Early Day Motions

ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

That this House notes the 175th anniversary of the birth in Edinburgh on 13th June 1831 of the great Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell; notes that by discovering the nature of electromagnetic waves he paved the way for radio, television, radar and the mobile telephone; acknowledges the tributes

FARM-AFRICA GOAT CAMPAIGN

That this House notes that the purchase of a goat for £27 from FARM-Africa can help to save the lives of a family in some of the poorest parts of Africa; further notes that following the purchase of a goat, FARM-Africa will loan it to a family with no livestock and very little income, providing them

DISABLED CHILDREN

That this House believes that the additional needs of the country's 770,000 disabled children must be taken properly into account in the provision of children's services; notes that over half of disabled children's families live in poverty; congratulates Contact a Family, Mencap, the Council for Dis

SUNDERLAND AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION

That this House recognises the rebirth of Sunderland City which has been hailed by a leading guidebook to the UK, the Rough Guide, which tells visitors that Wearside has attractions to rival anything in other cities and also includes Washington as a tourist destination; notes that the guide heaps pr

RUNAWAY HELPLINE

That this House congratulates the National Missing Persons Helpline for setting up the Runaway Helpline, which took over 45,000 calls in 2004 and 57,000 calls in 2005 and was funded by the charity's own fundraising efforts; notes that a survey undertaken by the Children's Society estimates that at l

HUNGER STRIKES IN DETENTION CENTRES

That this House expresses its deep concern at the incidence of hunger strikes by detainees held in detention centres, in particular Harmondsworth and Colnbrook; and calls on the Home Secretary to undertake an urgent review of the causes and responses to these incidents with the objective of submitti

DEAF AWARENESS WEEK, 1st - 7th MAY

That this House recognises that Deaf Awareness Week takes place between 1st and 7th May this year in order to raise awareness of the 8.7 million deaf or hard of hearing people in the UK; acknowledges the importance of this week in raising awareness and promoting the positive aspects of deafness; not

TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNPOST LABELLING SCHEME

That this House welcomes the decision by the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) Board to adopt a traffic light coloured signpost labelling scheme; is very disappointed by the announcements of some food manufacturers and retailers, such as PepsiCo, Kellogg's, Nestlé, Danone, Kraft and Tesco, rejecting the

NHS CONNECTING FOR HEALTH COMPUTER SYSTEM

That this House notes with concern the contents of a letter to the Commons Health Select Committee signed by 23 senior academics in computer-related science which criticises the NHS Connecting for Health computer system, and reports in The Sunday Times of 16th April that the system, which was projec

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION

That this House commends the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in recording the location of, and caring for, war graves, in making grave sites places of solace for relatives and in encouraging remembrance of the war dead both through the maintenance of war graves and through the provisi

USE OF MOBILE TELEPHONES IN HOSPITALS

That this House believes that it is necessary to challenge needless taboos about the use of mobile telephones in hospitals; further believes that hospital trusts should undertake a local risk assessment to determine those areas where it is safe to permit mobile telephone usage and those areas where

WINNING OF THE POSITIVE IMAGES AWARD BY THE EVENING CHRONICLE, NEWCASTLE

That this House warmly congratulates the Evening Chronicle, Newcastle on winning the national Positive Images Award for the best local press coverage of young people; recognises the newspaper's belief that one of the biggest issues facing the North East is the relatively low aspiration and achieveme

END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CAMPAIGN

after `year;', insert `calls for the UK to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking which provides for minimum standards of protection for victims of trafficking;'.

PREVENTING DIABETES IN CHILDREN

leave out from `least' to `people' in line 6 and insert `2.1 million people in the UK have diabetes and that another 750,000'.

TALLOW DISPOSAL

That this House recognises that tallow is a clean fuel that can be used as a biofuel component to reduce carbon emissions; notes that tallow has been used as a green fuel onsite at rendering facilities for many years; deplores the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (DEFRA) decision

CARERS WEEK, 12th TO 18th JUNE 2006

That this House expresses its admiration for the six million people in the UK who provide unpaid help and support to a relative or friend who could not otherwise manage because of frailty, illness or disability; is concerned that large numbers of carers are unknown to statutory agencies; notes that

ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING DEFICITS CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Royal College of Nursing's Keep Nurses Working, Keep Patients Safe campaign on deficits which will culminate with a rally and lobby in Parliament on 11th May 2006; notes with growing concern the impact of deficits on patient care and nursing posts, with NHS trusts freezi

PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN DECISION-MAKING IN SCHOOLS

That this House agrees that school students have the right to be consulted on all matters affecting them and that meaningful participation in decision-making helps to prevent and combat disaffection and can encourage positive behaviour; and calls on the Government to use the Education and Inspection

FIRST FEMALE VOTES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

That this House celebrates the anniversary of the first general election in which women were enfranchised on the same basis as men on 30th May 1929; notes that there are currently 127 female hon. Members, which represents just under 20 per cent. of the House of Commons, which is still glaringly uneq

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

That this House unreservedly condemns the bombing by Islamic Jihad of a Tel Aviv falafel stand during the Jewish Passover holiday on 17th April killing nine civilians and injuring 60 people; further condemns the killing of 19 Palestinians including three children by the Israeli army during the first

LOTTERY GRANT TO MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB AND OTHERS

That this House notes with disdain that the second richest football club in the world, Manchester United, and a number of other financially secure organisations have been awarded lottery grants by Sport England, whilst a number of other charities and good causes which rely on lottery funding have be

SOUTH-EASTERN TURKEY

That this House notes with great concern the escalation of violence and repression in south-eastern Turkey since the end of March 2006 in response to public demonstrations seeking basic rights for the Kurdish people in Turkey; calls upon the British Government to urge the Turkish government to abide

TENTH REAL NAPPY WEEK

That this House congratulates all those involved in the 10th Real Nappy Week, an event established and co-ordinated by Women's Environmental Network, and now supported by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Nappy Alliance; notes that Real Nappy Week commences on 24th April, with

HAMAS'S SUPPORT FOR HOMICIDAL BOMBINGS

That this House condemns the homicidal bombing during the Jewish Passover holiday on Monday 17th April 2006 by the Islamic Jihad at a Tel Aviv falafel stand; further condemns Hamas's support of the murder of nine civilians and the injuring of 50 as a means of self-defence; and commends the Palestini

SUSSEX-SURREY POLICE MERGER

That this House supports the Sussex Police Authority in rejecting the Home Secretary's proposal to merge Sussex and Surrey police forces; notes that Sussex Police already serve over 1.5 million residents and cover 1,500 square miles stretching from Chichester in the West to Hastings in the East; fur