Early Day Motions

MICROGENERATION TARGETS

That this House notes the passing of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 in the last session of Parliament; notes the importance of setting of targets for microgeneration in order to achieve reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide, as specified in section 4 of this Act; emphasises t

LIGHTER EVENINGS

That this House believes that the introduction of single/double summer time, involving putting the clocks forward to GMT + 2 in summer and GMT + 1 in winter, would reduce accidents and cut deaths and serious injuries on the roads, especially among children and other vulnerable people, would reduce p

ASYLUM SEEKERS RIGHT TO WORK

That this House believes that asylum seekers looking for sanctuary in the UK should be granted the right to work from the day of arrival; further believes that this would afford such vulnerable people dignity as well as the ability to support themselves financially; and notes that this would also re

CLOSURE OF THE THEATRE MUSEUM

leave out from `Museum' to end and add `to provide assurances that they will seek a solution that enables the continuation of all aspects of the Threatre Museum's current work.'.

PLASTIC GLASSES AND BOTTLES

leave out `and bottles'.

SUPERMARKETS AND THE DAIRY MARKET

That this House notes the current media interest in supermarkets' exploitation of cheap labour markets in the Third World; condemns such practices; further notes with concern the lack of media interest in the same exploitation occurring to the domestic dairy market as supermarkets drive for lower pr

TORNADO IN NORTH WEST LONDON

That this House notes with concern the recent tornado in North West London; recognises the speed and professionalism with which the emergency services, including the Safer Neighbourhood Teams, acted to deal with the emergency situation; expresses support for the Emergency Relief Fund set up by the W

CONDUCT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE IRAQ CONFLICT

That this House notes with concern the findings of the Baker Commission; believes that the Prime Minister has no hiding place in terms of his responsibility for the quagmire in Iraq; and further believes that the only honourable course of action would be an immediate apology to the people of the UK,

CONDUCT OF HON. MEMBER FOR MANCHESTER, WITHINGTON

That this House deplores the inaccurate statements and scaremongering tactics of the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington who, during the last General Election, claimed without any supporting evidence that Christies Hospital was threatened with closure.

LONDON BOAT SHOW

That this House congratulates the British Marine Federation on its investment in a revitalised London Boat Show that will take place on 5th to 14th January 2007 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre; and recognises that the Boat Show is a major sales platform for the UK leisure marine industry and that it

DEATH OF AUGUSTO PINOCHET UGARTE

That this House notes the death of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, former dictator of Chile; regrets that he never faced trial for human rights abuses or the terror he caused in many countries in South America; notes that he also escaped prosecution on charges of corruption, tax evasion and cocaine smuggli

FUNDING OF NORTHERN WATERWAYS

That this House welcomes the major improvements that have taken place in recent years across northern canals and rivers ranging from major inner city regeneration, such as in Manchester, through to the re-opening of historic previously abandoned canals, such as the Rochdale and Huddersfield; notes t

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS CAMPAIGN

That this House notes the results of an ICM opinion poll conducted on behalf of the Campaign Against Political Correctness in which 80 per cent. of the British public answered `yes' when asked `are you fed up with political correctness'; notes that people's concern about political correctness is ver

CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY CASELOAD

That this House notes that there are currently 300,000 Child Support Agency cases where no regular payments are being received by families and £3.5 billion of child maintenance arrears according to latest figures; believes that families still waiting to receive money from former partners must receiv

FUTURE OF THE GATWICK EXPRESS

That this House expresses its deep concern at the proposals put forward by the Department for Transport to reconfigure the Gatwick Express into a stopping service; believes this will have a detrimental effect on both the air passengers at Gatwick Airport and the rail passengers along this route; bel

USE OF SHORT MONEY

That this House notes that the Leader of the Opposition received £4,206,057.88 in Short money in the year 2005-06 for policy development; further notes that the Opposition as yet has not published policies on key issues confronting the UK; reminds the Leader of the Opposition that taxpayers' money i

FREE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

That this House welcomes the increased expenditure in the NHS under the Labour Government; further welcomes the Chancellor's recent Pre-Budget Report which looked to increase investment in children and education; calls on the Government to focus on providing additional support for the elderly in the

HOMELESSNESS

That this House notes that while people enjoy the Christmas period many individuals and families will be left homeless; pays tribute to the work of organisations such as Shelter and Help the Homeless who support hundreds of thousands of people every year, supporting those who are homeless, campaigni

COMPASS COMMERCIALISATION OF CHILDHOOD CAMPAIGN

That this House notes that the child-oriented market in the UK is now worth £30 billion and has laid roots in every aspect of children's lives; further notes that marketing to children has been deeply implicated in the rise in children's mental health, behavioural, learning and physical health probl

NEAR-LIVE CRICKET COMMENTARY

That this House deplores the decision of the International Cricket Council to consider the revocation of press accreditation for journalists who offer near live text commentary of the 2007 Cricket World Cup online; recognises that text commentary is a popular way of staying in touch with political a

OBESITY AND LOW CALORIE PRODUCTS

That this House notes with profound concern the recent description of the United Kingdom as the fat man of Europe; observes that the number of obese people in the UK increases by an average of more than 1,000 per month; recognises the immense costs to date and the predicted unsupportable rise in fut

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

That this House recognises that there are difficult ethical issues in relation to the use of animals in scientific and medical research; believes research using animals should be well-regulated with full consideration given to benefits and harms; supports more efforts to apply the 3Rs (refinement, r

PFIZER AND DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS

That this House shares the concerns expressed by pharmacists and dispensing clinicians about the potential impact on patient access to essential medicines of Pfizer's proposals for distributing its pharmaceutical products in the United Kingdom; believes that the new distribution arrangements represe

1992 NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE REPORT RELATING TO AL YAMAMAH SALES

That this House notes with concern the continuing refusal of the Government to make public the 1992 National Audit Office Report into the role of the Ministry of Defence in the Al Yamamah sales; further notes with concern that this report was never made available to hon. Members for scrutiny; is con

REGIONAL FILM ARCHIVES

That this House congratulates Yorkshire Film Archive, East Anglian Film Archive, North West Film Archive, Wessex Film and Sound Archive, the South East Film and Video Archive, the South West Film and Television Archive, the Northern Region Film and Television Archive and the Media Archive for Centra