Early Day Motions

EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

That this House sends its best wishes to the Scottish National Football Team and their supporters for the forthcoming tie in the European Championships.

SADS UK AND PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

That this House congratulates SADS UK on organising, training and donating 17 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to schools in the UK; notes that a recent study by the American Heart Association shows that, on average, for every 111 pupils in a school, there is at least one school-based cardia

DETENTION AND CONVICTION OF RONGYAL ADAK

That this House notes with concern the detention and subsequent conviction of Rongyal Adak, a respected Tibetan nomad, simply for calling publicly for the return of the Dalai Lama to his native country after 48 years in exile; condemns the brutal action of the Lithang police in response to the prote

QUEEN'S DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND THE TURNER BEQUEST

That this House is concerned that the Trustees of the National Gallery continue to disregard JMW Turner's intentions for his first art bequest to the nation; points out that the consequence is to deprive the people of Great Britain of the opportunity to see this bequest as what it could be; a popula

CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR BOMBER COMMAND

That this House considers that it is more than time that a campaign medal should be issued for those who served in Bomber Command between 1940 and victory in 1945; recognises the enormous achievement of Bomber Command's volunteer pilots' air crew in crippling the Nazi war machine and paving the way

TAX AVOIDANCE

That this House urges the Government to investigate and regulate the activities of banks, law firms, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, Grant Thornton and other accountancy firms in devising, marketing, promoting, implementing and concealing aggressive tax avoidance schemes whi

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

That this House notes the commitment by the Home Office and the Department of Health to a joint review of overseas visitor access to the National Health Service, now due for publication in December 2007; recalls the findings of the Joint Committee on Human Rights' Tenth Report of Session 2006-07 tha

MESOTHELIOMA AND NICE APPRAISAL PROCEDURE

That this House recognises that since November 2004 Alimta has been the only licensed treatment for mesothelioma and since the Scottish Medicines Consortium's advice in July 2005 victims of asbestos in Scotland have had access to Alimta; welcomes the July 2007 National Institute of Health and Clinic

MICROGENERATION AND LOCAL ENERGY BILL

That this House expresses support for the provisions contained within the Microgeneration and Local Energy Bill introduced in the last session by the hon. Member for Southampton Test, on promoting microgeneration, local energy and energy conservation; believes that these measures would make a signif

HARROGATE RAILWAY FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates the Chairman Rob Northfield, the players, coaching staff and committee members of Harrogate Railway FC of Unibond League One North on their magnificent achievement in reaching the second round proper of the FA Cup, defeating Droylsden of the Blue Square Premiership 2-0;

TREATMENT OF CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ

That this House is deeply concerned by the mass exodus of Iraqi Christians, which has decimated much of Iraq's ancient Assyrian-Chaldean community; notes that the Assyrian-Chaldeans make up over 95 per cent. of Iraq's Christians and that this exodus has largely been caused by escalating violence aga

RITALIN

That this House notes that a 16 year study of the outcome of the use of Ritalin on children concluded that over a three-year period it produced no demonstrable improvement in children's behaviour, but that this amphetamine-type drug stunted growth; notes that the prescription of Ritalin has increase

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND ANTI-DEPRESSANTS

That this House is horrified at the recent increase in school shootings; is puzzled that the English language media failed to mention that in the Finnish tragedies, Mr Pekka-Eric Auvinen said that he 'ate SSRI anti-depressants' which, he said, made him feel 'aggressive'; notes that the perpetrators

CENTRE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS LIBRARY

That this House deplores the threatened closure of the Centre for Young Musicians Library, a major lending library of printed music, providing an essential and greatly valued service to school, and other, choirs, amateur orchestras and concert bands in all parts of the United Kingdom; notes that the

HUNT MONITORS

That this House applauds the hunt monitors who courageously challenge the extreme violence and intimidation of hunt extremists to ensure that the law is obeyed and to gather evidence to present to the authorities; thanks and congratulates the Protect Our Wild Animals group for providing video proof

SCOTLAND FOOTBALL TEAM

That this House wishes the Scotland football team well in their match against Italy on 17th November 2007; and congratulates them on their splendid achievement so far in the European Championships qualifying competition.

RAY GRAVELL AND THE PRINCE WILLIAM CUP

That this House calls on the Welsh Rugby Union to name the cup to be played for by Wales and South Africa on Saturday 24th November 2007 after the late Ray Gravell; and believes that this would be a fitting tribute to a person who dedicated his life to Welsh rugby.

DIABETES IN SCHOOLS AND THE LIVING WITH DIABETES IN SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes World Diabetes Day and the Living with Diabetes in Schools campaign run by Diabetes UK, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, INPUT and UK Children with the Diabetes Advocacy Group, which aims to improve care and support for children with diabetes at school; also welcomes t

IMPRISONMENT OF MORDECHAI VANUNU

That this House notes with concern the continued imprisonment of Mordechai Vanunu, who completed 18 years in prison in Israel in 2004 after revealing details of Israel's nuclear weapons programme; further notes that since 2004 he has been subject to severe restrictions, including a ban on internatio

SUPER GARRISON IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND

That this House notes that the Ministry of Defence will shortly determine the siting of the remaining super garrisons; further notes that the north west of England is a major recruitment area for the Army and is presently under-represented compared with other regions in the provision of military bas

INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

That this House is concerned that in the last year there were 212 workplace fatalities and that 328,000 people were seriously injured; is conscious that accidents at work and ill health cost society up to £31 billion a year; is alarmed that people without experience or qualifications can start up as

SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO UNDER 18 YEAR OLDS

That this House welcomes the increased legal minimum age of sale for tobacco products from 16 to 18 years of age; notes that, according to a recent survey by the British Retail Consortium, retail crime has increased by 50 per cent.; notes retailers' concern that they may face intimidation or violenc

AVIATION BETWEEN THE UK AND SINGAPORE

That this House warmly welcomes the landmark aviation agreement between the UK and Singapore; notes that this is the first agreement which gives unfettered access to the London-US market to a non-EU or US airline; and congratulates Singapore Airlines on another first to add to its recent inaugural p

2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GLASGOW

That this House welcomes the selection of Glasgow as the host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games; congratulates and thanks all of those who have worked so hard over recent years, and across political divides, to make this bid a reality; notes that the Commonwealth Games will be a great showcase fo

GLASGOW AND THE 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

That this House congratulates the people of Glasgow, Steven Purcell, Leader of Glasgow City Council, Glasgow City Council, the 2014 bid team and all those connected with securing the 2014 Commonwealth Games for the City of Glasgow; and urges the UK Government to provide all necessary support and bac