Early Day Motions

TRAFALGAR DENTAL PRACTICE

That this House welcomes the opening of the Trafalgar Dental Practice at Rowner, Gosport operating as a social enterprise dental practice; will follow with interest the distinctive method of providing much-needed dental services in the Gosport area; and wishes the organisers, dentists and other staf

TWO SHIRES AMBULANCE TRUST

That this House congratulates the Two Shires Ambulance Trust on its three star rating; and condemns Government plans to break it up resulting in both the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire elements being subsumed into two separate regional organisations.

GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE BUDGET

That this House notes with concern reports in the Manchester Evening News that Greater Manchester Police face a budget shortfall of up to £14 million and that this could result in a reduction of up to 200 police officers, reducing overall numbers to under 8,000, the minimum figure that Chief Constab

DEVELOPMENTS IN VENEZUELA

That this House recognises the progress that is being made by the democratically-elected government of Venezuela in expanding the provision of education, healthcare, housing, land, food and micro-credit facilities for those previously marginalised and excluded from economic and political opportuniti

A3 HINDHEAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

That this House welcomes the decision by the South East of England Regional Assembly in its advice on regional funding allocations submitted to Ministers on 31st January 2006 to make the construction of the A3 Hindhead improvement scheme the region's main transport priority; recognises the strong ec

SMOKING IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

That this House notes that right hon. and hon. Members voted to ban smoking in all public places including private members' clubs on 14th February 2006; further notes that the will of the House may not apply in the House itself since it is a royal palace; further notes that this means that staff wor

BIODIVERSITY

That this House notes the EU commitment to halt biodiversity loss by 2010; believes that biodiversity enriches lives and provides vital services on which humans depend; recognises a duty to conserve wildlife and to leave a country rich in biodiversity for future generations; and therefore urges the

COLLIERY SURFACE WORKERS CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE SCHEME

That this House notes that the Department of Trade and Industry laid a minute before Parliament on 10th July 2000 accepting liability for surface workers who worked in dusty jobs; welcomes the fact that 84,000 mixed cases have been settled, but points out that many were exposed to more dust on the s

RAINTON BRIDGE BUSINESS PARK

That this House welcomes the plans for the full development of Rainton Bridge South, a new business park being developed by the City of Sunderland Council to accommodate the next generation of office-based business activity in the city; notes that the 22 hectare site is located in Houghton-le-Spring

ANEURIN BEVAN NON-SMOKING ROOM

That this House welcomes the momentous decision to achieve a total ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces; believes that this House should practise what it preaches and apply the ban throughout the House, including the Members' smoking room; and believes that, in recognition of the founder of the

RAIL SERVICES FROM YORKSHIRE AND THE NORTH EAST

after `London;' insert `emphasises the need for a twice daily direct service between Grimsby and London;'.

DEATH OF HARRY STANLEY

That this House regrets the Independent Police Complaints Commission's decision that the two police marksmen who killed Hackney resident Harry Stanley, a father of three, will not face disciplinary action; is concerned that an innocent painter and decorator carrying a table leg could be gunned down

YWCA

That this House recognises the invaluable work that YWCA undertakes with disadvantaged young women within its sixteen projects nationwide; firmly believes that young people enrich the world and deserve the provision of and investment in adequate recreational and informal learning facilities within t

ANIMAL WELFARE LABELLING SCHEME

That this House welcomes the European Commission proposal to create an animal welfare label for meat and fish products which would differentiate between food produced to basic welfare standards and that obtained with higher standards; believes this would improve the protection and welfare of farmed

ANIMAL WELFARE (No. 2)

That this House commends the work of Animal Defenders International in collecting video evidence of the abnormal behaviour and suffering of animals in travelling circuses, and notes this shows that travelling circuses cannot adequately provide for the basic welfare needs of their animals and as such

ANNIVERSARY OF HUNTING ACT 2004

That this House celebrates the first anniversary of the implementation of the Hunting Act 2004 and the end of the gratuitous cruelty of traditional hare-coursing, stag hunting and foxhunting; congratulates the hunts who changed to drag hunting, eliminating the prolonged pursuit and barbaric deaths o

REPRESSION OF TEHRAN BUS DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

That this House notes with great concern the continuing and growing repressive measures taken by the Iranian regime against the activists of the Vahed Bus Company Trade Union in Tehran over the past two months, including the detention of their wives and daughters from their homes on the night before

VACCINATING CHILDREN AGAINST TB

That this House notes with concern the Government's proposals to vaccinate against tuberculosis only those children living in a high risk area; further notes that as children from low-risk areas grow up they may well move to high risk areas; considers the proposals to be short-sighted and detrimenta

CLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S LITERACY CENTRES IN CUMBRIA

That this House totally condemns the short-sighted and callous decision by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat controlled Cumbria County Council to close the county's four children's literacy centres in Carlisle, Whitehaven, Kendal and Barrow; urges immediate reconsideration of the decision in lig

CELEBRATING ST GEORGE'S DAY

That this House calls for St George's Day to be given the importance it warrants; support the St George's Day campaign spearheaded by Ian Botham which has received the support of some 400,000 people thus far; believes that St George's Day provides a unique opportunity to celebrate collective English

ROYAL MAIL AND PRESSTREAM

That this House notes with concern the recommendation of Postcomm to remove the second-class magazine delivery service, Presstream 2, from price control from April 2006; believes that this is abdicating its responsibility to control prices chargeable by a dominant supplier, Royal Mail, whose de fact

HIV TREATMENT AND NHS PRESCRIPTION CHARGES

That this House notes that the regulations specifying conditions which qualify for prescription charge exemptions have not changed since 1968, and remain a significant barrier to the health care and quality of life of patients living with HIV; recognises that living with HIV, an infection first diag

NUTRITION IN CARE HOMES

That this House is alarmed that over 60,000 older people in care homes may be malnourished; is concerned that, according to the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN), the cost to the taxpayer of malnutrition in long-term care is an estimated £2.6 billion a year; believes th

INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBING

That this House welcomes the Government's recent announcement on independent prescribing powers for pharmacists and nurses; recognises that pharmacy and nursing professionals will have to undergo significant training to be granted these extended powers and will operate within an agreed range of comp

RAILWAY VIOLENCE

That this House expresses its very great concern about the sharply rising incidence of violence on and around the UK's railway stations; notes the work done by the London Evening Standard to highlight the problem of unmanned stations late at night; further notes that total Government spending on rai