Early Day Motions

VUMBA MASSACRE

That this House notes that 23rd June 2008 will mark the 30th anniversary of the Vumba Massacre of British missionaries by members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation Army in the former Rhodesia that resulted in the murder of nine missionaries and four children; further notes that all were associated

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

That this House welcomes the publication of a new report by leading neuromuscular physiotherapists and clinicians as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign's Building on the Foundations campaign; recognises that for many adults and children living in Wales with muscular dystrophy and related neurom

NUMBER OF WRITTEN PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

That this House notes that on occasion a considerable number of written Parliamentary Questions have been tabled on a single day by hon. Members; understands that a balance must be arrived at, given both the cost of responding to Parliamentary Questions and the entirely justifiable and legitimate du

WEST BROMWICH ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates West Bromwich Albion Football Club on being promoted to the Premiership and pays tribute to the team and the manager, Tony Mowbray, not only on winning the title, but for doing so by playing open, attacking, entertaining football.

BRITISH AIRWAYS AND BRITISH BEEF

That this House notes that British Airways has stopped serving beef as part of its in-flight service citing religious restrictions as part of its justification; condemns this decision as wrong-headed and tokenistic; and calls on British Airways to recommence serving British beef, some of the finest

COMPENSATION FOR ABOLITION OF THE 10 PENCE TAX RATE (No. 2)

leave out `the simplest' and insert `a simple'.

STRENGTHENING PROTECTION FOR PENSION SCHEME MEMBERS

That this House welcomes the Government's proposed safeguards to increase protection for pension scheme members; welcomes 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

RETIREMENT OF MR COLIN PEEL AS PRESIDENT OF WORCESTER PARK AND NORTH CHEAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

That this House congratulates Mr Colin Peel for his 50 years of service with the Worcester Park and North Cheam Community Association and as Association President since 1982; notes his outstanding work as President of the Association in securing a brand new Community Centre in North Cheam; further n

EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA

That this House expresses its sympathies to China and to the Chinese suffering from the consequences of the recent earthquake.

PENSIONS (S.I., 2008, No. 1083)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 1083), dated 14th April 2008, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th April, be annulled.

FUNDING AND A RESTORED 10 PENCE TAX RATE

That this House, whilst welcoming the Government's intention to compensate losers as a result of the abolition of the 10 pence income tax rate band, notes that it is almost impossible to provide full compensation to all such losers without undue cost, excessive complexity and unintended side-effects

FARMERS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

That this House is concerned about the situation of farmers in the developing world; recognises that the majority of people living in absolute poverty live on small farms; further recognises that continuing rural poverty in the developing world contributes greatly to overall levels of global poverty

BT MANAGERS AND PROFESSIONALS

That this House notes that BT is to publish its annual financial results; calls on the company to revise its unacceptable pay offer to its managers and professionals who are instrumental to its ongoing success; and further calls on BT to return to talks with the union Connect to find an acceptable s

EDINBURGH AS WORLD BEATING TOURIST DESTINATION

That this House warmly congratulates Edinburgh on being named 10th out of 25 top European destinations and 27th out of 100 world destinations in the Travellers' Choice Awards; notes that Edinburgh comes ahead of destinations like Paris, Melbourne, San Francisco and Venice; and believes that this is

LABOUR SUPPORT FOR REFERENDUM ON SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE

That this House welcomes the remarks of the leader of the Labour Group of MSPs, Ms Wendy Alexander, that Labour `will not vote down the opportunity for Scotland to speak' in a referendum on Scottish independence on the BBC Scotland Politics Show on 11th May, which confirms the statement of the Chair

CHANGES TO AIRSPACE OVER EASTERN ENGLAND

That this House notes with concern the inadequacy of consultation by the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) on its proposals for airspace changes in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, the area known as Terminal Control North; further notes the failure by NATS to reply t

INFLATION AND THE COST OF LIVING

That this House notes that different types of household have different patterns of expenditure; notes particularly increases in energy and food costs and recognises that these can cause households on constrained income particular difficulties; and calls for the Government to arrange for a review of

CONDUCT OF THE RIGHT HON. MEMBER FOR KINGSTON UPON HULL EAST AND OTHERS

That this House regrets the actions of the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East and other senior and influential figures within the Labour Government or close to it, now retired from the front line, who have recently published memoirs which will bring them rich rewards in cash and anticipat

WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING

That this House notes that 2008 is the 65th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a revolt by people without any resources or hope of victory against the Nazi machine; further notes that the insurgents were killed with great cruelty; recognises that the uprising was a desperate expression of th

UNDERGROUNDING OVERHEAD LINES IN PROTECTED AREAS

That this House recognises that overhead power and telecommunication cables in some of the otherwise most beautiful locations in Great Britain have a detrimental effect on landscape quality; applauds the decision by Ofgem to provide an allowance to electricity suppliers for undergrounding overhead l

CARERS

That this House celebrates the valuable role performed by six million carers in the UK, in the majority of cases without any financial recognition from the state; recognises that many carers need to work to make ends meet and, therefore, work for a living in addition to providing more than 35 hours

WESTERN POWER AND UNDERGROUNDING OVERHEAD LINES IN PROTECTED LANDSCAPES

That this House recognises the visual improvements achieved in many beautiful locations in Great Britain through Ofgem's scheme to provide allowances to energy companies for undergrounding overhead lines on the basis of local consultation; is deeply concerned that Western Power, which provides elect

HENDERSON DEMOCRATIC THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MODEL FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERSONALITY DISORDER

That this House welcomes the decision to hold the largest ever statutory consultation about the organisation and provision of tier 4 mental health services for people with personality disorders; is concerned that the Henderson Hospital personality service has been temporarily closed ahead of the con

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION AT WANDSWORTH PRISON

That this House congratulates the prison staff, drugs rehabilitation volunteers and prisoners on the success of RAPt (Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust) at Wandsworth Prison; believes that the success is in part due to the specialist unit; notes that the RAPt programme is available in a nu

HERBAL CLINIC AT THE ROYAL LONDON HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL

That this House welcomes the opening of the first NHS herbal clinic at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital (RLHH); notes that the clinic is staffed by highly qualified conventionally-trained doctors with additional qualifications in complementary medicine; further notes that herbal medicines can b