Early Day Motions

UNESCO/CUBA LITERACY AWARD

That this House congratulates the government of Cuba for receiving the 2006 UNESCO Rey Sejong Literacy Prize for its Latin American and Caribbean Educational Agency; recognises the value of free educational models that encompass literacy development in the family, community and schools; notes the hu

NUT ALLERGIES

That this House notes the rising number of cases of nut allergies, particularly amongst children; recognises that while many packages and notices in restaurants state that foods may contain nuts, there is very little clear labelling which informs the consumer of whether there is a nut ingredient inc

HON. MEMBERS' VOTING RIGHTS

That this House believes plans by the right hon. Member for Witney to ban hon. Members representing constituencies in Scotland from voting on matters relating exclusively to England would precipitate a constitutional crisis which would threaten the future of the United Kingdom; and further believes

INTRODUCTION OF HOME INFORMATION PACKS

leave out from `House' to end and insert `notes that the Government has at last tabled some of the necessary regulations for the planned implementation of home information packs, and that they relate to the vital issue of the reduction of carbon emissions from homes, currently responsible for 27 per

WILLIAM WILBERFORCE AND THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY

at end add `and additionally to commemorate Thomas Clarkson and the unknown slaves who perished.'.

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE PACKAGING DAY OF ACTION

That this House commends the National Federation of Women's Institutes for its Packaging Day of Action, which it marked on 20th June 2006; notes with approval that the National Federation of Women's Institutes has called for an end to unnecessary and excessive packaging and a move towards using comp

DAVID BECKHAM

That this House notes the outstanding contribution made by the outgoing England captain, David Beckham, to both English football and the international game, where he has become a great ambassador for the sport; further notes with regret that his captaincy of the national team has come to an end foll

BOGUS PRIZE DRAWS

That this House notes with concern the prevalence of unsolicited mailings purporting to inform the recipients that they have won a prize, but which result in the recipient paying a fee in order to claim prizes which do not exist or are of a lower value than the fee itself; further notes that many of

POVERTY IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

That this House notes with grave concern the findings of a recent International Labour Organisation Report that four in 10 Palestinians have been living on the poverty line surviving on less that £1.72 a day in 2005; acknowledges that the absolute number of poor rose from 600,000 in 1999 to 1.6 mill

CONFEDERATION OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT

That this House notes with concern the comments made in Coach and Bus Week in May 2006 by outgoing Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) lobbyist and former Department for Transport (DfT) secondee Stephen Heard that `the bus industry is under a Labour Government that is giving it as much freedo

TRANSPORT AND THE COMPREHENSIVE SPENDING REVIEW 2007

That this House notes the Government's achievement in the last comprehensive spending review in working with the Mayor to agree a £10 billion, five year investment programme for Transport for London; further notes the consequent success in driving up public transport usage in London and contributing

FIRSTGROUP AND A COMPANY-WIDE HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY

That this House applauds the worker shareholders of FirstGroup plc for the innovative use of their shareholdings to raise the issue of FirstGroup's violation of basic human and labour rights at the company's annual general meeting on 13th July; supports their resolution to the Annual General Meeting

REDRESS FOR NHS PATIENTS

That this House believes that, where untoward incidents have taken place in NHS hospital settings, patients rightly wish to find out what happened, why things went wrong, and how similar mistakes can be avoided in the future; notes that the NHS Redress Bill would establish a mechanism for an investi

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House congratulates the physiotherapy graduates from the year 2006 who volunteered their services at the recent Special Olympics Ireland Games; notes that despite increased demand for physiotherapy services few graduates will secure a junior physiotherapist post because of financial cuts;

PETERBOROUGH'S BRING A POUND TO WORK DAY

That this House notes that the Peterborough Evening Telegraph and Lite FM have launched an appeal entitled Bring a Pound to Work Day; further notes that, on 19th July 2006, everyone in the Peterborough area will be asked to bring a pound to work and donate it to the maternity unit at Peterborough Di

WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS (No. 2)

That this House believes that winter fuel payments, however inadequate, should be paid to everyone who attains the age of 60, and that it is wholly unfair that in 2005-06 10,000 people in Wales and 160,000 people in England did not receive the payment because their birthdays fell between September a

TACKLING HOMOPHOBIA

That this House congratulates the organisers of the London Europride festival; applauds the success of this event; recognises the huge contribution gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities make to the rich diversity of London and of Europe; calls for homophobic bullying to be stamped out i

BED TAX

at end add `, particularly as many of the seaside towns affected such as Hastings and Rye are the beneficiaries of Government regeneration programmes by reason of their above average levels of unemployment which efforts would be adversely affected by such a tax.'.

CONSTITUTIONAL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND

at end add `and never to vote on matters relating solely to Scotland.'.

TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WINDSOR FELLOWSHIP (No. 1)

That this House congratulates the Windsor Fellowship on its 20th anniversary; pays tribute to its valuable work and many achievements over 20 years of furthering the educational attainment, employability and active citizenship of minority ethnic communities throughout the United Kingdom, thereby ens

JUDGEMENT OF US SUPREME COURT ON MILITARY TRIBUNALS FOR GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES

That this House welcomes the ruling of the United States Supreme Court that the US Administration does not hold authority to try terrorism suspects by military tribunal under US domestic law and that such a policy would violate the Geneva Conventions; notes that most of the Guantanamo Bay detainees

REPORT INTO THE DEATH OF ZAHID MUBAREK

That this House welcomes the report of Mr Justice Keith into the death of Zahid Mubarek at Feltham Young Offenders' Institution; condemns without exception the litany of systemic and individual failures that led to the death of this young man; calls on authorities to consider what action they are ab

MEDIA COVERAGE OF SUICIDE

That this House welcomes the recently announced proposed amendment to the Editor's Code of Conduct; further welcomes the new commitment to ensure that when reporting suicide, care should be taken to avoid excessive detail about the method used; notes that the change has come, in no small measure, as

BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND EUTHANASIA

That this House welcomes the motion passed overwhelmingly by the British Medical Association's (BMA) 2006 Conference opposing the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide; notes that this overturned the motion of neutrality passed at the end of last year's conference; further notes that this

CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS

That this House notes the most recent research showing that childhood obesity threatens the health and academic attainment of young people throughout the United Kingdom, with major long-term cost implications in the National Health Service, illness-related welfare benefits and local authority servic