Early Day Motions

BONE CANCER

That this House supports Bone Cancer Awareness Week from 21st to 28th June 2008, co-ordinated by the Bone Cancer Research Trust which promote research into the causes and treatment of primary bone cancer; notes that primary bone cancers take longer to diagnose than any other type of cancer in young

COST OF THE EAST OF ENGLAND REGIONAL ASSEMBLY

That this House notes that the East of England Regional Assembly has cost £14 million to run over the last three years with no public awareness of what it does or what benefits it delivers for residents; and therefore calls on the Government to abolish it.

VICTORY SERVICES ASSOCIATION OLD CLUB HOUSE APPEAL

That this House commends the Victory Services Association for its charitable objectives to promote military efficiency and esprit de corps by bringing together members of the Armed Forces of the Crown and members of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth and allied forces and by improving the life of

DEMOCRACY IN BANGLADESH

That this House supports the declaration made by the Foreign Secretary on his visit to Bangladesh on 10th February 2008 that Britain will help Bangladesh and its people who are striving to achieve a democracy that will endure; expresses concern that the caretaker government have arrested thousands o

TOBACCO CONTROL

That this House welcomes the publication of the Department of Health's consultation document on the future of tobacco control; believes that there is an urgent need for action to ensure that a new generation of young people do not become smokers; and calls for legislation to be included in the 2008

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN FRANCE AND THE UK

That this House sincerely congratulates the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fish for almost totally eradicating bovine tuberculosis in France; sadly reflects on the British Government's total failure in dealing with the crisis of bovine tuberculosis in the UK; and urges the Secretary of State for

60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

leave out from `consequence' to end and insert `but is deeply concerned that in Scotland, where there are greater costs due to a higher proportion of rural geography and where life expectancy is lower than in England, the SNP minority administration is proposing in its budgets for the fiscal years 2

GLOBAL ACTION TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

leave out from `services' to `services' in line 8.

GLOBAL ACTION TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

leave out from `World' to `and' in line 12.

IRISH REFERENDUM ON THE LISBON TREATY

at end add `and repudiates any attempted resurrection by those political and bureaucratic groups who fail to grasp what it is about the word `No' that they fail to understand.'.

GENOCIDE AGAINST THE KURDISH PEOPLE

That this House notes that the Supreme Criminal Court of Iraq has reached its verdict on the Anfal Campaign, declaring it to be a mass killing, a genocide, against the Kurdish people; and calls on the international community to respect the Court's decision and recognise the mass killing of Kurds as

GENOCIDE AGAINST THE ASSYRIAN AND ARMENIAN PEOPLE

That this House urges the Government to recognise formally the genocide of Assyrians and Armenians under the Young Turk regime in Ottoman Turkey during 1915 to 1923; and welcomes the co-operation between groups representing the Armenian and Assyrian peoples, joined also by groups representing the Ku

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM GENOCIDE EXHIBITION

That this House welcomes the current exhibition by Kurdish artist Mr Osman Amed on the Anfal genocide at the Imperial War Museum; and urges the Government to recognise Saddam Hussein's killing of Kurdish people in Iraq during the period 1987 to 1988, including the Anfal campaign and the Halabja chem

ACTION TO STIMULATE THE HOUSING MARKET

That this House notes the continued and serious downturn in house sales and in new mortgages; and urges the Government to freeze stamp duty and to meet industry stakeholders to find additional ways to help stimulate the housing market.

UNFOUNDED CHILDMINDER COMPLAINTS

That this House finds unfair the current Ofsted practice of not retrospectively removing from the record unfounded complaints made against childminders prior to 2006; recognises that the failure of Ofsted to do this can have a substantial detrimental effect on the ability of perfectly qualified chil

TOP OF THE BENCH COMPETITION

That this House celebrates the achievement of Highgate School in winning the Royal Society of Chemistry's Top of the Bench competition in 2008; notes that secondary school students from 27 schools across the United Kingdom contested the 2008 nationwide competition, the final of which was held in the

SANITATION AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

That this House commends the progress made with improving worldwide access to safe drinking water since the Millennium Development goals were announced in September 2000; but notes the lack of progress in providing basic sanitation; notes with grave concern that, according to UNICEF, poor sanitation

GURKHAS

That this House recognises the valour and excellent service provided by Gurkha troops operating alongside British forces in military conflicts throughout the 20th century and since; and believes that on retirement they should be granted full British citizenship should they wish it.

VIRGIN TRAINS DISRUPTION IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND

That this House deplores the unacceptable disruption of Virgin rail services between London Euston and Liverpool and Manchester on 15th May 2008, when all train services from London to Liverpool and Manchester were cancelled; believes that faults in the signalling system have been occurring all too

MACCLESFIELD CONSTITUENCY POST OFFICE BRANCHES

That this House is concerned by the proposed closure of the Bollinbrook, Bollington Cross, Sutton, Broken Cross, Gawsworth and Hockley post office branches in Macclesfield constituency; recognises the vital importance of these individual post office branches in serving the local communities; urges t

HEALTHCARE CHAMPIONS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

That this House congratulates the 20 winners of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society's Healthcare Champions awards for their dedicated support and care of people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); notes that specialist multi-disciplinary rheumatology teams across the UK provide crucial supp

PROMOTING MULTICULTURALISM

That this House believes that multiculturalism is the bedrock for a diverse and inclusive society; further believes that achieving social cohesion depends on sections of society respecting the cultural heritage of others and recognising the principle of being free to follow one's own culture and bel

BRITISH HOME CHILDREN IN CANADA

That this House notes that many Canadian citizens are descendants of British Home Children who were sent to Canada from the early 1870s to the late 1940s; further notes that these descendants are wondering about their origins but have some difficulties in obtaining information at a reasonable cost;

REVIEW OF NHS CO-PAYMENTS BY PROFESSOR MIKE RICHARDS

That this House welcomes the review announced by Government of the long-standing policy on NHS co-payments to be led by Professor Mike Richards; affirms that the NHS should continue to strive to optimise health outcomes for patients wherever this is possible; believes that the current ban on co-paym

HELP FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY HIGHER OIL PRICES

That this House notes the significant difficulties and hardship caused to many households across the United Kingdom over the past 12 months due to the spiralling costs of fuel, food and other essential items; and calls upon the Government to review the significant increase in revenue obtained throug