Early Day Motions

MARKETING OF BREASTMILK SUBSTITUTES

That this House notes the Government's responsibility to implement the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent relevant Resolutions of the World Health Assembly (WHA) through national measures to protect breastfeeding and to ensure the safe use of breastmilk substitu

CHANCELLOR'S STATEMENT ON HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS

That this House notes with concern that the Chancellor's statement on the loss of data by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) failed to make reference to the impact of job cuts and budget cuts in HMRC, including the loss of 158 jobs in HMRC's Information Management Services in the last six months, cost cu

EXTENSION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME

That this House congratulates the Government on its announcement on the extension of the Financial Assistance Scheme, providing the just and final settlement for 140,000 people who lost their savings when their employers' pension schemes collapsed; and calls on all parties to co-operate to establish

SUPPORT FOR SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE

That this House welcomes the recent TNS/System Three poll which shows that support for Scottish independence has surged to 40 per cent., up from 35 per cent. within the last four months, while the number who oppose independence has fallen to 44 per cent. from 50 per cent.; notes that this strong imp

EXPORT OF LIVE CALVES

That this House is firmly opposed to the export of live calves to be reared for veal; notes that young calves suffer greatly during long journeys and that scientific research shows that morbidity and mortality following transport can be high; deplores the fact that shipping calves from Dover in seve

CONDUCT OF THE HON. MEMBER FOR HENLEY

That this House condemns the reference by the hon. Member for Henley of black people as `piccaninnies', of Africans as having `water melon smiles' and of African people that `left to their own devices, the natives would rely on nothing but the instant carbohydrate gratification of the plantain'; not

PUTTING TO DEATH OF GANGOTRI AT BHAKTIVEDANTA HINDU TEMPLE

That this House condemns the action of the RSPCA and Hertfordshire police in killing Gangotri - a cow in the sacred herd of the Hindu temple at Bhaktivedanta Manor; notes that the cow suffered from no contagious disease that rendered her any danger to other animals or humans and indeed had received

HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRIVATELY RUN CARE HOMES

That this House is concerned about the recent judgement of the House of Lords regarding the human rights of residents of privately-run care homes in the UK; believes that whilst it was never the intention of either the British Government nor European legislation that any care home resident should su

LEGAL AID TO SERVICEMEN'S FAMILIES

That this House notes that legal aid has been made readily available to a vast number of people and groups in the United Kingdom; recalls that legal aid has been given to allow for, amongst other things, a schoolgirl's father to sue a headteacher over a school's uniform policy, for a murderer to rep

DIALOGUE WITH IRAN

That this House acknowledges the National Intelligence Estimate's report on Iran's nuclear activities; recognises Iran's influence in the Middle East and its importance in securing peace in the region while not condoning Iran's human rights record or President Ahmadinejad's remarks regarding Israel;

RHOSERCHAN DRUG AND ALCOHOL-FREE REHABILITATION CENTRE

That this House pays tribute to the work of Rhoserchan, a drug and alcohol-free rehabilitation centre near Penrhyncoch in Ceredigion; notes that the centre provides residential rehabilitation for men and women who need help to stop using drugs and alcohol, and also provides residential rehabilitatio

HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS ESTABLISHMENT IN WALES

That this House is greatly concerned at HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) plans to cut 1,000 jobs in Wales over the next five years; notes that many of these cuts will take place in deprived EU convergence funding areas, where the local economy can ill afford the loss of high quality public sector jobs

BRITISH COUNCIL IN RUSSIA

That this House condemns the decision of the Russian Federation to close all the offices of the British Council in Russia outside Moscow within the next two weeks; notes that the only other countries that restrict the work of the British Council in this way are Iran and Burma; and calls on the Russi

CORONARY VASCULAR DISEASE

That this House recognises that medical science has identified the key risk factors associated with coronary vascular disease - including increasing age, family history of heart disease, diabetes and elevated cholesterol - and is concerned that significant local variation exists in cholesterol measu

BBC STAFFING

That this House notes with concern that in the week beginning 15th October 2007, the BBC Director General announced significant job cuts within the Corporation; further notes that the licence fee settlement, announced earlier in 2007, significantly restricted the Corporation's resources; considers t

PUBLIC SERVICE TELEVISION FOR CHILDREN

That this House welcomes the recent reports from the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and media regulator Ofcom which identify a threat to public service broadcasting for children; believes that public service television for children plays a hugely important role in contrib

NEWSQUEST PENSION SCHEME

That this House notes with concern plans by US newspaper publisher Gannet, which owns hundreds of newspapers in the UK, to seek to shift the burden of its final salary pension scheme on to staff, thereby threatening to undermine support for the scheme; further notes that the company's UK operation m

DURATION OF PERFORMERS' RIGHTS

That this House believes that the term of protection for performers' rights should be increased from 50 years, to ensure that these rights do not expire within the lifetime of the performer; further believes that this change is vital for the unsung heroes of the music industry, not just the stars an

FOIE GRAS

at end add `and congratulates Waitrose on being the first grocer to introduce faux gras for sale into the United Kingdom and for their achievements as a leading promoter of compassionate farming.'.

POLICE SERVICE PAY IN SCOTLAND

at end add `but recognises that this was achieved in Scotland by the Scottish National Party reneging on its manifesto commitment to recruit 1,000 new police officers.'.

PENGUINS AT RISK

That this House is concerned at the plight of penguins living in the Antarctic Peninsula; notes that melting ice due to the effects of climate change is devastating the nesting site for penguins; recognises that over-fishing is leading to a lack of food available for penguins; further notes that fou

JOE AND ENZO CALZAGHE

That this House congratulates Gwent super-middleweight world champion Joe Calzaghe on being voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2007; additionally congratulates his father Enzo, for his award of Coach of the Year in the same awards ceremony on 9th December; and believes that significant investm

ENERGY PRICES FOR THE POOR

That this House expresses concern that the millions of customers using prepayment meters to pay for their energy use are paying an average of £195 per year more than those who have signed up for suppliers' online tariffs, and that in some parts of Britain this can mean as much as £304 under npower t

ARCHER INQUIRY INTO TAINTED BLOOD

That this House applauds the work of the ongoing independent public inquiry headed by the Rt. hon. Lord Archer of Sandwell QC into how over 4,800 haemophiliacs were infected with hepatitis C through contaminated NHS blood products, with 1,200 also infected with HIV; notes the inquiry has taken evide

DEATH OF JOSEPH MUSASIZI KIFEFE

That this House regrets the recent death in detention of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) member Mr Joseph Musasizi Kifefe; notes that the deceased was the subject of early day motion 1448 of Session 2006-07, Safety of Ugandan Opposition Members which received the support of more that 60 hon. M