Early Day Motions

HEPATITIS C

That this House notes that hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus which is estimated to affect between 200,000 and 500,000 people in England and Wales; further notes that only a tiny fraction of these people have been diagnosed and are receiving treatment; recognises that without treatment hepatitis C c

HOMELESSNESS 40 YEARS AFTER CATHY COME HOME BROADCAST

That this House notes that this November is the 40th anniversary of the original screening of Cathy Come Home, the BBC drama that brought home to the British public many of the realities of homelessness in the 1960s; recognises that homelessness today remains a serious issue and is about more than r

DIGITAL HEARING AIDS

That this House shares the concern of RNID, the British Academy of Audiologists and many people waiting for life-changing digital hearing aids at the news that adult audiology services will not be subject to the 18-weeks' waiting time target from general practitioner referral to assessment; believes

SUPPORTING OLDER CARERS

That this House recognises the significant social and economic contributions made by older carers in looking after another family member or friend for 50 or more hours a week; notes that those of pension age cannot usually claim the carer's allowance and that the amount of care given by these hidden

HUMAN RIGHTS IN BANGLADESH

That this House declares its support for voices of peace and moderation in the Muslim world such as the Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, who stands trial for sedition, treason and blasphemy, a charge which carries the death sentence; commends Mr Choudhury for exposing the growing

TOP LEVEL DOMAIN FOR THE WELSH CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMMUNITY

That this House supports the dot.cym campaign for a top level domain for the Welsh cultural and linguistic community; recognises the importance of representing cultural identity and independence on the worldwide web to internet users in Wales; and calls on the Government to support the dot.cym campa

HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS JOB CUTS IN SOUTH DEVON

That this House is disapponted by the recent announcement from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) concerning the rationalisation of work which will result in over 100 Civil Service jobs leaving the low pay and largely seasonal economy of South Devon; is concerned by the way the announcement was communica

SAVING THE KOALA

That this House congratulates the efforts of researchers from the Zoological Society of London and the University of Queensland in developing a successful programme of artificial insemination which will safeguard the future of the Australian marsupial the koala; notes that the koala population has s

SCA HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

That this House notes the award of an Observer DTI/Cabinet Office/Social Coalition national Enterprising Solutions Award to SCA Health and Social Care for its innovative not-for-profit social enterprise provision of NHS dentistry, domiciliary care, community transport, day care, training and other p

SEGOLèNE ROYAL

That this House warmly congratulates Segolène Royal on being decisively elected by party members as the first mainstream, and first ever French Socialist, female party candidate for the French Presidency; believes that her victory is an important sign of positive change in both her party and French

BURNING THE UNION FLAG

That this House supports senior Scotland Yard officers in their proposals to the Attorney General that burning the Union Flag of the United Kingdom should be made a criminal offence.

INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

That this House notes with concern that the total debt of British families is larger than the UK's gross domestic product; further notes that 50 per cent. of the population does not seem to understand what 50 per cent. means, and that 79 per cent. of consumers do not known what an APR is; further no

EUROPEAN SPALLATION SOURCE IN YORKSHIRE

That this House welcomes proposals to locate the European Spallation Source (ESS) at Burn near Selby and recognises that the ESS is an integral part of the recently announced Leeds City Region Development Programme, Yorkshire Forward's economic strategy and also the ambitions of the White Rose Conso

SUNDERLAND CRIME LEVELS

That this House welcomes the reduction in crime in the Sunderland Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership Area over the past three years; notes that the incidence of burglary in a dwelling has dropped from 11 in 1,000 people in 2002-03 to five in 1,000 people in 2005-06; also notes that the inciden

UK ANTARCTIC HERITAGE

That this House notes that it will shortly will be the centenary of the Antarctic expeditions led by Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain Robert Falcon Scott; believes that it would be an appropriate recognition of the achievements of the expeditions for the huts and artefacts used by the expedition on

TAKING CHILDREN INTO CARE

That this House notes that taking fewer children into care would facilitate the provision of better services for those who have been taken into care; further notes that many children have been taken into care in error in the past; further notes that there is a conflict of interest between social ser

HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS OFFICES IN SCOTLAND

That this House is concerned about HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) plans to reshape the future of HMRC customer contact and processing work in its Scotland offices; believes that this will lead to job losses and the prospect of closure for many local offices; further believes that any further reducti

INDUCED ILLNESS IN CHILDREN

That this House notes that guidance from the Department for Education and Skills, entitled Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Induced or Fabricated by Carers with Parenting Responsibilities, says that when a possible explanation for the signs and symptoms of illness is that `they may have been

MURDER OF PIERRE GEMAYEL IN BEIRUT

That this House condemns the murder of the leading anti-Syrian Lebanese minister and Maronite Christian leader, Pierre Gemayel; notes that, following the murder of the country's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, this is not the first murder of a prominent supporter of a free democratic Lebanon; fu

WORK OF Dr DAVID SOUTHALL

That this House notes that over a large number of years Dr Southall has performed risky, interventionist, non-therapeutic, experiments on babies and young children which have been demonstrated to have caused medical difficulties for some of the babies and young children; further notes that project E

FIRST GREAT WESTERN 1515 LONDON PADDINGTON TO SWANSEA SERVICE

That this House expresses regret that First Great Western will terminate its 15:15 London Paddington to Swansea service at Cardiff Central from 11th December 2006; notes that this service currently arrives into Cardiff Central during the weekday evening peak-time and that passengers travelling from

AIR TRAFFIC AND FOSSIL FUEL USAGE

That this House calls on the Government urgently to revisit the assumption behind the predict and provide approach to air transport, in light of the constraints on fossil fuel usage becoming apparent, to enable the removal of a blight on properties threatened by new runways.

SUPPLIES OF CONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL

That this House calls on the Government to recognise the increasing evidence for a global peak in conventional oil production in the near future, noting that this event means that global oil supplies will begin to decline terminally and that in turn an increase in global oil demand will not be met,

WORK OF DR DAVID SOUTHALL (No. 2)

That this House notes that in the report written for the University Hospital of North Staffordshire by Professor McNeish and Dr Durbin, Professor McNeish said that Dr Southall has pursued multiple clinical research studies which were poorly designed and therefore were unlikely to produce new knowled

AUDIT OF DEATH CERTIFICATES

That this House notes that one recommendation of the Shipman Inquiry in 2003 was an audit of death certificates; regrets that the Government has not been fit for the purpose of implementing this very simple change to procedure; and calls on the Government to implement this change at an early stage,