Early Day Motions

MARKETING OF FOOD TO CHILDREN

That this House welcomes the Foresight Report Tackling Obesities: Future Choices; notes with considerable concern its forecast that, by 2050, 70 per cent. of girls and 55 per cent. of boys will be overweight or obese; also welcomes the study by the World Cancer Research Fund that demonstrates a link

CONTACTPOINT

That this House notes the announcement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families of the deferral of the implementation of ContactPoint to allow for an independent assessment of its security procedures by Deloitte and to address the changes to ContactPoint that

HARRIS GROUP OF ACADEMIES AND CARPETRIGHT

That this House is dismayed to learn that the Harris Group of South London Academies is offering inter alia, cut price Carpetright Company carpets to its teachers in attempts to recruit and retain staff; believes this demeans the ethos of the education service and is a regrettable consequence of han

PARLIAMENTARY LAUNCH OF NUT MANIFESTO ON EDUCATION

That this House welcomes the Parliamentary launch on 3rd December of the National Union of Teachers manifesto on education, A Good Local School for Every Child and for Every Community; welcomes the proposals on encouraging international co-operation and the sharing of ideas in education, increasing

HOME NATIONS FOOTBALL

after `fans;', insert `recalls that the holders of the current Home Championship trophy, last awarded in 1984, are Northern Ireland;'.

HOME NATIONS FOOTBALL TEAMS

at end add `, recalling that the holders of the current Home Championship trophy, last awarded in 1984, are Northern Ireland.'.

BRIDLEWAYS

at end add `and cyclists.'.

MOBILE TERMINATION RATES

That this House believes that mobile consumers in the UK face unnecessarily high call costs and receive complicated price plans which often discourage use; notes that mobile network operators charge each other substantial wholesale prices called Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs); believes the current

BOGUS CLOTHING COLLECTION COMPANIES

That this House condemns the practice of bogus clothing collection companies that use misleading leaflets to solicit clothing donations under the pretence of benevolent purposes but sell the clothes for financial gain; further condemns the theft of charitable donations from doorsteps by organised cr

LANCASHIRE EVENING TELEGRAPH'S WE'RE BACKING DARWEN CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the Lancashire Evening Telegraph on its We're Backing Darwen campaign; considers that the people of Darwen deserve this recognition of their incomparable community spirit; and looks forward to this proud and independent town being granted its own town council.

TALLINN EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE

That this House congratulates the people and government of Estonia on securing for Tallinn the status of a European Capital of Culture for 2011; welcomes this accolade for a city which already enjoys UNESCO World Heritage Site status and whose historic core and architectural riches already attract m

CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT FOR COASTAL AND SEASIDE TOWNS

That this House congratulates the Communities and Local Government Select Committee for its report on Coastal Towns; welcomes the Government's recent second response to the report's recommendations which recognises the key problems faced by local towns; notes the importance of the Government's commi

REMPLOY COMPROMISE PROGRAMME

That this House urges the Government to adopt the Remploy Compromise Programme to ensure the successful future of Remploy in order to prevent the need for the proposed large scale programme of factory closures; welcomes the programme which includes a restructuring of the company, particularly manage

TAX TREATMENT OF PIGEON RACING

That this House considers that pigeon racing, which has been recognised as a sport for over a century and is enjoyed by tens of thousands of people, should be treated in the same way as other sports are by public bodies, such as HM Revenue and Customs, and should benefit from the tax reliefs availab

MASS EXTINCTION OF AMPHIBIANS

That this House registers its concern at the continuing decline of the planet's amphibian species which include frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians; notes that after thriving for over 360 million years up to one half of all amphibians could disappear in our lifetime, an event that will be the l

SAJJAD KARIM MEP'S BLOG

That this House records its astonishment that the Conservative MEP, Sajjad Karim, has stated that the blog entries critical of the right hon. Member for Witney and various comments hostile to the Conservatives which appeared over a period of time on Mr Karim's website were a result of a former emplo

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO GM CROPS

That this House regrets the continuing attempts to silence or misrepresent scientists whose research indicates possible human health problems from GM crops, as in the case of Dr Irina Ermakova who was misled by the editor of Nature Biotechnology into submitting an article to the journal to be publis

EU REFORM TREATY

That this House notes the recommendations from the European Scrutiny Committee of the House for a debate on the EU Reform Treaty before it is ratified; and calls for that debate to be arranged by the Government to allow the House to focus specifically on the Treaty.

HOSPICE FUNDING

That this House pays tribute to the work of hospices throughout the United Kingdom; recognises the excellent work carried out by staff and volunteers to provide the highest quality of care and the dedication and time people give to raising the necessary funds in order that hospices can provide this

ASSAULTS ON POLICE OFFICERS

That this House notes with concern the number of assaults on police officers in the UK; further notes that recent figures show that 60 assaults a day take place across the UK; pays tribute to the role played by the police who help to maintain the peace, fight crime and are often called upon to face

BRAZILIAN BEEF

That this House notes with concern the risk of importing cattle from Brazil which may be infected with foot and mouth; highlights the insufficient tracking of livestock movements coupled with breaches of cattle identification regulations which fall short of EU standards; supports the National Farmer

HOUSING (S.I., 2007, No. 3301)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Home Information Pack (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I., No. 3301) dated 22nd November 2007, a copy of which was laid before this House on 23rd November, be annulled.

BARONY TRUST

That this House congratulates the Barony Trust on winning the public vote for funding from the People's Millions thus enabling their Pitheid Patter project to keep alive the story of the Barony Colliery and Ayrshire's mining tradition.

TUNE OUT TINNITUS CAMPAIGN

That this House notes with concern that seven million people in the UK have experienced tinnitus for more than one day and that 800,000 people are so badly affected that it severely disrupts their lives at home and at work; notes that the Royal Institute for Deaf People's Tune Out Tinnitus campaign

RESTITUTION OF THE PARTHENON MARBLES

That this House welcomes the development of the New Acropolis Museum in Athens which is planned to open next year and which clearly demonstrates the capacity of the Greek authorities to receive and satisfactorily instal those marbles from the Parthenon which were, in the past, removed in previous pe