Early Day Motions

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT AND ROMA PEOPLE

That this House registers with revulsion the actions taken by the Italian government against Roma people; regards such actions, coupled with television footage of Italians verbally abusing and harassing Roma people, and the deliberate burning of Roma property, to be an unwelcome reminder of Italy's

MONKEY PUZZLE TREE IN SWANSEA

at end add `and calls on Liberal Democrat-led Islington Council, which passed a motion on 26th June 2008, claiming that `we all love the Borough's trees', to appeal to their colleagues in Swansea to see sense and to save the monkey puzzle.'.

BANCROFT ROAD LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE

That this House believes that the Bancroft Road Library and Archive is a priceless, integrated resource which has been meticulously maintained by its staff as a record of London's multicultural East End and that breaking up the library and archive would permanently damage it; notes that the superb W

PUBLICAN'S PROUD OF PUBS WEEK 2008

That this House supports Proud of Pubs Week 2008, organised by The Publican magazine; recognises the importance of local pubs to communities throughout the United Kingdom; encourages publicans to show their pride in their businesses by reaching out to their communities and taking part in different a

DARFURI ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE UK

That this House is greatly concerned at the Home Office's recent decision to resume the removal of Darfuri asylum seekers from the UK and return them to Khartoum; recalls that in 2007 the Home Office suspended the deportations in order to investigate further accusations of torture in the region by S

RESEARCH INTO VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

That this House notes the 167 confirmed cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in the UK, including three through blood transfusion, compared with three in total in the USA; congratulates and welcomes the work of Christine Lord, following the tragic death of her son Andy from vCJD at the

MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN BRENT

That this House congratulates the Muslim community in Brent; and commends its efforts in Brent Town Hall on the evening of 11th July in raising over £89,000 for an ambulance and hospital to help those recovering from the Pakistan earthquake in October 2005, especially the young.

GIBRALTAR SERVICES POLICE

That this House salutes the Gibraltar Services Police as they celebrate their 70th anniversary on 17th July; notes that the Gibraltar Services Police is the Ministry of Defence's first line of defence in security and policing in Gibraltar; recognises its loyal, devoted and professional service in po

FUEL POVERTY TARGETS

That this House notes with concern that Government estimates indicate that it is no longer on course to meet its statutory obligation to lift all vulnerable households out of fuel poverty by 2010; regrets the Government's response to Friends of the Earth on 14th March 2008 suggesting that the fuel p

PLANNING LAWS FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION MASTS

That this House, while recognising the importance of Tetra telephone masts in enabling the emergency services to communicate effectively and better protect the public, supports a reform of planning laws, which currently allows applications for the location and erection of Tetra mobile telecommunicat

SCOTLAND'S LIGHTHOUSES

That this House applauds the efforts of the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, in attempting to visit all Scotland's 209 lighthouses spread over Scotland's 10,000 kilometres of coastline and 790 islands; and further applauds the work of the Northern Lighthouse Board, their ships and employees who work s

COMPETITION COMMISSION REPORT ON THE GROCERY SECTOR

That this House notes the Competition Commission has recently released its final report following a two year investigation into the grocery sector, which found evidence that some supermarket companies have systematically abused their financial position with a number of their overseas suppliers; and

SOLIHULL POST OFFICES

That this House notes with concern that during the Post Office network change programme consultation in the Midlands so far, despite 160 objections to the closure of a post office, only four reversals have been successful; further notes that a consultation is currently underway in Solihull; further

PALM OIL AND ACACIA PLANTATIONS

That this House notes that the expansion of palm oil production threatens rainforests around the tropics; further notes that some 3,200,000 hectares of oil palms in Indonesia and Malaysia are grown on peatland; further notes that such cultivation on deep peat releases many more times greenhouse emis

INSURANCE (S.I., 2008, NO. 1765)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 1765), dated 4th July 2008, a copy of which was laid before this House on 4th July, be annulled.

JOHN CLARE'S BIRTHDAY

That this House notes that 13th July marks the birthday of the much loved English poet, John Clare, who was born in the village of Helpston in 1793; further notes that there is at present no date on which England's rural heritage is celebrated; and therefore calls upon the Government to establish 13

BLUETONGUE PROTECTION ZONE

That this House expresses concern that as of the beginning of July, Cumbria and other counties in the north of England have not been placed in the bluetongue protection zone or received bluetongue vaccine; is particularly concerned about the effect that late administration of the vaccine may have on

NATIONAL ASIAN RESTAURANT AWARDS

That this House notes the importance of Asian restaurants to the British economy; notes that these exclusive culinary excellence awards benefit the Roko Cancer Charity who are assisting thousands of of cancer sufferers; congratulates Labas Miah of the Panhar Restaurant in Blyth, Northumberland on hi

LATIN IN THE PARK

That this House welcomes the initiative of the Iris Project, Latin in the Park, as an excellent opportunity for people from all backgrounds to learn Latin and about ancient culture free of charge in a friendly and relaxed setting; recognises that the project enables adults and families to explore va

CLOSURE OF HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS OFFICES IN SOMERSET

That this House expresses its concern over the proposed closure of HM Revenue and Customs offices in Somerset including the offices in Frome, Yeovil, Wells, Bridgwater and Weston-Super-Mare and the relocation of tax business to Bristol; believes this will provide a lower standard of service to indiv

LOCAL FARMERS' POLICY

That this House calls for the launch of local food procurement policies to be imposed on supermarkets, schools, universities and hospitals; further calls on the Government to encourage supermarkets to commit themselves to local competition policies to promote local self-reliance, regeneration of loc

JAPANESE WHALING

That this House condemns the whale-meat embezzlement ring shown by Greenpeace to be at the heart of the Japanese government's so-called scientific whaling programme; calls upon the Japanese authorities to carry out an immediate public investigation into this practice which has further undermined Jap

REGIONAL SELECT COMMITTEES

That this House notes the proposals for regional select committees in the third report of the Select Committee on Modernisation entitled Regional Accountability; further notes that were these proposals to be adopted by the House the South West Region would have a select committee grossly disproporti

BBC WORLD SERVICE'S EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE

leave out `is opposed' and insert `notes'.

BBC WORLD SERVICE'S EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE

leave out from `UK' to end and add `recognises that the BBC's World Service is rightly admired for its editorial independence; accepts that the occasional short notice content did not allow either third party alteration or non-transmission of programmes; and is confident that BBC World Service staff