Early Day Motions

NEW NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS

That this House notes that the construction of the new nuclear power station by a French-German consortium in Olkiluoto, Finland is now three and a half years late and more than £2.1 billion over budget; and calls for an immediate re-assessment of the costs and timing of plans for similar British ne

ONLINE GAMBLING ADVERTISING ON GOOGLE

That this House notes with concern the recent decision of Google to reintroduce online gambling advertisements during a period of economic downturn; supports the Church of England's position that the actions of Google risk normalising gambling in society; and calls on Google to review its policy in

ENFORCEMENT RESTRICTION ORDERS

That this House notes that the rapid rise in redundancies and unemployment will undoubtedly leave many households facing significant problems with debt repayments; further notes that the Tribunal, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 contained provision to establish enforcement restriction orders, which

BANK BONUS PAYMENTS

That this House believes that in the light of the fact that RBS will lose £8 billion this year and be forced to write-off a further £20 billion because of the reckless takeover of ABN Amro, yet still intends, despite being nearly 70 per cent. owned by the taxpayer, to pay £1 billion in bonuses this

SHEEP TAGGING

That this House is opposed to the European Commission's proposal to force British sheep farmers to tag electronically and identify every single animal in the 30 million-strong national flock; recognises that the UK has more sheep than anywhere else in Europe; realises that farmers across the UK are

BASHIR AHMAD MSP

That this House expresses sadness at the death of Bashir Ahmad, who made history on his election as the first Scots-Asian Member of the Scottish Parliament; extends its sympathy and condolences to Bashir Ahmad's family and friends; and believes that as the first Muslim Member of the Scottish Parliam

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE WORLD'S POOREST PEOPLE

That this House believes that 2009 is the most crucial and pivotal year for climate change, culminating with the UN's conference in Copenhagen in December; calls on the Government, as a matter of justice, to take the urgent action necessary to help the world's poorest people who are already sufferin

WORK FORCE CHANGE PROGRAMMES WITHIN HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS

That this House believes current restructuring activities connected to Work Force Change programmes within HM Revenue and Customs have proven to be ill thought out and uneconomic, and produced little other than low morale and chaos within this important area of public service; and calls on the Gover

WIRELESS NETWORK ON VIRGIN TRAINS

That this House notes the lack of a computer wireless network (WIFI) in Virgin train carriages operating between Wolverhampton and London; believes that in the modern era and with the price of tickets so extortionately high Virgin is letting business travellers down badly; and urges the Chief Execut

POST OFFICE BRANCHES WITHIN SUPERMARKETS

That this House congratulates those supermarkets which continue to accommodate post offices within their stores; deplores the decision of those supermarkets which have excluded long-established post offices from their premises, often for purely commercial reasons and without regard for their custome

HOUSING (S.I., 2008, No. 3156)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 3156), dated 9 December 2008, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15 December, be annulled.

POST OFFICE NETWORK

leave out from `believes' to `publicly' in line 7 and insert `the Post Office network must remain a'.

NURSE CAROLINE PETRIE

at end add `but notes and welcomes the decision to reinstate Nurse Petrie as a community nurse and wishes her well.'.

ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY SAVE THE PUB GROUP

That this House welcomes the formation of the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group; shares the belief of the group that British pubs are an important part of this country's history and heritage and are hugely important to the communities they serve; believes that well-run community pubs are so

TERRY PRATCHETT AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

That this House commends the bravery and courage of author Sir Terry Pratchett for being prepared to share his on-going battle with Alzheimer's disease and in allowing cameras to capture this battle in such an open and powerful way; hopes that this provides an opportunity for as wide an audience as

FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY HEALTHY DIET CAMPAIGN

That this House supports the Food Standards Agency's campaign which launches on 10 February 2009 supported by Heart of Mersey and other organisations, to raise awareness of the positive changes that can be made to reduce the amount of saturated fats eaten; expresses great concern that the UK populat

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE GUIDANCE ON COMPUTERISED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY

That this House is concerned that, almost three years since the publication of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's (NICE's) guidance on computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for the treatment of depression, and numerous statements from the Secretary of State for H

20th ANNIVERSARY OF SKY NEWS

That this House celebrates that Sky News has been on air for 20 years; congratulates Sky News on the great successes it has had since it was first launched in1989, having won a total of 21 Royal Television Society awards, including news channel of the year for six out of seven years between 2002 and

BONUSES FOR BANK SENIOR EXECUTIVES

That this House is deeply concerned about the payment of bonuses to senior executives by state-supported banks; notes that taxpayers have made £37 billion available to those banks; and calls on the Government to seek ways to limit excessive banking salaries and to end bonuses for senior executives a

SUPPORT THE NORTH EAST'S ECONOMY CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the campaign by The Journal to support the North East through the global financial crisis; recognises that the North East region is rich in companies that offer good quality goods and services; supports local and regional efforts to promote the North East and its economy; an

HOLOCAUST DENIAL

That this House hopes that Bishop Williamson will renounce his denial of the Holocaust before his return to the Roman Catholic church.

SALARIES IN STATE-SUPPORTED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

That this House would welcome the timely introduction of limits on remuneration for directors and employees of banks and financial institutions in receipt of UK state assistance at a level in line with that proposed by President Obama for institutions in receipt of aid from the US administration.

WIT AT THE BBC

That this House notes that some BBC personalities can confuse insults and obscenities with wit.

VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY

That this House gives a hearty welcome to Vice-President Biden's comments on providing a new tone to America's foreign policy.

BOMBING OF PONNAMPALAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN SRI LANKA

That this House expresses its gravest concern at the bombing and destruction of Ponnampalam Memorial Hospital in Puthukkudiyiruppu killing scores and wounding many; and notes that Article 18 of the Fourth Geneva Convention which Sri Lanka ratified in February 1959 states that the civilian hospitals