Early Day Motions

CYPRUS

That this House takes note of the set of proposals on Cyprus submitted by the Turkish government to the Secretary General of the United Nations on 20th January 2006; shares the stated wish of the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs for priority to be given to achieving a comprehensive, just and last

OFFENSIVE MATERIALS IN NEWSAGENTS

after `tabloids' add `; and magazines such as More which treat sexual matters in an entirely mechanical fashion, virtually devoid of any moral content and are therefore detrimental to the well-being of young people to whom they are marketed by unscrupulous adults'.

UK ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND THE LISBON AGENDA

at end add 'and notes that independent Ireland's growth rate is estimated to be 7 per cent. which is roughly treble that of the UK.'.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND MICROFINANCE

after `exist', insert `especially within the credit union framework'.

ALLIED STEEL AND WIRE PENSIONS

That this House notes the bankruptcy of Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) in 2002 and the deficits of its company pension schemes; is deeply concerned for the welfare of the members of these schemes who have lost, in many cases, the majority of their pensions; is deeply critical of successive governments'

BANBURY'S ACHIEVEMENT OF FAIRTRADE STATUS

That this House congratulates Banbury on becoming the first Oxfordshire town to achieve Fairtrade status; notes the tremendous amount of hard work done by the Fairtrade Status Steering Group to enrol the support of local business, local schools, local retailers, and the local council to encourage pe

BROWNFIELD FIRST APPROACH FOR NEW HOUSING

That this House welcomes the progress made on recycling brownfield land and increasing the supply of housing with house building reaching its highest level for 16 years and 72 per cent. of homes now built on brownfield sites; notes the positive role played by planning policy in housing provision, es

SECTION 106 PLANNING POWERS

That this House welcomes the Government's intention to retain section 106 planning powers, which allow local authorities to secure affordable housing as part of private housing developments; notes that this is the primary mechanism by which local authorities can ensure that new developments contain

FUEL POVERTY AND DOMESTIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY

That this House is deeply concerned that recent gas and electricity price increases will make the Government's fuel poverty objectives impossible to attain given current levels of investment and existing programmes; recognises that, whilst cost-effective energy efficiency improvements represent the

DEMOCRACY IN BELARUS

That this House deplores the recent arrests of opposition activists in Belarus who were campaigning for the Presidential elections on 19th March 2006, including the leaders of reputable political parties; notes that this forms part of a wide scale pattern of arrest, intimidation and oppression by fo

CARTOONS

That this House deeply regrets that a leading Iranian newspaper has launched a competition asking people to submit cartoons about the Holocaust; and views this development as a bad reaction to a bad action from a Danish newspaper.

BRITISH BEEF

That this House welcomes the lifting of the 10 year ban on the export of British beef to the EU; urges the Government to work with the industry to promote British beef throughout Europe; encourages British tourists in Europe to ask for British beef at shops and restaurants; and calls upon British em

WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2006

That this House supports World Kidney Day on 9th March 2006, held to raise awareness of the significant increase in the incidence of kidney disease; recognises the importance of early detection and prevention in tackling chronic kidney disease, particularly among at risk groups such as those with di

NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION

That this House believes that universal access to newpapers and magazines as provided through widespread national distribution is an essential part of protecting freedom of speech; and accordingly urges the Department of Trade and Industry to take all appropriate steps within its powers to protect t

GREATER MANCHESTER, EAST CHESHIRE AND HIGH PEAK FAMILIES' NETWORK USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS

That this House notes with concern the publication and distribution by the Greater Manchester, East Cheshire and High Peak Children, Young People and Families' Network, of 50,000 copies of Dr Tilly's Big Idea story and game for five to eleven-year olds as part of the current Making it Better consult

WITHDRAWAL OF LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION SPECIALIST SUPPORT SERVICES

That this House believes that the Legal Services Commission's decision to end its specialist support services from July is an incomprehensible error; further believes it will impact heavily on the poorer and most vulnerable members of the community and create an even larger shortfall in provision th

SUCCESS OF AARDMAN ANIMATIONS

That this House congratulates Nick Park, Steve Box and the team at Aardman Animations on winning the US Academy Award Oscar in the best animated feature film category for The Curse of the Were-Rabbit; notes that this is the third Wallace and Gromit film to win an Oscar and the fourth award for Nick

FEDERATION OF YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER POLICE FORCES

That this House supports the formation of a federation of the four police authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber; believes this option would allow greater collaboration between forces on protective services whilst maintaining their independence and existing well supported structures of accountabili

TELEVISION LICENCE FEE SCHEME FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE REFUGES

That this House is deeply concerned that women who have fled to refuge centres due to domestic abuse are responsible for purchasing a television licence immediately should they have a television in their room; notes that many women in such a distressed and displaced position are particularly reliant

FRANCHISING OF POST OFFICES

That this House calls on the Post Office to stop its programme of privatisation of post offices; demands that it review all current contracts to determine whether contractual obligations are being complied with by franchise operators; further demands that where these contractual obligations are not

RESUMPTION OF THE EXPORT OF LIVE CALVES

That this House regrets that the lifting of the beef ban will result in an escalation of live animal exports out of Dover and allow the resumption of the cruel practice of transporting young calves to veal farms in continental Europe; notes that scientific research shows that young calves are not we

FAIRTRADE DRINKS ON VIRGIN TRAINS

That this House congratulates Virgin Trains on becoming the first train operator in the UK to replace its entire range of hot drinks with produce from Fairtrade suppliers; and encourages all other train operators to follow suit.

ENDOMETRIOSIS AWARENESS WEEK

That this House welcomes Endometriosis Awareness Week, on 6th to 12th March; congratulates the National Endometriosis Society and the SHE Trust on their success at putting endometriosis as a medical condition on the political agenda; recognises that endometriosis can severely impact on a woman's qua

INHERITANCE TAX

That this House notes the phenomenal response to the campaign organised by the Daily Express newspaper to abolish inheritance tax, culminating in a 200,000 signature petition to the Treasury; believes that the failure of inheritance tax thresholds to keep pace with house price inflation has meant th

MINI-MOTORCYCLES

That this House is concerned at the increasing amount of noise nuisance and risks to people's safety caused by the use of mini-motorcycles; and believes that the first step to improving this situation is for the Government to introduce a registration scheme for them.