Early Day Motions

CHAIR OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITTEE

That this House welcomes the Government's declared intention to announce the Chair of the Climate Change Committee in the very near future; urges it to set up a shadow committee during the progress of the Climate Change Bill so that preparatory work can be completed; and insists that the person appo

SUPERMARKET POWER

That this House welcomes the provisional conclusion of the Competition Commission's Groceries Market Inquiry that the way some supermarkets treat their suppliers transfers unexpected costs and excessive risk which is likely to affect their ability to invest and innovate and which could harm product

DORMANT ACCOUNTS

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to legislate on the issue of dormant bank accounts and its intention to use the funds from dormant bank accounts for the public good; further welcomes the Government's resolve to ensure that all owners of dormant accounts are legally entitled to r

IMPRISONMENT OF RUNGYEE ADAK IN TIBET

That this House notes with concern the eight year prison sentence handed down to the Tibetan nomad Rungyee Adak by the Chinese authorities for taking up a microphone at the annual Lithang horse-racing festival and calling for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and for the release of the Panchen L

INDEPENDENT LIVING AND THE OUR LIVES, OUR CHOICES CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Our Lives, Our Choices, coalition campaign for a social care system based on entitlements to independent living for disabled people, older people and their families; notes with concern rising eligibility thresholds for accessing social care which are causing increasing l

KAMLESH SHARMA AND THE SECRETARY GENERALSHIP OF THE COMMONWEALTH

That this House supports the proposal that Indian High Commissioner Kamlesh Sharma should be the next Commonwealth Secretary General; notes that the position of Secretary General was previously held by four other distinguished Commonwealth nationals and never by an Indian national; and recognises th

HEATHROW EXPANSION

That this House notes with concern that the Government has put forward proposals which could increase the number of annual flights at Heathrow from 473,000 in 2006 to 800,000; is alarmed that this will undermine attempts to tackle climate change; believes that the economic case for expansion at Heat

FORMER BRITISH DETAINEES IN SAUDI ARABIA

That this House believes that James Lee, Sandy Mitchell, Dr William Samson and Les Walker were tortured into falsely confessing to the murder of Christopher Rodway by the Saudi Arabian authorities and were wrongly convicted of the crime in 2001; notes that Amnesty International has reported that `ju

JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP BOARD

That this House deplores the actions of the John Lewis Partnership Board in selling off the Stead McAlpin and J.H. Birtwistle divisions of the company in clear contradiction of the principles of co-ownership; condemns the shabby way they have consistently refused to hold meaningful consultation with

HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS AND THE LOSS OF CHILD BENEFIT DATA

That this House expresses its concern for those whose personal details have been mislaid by the loss of two compact discs containing child benefit data from HM Revenue and Customs; notes that since the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise the Government has cut 13,000 staff and has

RAPE VICTIMS IN SAUDI ARABIA

That this House is appalled that a 19 year old victim of gang rape has been sentenced to 200 lashes by Qatif General Court in Saudi Arabia; notes that her sentence was doubled because she spoke to the media; further notes that after representing her Abdulrahman Al-leikeim had his attorney's licence

CHILD MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION

That this House supports the Government's aim to eradicate child poverty and believes that sufficient resources and investment must be available to the new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC), the new non-departmental public body (NDPB) which is to replace the Child Support Agency (C

KHALED AL-MUDALLAL AND THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION

That this House is concerned at the situation facing Bradford University student Khaled Al-Mudallal who has been detained in Gaza since June 2007 as a result of restrictions on his movement imposed by Israeli authorities; notes that, according to Israeli human rights organisation Gisha, Mr Al-Mudall

CHANNEL ISLANDS AND NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS

That this House welcomes the sympathetic consideration given by Ministers to representations made by right hon. and hon. Members on behalf of the natural health products industry about problems with unfair and illegal competition from the Channel Islands; particularly welcomes the Government's consi

OXFORD UNION AND BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY

That this House supports the call by the right hon. Member for Oxford East for the Oxford Union to retract its invitation to Nick Griffin, the British National Party leader, and the Holocaust denier, David Irving, to address the Union; applauds the decision of the hon. Members for the Rhondda, Kilma

PENSION AND EARNINGS LINK

at end insert `to 2008.'.

SEVERN TIDAL POWER AND GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY FROM THE SEVERN ESTUARY

after `homes', insert `recognises that a barrage would irreversibly damage the environment and landscape of the Severn Estuary, that biodiversity would be lost and the future of the port of Bristol compromised'.

SNARES

That this House notes with concern that badgers, otters, domestic pets, livestock and other animals continue to be severely injured and killed by snares; expresses particular concern that self-locking snares, made illegal under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, are still being used in the UK; n

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS FOR MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER

That this House is concerned that a new report by the Prostate Cancer Charter for Action has revealed significant geographical inequalities in the provision of clinical nurse specialists; notes that the average caseload for prostate cancer clinical nurse specialists is more than double that for brea

CARBON EMISSIONS AND THE TRAVEL BUYING INDUSTRY

That this House welcomes the ICARUS environmental accreditation scheme to achieve absolute reductions in carbon dioxide emissions throughout the travel buying industry; acknowledges its ambitious targets to reduce the carbon output of the travel buying sector by at least 60 per cent. by 2050, in lin

OPEN UNIVERSITY

That this House is concerned that the Government's decision to withdraw funding from institutions for equivalent or lower qualification students will have a disproportionate impact on the part-time sector in general and on specific institutions such as Birkbeck and the Open University; and urges the

NFU AND FOOT AND MOUTH

That this House urges the National Farmers Union to bring legal proceedings against the Government over the recent foot and mouth outbreak with a view to securing the £100 million British farmers have lost due to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' neglect of essential maintenanc

SHREWSBURY AMBULANCE CONTROL CENTRE

That this House notes the hon. Member for Shrewsbury's Public Petition with over 16,000 signatures of Shropshire residents opposed to the closure of Shrewsbury Ambulance Control Centre; believes that the Government is using the chief executive of the Trust, Mr Anthony Marsh and his colleagues, as a

OFFICE OF NATIONAL STATISTICS REPORT ON MIGRATION

That this House welcomes the report by the Office of National Statistics on the migration figures for Britain in 2006; notes that this reports a record exodus from Britain by 207,000 British citizens and 193,000 foreign citizens in 2006; recognises the contribution made to British culture, society a

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, REFINEMENT AND REDUCTION OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH

That this House is delighted that the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) has received a £1 million cash boost, increasing its budget to £2.4 million to research 11 new 3Rs projects; thanks the Medical Research Council, the Biotechnology and B