Early Day Motions

TOXIC PROPERTIES OF ASPARTAME

That this House expresses deep concern over the numerous independent toxicological studies and thousands of subjective reports attesting to the toxic effects of the artificial sweetener aspartame on human health; notes that aspartame, once patented as a biochemical warfare agent, is the syntheticall

PARITY OF PRESCRIPTION OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER

That this House condemns the continuing postcode lottery in cancer treatment as illustrated by two cases in Gateshead East and Washington West; notes that bowel cancer sufferer Jack Wilson, 66 years of age, has been refused Cetuximab by the NHS because it costs too much although it has been used els

WELSH TRUST FOR PREVENTION OF ABUSE

That this House, noting the innumerable lives scarred by physical, sexual, psychological and emotional abuse, welcomes the launch of the Welsh Trust for Prevention of Abuse's project Keeping Safe for those with experience of mental health issues, to be held on the Terrace of the House on Tuesday 18t

INDONESIAN PALM OIL WORKERS

That this House notes that workers at the PT Musim Mas oil palm plantation and processing plant in Sumatra formed an independent union, KAHUTINDO PT Musim Mas, in October 2004, seeking to negotiate legal minimum standards and fair treatment for contract workers; further notes that the Musim Mas oper

KATOWICE DISASTER

That this House expresses its deepest sympathy for the victims of the disaster in Katowice, their families and friends, and offers sincere condolences to the Polish people at this sad time.

AUSTRALIA DAY

after `Phillip', insert `notes the impact which this had on Australia's indigenous population who have suffered so much throughout Australian history, many of whom experienced the very traumatic ramifications of the stolen generation and many of whom have had so little to celebrate on Australia Day,

REMOVAL OF THE UK MEDLEY BY THE BBC

after `patriotism', insert `encourages hon. Members to savour the theme and to sign the petition on www.savetheradio4theme.co.uk;'

UK THEME

after `UK', insert `encourages hon. Members to savour the theme and to sign the petition on www.savetheradio4theme.co.uk;'

UK THEME ON BBC RADIO FOUR

after `listeners', insert `encourages hon. Members to savour the theme and to sign the petition on www.savetheradio4theme.co.uk;'

UK THEME ON BBC RADIO FOUR

at end add `and suggests that if the BBC wants to save precious minutes in the early morning schedule it should finally have the courage to bring the pious platitudes of Thought for the Day to a merciful end.'

ROYAL TOURNAMENT

That this House notes that the Royal Tournament, which acted as a showcase for the work of the armed services and featured military bands, cavalry displays by the Royal Horse Artillery, an annual naval field gun race and mock battles fought by Gurkhas, Royal Marines and other special units of the ar

STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGES

That this House welcomes the emphasis in the Foster Review of Further Education on increasing the learner voice and its input into college policy; firmly believes that students have a clear role to play in the production and quality of their educational experience; calls on the Government and the Le

WHALING (No. 2)

That this House notes the huge amount of public sympathy expressed over the bottle nosed whale recently stranded in the River Thames; pays tribute to the efforts made by the various rescue workers and animal welfare agencies in trying to save the whale; and calls on the Government to take note of pu

ANNUAL CLERGY AND IMAMS FOOTBALL MATCH

That this House congratulates the clergy and imams of Leicester who competed against each other in a recent football match; commends the imams who, being in a winning position, generously lent several of their players to the opposition during the second half; thanks Tony Nelson of the Leicester Hebr

GOOGLE AND CENSORSHIP WITHIN CHINA

That this House deplores Google's decision to launch a censored version of its search engine in China; believes this can only encourage China to continue its draconian policy on freedom of expression and democracy; and calls on the Government to make clear to the Chinese authorities its strong conce

ENFORCEMENT OF THE GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM TRACEABILITY AND LABELLING REGULATIONS

That this House notes the all-party support for the genetically modified content of food and animal feed to be clearly labelled to ensure that consumers and farmers have the right to choose products free of GM ingredients and to enable potential health and environmental impacts of GM crops to be mon

TIME ALLOCATION FOR DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS

That this House considers that the work of the Department for International Development is of the highest importance; notes that only half an hour per month is allocated for questions to the Secretary of State; believes that hon. Members should have one hour per month for this purpose; and calls upo

14 TO 19 AGENDA AND THE NORTH EAST

That this House regrets that fewer students aged 14 to 19 years in the North East go into post-compulsory education and lag behind almost all other regions in terms of educational performance; applauds the recent high-level conference held at The Sage Gateshead and sponsored by the Learning and Skil

VICTORY OF HAMAS

That this House expresses disappointment at the victory of Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections; notes that this is another manifestation of religious leaders supplanting secular ones, which Western policy has facilitated; further notes that Western leaders elevated the Iraq election alm

HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS PROTOCOL AGREEMENT ON STAFFING ISSUES

That this House welcomes Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs protocol agreement on staffing issues to set out the arrangements for consultation and negotiation on the future staffing of the department, and on future changes to grading, location, skilling and development of its workforce; recognises th

CONDUCT OF CABINET GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANY BOARDS

That this House recalls that the Hutton and Butler inquiries exposed the decision-making processes in Downing Street to public view revealing, for example, that of the 17 meetings held on average each day at Number 10 only three were recorded in minutes and that although excellent papers were writte

ASSISTED DYING IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS

That this House is saddened by the death of the terminally ill doctor Anne Turner who chose to travel to Switzerland to receive assistance to die; hopes that her son and daughters who accompanied her are treated with compassion and sensitivity by the authorities on their return to the UK; is concern

UK THEME ON BBC RADIO 4 (No. 2)

That this House considers that the UK theme on BBC Radio 4 is extremely irritating.

CENTENARY OF ELECTION OF 29 LABOUR HON. MEMBERS LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY LABOUR PARTY

That this House notes the election in early 1906 of the 29 Labour Members of Parliament who formed the Parliamentary Labour Party on 12th February of that year: G Barnes (Glasgow, Blackfriars), C Bowerman (Deptford), J R Clynes (Manchester North East), W Crooks (Woolwich), C Duncan (Barrow), A H Gil

WAITANGI DAY, NEW ZEALAND

That this House joins the people of New Zealand in celebrating their National Day on Monday 6th February 2006, commemorating the historic signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, that marks the coming together of the Maori people and representatives of the British Crown; notes the importance of ma