Early Day Motions

TAXING THE PROFITS OF CREDIT CREATION

leave out `building societies'.

THE 12.44 CREWE TO LONDON VIRGIN TRAIN

after `Minister', insert `and even if it had been filled with those who are normally passengers on the service, the complaint would be equally valid'.

PLANNED CLOSURE OF FAR HEADINGLEY, BRAMHOPE AND NEWALL POST OFFICES

That this House notes with grave concern and regret the planned closure of the Far Headingley, Bramhope and Newall post offices; recognises the highly important role that these post offices play within the local communities they serve; believes that many residents, particularly the elderly, will be

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DATABASE

That this House is concerned at reported Home Office plans to include provisions in the forthcoming Communications Data Bill to create a database of electronic information holding details of every telephone call and e-mail sent in the UK; believes that such a step is incompatible with the concept of

UK CURRY INDUSTRY

That this House recognises the huge contribution made by the curry industry to UK society and the economy; notes the dependence of this industry upon skilled migrant labour and the subsequent concerns resulting from the recent tightening of immigration rules; calls on the Government to promote the t

FUEL DUTY (No. 2)

That this House notes the calls by both the Federation of Small Businesses and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce for the Chancellor to cancel the proposed two pence rise in fuel duty to be introduced in the autumn; further notes figures from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce that the Treasury has re

REVIEW OF EPILEPSY ACTION PLAN

That this House welcomes National Epilepsy Week from 18th to 24th May; notes the findings of the All-party Parliamentary Group on Epilepsy that 400 lives are lost each year owing to failures to deliver good quality services to people with epilepsy, that 69,000 people with epilepsy are suffering unne

CLIMATE CHANGE BILL AND CORPORATE REPORTING

That this House welcomes the Government's decision to accept an amendment to the Climate Change Bill making it mandatory for large companies to report on their greenhouse gas emissions in their annual business review; congratulates the Government on recognising the need to ensure a level playing fie

ACCOMMODATION FOR FIRST YEAR JUNIOR DOCTORS

That this House notes with concern the Government's proposed removal of free hospital accommodation for new first year junior doctors from August 2008; further notes that medical students graduate with an average debt in excess of £20,000 and that adding almost £5,000 of accommodation costs will inc

PUBLICATION OF HON. MEMBERS' HOME ADDRESSES

That this House believes that the home address of any hon. or Rt. hon. Member should not be published if he or she objects to publication on grounds of privacy or personal security.

ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION FUND

That this House recalls the wide welcome in November 2007 for the Prime Minister's announcement of an £800 million fund to help the world's poorest countries adapt to climate change; notes that this environmental transformation fund was widely expected to be administered as direct grants to countrie

RAIL TRAVEL COST CHANGES FROM NORTH WALES TO LONDON BY VIRGIN TRAINS

That this House is appalled at the decision by Virgin Trains to increase the cost of travel on its North Wales to London weekday services that arrive in London before 9.30am by at least 150 per cent.; is deeply concerned at the detrimental effect of the increase in fares which passengers from North

PUBLICATION OF ADDRESSES OF JUDGES

That this House notes the reasons given by the High Court as to why the addresses of hon. and right hon. Members can be published; and considers in the same spirit of openness and public accountability that the home addresses of High Court judges, who are adult, law-abiding citizens and holders of p

SCOTLAND'S FINANCES

That this House welcomes the publication of the report by leading accountancy firm Grant Thornton which concluded that an independent Scotland could have a significant budget surplus this year of up to £4.4 billion based on a 82.5 per cent. share of North Sea oil revenues; further notes that this re

PROTECTION FOR PENSION SCHEME MEMBERS

That this House welcomes the Government's proposed safeguards to increase protection for pension scheme members including the proposed strengthening of powers requiring employers to provide contributions to a pension scheme if their actions could threaten the security of members' pensions; recognise

HALIFAX TOWN FC

That this House notes with sadness that Halifax Town Football Club has all but folded as a professional club after 97 years in existence; pays tribute to those who have loyally supported the club over the years; further notes that the football club has left fans with some cherished memories includin

ALEXANDER LITVINENKO

That this House is deeply concerned at the continuing failure to bring to justice those responsible for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko; and calls on the Prime Minister to raise the case of Alexander Litvinenko when he meets the new President of the Russian Federation at the G8 Summit in July.

POST OFFICE CLOSURES IN DEVON

That this House deeply regrets the Post Office's intended closure of 45 sub-post offices in the county of Devon, as published by the Western Morning News, including those serving the towns and villages of Avonwick, Axminster, Barnstaple (East Street and Goodleigh), Bideford, Budleigh Salterton, Cred

STOCKPORT COUNTY AND ROCHDALE FC

That this House salutes the achievement of both Stockport County and Rochdale FC in qualifying for the League Two play-off final at Wembley; recognises the tremendous turnaround in fortunes since the arrival of the teams' respective managers, Jim Gannon and Keith Hill; congratulates the players and

TRADES UNION FREEDOM BILL CAMPAIGN

That this House recognises free and independent trades unions are a force for good in UK society and around the world and are vital to democracy; welcomes the positive role modern unions play in providing protection for working people and winning fairness at work; further recognises and welcomes the

PATIENT INFORMATION ON CLINICAL RESEARCH IN DIABETES

That this House recognises the importance of the UK as a world leader in clinical research; commends the work of the UK Diabetes Research Network in developing and strengthening NHS infrastructure to support the delivery of diabetes clinical research; further recognises that it is vital that patient

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE FINAL APPRAISAL DETERMINATION FOR LUCENTIS

That this House welcomes the Final Appraisal Determination issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in April which establishes that treatment with Lucentis is cost-effective for the vast majority of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration; notes that more than o

DEAF CHILDREN AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

That this House is aware that the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has recently launched a campaign to tackle educational underachievement by deaf children which, according to Government statistics showed, amongst other things, that only 32.9 per cent. of deaf children in England achieved fiv

ARREST OF MEMBERS OF THE BAHÁ'Í COMMUNITY IN IRAN

That this House expresses grave alarm at the news of the arrest of six prominent Bahá'ís in Iran on 14th May 2008; notes that Mrs Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr Jamaloddin Khanjai, Mr Afif Naeimi, Mr Saeid Rezaie, Mr Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Mr Vahid Tizfah are members of the informal group known as the Friend

TREATMENT OF ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS

That this House deplores the detention of the President, Lovemore Matombo and the Secretary General, Wellington Chibebe, of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions; welcomes the decision of Amnesty International to regard both men as prisoners of conscience; is gravely concerned by the relentless assa