Early Day Motions

BRYAN FERRY'S PRAISE OF NAZIS AND HIS MARKS AND SPENCER CONTRACT

leave out from `community' to end.

VAT RATES ON DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS

after `products', insert `, having regard to their lifetime performance,'.

PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE

That this House recognises that Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is an important and common condition, which is currently under-diagnosed and under-treated in the UK; welcomes the efforts of the Target PAD group to raise public and political awareness of the disease, which affects more than 2.7 mil

WASHINGTON WETLAND CENTRE

That this House notes that Washington Wetland Centre on Wearside has undergone a major transformation on its 45 hectare site over the past 18 months; further notes that it is now home to rare Chilean Flamingos; welcomes the fact that over the past 18 months many of the centre's birds have been given

PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE AND VAT ON SUNCARE PRODUCTS

That this House recognises the need for greater focus on preventative health care and that skin cancer cases in the UK have more than doubled in the last 20 years with 60,000 people diagnosed and 1,700 deaths each year from melanoma; further notes that children are particularly at risk with around 8

WHICH? COSMETIC TREATMENTS CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Which? Cosmetic Treatments Campaign, which is concerned with aspects of the market for surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatments including quality of information for consumers and a lack of consistent and adequate regulation in a growing market where five million Bri

CYCLING AND TRAINS

That this House notes that 60 per cent. of people live within a 15 minute cycle ride of a train station and would directly benefit from improved cycle access to rail services improving both their health, reducing congestion and saving carbon emissions by cycling; and therefore calls upon the Governm

DARFUR NO FLY-ZONE

That this House believes that four years into the crisis in Darfur the time is now right to implement a United Nations backed no-fly zone to protect the civilian population from further aerial bombardment by the Sudanese airforce; notes that bombings of towns and villages in Darfur have often been c

DARFUR NO FLY-ZONE

leave out `now right' and insert `long overdue'.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR DISABLED PERSONS IN LONDON

That this House notes the high cost of transport paid by carers while travelling in London with those for whom they care; notes that a disabled person can be prevented from travelling, despite having a free pass for themselves, by the cost of a full adult fare for their carer; believes that action i

POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE MALDIVES

That this House notes with concern the increasing political turmoil in the Maldives following the unexplained killing of Mr Hussain Salah; condemns recent police brutality towards Mohammed Nasheed, Chairman of the Maldivian Democratic Party and others; calls upon President Gayoom to exercise restrai

PALESTINIAN PRISONERS DAY

That this House, in marking Palestinian Prisoners Day held on 17th April, draws attention to the conditions of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and detention centres; notes that of the 9,789 prisoners, 780 are administrative detainees held without charge or trial for indefinite periods of

LONDON'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY

That this House welcomes the findings of the Gallup poll study on the attitudes of Muslim residents of London, which shows that 88 per cent. considered attacks on civilians and 81 per cent. considered violence in a `noble cause' not to be justified and that a much higher proportion of Muslims than t

BAHA'I COMMUNITY IN IRAN

That this House notes the reports of the targeting of Baha'i children in Iran for harassment, vilification and abuse across multiple locations in Iran; further notes that the persecution of these children is being conducted by their teachers and school administrators, and that abuse of these student

TOILETS ON TRAINS

That this House notes with concern that there is no legal requirement for the train operating companies to provide and maintain toilets on their trains other than those for wheelchair users and that when these are out of service the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 allow the operator six

DONCASTER ROVERS' FIRST CUP VICTORY

That this House congratulates Doncaster Rovers Football Club on winning the inaugural final of the Johnstone's Paint Cup, played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the first national final that Doncaster Rovers have won in their 128 year history; and further congratulates Bristol Rovers for the p

HOUSING TOTALS FOR HERTFORDSHIRE

That this House notes with concern the unsustainable scale and nature of housing development proposed in the Draft East of England Plan Review and its likely impact on the county's Green Belt; is concerned that an appropropriate environmental capacity study was not undertaken to assist in drawing up

PROVISION OF PUBLIC TOILETS

leave out from `to' to end and add `instruct Castle Point Borough Council to replace the toilets it has closed.'.

DIGITAL BOXES

That this House notes that £600 million has been allocated for digital switchover of which £400 million is for free digital boxes for those over 75 years of age; suggests that by 2012, the end of timetable for switchover, that the internet will be as important as digital television; and therefore ur

FA CUP SEMI FINAL TICKET ALLOCATION

That this House notes that Manchester United's home attendance for this football season is more than four times that of Watford; and therefore finds it peverse and unacceptable that the Football Association allocated more semi-final tickets to Watford than Manchester United.

MENTAL HEALTH PROVISION FOR BLACK AND ETHNIC MINORITY PATIENTS

That this House notes with concern the comments made by the Chairman of the Mental Health Act Commission, Lord Patel of Bradford, regarding the over-representation of black people in psychiatric care; remembers that warnings of institutional racism within mental health care were made after the death

FLY-TIPPING AND STREET RUBBISH

That this House recognises the growing problem of fly-tipping and rubbish-dropping in the UK; notes that although made illegal through the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 the problem of fly-tipping persists; recognises that there is also a prob

IRISH CRICKET TEAM

That this House congratulates the Irish cricket team for its outstanding performance in reaching the SuperEights stage of the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean and wishes it every success in further establishing itself as a world-class cricketing nation.

LONDON ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE

That this House deplores the inclusion of the Martin Doherty Republican Flute Band from Govan in London's St. Patrick's Day Parade; notes that Martin Doherty himself was an IRA terrorist and the band was named in his honour; further notes that the people who he had been associated with had been resp

PROPOSED SELL OFF OF MARIE LOUISE GARDENS

That this House notes with concern plans by Manchester City Council to sell off part of Marie Louise Gardens for development; recognises that the land was bequeathed by Mrs Silkenstadt to the people of Manchester in 1903 in memory of her only child Marie Louise, who died at a young age; considers bu