Early Day Motions

LIFELONG LEARNING

That this House welcomes the Leader of the Opposition's commitment to mature workers and learners; recognises the role of adult learning in enabling older people to re-enter the workforce; further recognises the vital need to re-skill and up-skill those currently in work to ensure the UK's economic

SHARED APPRECIATION MORTGAGE SCHEMES

That this House notes that shared appreciation mortgage schemes were included as one of the 231 Millennium Products unveiled by the then Trade and Industry Secretary, Peter Mandelson in 1998; draws attention to his comments at the launch `Millennium Products are cutting edge, pioneering and innovati

POST OFFICE CLOSURES AND THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES BILL

That this House is concerned at the ongoing decline of numbers of post offices; notes that post office closures often impact most heavily on rural communities; acknowledges that post offices are one of the local services that help create sustainable communities; welcomes the measures to empower loca

ILLEGAL LOGGING

That this House notes the problem of illegal logging, which is valued at 10 to 15 billion euros per year, costing producer countries billions in lost revenue, causes widespread environmental damage and loss of biodiversity, and increases carbon emissions; notes research by WWF which estimates that t

FIRE PRECAUTIONS REGULATIONS

That this House notes that the Government is reviewing the Fire Precautions (Sub-surface Railway Stations) Regulations 1989, introduced following the Fennell Report into the 1987 King's Cross fire disaster; further notes that those regulations set out minimum standards for fire precautions in sub-su

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ON NORTHERN RAIL SERVICES

That this House notes with concern that anti-social behaviour is an increasing threat to rail staff and passengers; notes that in the last five years staff assaults have risen on the mainline railway by 106 per cent.; therefore supports the campaign by RMT Northern Rail trade union representatives t

PROVISION OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS

That this House is concerned at the inadequate provision of public swimming facilities in which British swimmers and potential contenders for inclusion in the United Kingdom's 2012 Olympic team can train, develop their skills and bring themselves up to world levels of competitiveness; regrets that n

FUNDING DECENT COUNCIL HOUSING

That this House welcomes the decision of Labour's Party conference again, to call on Government to provide the fourth option of direct investment to council housing as a matter or urgency; notes the rising number of tenants' ballots against stock transfer and the growing demands from tenants, counci

CLIMATE CHANGE (No. 2)

That this House believes that climate change is the most serious long-term threat requiring co-ordinated action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at global, European and domestic levels; welcomes the Government's commitment to introduce a climate change bill in this session to strengthen the UK's e

CENTENARY OF SCOUTING

That this House looks forward to a year of celebrations in 2007 to commemorate the Centenary of Scouting; congratulates the Scout Movement on all that it has achieved over the past 100 years; notes with acclamation that the inspiration of its founder Lord Baden-Powell has resulted in the creation of

CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND PRESCRIPTION CHARGES

That this House believes people with cystic fibrosis should not have to pay prescription charges.

HEALTH WARNING LABELS FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

That this House welcomes the call by the Salvation Army and the Methodist Church for health warning labels to be attached to all alcoholic drinks; requests that the Government introduce legislation requiring the drinks industry to print cigarette-style health warnings on all products and advertiseme

MILITARY PERSONNEL AND BRITISH CITIZENSHIP

That this House calls on the Government to enable members of HM Armed Forces who are not British citizens, but who wish to apply for British citizenship, to be able to count their time serving in the Forces as residence qualification; and believes that this should be regardless of whether the servic

RECOGNITION FOR THOSE WHO SERVED ON RMS ST HELENA IN THE FALKLANDS WAR

That this House pays tribute to residents from the British Overseas Territory of St Helena and others who volunteered to support the United Kingdom in recovering the Falklands following the invasion by Argentina in 1982; recognises with deep gratitude that the RMS St Helena, the only vessel which pr

SLAUGHTER OF COMPANION ANIMALS FOR FOOD IN CHINA

That this House is appalled by the actions of extreme animal cruelty which take place in China's animal markets, where millions of cats and dogs are killed annually for human consumption; rejects the claim that these practices are part of a cultural tradition; condemns the cruel ways in which these

IMPACT OF VAT ON THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR

That this House values the wide range of work and activities undertaken by charities, including those involved in hospice care, care of the elderly and youth and sports organisations; welcomes the statement in the Treasury Cross Cutting Review into the Role of the Voluntary and Community Sector in S

FAIRTRADE AND SUPERMARKET PROFIT MARGINS

That this House welcomes the increase in the range of Fairtrade food and clothing available to consumers, but regrets that of the estimated £200 million spent on certified Fairtrade products in the United Kingdom only about £42 million gets back to those in developing countries; notes with concern t

POWERS OF THE AUDIT COMMISSION

That this House recognises that the Audit Commission is an independent body responsible for ensuring that public money is spent economically, efficiently and effectively; regrets, however, that its powers do not allow it to comment upon nor challenge property valuations which a local authority has o

SITES OF SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENTS

That this House places great importance on the protection of sites of scheduled ancient monuments; believes that sites so designated should not be built on; is alarmed that some developers and public bodies seek to circumvent the scheduling, including pressurising English Heritage to grant consents

SEXUAL HEALTH AWARENESS FOR WOMEN

That this House understands the importance of easily available sexual health information, testing and support, particularly for women; calls for the Government to go further in trying to tackle the huge increase in sexually transmitted infections; notes that prevention is far better and cheaper than

ACTION FOR DARFUR

That this House deplores the escalating conflict and worsening humanitarian situation in Darfur; calls on both the government of Sudan and rebel groups to cease fighting; further calls on the British Government to help facilitate renewed negotiations between the two sides; welcomes UN Security Counc

FAIR, JUST AND FREE TRADE

That this House believes that a fair and just world trading system is vital if poverty is to be eradicated; recognises the devastating effects that protectionist policies in developed countries, particularly the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and US farm subsidies, currently have on the ability of

DOHA TRADE TALKS

That this House regrets that the Doha trade round collapsed in July; believes that trade needs to be fair and balanced to ensure that it benefits both developing countries and developed countries; further believes that unfair tariffs by the European Union and North America and failure to reach a mul

INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE TREATY

That this House is dismayed at the continued uncontrolled proliferation of arms around the globe which results in one death every minute, undermines development, fuels conflict and enables criminal activity to flourish; notes that the British defence export industry operates to some of the highest s

IMPORTS FROM THE FAR EAST

That this House notes that the European Union claims that China and Vietnam receive government subsidies to sell shoes abroad and has imposed tariffs for shoes from these two countries for two years; further notes that this decision will lead to UK consumers paying a higher price for shoes, which ac