Early Day Motions

COMMUNITY PUB INQUIRY

That this House welcomes the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Community Pub Inquiry Report; believes that Britain's community pubs are an undervalued resource, the unsung heroes of their neighbourhoods, with livelihoods increasingly under threat; is concerned that 36 pubs close every week in the

RICHARD KAY, MANCHESTER PROPERTY OWNER

That this House declares Richard Kay, 287 Middleton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 4LY, to be unfit to be a property owner, since on 30th June 2007 he bought 64 Sandown Street, Manchester M18 8SA from Places for People with a covenant put into the contract of sale that the property be brought back i

DEATH PENALTY IN NIGERIA AND SAUDI ARABIA

That this House welcomes the two Amnesty International reports entitled, Waiting for the Hangman and Affront to Justice; notes with concern that over 700 people are currently under sentence of death in Nigeria's prisons; is concerned to hear reports of evidence indicating Nigerians cannot rely on th

REMUNERATION OF THAMES WATER EXECUTIVES

That this House expresses its disapproval at Thames Water paying its executives more than £1 million in annual bonuses whilst seeking to increase its bills to customers by 25 per cent. over the next five years.

SUPPORT FOR HOMEOWNERS IN SCOTLAND

That this House congratulates the Government for its announcement of new guidance for the judiciary to halt court action on repossessions unless alternative options have been considered; notes that the measures are an important and significant support to homeowners to protect them during the current

TIBET AND ASSURANCES FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT

That this House expresses deep concern that despite assurances given by the Chinese government to the international community on the situation in Tibet, the Tibet Autonomous Region and other areas of Tibet remain under tight security following the widespread demonstrations in March and April; notes

INTERNATIONAL JEWISH ANTI-ZIONIST NETWORK

That this House welcomes the launch of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) and its founding Charter which gives voice to the great and growing number of Jewish people worldwide who refuse to allow the Israeli state to act in their name and who condemn Israel's ethnic cleansing of Pa

HOUSE OF LORDS DECISION ON CHAGOS

That this House recognises that Chagos Islanders were disgracefully treated by successive British governments, by their forced removal from Diego Garcia and the Archipelago and their impoverished life in Mauritius and the Seychelles; further notes that the indefatigable spirit of the Chagossians ena

ITV REFERENDUM ON THE LISBON TREATY

That this House congratulates ITV for staging a local referendum in Luton on the Lisbon Treaty and for the coverage given to the referendum on ITV's Tonight programme on 20th October; believes that the arguments for and against the Treaty were fairly and evenly represented and that the referendum, t

HOUSING BENEFITS REVIEW

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ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR PALESTINIAN CHILDREN

That this House expresses grave concern about the cases of Palestinian children from Gaza being unable to receive urgent life-saving medical care; notes that this is due to Israeli authorities refusing permission for the mothers or grandmothers of such children to leave Gaza to accompany them on `se

WALSALL TO WOLVERHAMPTON RAIL SERVICE

That this House notes with extreme concern the planned withdrawal of the Walsall to Wolverhampton passenger rail service from December 2008; further notes the service provides an important direct link for the people of Walsall and Wolverhampton, together with access to connecting rail services; is d

FUTURE OF THE POST OFFICE

That this House notes with concern press reports that the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform may be considering part-privatisation of the Post Office; believes that this goes against past Government assurances; considers that this would undermine the Post Office as a p

BOTTESFORD RAILWAY SERVICES

That this House is concerned that the proposed reduction to trains stopping at Bottesford in the evening would have a considerable impact on East Midlands commuters; believes that there is no justification for reducing the service in the evenings and that people leaving work after 5.30 p.m. would be

FOOTBALL AGAINST RACISM IN EUROPE (FARE) ANTI-RACISM WEEK

That this House notes the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) anti-racism week celebrates 15 years of Kick Racism Out of Football campaigns; sees the need for more progress across the board but particularly to combat anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in football; welcomes local projects like Game

PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS

That this House notes that plant protection products are essential to the gardening industry and that the use of pesticides is highly regulated; recognises that if the European Parliament's amendments to the Proposal for a Regulation Concerning the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market

MANUAL SCAVENGERS MOVEMENT

That this House notes with immense concern that some 1.3 million Dalits, formerly called untouchables, in India, mostly women, are still employed as manual scavengers, a job which consists of removing human excrement from dry toilets and sewers using basic tools such as flimsy thin boards, not even

CROXTETH COMMUNITY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

That this House deplores the proposal by Liverpool City Council to close Croxteth Community Comprehensive School in 2010; recognises the stabilising effect the school has in servicing the Croxteth and Norris Green areas of north east Liverpool, an area characterised by high levels of social deprivat

TITAN PRISONS

That this House notes that 33 criminal justice organisations, including the Prison Officers' Association, have written to the Secretary of State for Justice calling for titan prisons to be abandoned and that there is opposition to titan prisons from the Prison Governors' Association whose President,

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND AND LIVERPOOL FC

That this House notes the Government's 60 per cent. stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland; further notes that the Royal Bank of Scotland provides a credit facility for the American ownership of Liverpool FC; is aware that the American owners have failed to deliver a new stadium for Liverpool FC, there

FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE FUNDING

That this House applauds the work carried out by the fire and rescue services across the country and believes that an efficient and well-equipped service is vital to the security and safety of members of the public and firefighters; is concerned that the increases in grant of 1 per cent. in 2008-09

CAPITAL WORKS AND ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

That this House believes that the commissioning of major capital works to stimulate the economy and produce employment opportunities should address regional disparities and concentrate on sustainable development that will benefit future generations as well as the current population; and invites the

PROGRESS IN HIGH-LEVEL TALKS IN CYPRUS

That this House welcomes the beginning of high-level talks in Cyprus between Cypriot leaders Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat which opened on 3rd September with substantive talks on 11th and 18th September and 10th and 22nd October; further welcomes the initiative taken by Andreas Demetriou

APPEALS TRIBUNAL SERVICE

That this House is concerned about the inefficiencies which currently exist within the Appeals Tribunal Service which render it unable to function as intended; notes the case of Priscilla Furlong, a GMB trade union member from the East Midlands area, who first applied for industrial injuries disable

GMB CAMPAIGN ON PLEURAL PLAQUES

That this House welcomes the 28th October rally in Parliament, organised by GMB and supported by UNITE, UCATT, UNISON and other trades unions in support of people suffering with pleural plaques; further welcomes the ongoing Government consultation which seeks to address the recent ruling by the Hous