Early Day Motions

HIGH SPEN HEROES

That this House congratulates the people of High Spen on the recent unveiling of the memorial celebrating the lives of Private Thomas Young VC and Lance Corporal William Dobson VC, who between them saved 10 lives during the First World War; acknowledges the hard work of the staff and pupils of High

EUREKA! MUSEUM, HALIFAX

That this House congratulates the award-winning national museum for children Eureka! in Halifax on reaching its 15th anniversary; notes that over 4.5 million youngsters and their parents have visited Eureka! since its doors opened for the first time in 1992; further congratulates the people who had

ROYAL MAIL (No. 2)

That this House calls on Royal Mail to enter into meaningful negotiations with the Communications Workers Union to resolve the current postal dispute; and further calls on the Government to review the damaging impact of competition on Royal Mail to date, in line with the Labour Party's manifesto com

AFGHAN CIVILIAN DEATHS AND NATO FORCES

That this House notes that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released figures on 25th June 2007 on civilian deaths in Afghanistan this year showing that 279 were killed by the Taliban and 314 by NATO forces or Afghan security forces; believes, while accepting that Afghanis

NEW PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT

That this House notes that prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and causes more than 10,000 deaths each year; laments the fact that men with prostate cancer report a significantly worse experience of treatment and care than patients with other cancers; welcomes the developmen

RED TRACTOR WEEK

That this House notes Red Tractor Week on 9th to 15th July; congratulates Assured Food Standards, the independent organisation set up to manage the Red Tractor mark, which represents the interests of each of the key links, including the National Farmers' Union, the Ulster Farmers' Union, the Meat an

POLLUTION AT SEA

That this House welcomes the new European Union rules to combat sea pollution, which came into effect across European Union states in April 2007, setting in place a system of penalties to prevent maritime pollution; recognises that the EU directive on ship pollution will impose penalties on any part

PROCUREMENT OF GOVERNMENT CARS

That this House notes the number of cars run by Government departments and the Government Car and Despatch Agency which are built abroad; recognises the need to support British manufacturing and promote the car industry; believes that the Government should take a lead in this area by ensuring that a

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND IMMIGRATION

That this House expresses its concern over some of the proposals of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill introduced on 26th June 2007; notes that NAPO estimates that breaches of the proposed Violent Offender Order could alone add 3,000 to the prison population per year; believes that there is a

SET ASIDE

That this House believes that the policy of Set Aside, whereby areas of farmland are designated not to be farmed, should be abolished in light of recent bad weather and flooding which is likely to reduce the European harvest by up to six million tonnes; and acknowledges that stocks are already at hi

ENERGY MARKETS, CARBON REDUCTION AND WARM HOMES

That this House welcomes the presentation of the Energy Markets, Carbon Reduction and Warm Homes Bill on 26th June 2007; and urges the Government to support the Bill and to restructure the existing energy supply market to create a low carbon energy services market, to amend the duties of the energy

ASO MOHAMMED IBRAHIM

That this House notes with regret the tragic death of 12 year old Amy Houston in a road traffic accident; further notes that the driver of the vehicle who caused the accident, Aso Mohammed Ibrahim, left the scene without calling the emergency services, was disqualified from driving, was uninsured an

CROSS COUNTRY RAIL SERVICES TO MERSEYSIDE

That this House notes that the new Cross Country franchise due to commence later in 2007 will not increase provision of direct long-distance services to Merseyside as planned; further notes the importance of connecting Liverpool with the rest of the national long-distance network especially as Liver

PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND EU-AFRICA SUMMIT

That this House offers its support to the government of Portugal during its presidency of the European Union; welcomes the presidency's proposal for an EU-Africa summit to discuss matters including migration, energy, aid and trade issues; notes that this will be only the second ever EU-Africa summit

MOBILE PHONE EUROTARIFF

That this House notes the new EU Roaming Regulation which will reduce the amount that consumers pay for using their mobile phones abroad; welcomes the new Eurotariff which will take general effect for consumers from September with calls anywhere in Europe costing no more than 49 cents, about 38 penc

PROMOTION OF BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES

That this House notes with concern that the UK has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Europe; is aware that public advertising of infant formula is prohibited under current legislation and therefore regrets that baby milk products are widely advertised in parenting magazines and on televisi

RELIGIOUS HERITAGE IN CYPRUS

That this House notes with concern that up to 100 Christian churches in the occupied north of Cyprus have been stripped by looters of all removable items such as floors, bells, altar tables, iconostaseis and over 23,000 icons for sale in the international art black market, that many others are used

UN HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISARMAMENT

That this House welcomes the appointment by the United Nations Secretary-General of Ambassador Sergio de Queiroz Duarte as his High Representative for Disarmament; and looks forward to Ambassador Duarte pursuing a progressive agenda on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at the UN Conference o

CHILD ROAD DEATHS

at end add `and also to introduce legislation making it compulsory for cyclists under the age of 16 to wear protective headgear.'.

CHILDCARE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

after `childcare', insert `including provision for the grandchildren of hon. Members and staff.'.

CONDUCT OF NON-PARTY MINISTERS

That this House considers it wholly inappropriate for Ministers in the House of Lords who are not members of the Labour Party to attend the weekly meetings of the Lords Labour Group.

GYPSY AND TRAVELLER SITE PROVISION

That this House notes that the Local Government Association (LGA) Gypsy and Traveller Task Group report has called for a clear and tight timetable with agreed milestones for the implementation of the new planning circular on Gypsy and Traveller sites in the first round of the regional spatial strate

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

That this House remembers the massacre in the then United Nations designated safe area of Srebrenica 12 years ago when over 8,500 Bosnian Muslims were killed; regrets that Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, President of the then Republika Srpska and the Commander of Bosnia Serb Army respectively, bo

CATHOLIC AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT

That this House notes the excellent work performed by CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, in raising funds so that it can promote long-term development, respond to emergencies, raise public awareness of the causes of poverty, speak out on behalf of poor communities, and promote soci

FASLANE 365 THE BIG BLOCKADE

That this House notes that the UK has up to 200 nuclear warheads for use on Trident submarines deployed from Faslane, 30 miles west of Glasgow; further notes that Faslane 365 is a one year continuous peaceful blockade of the nuclear submarine base at Faslane from 1st October 2006 to 30th September 2