup

CRAWLEY BREAST FEEDING PEER SUPPORTERS

That this House congratulates the graduates of the Breast Feeding Peer Supporter Programme in Crawley who have studied for many weeks to help new mums start breastfeeding and continue for as long as possible; notes that the Peer Supporters are mums themselves who not only give their time and experie

MMR VACCINE AND THE MEDIA

That this House expresses its support for the use of the combined MMR vaccine; notes with concern the re-emergence of measles and the loss of life and long-term health problems which will afflict children as a result of the decline in the vaccination rate which followed Dr Andrew Wakefield's now dis