Early Day Motions

INTERNATIONAL COURT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

That this House welcomes the proposal from Stephen Hockman QC, Chris Osborne and LECG to establish an International Court for the Environment, as the supreme legal authority for settling issues regarding harm to the environment, and for specifying the ecological conditions which must be met if the b

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR DIABETES IN LEICESTER

That this House notes that the week commencing 9th June is marked National Diabetes Week; acknowledges that there could be approximately half a million people in the country who are unaware they have diabetes including 66,000 people in Leicestershire; believes that it is important that the Governmen

FUNDING REDUCTION FOR CONCESSIONARY TRANSPORT IN SCOTLAND

That this House condemns the decision of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in Scotland to cut £10 million in real terms from the free buses transport budget for senior citizens, disabled people and those aged over 60 years; notes that this comes on top of the 10 per cent. increase forced by the SNP

CAFCASS' BUDGET

That this House welcomes the increase in CAFCASS' budget in the next financial year; is concerned that the additional money should not be used on increases in bureaucracy, consultants or tiers of management; and therefore urges that the money be used to fund frontline services in order to ensure a h

ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY

That this House notes that 25th June marks the 10th anniversary of the Royal opening of the British Library's flagship building at St Pancras, London; acknowledges the value of this world-class cultural institution as a critical resource for United Kingdom research, underpinning business, enterprise

WOMEN BISHOPS

That this House calls on the Church of England to remove all legal obstacles which at present prevent women from becoming bishops; and asks the Church to end this unacceptable form of discrimination against women clergy.

EU TRADE POLICY AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD

That this House believes that trade is often better than aid for developing countries and is a powerful driver of growth, positive development, elimination of corruption and poverty reduction; further believes that the EU has both an economic interest, and a moral responsibility, to remove its trade

170th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUSKER PIT DISASTER

That this House welcomes the Awards for All Grant and all other contributions that have made possible the staging of a play by local children at All Saints Church in Silkstone village to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the Husker Colliery disaster which happened on 4th July 1838 when 26 childre

UNANIMITY IN EUROPEAN POLITICS

That this House disapproves of the views of a wide range of senior European politicians that the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the people of the Republic of Ireland should not prevent it coming into force; in particular notes the remarks of Wolfgang Schaeuble, German Interior Minister, that `a f

IRELAND'S REJECTION OF THE LISBON TREATY

That this House welcomes the Irish people's decision to reject the Lisbon Treaty; believes this is largely because the Treaty takes so many powers from the countries of Europe and gives them to undemocratic and unaccountable institutions in Brussels; notes that an ICM poll, released on 13th June, fo

LISBON TREATY FOLLOWING IRISH REFERENDUM

That this House notes the overwhelming rejection of the Lisbon constitutional treaty by the Irish electorate on 12th June 2008 in a referendum; and calls on the Government to cease ratification of the Lisbon constitutional treaty through the UK parliament.

FUTURE OF POST OFFICE CARD ACCOUNTS

That this House urges the Government to recognise the warning from the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters that up to 3,000 more post offices could be forced to close if the Post Office network loses the card account contract; notes with concern that the loss of the account reduces options for th

LICENSING OF HOME PIERCING EQUIPMENT

That this House calls on the Government to acknowledge the findings of the Health Protection Agency and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine by strengthening legislation surrounding the sale of home piercing kits; notes with concern that a worrying number of piercings are not carried o

OIL INTERESTS OF US PRESIDENT BUSH AND VICE-PRESIDENT CHENEY

That this House notes reports that based on US official returns, due to `imprecise ranges' President Bush and Vice-President Cheney could have investments of $20 and $100 million respectively; further notes that the US President has at least $1 million of investments held in a blind trust; further n

WORLD REFUGEE WEEK

That this House recognises on the occasion of Refugee Week, that more than 67 million people worldwide are in a situation of forced displacement as a result of conflict and persecution; notes with concern that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is the sole body with a global mandate to co-ordinate protec

CONTRACTION AND CONVERGENCE

That this House welcomes the joint statement of President Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, made on 9th June at the Ninth Franco-German Council of Ministers, in which they said `The international climate regime should be based on legitimate principles of

IRELAND AND THE LISBON TREATY

That this House agrees with the sentiment `God Bless the Irish' in the light of their rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.

HOMECOMING SCOTLAND

That this House welcomes the joint initiative by VisitScotland, Event Scotland and the Scottish Government to celebrate the 250th birthday of Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, with a year long programme of events as part of the Homecoming Scotland programme; recognises that this excellent init

UNABATED COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY GENERATION

That this House considers that in the light of the current state of knowledge of climate change and of the Government's response in the form of the Climate Change Bill, which will set out a mandatory framework for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, it would not be proper to license any new c

2 SKINT 4 SCHOOL CAMPAIGN AND CHILD POVERTY

That this House notes the launch of the Child Poverty Action Group's 2 Skint 4 School campaign; supports the principle of the campaign that every child deserves a fair chance to learn; welcomes the attention drawn by the campaign to the additional challenges Britain's poorest children face in the ed

150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF DR JOHN SNOW

That this House commemorates the 150th anniversary on 16th June 2008 of the death of the great Victorian, Dr John Snow, who was a pioneer of both epidemiology and anaesthesiology and whose great contribution to human and public health is best exemplified by his breakthrough discovery, decisively dem

IRISH REFERENDUM ON THE LISBON TREATY

That this House welcomes the decision of the people of the Irish Republic to reject the Lisbon Treaty; and recognises that the Lisbon Treaty is now dead.

AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVE TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS

That this House welcomes the statement made by the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who, speaking in Hiroshima on 9th June, called on the world `to resolve afresh from the ashes of this city - to work together for the common mission of peace ... and for a world where one day nuclear weapons are

DIGITAL 60 DAY

That this House notes that 20th June 2008 is Digital 60 Day, the 60th anniversary of the birth of the world's first stored program digital computer; welcomes the fact that this pioneering machine was designed and built at the University of Manchester; believes that Digital 60 Day illustrates the rol

BBC BREATHING SCULPTURES AND MEMORIAL POEM

That this House notes with approval the BBC commission by former Westminster political correspondent James Fenton of the poem Memorial remembering the bravery and self-sacrifice made by news journalists and their crews and of the sculpture Breathing by Jaume Plensa dedicated to news journalists kill