Early Day Motions

ROLLS ROYCE PLC

That this House congratulates Rolls Royce PLC's Civil Aviation division in Derby for securing record orders worth more than $12 billion for their Trent engine series at the recent Paris Airshow; notes that Rolls Royce is an important player in the national economy and that its continued success crea

VETERANS' DAY

That this House recognises the outstanding contribution that veterans have made to the country; and believes that Veterans' Day should be a national public holiday across the United Kingdom.

MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN LONDON

That this House notes with dismay recent efforts to amend the Greater London Authority Bill to introduce term limits for the Mayor of London; further notes that the effect of the changes proposed by the Conservatives would be to bar Ken Livingstone from seeking re-election in 2008 and deny Londoners

BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND ABORTION

That this House regrets that despite the British Medical Association (BMA) receiving seven motions on abortion for debate at its annual conference, four of which expressed concern about the present working of the Abortion Act and one of which called for a national review of the working of the law in

HON. MEMBER FOR GLASGOW CENTRAL

That this House notes with sadness the decision of Britain's first Muslim Member of Parliament, the hon. Member for Glasgow Central, to stand down at the next general election; congratulates him on his many achievements on behalf of his constituency, including helping to save Govan shipyard from clo

IDENTITY CARDS

That this House welcomes the comments by the right hon. Member for Blackburn that the National Identity Card scheme may be subject to review under a new Prime Minister; notes that the costs of the project have already risen by an extra £840 million in the last six months to £5.75 billion; further no

KWIK SAVE

That this House notes that Kwik Save stores have closed 79 of its shops, making some 700 people redundant across the country; further notes that Kwik Save has not yet made any redundancy payments to its workers; believes that this is completely unacceptable in the light of the £50 million rescue pac

ELECTION OF NORMA STEPHENSON AS PRESIDENT OF UNISON

That this House welcomes the election of Norma Stephenson, a healthcare assistant from Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust since 1973, to the Presidency of Unison; notes that this marks the culmination of over 30 years' unstinting commitment to fighting for workers' rights as a volunteer; and expec

GRANTING OF A UK VISA TO THE ZIMBABWEAN CRICKET REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ICC

That this House notes with concern the decision to grant a UK visa to Peter Chingoka, Chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; further notes that Peter Chingoka's travel to the UK is contrary to the spirit of the agreed EU Council common position 2007/120/CFSP; recognise

FUTURE OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY

That this House is concerned at the impact of the £5 million saving required to be made by the Territorial Army (TA) over the next two financial years; acknowledges that the proposed implementation plan put forward by Commander Regional Forces will stop all recruiting in TA units that are not making

TOUCHING TINY LIVES CAMPAIGN AND PRE-TERM BIRTH

That this House congratulates the charity Action Medical Research on having raised £2.5 million for its Touching Tiny Lives campaign to fund high-quality research to help sick and vulnerable babies; notes with alarm that pre-term birth is the single biggest cause of death in babies and a major cause

CITIZENS' CONVENTION BILL

That this House notes the expressed desire of the rt. hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath to `build a shared national consensus for a programme of constitutional reform'; believes that a participative process for achieving that consensus and involving citizens more directly in democratic decis

BUILDING OF COUNCIL HOUSES

That this House notes the shortage of affordable family houses to rent; and calls on the Government to resume the building, on a significant scale, of council houses as a matter of priority.

SUPPORT FOR WITNESSES AND VICTIMS IN COURT

That this House recognises that vulnerable witnesses and victims of crime find giving evidence to the police and in court difficult and stressful; notes that assisting vulnerable witnesses and victims to give their best evidence is vital both to their welfare and to the criminal justice system; furt

FAMILY COURTS

That this House regrets the Government's proposals to retain secrecy within the family courts; believes that this secrecy permeates bad practice throughout the whole system of children services; feels that it is possible to protect the identity of the child while allowing parents to talk and seek ad

URDD CENTRE'S 75th BIRTHDAY

That this House notes that the Urdd Centre in Llangrannog, Ceredigion opened in 1932 to give children and young people the chance to learn and socialise through the medium of Welsh; further notes that the Centre has recently been refurbished and now welcomes more than 25,000 visitors a year, and has

GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR MUSEUMS

That this House believes the 28 per cent. real increase in funding for sponsored museums over the past 10 years, which has enabled free entry to many great national collections and a 40 per cent. increase in visitor numbers, shows clearly the Government's success in combining cultural excellence wit

BANNING OF VIDEO GAME BY THE BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION

That this House welcomes the decision by the British Board of Film Classification to ban the game Manhunt 2 from being sold in the UK; further welcomes the decision to withdraw from sale another video game which used footage of the abduction of James Bulger; believes that games depicting extreme, re

HIDDEN TREASURES BROUGHT TO LIFE COMPETITION

That this House supports the Hidden Treasures Brought to Life competition, launched by the British Library, which challenges public libraries across the UK to uncover hidden treasures within their collections, the most deserving of which will be turned into virtual texts; and also welcomes the oppor

COALITION GOVERNMENT

That this House holds to the view that under the British system of open democracy governments are formed after the people have been given the opportunity to express their wishes through the ballot box at a general election; and therefore considers that no form of coalition government should be estab

EDUCATION POLICY IN SCOTLAND

That this House warmly congratulates the new Scottish Government for its recent positive initiatives in education policy in Scotland; notes that in its first few weeks in power the Scottish National Party has scrapped the graduate endowment tax, ending the payment of tuition fees for Scottish studen

ROYAL MAIL ZONAL PRICING

That this House notes the proposals put forward by Royal Mail to introduce a system of zonal pricing for mail delivery; believes that such a system strikes at the heart of the Universal Service Obligation (USO); and calls upon the Government to reiterate its support for the USO and to prevent the in

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND BULLYING

That this House is shocked at findings by Enable Scotland that nine out of 10 children with special educational needs are bullied every day; is extremely concerned that many children reported suffering mental and physical abuse routinely; notes that this problem is more severe in Scotland than in th

THE RIGHT HON. MEMBER FOR KIRKCALDY AND COWDENBEATH AND LIBERAL DEMOCRATS IN THE CABINET

That this House recalls the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath's speech to the Labour Conference in 2003 when he proclaimed that the Labour Party is best when we are boldest, best when we are united, best when were `are Labour'; believes that these sentiments sit uneasily with his offer

BAN ON BULL BARS

at end add `and recognises the sterling efforts of the hon. Member for Newport West in campaigning on this issue over many years.'.