Early Day Motions

POSTAL COLLECTION IN SOUTH MANCHESTER

That this House notes with concern the chaos which has ensued at the Manchester South Delivery Office in Fallowfield since the decision to reduce weekday opening hours in January 2008; recognises the severe inconvenience and disruption caused to local residents through having to wait up to an hour t

MINIMUM WAGE RATES AND SUPPORT WORKERS

That this House recognises the valuable work of support workers who provide overnight support to vulnerable adults; notes with concern that employers are able to pay rates below the minimum wage to support staff who sleepover but remain on call throughout the night; further recognises that it is oft

FOOD AND DRINK FEDERATION AND REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

That this House welcomes the Food and Drink Federation's (FDF) recent one year on update on its Five-fold Environmental Ambition which highlights the ongoing commitment of food and drink manufacturers to reducing the sector's environmental impact; takes particular note of the investment in new envir

PROSTITUTION

That this House notes with concern the Government's proposals contained in the Home Office review, Tackling the Demand for Prostitution 08, which includes increased raids and closures of brothels and the criminalisation of clients buying sex from someone working for another person's gain; regrets th

PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVER CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

That this House expresses its deep disappointment that once again during this festive season the United Kingdom's railways will undergo a 58-hour shutdown with no services whatsoever being provided on the overwhelming majority of lines; notes that this is in stark contrast to the situation that prev

COPYRIGHT TERM FOR PERFORMERS

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to consider the arguments for an extension of copyright term for performers; agrees that there is a moral case for performers benefiting from their work throughout their entire lifetime; believes that greater life expectancy means that an extensio

BBC SCOTLAND

That this House expresses concern at the recent decision taken by BBC Scotland to cut over 70 jobs on top of 96 redundancies already made this year; is concerned about the effect that this decision will have on the quality of BBC output given commitments made earlier this year to increase BBC Scotla

BARNETT FORMULA

at end add `, with the intention of delivering full fiscal autonomy for Scotland to allow the Scottish government to have both the authority to spend money and the responsibility to set tax rates and collect taxes.'.

ABOLITION OF PRESCRIPTION CHARGES IN ENGLAND

at end add `and congratulates the SNP Scottish government for announcing this policy for Scotland over a year ago for implementation by 2011'.

ORANG-UTANS AND PALM OIL

after `Borneo', insert ` and Sumatra'.

ORANG-UTANS AND PALM OIL

leave out from `welcomes' to end and add `deplores the failure of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to act against members who continue to convert forest lands and peatlands to oil palm plantations; further notes the value of tropical peatlands in protecting rare megafauna such as the orang-uta

FORD'S SOUTHAMPTON PLANT

at end add `; and calls on the Government to ensure that there will be no public subsidy unless there is confirmation that Ford will not transfer production of the Transit van from Southampton to Turkey as part of the EU-Turkish trade agreement that would amount to paying Ford to export British jobs

POSTAL WORKERS' CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

at end add `; and is mindful of the public's perception of the extraordinary three-week recess which hon. Members have taken over the Christmas period.'.

WINDFALL TAX ON ENERGY COMPANIES

at end add `, unless the energy providers immediately provide support to those in fuel poverty and cut the costs of fuel to appropriate levels for all consumers.'.

FUNDING FOR MONEY ADVICE IN SCOTLAND

leave out from `England;' to end and add `further notes an ongoing commitment by the SNP Scottish government to provide support for families facing financial difficulties, including £3 million to provide legal advice and representation for people facing repossession and other problems such as debt,

ENERGY PRICES, WINDFALL PROFITS AND FUEL POVERTY

That this House notes with grave concern average annual spending on energy per household has breached £1,200 and that energy providers' profits have risen from £557 million in 2003 to over £5,000 million today; further notes that these companies are receiving unearned profits and that the new price

UK ROLE IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

That this House welcomes the article, A world without nuclear weapons, by the Foreign Secretary, published on the Comment is Free section of The Guardian website on 8 December 2008; notes his claim that the United Kingdom is committed to working actively to create a world free from nuclear weapons;

PARENTLINE HELP AT CHRISTMAS

That this House congratulates the staff and volunteers working with Parentline, the national parent support charity, which provides a 24-hour, free, confidential helpline and the new Got a Teenager website, for the work they do to help parents with teenagers and children; further congratulates the G

ANIMAL TESTING FOR HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS

That this House notes the Government prohibited the use of animals to test cosmetic products and their ingredients, because it caused unjustified suffering given the nature of the products; supports the campaign of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection to end the suffering of animals in

LOCAL AUTHORITY PLANNING AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

That this House notes that the first Annual Report of the Scottish Council of Economic Advisers recommends that Scottish local planning authorities should be incentivised financially to promote and to facilitate sustainable development projects; and urges the Government to allow local authorities in

AUTISM AND WINTER FUEL POVERTY

That this House shares the serious concerns of the UK Autism Foundation that there will be many more parents, carers, children and adults with autism and Asperger's syndrome across the United Kingdom who will be faced with winter fuel poverty; notes that many families with autism and Asperger's synd

CROYDON VISITOR CENTRE

That this House welcomes the initiative by Croydon Town Centre Business Improvement District to open the Croydon Visitor Centre, conveniently placed so as to allow an easy welcome and ready information to visitors arriving at East Croydon Station.

COUNTERING CLUSTER MUNITIONS

That this House acknowledges the Goverment's leadership in helping to bring about the signing in Oslo, by almost one hundred countries, of a comprehensive ban on production and use of all forms of cluster munitions; commends the Government for commencing immediately the destruction of existing stock

FUEL POVERTY AND ENERGY PRICES

That this House is gravely concerned that around five million households will experience fuel poverty this winter; notes that many consumers may be paying too much for their energy because of the bewildering complexity of the different social tariffs that are available and because of the penalties f

RACEHORSE BREEDING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

That this House is alarmed by evidence suggesting that many healthy but unprofitable thoroughbreds are slaughtered in British abattoirs or shot in racing yards every year; notes that the Chairman of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has acknowledged the problem of over-production of racehorses