Early Day Motions

VAT ON REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE TO EXISTING BUILDINGS

That this House supports calls from the Federation of Master Builders for a reduction in the rate of value added tax (VAT) from 17.5 per cent. to five per cent. on building repair and improvement work to existing buildings; believes that reducing VAT on repairs and maintenance to existing buildings

RELEASE OF DVLA INFORMATION

That this House is concerned at the freedom the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency holds under regulation 27 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations to release names and addresses of car owners to private companies; notes that the law expresses reasonable cause as being suffic

NUTRITIONAL LABELLING OF FOOD

That this House notes that obesity rates in the UK are rising; believes that appropriate consumer information and education are essential in countering the trend; supports EU directives requiring products to list their ingredients; welcomes the further labelling of food products with additional nutr

FUEL COSTS AND FUEL POVERTY

That this House notes that Npower has announced that electricity prices for its domestic customers will rise by an average of 12.7 per cent., gas bills will rise by 17.2 per cent. and that its average dual-fuel customer will pay more than £1,000 a year; expects that other providers' prices will soon

PUBLIC SECTOR BUILDINGS (ENERGY PERFORMANCE) BILL

That this House notes that the public sector is responsible for five per cent. of total UK carbon emissions and is a significant player in the commercial property market; further notes that the Central Government Estate alone occupies some 10 per cent. of UK offices; therefore welcomes the Governmen

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE COUNCIL

That this House is dismayed that the Department of Health has funded the Prince of Wales Foundation for Integrated Healthcare Council to regulate 12 alternative therapies; and believes that quackery such as homeopathy which has no peer reviewed evidence base that it works cannot be regulated; and th

BEHAVIOUR OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY OVER THE RETURN OF THE LINDISFARNE GOSPELS

That this House applauds the Journal Newspaper for exposing the British Library's active policy of resistance to the broad-based campaign to return the Lindisfarne Gospels to the North East; notes that the British Library has deployed spurious arguments for not allowing the Gospels to be returned to

WOMEN AND STUDENT DEBT

That this House notes that according to Government projections women graduates face 16 years on average to pay off their student debt; further notes that male graduates take on average 11 years to pay off their student debt; believes that this discrepancy is due to the continuing pay gap between men

TELEVISING OF HOME ASHES SERIES

That this House welcomes the popular revival of cricket that followed England's victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series; notes that over eight million viewers watched the series when it was broadcast free-to-air on Channel Four; regrets that there will be fewer potential viewers for the worl

OYSTER CARD

That this House welcomes the spectacular success of the Oyster Card and the Freedom Pass which is one of the most efficient mass IT schemes in Europe; believes that it would be beneficial if the use of the Oyster Card were to be extended to all overground rail services within London; notes that trai

BROADBAND SPEED

That this House recognises the importance of broadband speed to businesses and consumers; notes that the up to speeds advertised by broadband providers often vary widely from the actual slower speeds available on a given customer line; welcomes the decision by the independent Ofcom consumer panel to

HUNTING ACT 2004

That this House deplores the reported widespread breaches of the Hunting Act 2004; calls for a review of the legislation with the aim of, if necessary, strengthening prohibition; and urges the Government to ensure that the law is enforced.

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2008

That this House notes Holocaust Memorial Day is 27th January, the day the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated; recognises the significance of this day and the importance of remembering and learning from the past especially when there are those who seek to denigrate and deny its signific

REDUCED IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTES

That this House welcomes the efforts of the Government in promoting reduced ignition propensity cigarettes across the European Union; notes that this innovative cigarette design will reduce domestic fire deaths by up to two-thirds and prevent much of the devastation and injury currently caused, disp

BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS

That this House expresses its serious concern about the chaos on Britain's railways over the New Year period and its impact on many thousands of passengers; considers that these problems derive essentially from the privatisation and consequent fragmentation of the railway industry and the jungle of

FUEL POVERTY

That this House welcomes the Scottish Government's £7 million boost for the central heating programme in Scotland to increase the number of installations by 1,600 to 15,000, the highest number since the scheme began; recognises that this will go some way to tackling the rise in fuel poverty under Sc

GAS AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS

That this House welcomes the publication of Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) Scotland's latest briefing on problems with gas and electricity suppliers; is concerned that power companies continue to cause misery for CAB clients in Scotland through inaccurate, confusing and contradictory bills, mistaken o

MR RONNIE MCFALL

That this House congratulates Mr Ronnie McFall, manager of Portadown FC, on being awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours List; further notes that this honour was conferred following 40 years' service given to football, as a player and manager, that he is the longest serving manager in the Irish Lea

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (S.I., 2007, No. 3236)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007, No. 3236), dated 12th November 2007, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th November, be annulled.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (S.I., 2007, No. 3240)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 3240), dated 12th November 2007, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th November, be annulled.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (S.I., 2007, No. 3250)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 3250), dated 13th November 2007, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th November, be annulled.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (S.I., 2007, No. 3245)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 3245), dated 12th November 2007, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th November, be annulled.

CENTENARY OF THE STATE PENSION

That this House pays tribute to the pension pioneers who campaigned from 1898 until 1908 to secure the first old age state pension; acknowledges the importance of the state recognising it has a responsibility to provide a decent income in retirement for all without resort to means-testing; expresses

RETURN OF KENNY RICHEY TO THE UK

That this House welcomes the release and return back to the UK of Kenny Richey, after spending more than 21 years on death row in Ohio; notes that the state prosecution authorities have dropped the charges of murder and arson against him; congratulates all those who have campaigned for Kenny's relea

RIGHT TO MARRY IN THE UK

That this House expresses concern at the Home Office Certificate of Approval scheme which provides that only those immigrants seeking to marry at an Anglican church in England or Wales are exempt from the scheme; considers the requirement of permission to marry in the UK for immigrant members of oth