Early Day Motions

CRICKET TOUR TO ZIMBABWE

That this House welcomes the Australian government's clear instruction to the Australia cricket team not to tour Zimbabwe; and calls upon the UK Government to adopt a similarly unequivocal stance towards forthcoming England cricket fixtures against Zimbabwe until such time as the people of Zimbabwe

TAX AVOIDANCE BY UK COMPANIES

That this House deplores the involvement of major British companies such as Tesco, HMV, WH Smith, Asda and others in multi-million pound tax-dodging operations by selling goods online to UK customers from overseas locations which are not subject to United Kingdom or European Union Value Added Tax le

RESUMPTION OF THE BUILDING OF COUNCIL HOUSES

That this House welcomes the announcement by Westminster City Council that it plans to start building council houses, after a break of almost 30 years, to help ease chronic overcrowding and homelessness; notes that in the last 10 years, on average, each year fewer than 500 council dwellings were bui

50th ANNIVERSARY OF CHRISTIAN AID WEEK

That this House notes the 50th anniversary of Christian Aid Week; recognises the importance of Christian Aid Week, which is the largest house-to-house collection in the United Kingdom, with the involvement of over 300,000 volunteers and 20,000 local churches and committees, in raising funds and boos

RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA

after `problems;' insert `notes with alarm the appalling catalogue of human rights abuses across the Russian Federation, the murder of prominent critical journalists and the complete lack of public trust in the police and criminal justice system in Russia;'.

PREMIERSHIP LEAGUE INQUIRY INTO BREACHES OF RULES BY WEST HAM

leave out from `expresses' to end and insert `its admiration for the way the team has put together a fantastic run of six wins in eight matches led by magnificant goals by Bobby Zamora and the fans' player of the year Carlos Tevez; and believes that matters of relegation and survival should be deter

CREDIT AWARENESS WEEK

That this House welcomes the first Credit Awareness Week, taking place between 14th and 20th May; fully supports the objectives of the campaign to provide a focal point for the discussion of credit issues and help UK citizens better understand credit and debt; and furthermore notes that, while some

BIOFUELS (No. 2)

That this House recognises the need for standards to be set regarding the manufacture of biofuels to restrict levels of deforestation and destruction of valuable wildlife habitats; further recognises that the objective for biofuels is to reduce overall greenhouse emissions, a process which would be

SUNDERLAND AFC

That this House congratulates the Chairman, Manager, players and supporters of Sunderland AFC on promotion to the Premiership; recognises the positive effects this will have on the City of Sunderland and the region in terms of economic regeneration, promotion of tourism into the area and increased o

FOSTER CARE FORTNIGHT

That this House welcomes Foster Care Fortnight and congratulates The Fostering Network for its work in organising the event; recognises the excellent and invaluable work of foster carers and acknowledges that they act as an army of volunteers that care for society's most vulnerable children; notes t

FUNDING AND DECISION-MAKING IN THE NHS

That this House recognises the importance to the British people of a properly funded National Health Service; remains disappointed that insufficient resources are committed to fund, for example, rehabilitation and intermediate care services, bereavement counselling and end-of-life services for survi

SKANDA VALE TEMPLE'S BULL

That this House expresses concern at the decision of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' inspectors that Shambo the bull, part of the herd kept at Skanda Vale Hindu temple and monastery, must be slaughtered; recognises this to be a matter of utmost importance to the Hindu communi

BULGARIAN AND ROMANIAN ZOOS

That this House notes with concern recent reports that highlight the deplorable conditions in many of the zoos of Romania and Bulgaria; recognises that, as member states of the European Union, both Romania and Bulgaria have a duty to ensure that the treatment of the animals and conditions within the

FIRST GREAT WESTERN TRAIN SERVICES

That this House notes with growing concern that despite First Great Western train services making substantial profits and introducing significant fare increases, passengers on these services have had to endure poor levels of punctuality, cuts in services and severe overcrowding; is further concerned

SAFETY OF UGANDAN OPPOSITION MEMBERS

That this House notes recent media reports which suggest that the Commonwealth meeting in Uganda may be cancelled due to security fears associated with the continued harassment of the Opposition and human rights abuses; regrets that Joseph Musasizi Kifefe, one of the Opposition suspects, is now seri

BNP AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH

That this House regrets the decision of the University of Bath to accept the visit of the British National Party leader Mr Nick Griffin to address campus students; recognises the importance of freedom of speech but not at the expense of events which may well violate Race Relations (Amendment) Act pr

MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

That this House thanks the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Health for their support of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association, which has led to the announcement on 9th May of the first million pound private donation towards finding a cure for this deadly illness; notes that motor

BRISTOL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates the players, manager, directors, staff and supporters of Bristol City Football Club on achieving promotion from League 1 to the Championship of the Football League; and hopes to be able to congratulate them on further successes at the end of the next season.

VOTING ON DEVOLVED MATTERS

That this House welcomes the establishment of a Parliament or Assembly for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and calls on hon. and right hon. Members representing constituencies in those countries that are now beneficiaries of devolved government to sign up to the convention of Scottish National

ROAD TRAFFIC

That the alterations in the provisions of the Highway Code proposed to be made by the Secretary of State for Transport, dated 28th March 2007, a copy of which was laid before this House on 28th March, be not made.

WHALING (No. 2)

That this House expresses deep concern at the relentless increase in whales killed by Japan, Iceland and Norway and their pressure to overturn the moratorium on commercial whaling and the ban on international trade in whale products; welcomes the campaign by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Societ

LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KEIGHLEY CENTRAL WARD

That this House congratulates the individuals and organisations, secular and religious, who have over many years worked assiduously towards community cohesion and integration in Keighley; but condemns in the strongest terms the behaviour of certain Keighley Conservatives who, under the direction of

THE PEOPLE'S GAMES REPORT

That this House welcomes the publication of The People's Games by the Co-operative Party; recognises the importance of the London 2012 organisers engaging with citizens, taxpayers and volunteers; notes that The People's Games proposes how ordinary people can play a part in the planning for London 20

NATIONAL CONDOM WEEK

That this House supports National Condom Week, intended to raise the issue of safer sex and the importance of using a condom; notes with concern the findings that only 14 per cent. of GP practices in England run dedicated sexual health or contraception clinics and that 93 per cent. of practice nurse

CANCER RESEARCH UK'S `RACE FOR LIFE'

That this House commends the thousands of participants in Cancer Research UK's annual Race for Life campaign; and further commends the excellent and essential work of Cancer Research UK, the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research, which provides assistance to hundreds