Early Day Motions

ALLEGATIONS OF RACIST BEHAVIOUR ON BIG BROTHER

That this House views with concern the comments made about Big Brother contestant Shilpa Shetty by other housemates; believes that Big Brother has a role to play in preventing racist behaviour in the Big Brother house; regrets that these comments have been made; and calls on the programme to take ur

RELOCATION OF ROYAL MAIL SORTING OFFICE IN COVENTRY

That this House calls on the Royal Mail to reconsider its decision to relocate its sorting office from Coventry to Northampton; is concerned that the relocation will be detrimental to the postal service in Coventry and the Coventry and Warwickshire area; demands that meaningful negotiations with sta

PEACEKEEPING AND WAR FIGHTING

That this House recalls that 54 of the last 59 world conflicts have been civil wars in which the casualties were mainly civilians, including the two million children killed and four million maimed in the past decade; congratulates the brilliantly effective British troops on their peacekeeping roles

CHANGING PLACES CAMPAIGN

That this House recognises that around 40,000 people in the UK with profound and multiple learning disabilities, along with many thousands of other disabled people, cannot use standard accessible toilets, and require public toilets with enough space for disabled people and their carers, along with t

GRAND COMMITTEES

That this House notes the greater need to promote regions within the United Kingdom in light of the fact that London, Scotland and Wales have their own representative bodies; recognises the English regions' need to be represented adequately in Parliament and in particular hold public bodies and Gove

MINIMUM SENTENCING

That this House expresses concern that the current criminal justice system is still weighted in favour of the offender and not the victim; notes the case of the rapist of a young boy who was sentenced to serve a minimum of six years in prison allowed after appeal to apply for parole after five years

SOFT POWER AND HARD POWER

That this House notes the letter of 23rd March 2003 to the Prime Minister from the hon. Member for Newport West which opined that the UK's involvement in President Bush's war in Iraq will increase the likelihood of terrorist attacks, attacking a Muslim state without achieving a fair settlement of th

CHANNEL FOUR DISPATCHES PROGRAMME

That this House notes with great concern the content of the Channel 4 Dispatches programme broadcast on 15th January, which contained covert filming inside mosques in Birmingham and Derby showing speakers using highly derogatory and racist language against non-Muslims including, specifically, Christ

SOFT POWER AND HARD POWER (No. 2)

That this House recalls the hard power stance adopted by the Government in July 2006 by describing calls for a cease-fire in Lebanon as a meaningless gesture; asserts that that call was not meaningless for the children subsequently buried alive at Qana, the thousand killed and the million whose home

SOFT POWER AND HARD POWER (No. 3)

That this House notes that the use of `soft power' tactics by the UK in Afghanistan from 2001 to February 2006 resulted in seven British casualties, mostly in accidents, compared with 37 fatalities since then, mostly in combat, as a result of the change to `hard power' tactics by the Government in t

CHILDREN AT THE VENERABLE BEDE SCHOOL

That this House welcomes the efforts of the students at the Venerable Bede Church of England School in Ryhope, Sunderland, who are helping orphan children in the AIDS-affected nation of Lesotho; also welcomes the fact-finding mission by deputy head teachers Marie Lister and Jane Ackroyd, who flew to

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE NORTH EAST

That this House welcomes the launch of the National Centre for Domestic Violence in the North East, which will give access to immediate help for abused people, including legal advice from one telephone number; congratulates Northumbria Police for backing the scheme and launching their End the Silenc

SPRING PARK RESIDENTS

That this House congratulates the Spring Park Residents on 75 years of effective representation of the people of Shirley, Croydon.

TAX ON BIO-ETHANOL

That this House acknowledges the role that alternative fuels have to play in combating climate change; welcomes the fact that several manufacturers have developed cars which run on E85, a mixture of 85 per cent. ethanol and 15 per cent. petrol, and that such cars produce less than 100g/km of carbon

ACCESS TO MORTGAGES FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS

That this House notes recent speculation that a number of financial institutions are giving serious consideration to the withdrawal of fixed rate mortgages; considers that if this were to take place it would further inhibit the prospects of many people, particularly the young and first time buyers w

EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION

That this House notes with concern the recent comments made by the Minister for Europe in the Financial Times that a referendum on the EU Constitution may no longer be necessary; and calls on the Government and the successor to the current Prime Minister to recognise that the people of the United Ki

MORATORIUM ON NHS SERVICE REDUCTIONS AND CLOSURES

That this House notes with concern the current proposals for reductions in NHS hospital beds and NHS staff and the threats of closure of accident and emergency departments, maternity units and mental health services which are being brought forward across the country and which are causing instability

CLOSURE OF EMERGENCY CLINIC AT MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL

That this House regrets the decision of the Secretary of State for Health to accept proposals to close the emergency clinic at Maudsley Hospital announced on 12th January 2007; regrets that this decision has been taken despite the opposition of many users of the service, many professionals in south

PROTECTION FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

That this House records its sadness at the deaths of Yorkshire school children Christi and Bobby Shepherd, killed by carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu; commends the campaign launched by ITV's Calendar News to build awareness of this silent killer, which results in the reported deat

HEALTH BENEFITS OF MILK IN TEA

That this House is always keen to welcome scientific research into the health benefits of food and drink, but is hostile to a recent German study calling into question the application of milk to tea as reducing any health benefits to be had from tea; recognises other reports that counter such claims

SUPPORT FOR RURAL BUS SERVICES IN BEDFORDSHIRE

That this House notes the importance of high quality and regular bus services for rural communities in Bedfordshire; further notes concerns about proposals to reduce the provision of bus services in rural areas of Bedfordshire; and expresses its support for the Bedfordshire Times and Citizen Save Ou

PRESIDENT BUSH'S NEW STRATEGY FOR IRAQ

That this House notes the deployment by US President George W. Bush of 21,500 extra troops to Iraq; is totally opposed to escalating the coalition presence in Iraq; and instead believes that, nearly four years since the invasion of Iraq, it is time to disengage from the occupation and for the UK to

RURAL BUS SERVICES IN LANCASHIRE

That this House is angered by the news that Lancashire County Council is to axe 29 bus services across Lancashire, many of which are rural services, as part of a programme of £10 million cuts; urges Lancashire County Council to rethink the planned cuts, as the removal of rural buses will hurt those

300th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACT OF UNION

That this House celebrates the 300th anniversary of the passing of the Act of Union between England and Scotland which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain; believes that the Union has been one of the greatest political success stories of modern European history; recognises that the Union con

300th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACT OF UNION

at end add `but to continue to seek ways to resolve the discrepancies in size of population of constituency and in public spending per head between Scotland and England in particular.'.