Early Day Motions

DRAFT EQUALITY ACT (SEXUAL ORIENTATION) REGULATIONS 2007

That the Delegated Legislation Committee on the draft Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 be discharged.

WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES

That this House notes the warnings set out in the Stern Report about the potential economic effects of climate change; strongly welcomes the fact that the Climate Change Bill will legislate to reduce carbon emissions by 60 per cent. by 2050; believes that trades unions and their 6.7 million members

ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN MONTSERRAT

That this House joins the people of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat in celebrating St. Patrick's Day on 17th March; recognises the shared heritage and special relationship between the peoples of the United Kingdom and Montserrat that date back to Christopher Columbus's epic journey in 1

PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES

That this House calls for comprehensive, better funded palliative care services so that hospices can continue to meet the needs of patients requiring specialist palliative care and provide for an increased number of patients.

CARE FOR CANCER PATIENTS

That this House supports the Patients in Partnership campaign to see a more rapid national roll-out of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme with the self-administered tests offered to everyone between the ages of 50 to 74 years of age; and believes that a bowel cancer awareness campaign in support o

OBESITY AWARENESS WEEK

That this House congratulates The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) for organising the annual Obesity Awareness Week (11th to 17th March 2007), designed to raise awareness of the multifaceted nature of obesity; welcomes the valuable contribution that TOAST has made to help those who are

LEDRA STREET CROSSING, NICOSIA, CYPRUS

That this House welcomes the action of President Papadopoulos to remove the wall at the end of Ledra Street, to link this famous shopping area with the equivalent Turkish Cypriot area of Lokmaci; views this as a positive development following the decision by Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat t

SPONSORSHIP OF BIG BROTHER

That this House congratulates The Carphone Warehouse on withdrawing sponsorship fully from the Channel Four television programme, Big Brother; and hopes that Channel Four and other major broadcasters will learn from the public reaction to the racist incidents on Celebrity Big Brother that the broadc

RECOGNITION FOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF JOCK STEIN

That this House believes that the time is long overdue to honour properly the late Jock Stein for his achievements as a football manager with Dunfermline, Celtic and Scotland; notes that he led Celtic to victory in the 1967 European Cup Final in Lisbon, the first British team to win this trophy, and

ACCESS TO TEXTBOOKS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN

That this House notes that there are over 20,000 children in the UK between the ages of five and 16 with a visual impairment severe enough to require specialist educational support; welcomes the Royal National Institute for the Blind and Right to Read Alliance's recent report Where's my book; expres

MAKE EVERY DAY MOTHER'S DAY CAMPAIGN

That this House regrets the tragic loss of life in the death of one woman worldwide every minute as a result of pregnancy-related complications and the death of 4,000,000 newborn babies every year; pays tribute to the work being undertaken by the World Health Organisation and Commonwealth Secretaria

COST OF TRIDENT

That this House believes that an early decision on Trident would be premature, imposing a new multi-thousand pound nuclear tax on every British family, inciting Iran, North Korea and other states to beef up their own nuclear plans and thus increasing the likelihood of nuclear conflict; notes that th

HARROGATE HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS OFFICE

That this House notes that the 75 staff at the Harrogate HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) office do a job which is very highly regarded by the public, that the Harrogate HMRC office is currently achieving excellent business results and that it is one of the top performing HMRC offices in the country; f

UK POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

That this House recalls that as Defence Secretary, the right hon. Member for Ashfield made a statement on the conditions under which Her Majesty's Government has determined it would be legally permissible under (a) treaty obligations and (b) United Nations Security Council resolutions to use United

ARRESTS IN ZIMBABWE

That this House condemns the murder in Highfields on 11th March 2007 of Gift Tandare, a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) activist, by agents of the Zimbabwean regime, and the arrest and brutal treatment in custody of MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and many other leaders of the Save Zimbabwe Cam

CONVENTION ON ACTION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS

at end add `Yet in spite of the euphoria which followed the Prime Minister's announcement on 22nd January and widespread media coverage, regrets that six weeks later the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings has still not been signed, let alone ratified; and hope

BRITISH TOURISM WEEK

That this House notes that the first British Tourism Week, under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales, will take place between 12th and 18th March; congratulates its organisers, VisitBritain, the Tourism Alliance UKinbound, Visit Scotland, Visit Wales, Visit London, the Tourism Society, the Wale

SCHOOL CROSSINGS PATROLS

That this House notes the invaluable work undertaken by school crossings patrols to provide improved road safety for school children the length and breadth of the country; further notes with concern that more and more motorists are ignoring or abusing the patrols; and calls upon the Government to in

CHANNEL 4 PROGRAMME COMING OUT TO CLASS

at end add `further notes that children with gender dysphoria also suffer disproportionately from bullying at school and calls on transphobic bullying to be taken equally seriously.'.

FAIR TRADE FOR BRITISH FARMING CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the Farmers' Guardian, Country Living Magazine and Waitrose on initiating the campaign Fair Trade for British Farming, the aim of which is to promote a fair and sustainable price for the high quality food produced by British farmers; notes that most British consumers wr

BRAIN TUMOUR AWARENESS MONTH

That this House supports Brain Tumour Awareness Month; congratulates the efforts of UK brain tumour charities in highlighting issues surrounding brain tumour care and research; notes with concern that brain tumours account for two per cent. of cancers but that research into brain tumours is desperat

VIDEO OF RACIST CHANTING BY FOOTBALL FANS

That this House condemns the video shown on the internet of West Ham football fans making racist chanting; welcomes the strong response of the Football Association, West Ham United Football Club, the Metropolitan Police and the Kick Racism Out of Football campaign for acting quickly against such rac

UTILITY ROAD WORKS AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION

That this House calls on the Government to bring forward regulations provided for under the Traffic Management Act 2004 to coordinate roadworks relating to utilities extension and maintenance so as to minimise disruption to traffic and congestion.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

That this House congratulates the Metropolitan Police Service on the establishment of a special unit to combat human trafficking; and deeply regrets that this modern form of slavery should exist in London, the capital city.

EU AND BULLFIGHTING

That this House seeks an end to the barbarity of bullfighting in Europe; and urges the EU Commission to stop Common Agricultural Policy subsidies for bulls killed in the ring.