Early Day Motions

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT BILL AND CONSTITUENTS' CORRESPONDENCE

That this House believes that it would be totally wrong to remove the House of Commons from the scope of the Freedom of Information Act while leaving 110,000 other public bodies within its scope; considers that the House of Commons should be on the same footing as other public bodies; acknowledges t

NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE FOR WALES

That this House believes that Wales can be a leader in the development and deployment of clean green technologies and renewable energy generation and that building a new generation of nuclear power stations would divert essential funding away from reaching this goal; is deeply concerned that the two

NUCLEAR SUBSIDIES AND SCIENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDING

That this House recalls that the current Energy Minister, Lord Truscott, and his predecessor, the hon. Member for Croydon North, as Ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry, have asserted on numerous occasions that no public subsidies for construction, operation or liability management of r

MORECAMBE FC

That this House congratulates Morecambe Football Club (Shrimps) on gaining entry into the Football League following their superb victory at Wembley.

SAVE OUR SMALL SHOPS CAMPAIGN

That this House warmly welcomes the London Evening Standard's Save Our Small Shops campaign, which is seeking to halt the spread of clone high streets across the country and to protect small independent shops; notes that if planning policy is not changed the remaining small shops that give high stre

HIDDEN COSTS CAMPAIGN FOR TRAINEE TEACHERS

That this House notes the National Union of Students' and the National Union of Teachers' Hidden Costs Campaign, which aims to highlight the hidden costs of doing a teacher training course while creating, defending and extending the budgets in institutions to cover travel, equipment and classroom re

SALE OF KINGSTON COMMUNICATIONS SHAREHOLDING BY HULL CITY COUNCIL

That this House is dismayed by the hasty decision of Hull City Council to sell its entire shareholding in Kingston Communications; notes that Hull's link with Kingston Communications is being severed by the Liberal Democrat-controlled Council without consultation and with no mention of the intention

RETIREMENT OF DR JANET ANDERSON

That this House heartily thanks Dr Janet Anderson, paediatrician and clinical director of paediatrics, for more than 30 years of selfless service principally to the children of Wolverhampton but also to children around the world; notes her contributions as a consultant paediatrician, overseeing the

REMPLOY FACTORY CLOSURES

That this House supports Remploy employees and their trade unions in challenging the closure of Remploy factories and top heavy management structures within the network; notes that an independent financial report demonstrates that Remploy could efficiently remain within their funding envelope of £55

ENERGY WHITE PAPER AND NUCLEAR POWER

That this House notes the publication of the Government White Paper on Energy and the consultation document, the Future of Nuclear Power, which include support for a new generation of nuclear power stations; acknowledges the grave need to cut carbon emissions and the importance of securing a long-te

ENDANGERED SPECIES

That this House notes with great concern China's efforts to overturn a ban on the domestic sale of tiger parts used widely in Chinese medicine; supports WWF-India in its struggle to uphold the ban which protects India's fragile tiger population; recognises that China's proposed system of tiger farmi

MS MALALAI JOYA

That this House recognises the brave plight of Ms Malalai Joya, Afghanistan's most outspoken Member of Parliament, in support of women's rights, democracy and universal justice; supports her invaluable work on these issues and commends her on her bravery and determination in the face of death threat

NATIONAL PET MONTH

That this House commends all those involved in National Pet Month, which seeks to promote responsible pet ownership and raise money for local animal charities; specifically congratulates those involved in Wet Nose Day, which took place on 24th April, a day that has been set aside for celebrating pet

ROYAL AIR FORCE AND TURTLEWATCH AKROTIRI

That this House commends the exceptional work of the Royal Air Force in Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus within the British Sovereign Base Area and Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom in the vital defence of the UK's strategic interests in the region; recognises the magnificent work of RAF volu

60th ANNIVERSARY OF HAVERING SINGERS

That this House congratulates the Havering Singers on celebrating their 60th anniversary year of entertaining the people of Romford, Hornchurch and Upminster; notes that the once small group of 11 has grown in size and popularity to around 100 voices today who regularly perform in local churches as

HMS SHEFFIELD

That this House expresses disappointment that the Royal Navy has chosen to offer HMS Sheffield affiliation with the new Type 45 Destroyer HMS Diamond rather than rename the ship after the city, and recognises the precedent of 1988 when HMS Bruiser was renamed HMS Sheffield in honour of the ship hit

OFCOM ADJUDICATION REPORT ON CHANNEL 4 AND CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER

That this House welcomes the publication of the adjudication by Ofcom on the actions of Channel 4 during the broadcasting of racist abuse during the Celebrity Big Brother show in January 2007; believes that the report is a vindication of the 46,000 people who complained about the programme; calls fo

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP OF SIR SIMON MILTON AND ROBERT DAVIS

That this House congratulates Sir Simon Milton, Leader of Westminster Council, and Robert Davis, former Mayor of Westminster, on their civil partnership, which will take place in June 2007; anticipates that they will have a long and happy life together; and believes that this union demonstrates the

REMPLOY FACTORY CLOSURES (No. 2)

That this House notes with grave concern the significant factory closure programme announced by Remploy management on behalf of the Government on 22nd May 2007, which would result in the loss of jobs for thousands of highly skilled disabled workers; further notes that Remploy jobs provide the opport

EU BRUSSELS SUMMIT AND CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

That this House calls upon the Prime Minister and the Chancellor not to sign any treaty or agreement that affects the constitutional relationship between Great Britain and the EU at the EU Summit in Brussels on 21st and 22nd June 2007 without consulting the British people by means of a referendum.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS FIRMS AND TRANSPARENCY

leave out from `practice' to end and insert `notes that public affairs services are also provided by a range of other professional organisations, including lawyers, accountants and management consultants, often as only a small part of a larger service; believes that the insistence on the insertion o

NORTHERN CYPRUS AND THE UNITED NATIONS' ANNAN PLAN

leave out from `House' to end and add `recalls that there is no such nation or government as northern Cyprus, which is only acknowledged by Turkey and no other nation in the world.'.

LAUNCH OF MODEL HEALTH INQUIRY

That this House welcomes the launch of the independent Model Health inquiry; notes that the inquiry will respond quickly to the many issues surrounding Model Health with a final report expected to be published in September; further notes that it is backed by the British Fashion Council, the London D

DIGITAL DIVIDE IN RURAL AREAS

That this House notes that residents in Devon can only receive a mobile telephone signal by standing on a bench behind a public toilet; recognises that this is symptomatic of a digital divide in rural areas of the UK, and in particular in South West England, where only 55 per cent. of homes have acc

NATIONAL EPILEPSY WEEK AND NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EPILEPSY

That this House recognises National Epilepsy Week; congratulates the National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) on the progress it has made in establishing links between epilepsy and genetic make up; further recognises that this is helping healthcare to move into the 21st century and to improve the lives o