Early Day Motions

CONDUCT OF THE SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT

That this House notes the strong cross-party consensus of concern expressed during the topical debate on Sri Lanka about the conduct of the Sri Lankan government, including a robust statement from the Minister of State; and asks that the Government give voice to this concern at the UN Security Counc

BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA

That this House is deeply concerned about the bush fires raging through areas of Australia; notes the friendship between Australia and the United Kingdom; congratulates the Prime Minister on his immediate offer of help and condolences to the people of Australia in his telephone call to the Prime Min

CANNABIS AND TESTICULAR CANCER

That this House notes with concern reports that smoking cannabis at least once a week makes it twice as likely that young men will develop testicular cancer; further notes that the study, at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle, Washington, found that the link seemed strongest with

BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS AWARDS

That this House applauds all those who won awards at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards on 8 February; particularly praises British winners and wishes to congratulate Kate Winslet for winning the Leading Actress award for The Reader, Danny Boyle for Director of Slumdog Millionair

INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FOR POSTAL VOTING

That this House supports the recommendations of Sir Christopher Kelly, Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, to introduce individual registration for postal voting; notes that individual registration, which already exists in Northern Ireland, requires voters to supply a signature, d

ROADS IN SOMERSET

That this House notes that in early February 2009 Somerset experienced its heaviest snowfalls for 27 years; congratulates the staff of Somerset County Council Highways Department and its contractors WS Atkins, on their efforts to keep open as much of the road network in Somerset as viable; further n

REGULATION OF CAR CLAMPING

That this House urges the Government to take action to regulate the activities of car clamping companies such as Citywatch; notes that Citywatch has clamped motorists parking on garage forecourts in Walthamstow for a few moments to use the garage shop or obtain a car wash token from the shop and the

AFGHANISTAN TROOP SURGE

That this House recalls that the surge of an extra 5,000 British soldiers in Helmand province in 2006 resulted in a surge of Taliban activity and an increase in British fatalities from seven to 143; believes that another surge could lead to further British deaths; and calls for the adoption of a pea

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION'S REPORT ON COMBATING MALNUTRITION

That this House welcomes the report Combating Malnutrition by the Advisory Group on Malnutrition led by British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; thanks the Advisory Group's members for giving up their time to identify the steps which can be taken by the Government and by all those w

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND THE BBC

That this House notes the recent actions by the BBC regarding inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour by some prominent people employed by the Corporation such as Jonathan Ross, Jeremy Clarkson and Carol Thatcher; and asks the Director General and other leading personnel ultimately responsible for

PROCUREMENT MINISTER

That this House recognises the importance of using procurement policy to support British industry and business; recognises that Government procurement can be used as a catalyst for many sectors of the economy, particularly at a time of economic downturn; acknowledges the need for a co-ordinated appr

FPA'S CONTRACEPTIVE AWARENESS WEEK

That this House supports Contraceptive Awareness Week from 9 to 15 February 2009, organised by the sexual health charity fpa, and its goal to raise awareness of the full range of contraceptive methods available; notes that different contraceptive methods suit different people and their lifestyles an

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

That this House congratulates everyone involved in the feature film Slumdog Millionaire for their success in numerous awards ceremonies; notes the vibrancy of such multi-national and multi-ethnic filmmaking which has in this case won five critics' Choice Awards, four Golden Glodes, seven BAFTA award

LEICESTER MERCURY SUPPORT YOUR COUNTY CAMPAIGN

That this House warmly welcomes the Leicester Mercury Support your County campaign to encourage people to buy local products from local traders; appreciates the vast range of regional products available in the Leicestershire region; recognises that during the present tough economic climate, it is mo

DEFENCE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

That this House supports the Committee of Public Accounts' criticisms of the Defence Information Infrastructure project which is now 18 months behind schedule and 182 million over budget; and in light of this report urges the Ministry of Defence not to award the Atlas consortium any further work on

BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA (No. 2)

That this House extends its deepest condolences to the people of Australia on their tragic loss of life during the bushfires in Victoria.

SALARIES AND BONUSES IN THE BANKING SECTOR

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

EMPLOYMENT TRAINING

That this House notes with concern the delay in accessing training schemes for those who are unemployed; recognises that at a time of economic downturn, with rising unemployment rates, many people need to access training courses in order to gain new skills to find employment; further notes with conc

OFSTED REPORT ON MAKING MORE OF MUSIC

That this House welcomes the report by Ofsted entitled Making More of Music; and calls on the Government to implement the findings, which will encourage greater use of music in schools and make it available to every child.

DEATHS OF CHILDREN IN GAZA

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ENERGY FROM USED COOKING OIL

That this House notes that used cooking oil is a common waste product that is damaging to the environment and difficult to dispose of; recognises the potential for recycling used cooking oil into a fuel to produce carbon neutral electricity; welcomes the contribution this could make to meeting the G

PRESBYTERIAN MUTUAL SOCIETY

That this House notes with concern the plight of investors in the Presbyterian Mutual Society in Northern Ireland; recognises that the society is now in administration due in the main part to the withdrawal of investments brought about by the introduction of a guarantee for the UK banking sector;fur

SCALLOP DREDGING IN CARDIGAN BAY

That this House notes with concern the considerable environmental damage to the seabed that can be caused by scallop dredging; recognises the importance of a thriving marine environment to biodiversity and to sustainable fishing; further notes that Cardigan Bay is home to a wide variety of species,

SIGNING ON ITV WALES NEWS

That this House regrets the decision of ITV Wales to discontinue the provision of British Sign Language (BSL) translation of news headlines on their flagship news programme Wales Tonight; recognises that subtitling is not equivalent to BSL provision as BSL is a language in itself; calls upon broadca

WAITANGI DAY NEW ZEALAND

That this House is proud to join the people of New Zealand in celebrating Waitangi Day, their national day, on 6 February 2009, commemorating the historic signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, that marks the coming together of the Maori people and representatives of the British Crown; notes the