Early Day Motions

LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

That this House notes that November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and that lung cancer is the UK's largest killer cancer, resulting in over 36,000 deaths in the UK every year; recognises that early detection improves the chances of successful treatment and that therefore raising awareness of signs

EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND OTHER ROAD USERS

That this House welcomes the Government's support for the Emergency Workers Bill, which creates an offence of `hindering' an emergency worker, but believes that the day-to-day hindrance of emergency vehicles by inconsiderate drivers is unlikely to lead to a prosecution; and therefore calls on the Go

TURKEY AND THE EU (No. 2)

That this House recognises the changes made in Turkey to modernise its economy and progress made to improve human rights in the country, but notes that there are still many issues to be resolved before Turkey can join the EU; therefore urges the United Kingdom Government to press the EU to work posi

GLASGOW AIRPORT BA CABIN CREW

That this House notes with alarm British Airways's (BA) intention to relocate cabin crew currently based at Glasgow Airport to Heathrow; expresses grave concern that BA has refused to engage in meaningful discussions with the staff affected and their trade unions on the financial basis of this decis

NORTH EAST GO FOR JOBS CAMPAIGN

That this House is concerned to learn that potential developers in the North East of England are being discouraged by the belief that the Highways Agency is less than co-operative and that development proposals will be unreasonably delayed; notes that developments on Gateshead's Team Valley Trading

GUARANTEE OF FREEDOM OF BELIEF

That this House believes that a fully fledged secular society is the best guarantor of freedom of belief; and calls for a thorough review of law to remove all distinctions between different forms of belief and non-belief.

NORTH EAST MOTORWAY LINK

That this House welcomes the call from the Northern Way initiative for the North East of England to be fully linked to the UK motorway system as a step in the right direction and a major contribution to the aims and objectives of the Go for Jobs campaign in the region; and recognises that, while it

CORNISH GOVERNANCE

That this House looks forward to the opportunity afforded by the forthcoming Local Government White Paper to promote decentralised and democratic principles; welcomes plans emerging in Cornwall to work with central government to draw down powers from unelected regional and departmental bodies, creat

GIBRALTAR DAY CELEBRATION

That this House celebrates the historic ties that exist between Gibraltar and the United Kingdom, strengthened by shared culture, history and heritage; thanks the government of Gibraltar for recognising the City of London as a superb location upon which to celebrate Gibraltar Day and the UK and Gibr

PREVENTION OF CERVICAL CANCER

That this House welcomes the licensing in the UK of the first vaccine to prevent the causes of cervical cancer; notes that each year in the UK between 3,000 and 4,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and that 1,000 of these women die of the disease; recognises the important role Jo's Trust h

ROCHDALE CANAL

That this House welcomes the environmental, leisure and cultural benefits that the restored Rochdale Canal brings to the districts it passes through; further welcomes the increased investment and economic growth the canal has brought in areas like Canalside in Rochdale; notes that a further £10 mill

TIME FOR CHANGE REPORT

That this House congratulates Dundee's Al-Makthoum Institute on the publication of its report entitled Time for Change: Report on the Future of the Study of Islam and Muslims in Universities and Colleges in Multicultural Britain; congratulates the authors, Professor Abd al-Fattah El-Ewaisi and Profe

EASYJET AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS

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RETIREMENT OF MICHAEL SCHUMACHER FROM FORMULA 1 MOTOR RACING

That this House congratulates Michael Schumacher for an outstanding career in motor sports; notes his achievement of 91 race wins and seven world championship titles; hopes that his example will encourage generations of young people to apply the same level of commitment and dedication to their chose

WOOLWICH CROSSRAIL STATION

That this House notes the interim decision of the Crossrail Select Committee that there is an overwhelmingly strong case on both transport and regeneration grounds for a station at Woolwich, noting that the Woolwich station has a much better benefit/cost ratio than the Crossrail scheme as a whole, a

A1079 ROAD

That this House notes that a region's economic, social and environmental performance is highly dependent on the strength of its transport infrastructure; further notes that population growth in the East Riding of Yorkshire is now the second fastest outside of London; further notes that business inve

HEPATITIS B

That this House acknowledges Department of Health estimates that 180,000 people in the UK suffer from hepatitis B; notes that the hepatitis B virus is one hundred times more infectious than HIV and that hepatitis B can lead to liver cancer and death; welcomes the recent launch of the B Aware Campaig

RESOURCES FOR MONITORING SEX OFFENDERS

That this House notes that the number of sex offenders registered in Essex has increased in the last year from 680 to 802 according to statistics; further notes that the number of breaches of sex offender registration conditions has increased from 23 to 38 and that these increases are typical of tho

PLANNING FEES FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

That this House is deeply concerned about climate change and believes that the Government should take practical steps to promote carbon reduction technologies; and therefore calls on the Government to change regulations to enable local authorities to waive planning fees in respect of applications fo

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE ON IRAQ

That this House regrets the lack of an opportunity hitherto to hold a full and proper debate in the House regarding the situation in Iraq, given the significance of recent comments made by Chief of the General Staff Sir Richard Dannatt; notes that, irrespective of whether the original decision to in

POLLUTION CONTROL AND THE POULTRY INDUSTRY

That this House notes that from 1st November Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Regulations require poultry, meat and egg producing businesses to apply for PPC permits to operate; notes that the industry has accepted the importance of the proposed controls many of which are already good practice

75th ANNIVERSARY OF LISIEUX HALL

That this House congratulates the Brothers of Charity at Lisieux Hall who are celebrating their 75th anniversary; notes that the anniversary was marked with the opening of the new Trieste Centre in Chorley combined with a service at St Laurence's Parish Church; recognises that the Brothers of Charit

CHANNEL ISLAND OF SARK

That this House recognises the important and historical steps taken by the people of the Channel Island of Sark to self determination, having recently voted, in a public referendum, to replace the feudal system that has existed for over 450 years in favour of democratic elections and reform; commend

150th ANNIVERSARY OF St. EDWARD'S RC CHURCH ROMFORD

That this House joins with the Roman Catholic community of Romford in celebrating the historic 150th Anniversary of St. Edward's Catholic Church, originally financed by the Petre family of Thorndon and Ingatestone Hall, who bought the land and paid for the building of the church as a gift to the com

IPPC REGULATION

That this House congratulates the British poultry industry for the environmental and animal welfare improvements that it has made; recognises the financial pressures on Britain's poultry producers, especially from cheaper imports; notes that DEFRA has not claimed any compensation from the EU for the