Early Day Motions

WEST HAM UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates West Ham United on reaching the final of the FA Cup; wishes the team well in the final; and hopes the best side wins and that the best side is West Ham.

BROWNFIELD FIRST APPROACH FOR NEW HOUSING (No. 2)

That this House expresses concern that the Government's proposed changes to planning policy for housing (draft PPS3) would, if implemented unchanged, encourage unsustainable patterns of development; believes this would undermine the regeneration of urban brownfield sites before building on green fie

MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY IN UGANDA

That this House welcomes the move by Uganda to multi-party politics after 26 years; regrets that the 23rd February 2006 elections were conducted under one-party law and marred by multiple irregularities as reported by the European Union and Commonwealth observer teams; is disturbed by the unanimous

BBC'S GRANDSTAND

That this House is saddened by the BBC's decision to axe Grandstand, the longest running sports programme on television; recognises the changing broadcasting ecology in which this decision was made; notes the invaluable contribution to sporting coverage the programme has made in its 58 years on air;

ACTION TO DEAL WITH EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

That this House welcomes the Government's March 2006 publication, Climate Change - the UK programme 2006 in as much as it sets out the UK's many laudable current and proposed initiatives to cut UK emissions of greenhouse gases; notes that the UK accounts for about two per cent. of the world's annual

FUNDING OF EXUBERA

That this House notes the interim recommendation made by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) not to fund the drug Exubera; believes that inhaled insulin would greatly improve the quality of life for the two million diabetics in the UK who are often forced to inject up to

ASSOCIATION OF THE BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

That this House congratulates the pharmaceutical industry on its revised ABPI Code of Practice; acknowledges that the promotion of prescription medicines to health professionals and the provision of information about prescription-only medicines to the public by the industry needs to be robustly regu

MINI-MOTORBIKES

That this House notes with concern the sale of mini-motorbikes to young people and the incidence of anti-social behaviour and accidents associated with these bikes; welcomes the seizure powers given to the police under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 which apply to mini-bikes; but calls on

SUSPENSION OF EU AID TO PALESTINE

That this House notes the decision of the European Union to withhold funding to the Palestinian Authority; recognises that this decision, together with both the Israeli government's regular closure of trade routes in and out of Gaza, and similar funding decisions taken by the United States, Japanese

EXEMPTIONS FOR THE SPORT OF OLYMPIC PISTOL SHOOTING

leave out `at home' and insert `at approved venues within Great Britain.'.

TREATMENT OF TRAINEE DOCTORS FROM COMMONWEALTH AND FORMER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES

after `officers', insert `or operating long-established training exchange schemes with Australia and New Zealand.'.

USE OF LOTTERY FUNDS FOR GOOD CAUSES

That this House welcomes the use of lottery funds for good causes but believes those funds should be focused on helping vulnerable people and charitable organisations that would otherwise be in difficulty; and therefore urges Sport England and Manchester United Football Club to reconsider the decisi

ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY WEIGHT WATCHERS GROUP

That this House congratulates the All Party Parliamentary Weight Watchers Group on the success of the Weight Watchers Westminster Awards 2005-06, during which members lost a total of fifteen and a half stone and raised £2,000 for charity; salutes the hon. Member for Portsmouth North and the hon. Mem

YSGOL GYFUN EMLYN

That this House congratulates Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn on their success on winning the Schools Question Time challenge for 2006; and notes the hard work and dedication of the pupils and teachers involved in the winning of this award and wishes them the best of luck in their special edition of Question Time

PERSECUTION OF TURKISH JOURNALIST PERIHAN MAGDEN

That this House expresses its extreme concern over the issue of a warrant for the arrest under the notorious Article 301 of the Turkish penal code of Istanbul-based Turkish journalist Perihan Magden, over her article in Aktuel magazine in defence of Mehmet Tarhan, a conscientious objector imprisoned

MERGER OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSTABULARY WITH NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK CONSTABULARIES

That this House supports the decision of Cambridgeshire Police Authority to refuse to agree to the merger of Cambridgeshire Constabulary with Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies; notes that the Home Secretary has comprehensively failed to make a coherent case for merger and to engage with and listen

AFRICA MALARIA DAY AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

That this House notes its concern for human, social and economic devastation caused by the spread of malaria which affects 500 million people a year; recognises the success of the Global Fund to date, in which the UK Government, supported by all parties, has played a significant role; further notes

CANCERBACKUP'S AUDIO INFORMATION PROJECT

That this House notes that an estimated one million people who will be affected by cancer at some point in their lives have sight problems, dyslexia or a reading disability; congratulates cancer information charity Cancerbackup on the launch of the UK's first nationally available series of audio inf

DAILY TELEGRAPH POLITICAL REPORTING

That this House notes with interest a recent leading article in the Daily Telegraph entitled `Labour's Corruption is Beyond Endurance', recalls that, during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, 18 peerages and 82 knighthoods were awarded to donors who between them contributed £17.8 million to the C

DAILY TELEGRAPH POLITICAL REPORTING (No. 2)

That this House notes with interest a recent leading article in the Daily Telegraph which described as `tiny peccadilloes' the difficulties into which certain Conservative politicians got themselves during the premiership of John Major; recalls that these included the gaoling of a former Cabinet Min

BIGGER 'BIG MAC' BURGER

That this House does not believe that there is a need for a bigger `Big Mac'.

INHALED INSULIN TREATMENT

That this House expresses its deep concern that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) appraisal consultation document (ACD) recommends that new inhaled insulin should not be available to NHS patients with diabetes although diabetes is a major and growing health problem tha

ARMENIA

That this House recognises that the extermination of over a million Armenians in 1915 was an act of genocide; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to recognise it as such and for the government of Turkey to do the same; and expresses its condolences to the descendants of those who were so brutally mu

INTERNATIONAL NOISE AWARENESS DAY

That this House places on record its appreciation to the UK Noise Association, a coalition of key organisations lobbying on different aspects of noise, for the continued work it undertakes in seeking to tackle the increasing nuisances and problems caused by unnecessary noise; notes that 26th April i

ENGLISH WINE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

That this House congratulates English wine producers on the increased demand for their product; expresses concern for the future growth of this domestic industry due to the European Union planting ban which will prevent English vineyards from planting more vines when wine production hits 25,000 hect