Early Day Motions

MORE WOMEN, MORE POWER CAMPAIGN

That this House is concerned that less than 20 per cent. of parliamentarians worldwide are women; recognises that this is a matter of justice and democracy and essential to tackling poverty and inequality and achieving the Millennium Development Goals; encourages hon. Members to support One World Ac

SELF ASSESSMENT TAX RETURN PENALTY PAYMENTS

That this House notes that Exchequer expenditure on advertising and informing people about making self assessment tax returns on time has fallen from £5.5 million to £1.9 million over the last four years and that the penalty charges paid by taxpayers for late submission of self assessment tax return

GOVERNMENT POLICY ON BUSINESS RATES

That this House expresses concern at the damaging effect of the Prime Minister's £1 billion a year stealth tax hike on empty properties; notes that this will particularly harm local firms in an economic downturn; criticises the Government's plans to impose supplementary business rates on local busin

X FACTOR SONG FOR HEROES

That this House applauds the X Factor programme and its contestants for the Song for Heroes single release; notes that it is encouraging that this engagement with the armed forces will help younger generations to appreciate what they owe to the services; further notes that the hard and dedicated wor

LUNG CANCER SPECIALIST NURSES

That this House applauds the vital work of specialist lung cancer nurses in caring for patients with lung cancer, providing families with the information and support that they need and sharing their expert knowledge; notes that lung cancer remains the UK's largest killer cancer, resulting in more th

KILLING OF JOURNALISTS IN CROATIA

That this House expresses its concern about the killing in Zagreb of journalists Ivo Pukanic and Niko Franjic of the Nacional newspaper, a paper dedicated to uncovering corruption and criminal extortion in Croatia; and trusts that the EU will do all it can to assist Croatia in combating corruption b

CUSTODIAL SENTENCES AND SHORT-TERM CARE OF DEPENDENTS

That this House notes that there is no process in place to safeguard the short-term care of dependent children and vulnerable adults in the immediate aftermath of the handing out of custodial sentences to single parents and carers; further notes that this adds to the considerable disruption and dist

ILLEGAL LOGGING (No. 2)

That this House welcomes the recent publication of the Environmental Investigation Agency's `Buyer Beware' report into UK sales of wood sourced from illegally logged trees; is deeply concerned that the current system of industry self-regulation is not effective in preventing the use of such wood in

BP'S PROFITS

That this House notes BP's profits announcement of £6.8 billion in the third quarter of 2008, which represents a 148 per cent. increase in the rate of profit; further notes that this amounts to £70 million in profit per day or £3 million per hour; believes this to be an obscene level of profiteering

PAY FOR SEAFARERS IN THE UK MARITIME SECTOR

That this House is appalled that in the 21st century ships, including ferry services, which regularly trade on fixed routes between UK ports and between the UK and Europe are allowed to pay poverty wages substantially below the minimum wage to non-UK seafarers including as little as £295 basic month

PENSION CREDIT

That this House notes with concern the fact that there are up to 1.8 million pensioners who are eligible, but do not receive, pension credit, resulting in £1.3 billion in pension credit going unclaimed; recognises that this represents a take-up rate of between 59 per cent. and 67 per cent., below th

CO-OPERATIVE HERITAGE TRUST LOTTERY GRANT

That this House congratulates the Co-operative Heritage Trust on their recent award of £1,449,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project to enhance Rochdale Pioneers Museum and the National Co-operative Archive in Manchester; applauds the work of the trust in ensuring that people in the North

REVIEW OF THE TAX CREDIT SYSTEM

That this House recognises that the financial crisis has resulted in many workers facing a reduced working week; and calls for a review of the tax credit system for single persons who find themselves working a three-day week and families with one or both earners reduced to a three-day week and in wh

US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

at end add `and the end of George W. Bush's term as US President.'.

ITV REFERENDUM ON THE LISBON TREATY

leave out from `October;' to `notes' in line 5.

JONATHAN ROSS AND RUSSELL BRAND

at end insert `puerile, predictable.'.

JONATHAN ROSS AND RUSSELL BRAND

at end add `and that their contracts should be terminated forthwith.'.

JONATHAN ROSS AND RUSSELL BRAND

at end add `; and calls on the BBC to sack both presenters for the gross professional misconduct represented by their actions.'.

REGULATION OF CAR CLAMPING COMPANIES

after `operators' insert `, in particular to make the Security Industry Authority code mandatory,'.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION FOR MEMBERS OF HM ARMED FORCES

That this House believes, in accordance with the Military Covenant, that HM Armed Forces deserve the best available health care at all times; notes that in January this year 18 injured UK soldiers were given US blood that had not been properly screened during life-saving transfusions; notes that pat

FLOODING IN YEMEN

That this House expresses grave concern over the humanitarian situation in Yemen in the wake of severe flooding in the south of the country, claiming 90 lives and displacing 20,000 people; notes the concerns of the UN World Food Programme over difficulties to get relief to remote regions because of

FILM AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

That this House welcomes the release of the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace; wishes to congratulate those working in the UK film industry for their involvement in this and other internationally-acclaimed productions; notes that such films are particularly vulnerable to theft through illegal re

ROYAL WELSH REGIMENT AND SEVERN BRIDGE CROSSING

That this House recognises the dedication and service provided to Her Majesty the Queen and country by the soldiers of the Royal Welsh Regiment; and calls on the Government to provide them with free passage over the Severn Bridge on their way home after tours of duty.

HOME OFFICE TREATMENT OF DARFUR ASYLUM SEEKERS

That this House believes recent events in Sudan, including the Justice for Equality Movement attack of 10th May 2008 on Khartoum, have led to a drastic change in circumstances and have reinforced the need for Darfuris to be protected from persecution; notes the September 2008 report by the UN Specia

THE THIRD PARTY DEDUCTIONS SCHEME

That this House notes that people in England, Wales and Scotland who receive income-based jobseeker's allowance or income support or pension credit may, under the third party deductions scheme, have deductions made from their benefits for housing costs including rent arrears, council tax arrears, ga