Early Day Motions

COMMUNITY RADIO AND TELEVISION

That this House congratulates the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for its excellent report The Community Radio Sector: Looking to the Future, recognising the social and economic impact of community radio in engaging the most disadvantaged members of our communities and delivering public valu

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

That this House congratulates Oxfordshire County Council on achieving an overall Excellent rating in its most recent Comprehensive Performance Assessment by the Audit Commission; notes that in doing so the Council has achieved its aim of reducing council tax rises to only 4 per cent. two years ahead

SOUTH WEST WATER PRICE INCREASES

That this House notes that the price increases announced by South West Water on Friday 16th February and approved by the Regulator in 2004 mean that average bills for South West Water customers with water meters will be £378, representing an increase of 12.5 per cent.; further notes that those witho

SPOUSE VISAS

That this House condemns the Home Office ruling whereby a foreign national with a genuine and subsisting marriage to a British national who needs to regularise their stay in the United Kingdom either must return to their country of origin to apply for a United Kingdom spouse visa, accompanied by the

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

That this House believes that further deportations to the Democratic Republic of Congo should be suspended with immediate effect based on evidence that failed asylum seekers risk being subjected to serious mistreatment and imprisonment on return and that this amounts to a grave violation of their Ar

SMALL BUSINESSES

That this House believes that small and medium-sized businesses are vital to the future of the UK economy; recognises that they generate over half the UK's national wealth and private sector jobs; notes that the twin burdens of regulation and an over-complex tax system have worsened considerably sin

GRANDPARENTS, PENSIONS AND CHILDCARE

That this House celebrates the contribution which grandparents make to economic and social life throughout the UK; knows that grandparents are often the chief source of flexible and committed childcare, enabling parents to return to and remain in work, such care commonly combined with caring for vul

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT

That this House recognises the value of Fairtrade in getting a better deal for poor people from trade; welcomes the fact that the number of producer organisations in developing countries now selling into UK markets has grown to more than 350; welcomes Fairtrade Fortnight from 26th February to 11th M

MAYOR OF LONDON AND VENEZUELAN OIL

That this House notes with grave concern the agreement between the Mayor of London and the Venezuelan government to allow the transfer of discounted oil for use in London; questions the need for London to receive aid from a developing country; further notes the many allegations of corruption made ag

EU COMPETENCE IN CRIMINAL LAW

That this House notes the proposals of the European Commission of 8th February 2007 whereby criminal offences and sanctions in relation to certain environmental matters will be determined at a European Union level by qualified majority voting; further notes the proposal by the German Presidency of t

CONTRACEPTION AWARENESS WEEK

That this House supports Contraception Awareness Week, organised by the Family Planning Association from 12th to 18th February 2007, and its goal to raise awareness of and access to the 14 different methods of contraception; notes that the 2007 campaign focused on people's knowledge of reproduction

CONCESSIONARY BUS FARES SCHEME

That this House welcomes the extension of the concessionary bus fares scheme; notes that the existing grant did not fully compensate those local authorities for which this was an enhanced concession; further notes that areas with a large number of qualifying residents are having to subsidise the sch

STANDARDS OF ADVERTISING BY BSKYB LTD

That this House notes the findings of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on 7th February 2007 regarding British Sky Broadcasting Ltd; acknowledges that in suggesting that terrestrial television services in Whitehaven were to be switched off, when in fact they will remain available through Fre

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES (S.I., 2006, No. 3267)

That the Gambling (Personal Licences) (Modification of Part 5 of the Gambling Act 2005) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3267), dated 6th December 2006, a copy of which was laid before this House on 7th December, be revoked.

JOURNALISTS' WORK EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES

That this House welcomes the research being carried out by the National Union of Journalists relating to work experience for new journalists and supports the NUJ's code of best practice for work experience placements; and calls for action to require employers to pay the national minimum wage to such

SOMALILAND

That this House congratulates Somaliland on 16 years of democratic development which has included local government elections, parliamentary elections and presidential elections, including a close-fought election in which the narrowly-defeated presidential candidate accepted the result `because we ar

PRIVATE EQUITY COMPANIES

That this House welcomes the statement by the TUC's General Secretary accusing some private equity companies of operating like `amoral asset strippers' and `casino capitalists'; and calls upon the Government to consider legislation to exercise control over the damaging behaviour of those operations

EXCESSIVE BANK PROFITS

That this House calls upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring forward proposals for a windfall tax on the excessive profits of banks currently being declared and to use this tax revenue to tackle poverty amongst children and pensioners.

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS

That this House welcomes the launch of Foundation for Life, a partnership between Centrepoint, the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, and LandAid, the property sector's charity; congratulates the commitment of those leading property businesses to tackle the root causes of youth homelessness by

BOLTON WANDERERS FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates Bolton Wanderers Football Club on being the first Premiership club to announce that it will be cutting its ticket prices next season following receipt by the Premier League of an extra £325 million from overseas television rights; and calls upon other Premiership clubs

BNFL PLUTONIUM ACCOUNTANCY

That this House notes that in written Parliamentary replies (29th January 2007, Official Report, column 122W and 6th February 2007, column 903W, respectively) to questions tabled by the hon. Member for Lewes, in respect of the Written Ministerial Statement on United Kingdom civil plutonium and urani

HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION ON FREEVIEW

That this House recognises the superior picture quality provided by high definition television (HDTV), which is set to become the worldwide industry standard; notes predictions that 10 million households will have HD-ready televisions by 2010 and the success of Freeview, currently estimated to be in

PHONE TAPPING OF HON. MEMBERS

That this House would regret greatly the introduction of tapping of hon. Members' telephones.

DETENTION OF MARIE-THÉRÈSE NLANDU

That this House notes with concern allegations of irregularities in the detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of former presidential candidate and party leader Marie-Thérèse Nlandu, declared an Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience, and in particular her ongoing trial before a m

INCANDESCENT LIGHTBULBS

That this House welcomes the decision of Australian Prime Minister John Howard to ban the sale of high energy-using incandescent lightbulbs as a vital step in the battle against global warming; notes that these bulbs waste a staggering 80 per cent. of the energy they consume through heat rather than