Early Day Motions

RAIL FARES

That this House notes the research undertaken by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union which demonstrates that the big five transport groups, Arriva, First Group, National Express, Go-ahead and Stagecoach posted increases in dividend payments of between 10 and 33 per cent. in 2008; further

STUDENT OCCUPATIONS AND GAZA

after 'including', insert `Bradford University'.

EVENING CHRONICLE CAMPAIGN ON PLEURAL PLAQUES

after `restored;', insert `supports the Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill, introduced by the hon. Member for Hendon, listed for Second Reading on Friday 24 April; and urges all hon. Members to attend to support this Bill'.

SEVERE WEATHER AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN LONDON

That this House notes that a heavy fall of snow brought London to a standstill on 2 February; further notes that this brought widespread unfavourable publicity in the international media; further notes that in the 1960s and 1970s public transport continued to run in the face of similar climatic cond

END OF LIFE TREATMENTS

That this House congratulates the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for introducing additional considerations for the appraisal of life extending, end of life treatments; warmly welcomes the positive outcomes for patients from these reforms; further welcomes the outcomes f

ANOREXIA WEB SITES

That this House is deeply concerned about Pro Ana web sites which promote anorexia and offer inappropriate encouragement, tips and tricks to potential victims of this terrible affliction; and calls on the Government to investigate ways to deal with such sites, which cause devastation for people and

PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY OF TRIDENT REPLACEMENT

That this House recalls the commitment given during the parliamentary debate on the prospective programme for the replacement of the Trident system on 14 March 2007, Official Report, column 309, by the then Foreign Secretary, the right hon. Member for Derby South, that the Government would ensure re

BRITANNIA ON COINS

That this House regrets the disappearance of Britannia from newly-minted coins; and calls for the Royal Mint to plan to reinstate her on the two pound coin when the Olympic-based design disappears.

GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM CHARGE AGAINST DANGEROUS DRIVER

That this House welcomes the decision of Essex Police and the Crown Prosecution Service to bring an additional charge of grievous bodily harm against a driver involved in a serious road crash near Stansted Airport, Essex, which resulted in a young woman being paralysed for life; congratulates the ju

DAIRY FARMERS AND MILK PRICES

That this House welcomes the beginning of National Dairy Week; notes with regret the reduction in the number of UK dairy farms; further notes with concern Wiseman's decision to reduce its milk price by 2.2 pence per litre and the announcement by Dairy Crest that it would cut its February milk price

POLAVARAM DAM

That this House notes with concern the displacement of over 200,000 people from the largely tribal communities and marginalised castes in Andhra Pradesh, southern India as a result of the proposed construction of the Indira Sagar Polavaram Dam; further notes with concern that if built the dam will s

GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER'S TAX GAP SERIES

That this House applauds the Guardian's serialised coverage of the tax avoidance industry and its cost to the public; observes that due to the complex and secretive nature of tax avoidance there is no accurate figure for the amount of tax that big business avoids paying in the UK every year; notes t

UNITED UTILITIES AND SURFACE WATER CHARGING

That this House welcomes the decision taken by United Utilities to introduce a moratorium on the implementation of its new system of charging for surface water and highway drainage for 2009-10 for three categories of customer, faith buildings, community amateur sports clubs and Guide and Scout Assoc

EARTH HOUR AND THE GLOBAL DEAL

That this House supports WWF's Earth Hour 2009 which seeks to persuade a billion people worldwide to sign up to switch off their lights for an hour at 8.30 pm on Saturday 28 March to indicate to political leaders the widespread public support for a fair, equitable, binding and scientifically credibl

POST OFFICE NETWORK

That this House notes the vital importance of the Post Office network to communities both urban and rural; believes that the Post Office network is well placed to deliver a range of financial services and products which would assist in combating financial exclusion; further believes that the Post Of

STATUTORY REDUNDANCY PAY

That this House calls on the Government urgently to address the current cap on statutory redundancy pay (SRP); notes that the statutory limits on the amount of weekly pay which counts when calculating an employee's right to SRP has not increased in line with earnings and as a result the limit has de

THAILAND'S TREATMENT OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES

That this House is appalled that Thailand's navy has left around 1,000 Rohingya refugees adrift in the ocean in boats without engines or food or water; is deeply concerned that hundreds may have died as a result; notes that the Rohingya people face severe persecution in Burma, including denial of ci

CLOSURE OF CHURCHES IN RANGOON

That this House expresses deep concern at recent events in Burma with authorities in Rangoon ordering that services cease in at least a 100 local churches with a threat of prison for non-compliance; notes the concern of some of the local Christians who believe that the immediate cause of the crackdo

GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS TO PILOT IDENTITY CARDS IN MANCHESTER

That this House condemns the Government's proposal to consider piloting the identity card scheme in Manchester; notes with concern the wide disparities between Government and academic costing estimates of the scheme; believes that such funding would be better spent putting more police officers on th

ACCOUNTANCY HOUSES AND TAX AVOIDANCE

That this House urges the Government to investigate and regulate the activities of banks, law firms, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, Grant Thornton and other accountancy firms in devising, marketing, promoting, implementing but then concealing aggressive tax avoidance scheme

BANKS AND TAX AVOIDANCE

That this House is concerned that banks financed by the UK taxpayer through credit, loans, guarantees, preference shares, ordinary shares and other means have been avoiding UK taxes; points out that Lloyds TSB, RBS, HSBC and Barclays have between them 1,207 incorporated offshoots in tax havens to en

ACCESS TO LOCAL LEGAL ADVICE

That this House welcomes the Local Legal Advice Review undertaken for the Ministry of Justice; notes that the economic recession has triggered a significant rise in the demand for legal aid and legal advice at the very time when the future of local advice agencies has been put in doubt by the Legal

AUTOMATIC RATE RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

That this House notes with concern that business rate relief is not taken up by over half of those small businesses eligible to claim it; further notes that as a result small businesses are losing out on saving up to £2,500 yearly; further notes that across the country around £400 million earmarked

LABOUR STANDARDS, EMPLOYMENT AND THE EU

That this House notes that global companies based in Europe are free under EU law to tender for British building and service contracts and to hire their own direct labour force; further notes that such posted workers in the UK have to be paid only the statutory minimum wage, which has the effect of

PROTECTION FOR SEALS

That this House recognises the UK's international obligations to maintain its globally important seal populations at a favourable conservation status; notes that seal populations remain depleted and are threatened by further outbreaks of the phocine distemper virus and remain under increasing threat