Early Day Motions

ASSAULTS ON NORTHERN RAIL STAFF

That this House applauds the vital work of Britain's railway workers who as essential public servants deserve to be treated fairly and with dignity and respect; is concerned that the most recent Railway Safety Standards Board Report found that in the last five years physical, verbal and threatening

COAL HEALTH COMPENSATION COMPLAINTS

That this House welcomes the report of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner into the handling of the Coal Health Compensation Complaints by the Law Society's Legal Complaints Service and the Solicitors Regulation Authority into unfair deductions that some solicitors stole from miners' compensa

PASSENGER NUMBERS ON BLACKPOOL TO MANCHESTER RAIL SERVICES

That this House notes the difficulties of overcrowding experienced by commuters using the Blackpool to Manchester rail service; recognises that this problem has a knock-on effect on rail users in rural areas and smaller villages as trains do not stop at such stations in order to increase their capac

HON. MEMBERS' SALARIES

leave out from `set' to end and add `by the Senior Salaries Review Body.'.

SPOUSE VISAS

That this House condemns the Home Office ruling that a foreign national with a genuine and subsisting marriage to a British national who needs to regularise their stay in the United Kingdom must either return to their country of origin, accompanied by their British spouse and British young children,

INDEPENDENT MOBILE PHONE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, OFCOM AND CASHBACK

That this House welcomes the first meeting to take place between the Independent Mobile Phone Dealers Association (IMPDA) and Ofcom, the telecoms regulator; regards the opportunity presented to the IMPDA to give its views on the working relationship between dealers and the network providers and cons

ROLLS-ROYCE IN LIVERPOOL

That this House congratulates the Liverpool Rolls-Royce workers and their trade union Unite for their efforts to produce a plan aimed at reducing the cost gap between remaining in Netherton and relocating to the US; notes that it is of great importance to the North West economy to retain 212 highly

HOSPITAL SUPPLIES IN GAZA

That this House notes with extreme concern the report from the Ministry of Health in Gaza that as a result of the Israeli blockade supplies of food and medical equipment are nearly exhausted in the hospitals and clinics in Gaza; and calls upon the Government to take every action possible to ensure t

ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING FOR THE DRILL HALL

That this House is concerned by the proposal from Arts Council England that their funding for the Drill Hall in London is ended completely from April 2008; believes that the Drill Hall has been a beacon for lesbian and gay performance work and arts activities of the highest quality for 30 years, is

ENERGY PRICES

That this House notes with concern the decision taken by Npower to increase prices by 12.7 per cent. for its electricity customers and 17.2 per cent. for its gas customers from 5th January 2008; further notes that other energy companies will increase prices, with EDF Energy already announcing increa

RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

That this House recognises that the average UK household uses 21 batteries a year, which generates 20,000 to 30,000 tonnes of waste batteries of which fewer than 1,000 tonnes are recycled; believes greater steps should be taken by manufacturers, retailers and consumers to increase the use of recharg

ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING AND QUEER UP NORTH

That this House condemns plans by the Arts Council to cut funding to Queer Up North; recognises the excellent work that organisation has done, including tackling homophobic bullying through performances of F.I.T. at local schools; notes with concern that funding cuts will lead to the cancellation of

ARMED FORCES PARLIAMENTARY SCHEME

That this House salutes the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme; notes that over the past 20 years around 150 honourable Members of both Houses have participated in the scheme enabling them to speak with greater authority on matters relating to Her Majesty'

DOGS IN CHINA

That this House welcomes the positive work for companion animals carried out by the Animals Asia Foundation in China; recognises that their programmes aim to work in partnership with the Chinese government to end the confiscation of dogs within Beijing and the slaughter of thousands of dogs across m

AUTISM

That this House supports the call of Ivan Corea of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK for a national strategy on autism and a 10 year plan of action on autism and Asperger's syndrome; notes that the Prime Minister recently met Mr Corea and discussed autism; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to sup

ALDERSHOT AND THE BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION

That this House congratulates Aldershot on being selected by the British Olympic Association as the base for Team GB's training for the 2012 Olympic Games; and pays tribute to the unique partnership between the Army, Rushmoor Borough Council and Aspire Defence which will deliver superb facilities fo

ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING AND LIPSERVICE THEATRE COMPANY

That this House condemns the decision by the Arts Council to cut funding to LipService Theatre Company; notes with concern that the timing of the decision occurred over the Christmas period, leaving very limited time to appeal; recognises the unique contribution to the Arts made by LipService, descr

PALESTINIAN OLIVE GROVES

after `completed', insert `further recognises that security measures of Jewish settlements prevent Palestinian farmers collecting their olives and other crops in all parts of the West Bank.'.

EUROPEAN UNION (AMENDMENT) BILL

That this House notes that the second reading of the European Union (Amendment) Bill is set down for 21st January 2008; asks the Government to make available forthwith an analysis of the full text of the relevant Treaty, including its protocols, declarations and similar material; urges the Governmen

FREE RANGE CHICKENS

That this House notes the recent three part series shown on Channel 4, Hugh's Chicken Run, and congratulates Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on an entertaining and informative programme; recognises the importance of raising awareness of animal welfare issues, health and healthy eating; applauds the role

SMALL BUSINESSES AND CASH TRANSACTIONS

That this House notes the vital contribution that small businesses make to the UK economy; further notes that those in sectors dealing with the sale of goods to the general public, which inevitably use cash as a payment method, suffer from excessive charges levied by banks in the provision of cash a

ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING

That this House regrets the timing of the decision made by the Arts Council to notify its regularly funded organisations of the details of its investment strategy; is concerned that this occurred over the Christmas period and that the appeal process is only lasting six weeks; is surprised that inves

FAITH SCHOOLS

That this House urges the Government to host an open, public and extended debate on the role of single faith schools in the UK to examine the relevance, sustainability and equity of such schools in the 21st century, and the contribution they make to social cohesion or social division, whether taxpay

100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY

That this House notes that 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the Territorial Army (TA); recognises the important role that the TA has played over the past 100 years with troops serving in both world wars and in more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; pays tribute to all those who have serve

POLICE PAY (No. 3)

That this House notes with concern the ongoing unrest amongst police officers over the decision not to backdate police pay to September 2007 as agreed by the arbitration panel; recognises that matters are made much worse by the award to civilian desk staff and police community support officers (PCSO