Early Day Motions

JOB CUTS IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

That this House expresses its grave concern at the hundreds of jobs, including those of many journalists, which have been cut at local newspapers in recent weeks, including more than one in five journalists at the Manchester Evening News; notes that profit levels are up to 37 per cent. in some parts

DELIVERING SAFER RAIL STATIONS

That this House notes the Public Accounts Committee Report `Maintaining and Improving Britain's Railway Stations'; welcomes the Committee's findings that passengers would like stations to be safe and secure with staff and good quality information available; further notes that research for the Depart

RAIL WORKERS' PENSIONS

That this House is deeply alarmed at the attempts by railways employers substantially to increase employee pension contributions; notes this will not only be detrimental to rail workers' earnings but will threaten the future viability of the Railways Pension Scheme by forcing existing members to opt

PUBLIC HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

That this House believes that mental health should form a central part of mainstream public health reforms; is appalled that people with severe mental illness can expect to live 10 years less than other people; congratulates Rethink, the charity for people affected by severe mental illness, for camp

VICTIM SUPPORT WEEK 2006

That this House welcomes Victim Support Week, running from 20th to 24th February; congratulates the charity Victim Support on reaching its 32nd year of providing support to witnesses, victims, their families and friends in the community and when they go to court; notes that since 2003 Victim Support

ANEURIN BEVAN NON-SMOKING ROOM

delete `Aneurin Bevan' and insert `Beveridge'

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS (No. 3)

That this House notes that it can be over one month between a cow being diagnosed with tuberculosis and taken to slaughter; further notes that the cow must be kept in solitary confinement during that time; shows concern for the welfare of the animal in such a situation; and calls on the Government t

NOMINATION OF JEFF HALPER AND GHASSAN ANDONI FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

That this House congratulates Jeff Halper from Israel, and Ghassan Andoni from Palestine, on being nominated for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize; recognises the important contribution that they have made as grassroots peace activists against the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza; notes their w

PRESCRIPTION PRICING AUTHORITY AND THE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

That this House recognises that the Prescription Pricing Authority (PPA) is an efficient, cost-effective public service run by public sector staff with the interests of patients and the NHS at heart; notes that the Capacity Improvement Programme (CIP), first announced in December 2003, aimed to incr

PHONE MASTS AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, EVINGTON

That this House notes with concern the construction of three telecommunication masts outside St. Joseph's Church, Leicester; calls on the companies building telecommunication masts to work together to reduce the number requiring construction; acknowledges that since the Stewart Report, published ove

PROPOSED NEW EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

That this House notes that European investment levels in research and development are significantly lower than in the United States and Japan; supports the European Commission's proposed European Institute of Technology with its role of providing further investment in European universities and resea

TREATMENT OF SANJAR UMAROV IN UZBEKISTAN

That this House notes with regret the detention of Sanjar Umarov, leader of the Sunshine Coalition, by Uzbekistan authorities in October 2005; further notes the appalling treatment he has suffered in detention; calls on the Government and others to make the strongest representations to the Uzbekista

A3 AND A27 IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES

That this House believes that the A3 Hindhead Improvement Scheme is a scheme of national importance and should be restored to the national list, thus allowing in addition much needed progress to the A27 schemes in West Sussex including Worthing, Arundel and Chichester, on the regional list, which ea

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION FROM TAXES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES

That this House notes that on 2nd March 1916 all unmarried men aged 18 to 41 years were deemed to have enlisted in the British Army as a consequence of the Military Service Act 1916 which simultaneously introduced compulsory military service and the right to conscientious objection to military servi

INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

That this House recognises the importance of the construction industry to the UK's economic success and the role it plays in delivering new and improved public buildings and infrastructure, enabling continued economic growth and prosperity for all; welcomes the Construction Products Association's re

REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY

That this House commends the Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary for their magnificent and loving efforts in helping to care for a variety of horses and other large animals at their stables in Buttsbury, a tranquil part of Essex near Ingatestone; notes that the sanctuary engages in the exemplary practice

SILVER JUBILEE OF THE EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF BISHOP VINCENT LOGAN

That this House congratulates the Bishop of Dunkeld, Bishop Vincent Logan on the Silver Jubilee of his episcopal ordination; notes that Bishop Logan was ordained Bishop of Dunkeld in the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Dundee on 26th February 1981; further notes that he was educated in Bathgate, Blai

Y BYD NEWSPAPER

That this House congratulates the promoters of Y Byd, the proposed Welsh language daily newspaper on reaching their target of £300,000 of private investment from individuals within Wales; commends their intention of seeking a similar sum from private sector companies and institutions and then suppor

SMOKING BAN IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

That this House notes the vote in favour of a complete ban on smoking in enclosed places including private clubs; further notes that the Palace of Westminster will be exempt from these provisions; and calls for those hon. Members who supported these measures to be banned from smoking in enclosed pla

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK

That this House welcomes the thirteenth National Science Week from 10th to 19th March 2006, which is coordinated by the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA) and funded by the Department of Trade and Industry and incorporates ESRC Social Science Week; supports the aim of National S

CANCER DRUG TARCEVA

That this House expresses concern that Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust will not prescribe the cancer drug Tarceva to lung cancer patient Mr Paul Bould; notes that Tarceva has been licensed for use in the UK, that currently around 50 NHS hospitals have prescribed Tarceva and that over 100 patients h

RAILWAY VIOLENCE

at end add `and congratulates the hon. Member for Brent South for initiating the campaign for safer, staffed railway stations.'.

ADDITION OF SIGNATURES TO PETITIONS TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS

That this House believes that signatures to petitions to the House should be collectable in electronic format when both a full postal address and an internet protocol address are collected and stored with the petitions record; and further believes electronically collected data and written signatures

AWARENESS OF PROSTATE CANCER

That this House notes the statistics contained in the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry showing that in the last 10 years the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer has increased by almost 50 per cent.; recognises that hospitals and clinics dealing with this type of cancer are doing so against

INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY 2006

That this House notes that Wednesday 15th February is International Childhood Cancer Day 2006; further notes that cancer and leukaemia are the biggest killer diseases of children in the UK and that five new cancer cases in children and young people are diagnosed every day; recognises that cancers in