Early Day Motions

ALBERT POGGIO, OBE

That this House congratulates Albert Poggio, UK Representative for the government of Gibraltar, on receiving his OBE for services to Gibraltar; pays tribute to the huge amount of time and energy he has invested over many years on behalf of the people of Gibraltar and the excellent relations he has e

MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS

at end, add `and calls for Ofcom to come forward with plans for an annual digital day to help the country understand such issues as analogue switch-off.'.

VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR

at end add `and calls for a system of classification to be agreed on the lines of that applying to films in cinemas.'.

MISAPPROPRIATION OF IRAQI RESOURCES

at end, add `and calls on the Government to advise their Iraqi counterparts on the efficacy of a windfall tax.'.

PASSPORT INTERVIEWS AND RURAL POST OFFICES

at end, add `and calls on the Government to trial video conferencing in rural post offices.'

AUSTRALIA DAY

at end add `and hopes one day Australia will vote to be a republic.'.

PAYMENTS TO FOOTBALL AGENTS

at end, add `and calls on the Government to establish a chapter of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, based in Lausanne, so that all contracts could be deposited there.'

ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPIES FOR HIV POSITIVE CHILDREN

That this House welcomes the £150 million funding provided by the Government for orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS; notes with concern the acute shortage of anti-retroviral (ARV) combination therapies for HIV positive children and the lack of paediatric diagnostics; and calls on t

WAR PENSION JUSTICE FOR GILLIAN CAMPAIGN

That this House is deeply concerned by the revelation that the late William Norbury was denied his due war disability pension by the Government following the failure of the Kenyan Government to pay it after independence in 1962; recalls with admiration the award of the Military Cross in the field, g

CUMBRIA PROBATION SERVICE

That this House calls upon the Government to retain the Cumbria Probation Service and not to pursue the merger of the service with those in other counties along the same lines as the proposed police authorities restructuring; and supports the Cumbria Probation Board's stated belief that probation se

WARD CLOSURES AT WESTMORLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL

That this House opposes the proposed closure of the mental health wards at Westmorland General Hospital; acknowledges the strong support of local people for the retention of these wards; and calls upon the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust Board to vote against the closures at the forthcoming meeting

CLOSURE OF MIDDLECROFT SWIMMING POOL

That this House congratulates the Spire Oaks Swimming Club for disabled swimmers on its brilliant achievements to date; welcomes the campaign of the Middlecroft Leisure Centre Action Group and agrees with them that `you can't learn to swim in a gym'; condemns Liberal Chesterfield Council for its dec

GROWING THE RAILWAYS CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the increasing demand for rail travel but is concerned that no plans currently exist to increase capacity on the railways, and alleviate congestion on parts of the rail network which are already congested; and, therefore, supports Transport 2000's Growing the Railways campai

COST OF TELEPHONE CALLS TO PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL

That this House notes the exorbitant cost of incoming calls to patients in hospitals, which exploits family and friends keeping in touch with loved ones; supports the concerns of consumers about the prices charged by service providers Patientline and Premier, who can charge up to 49p per minute peak

DEATH OF WALLACE MERCER

That this House is saddened to learn of the untimely death of Wallace Mercer, former Chairman of Heart of Midlothian Football Club; and recognises the valuable contribution he made to Scottish football.

FLYING OF THE UNION FLAG ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS

That this House believes that the Union Flag should be flown daily on all public buildings in the United Kingdom as a demonstration of national confidence and pride.

TONY BANKS AND THE CANADIAN SEAL HUNT

That this House notes with great sadness the sudden death of Tony Banks (Lord Stratford); recognises his tremendous work in the field of animal welfare and pays tribute to his efforts and dedication; further notes his commitment to end the cruel slaughter of hundreds of thousands of seal pups for th

BEVIN BOYS

That this House acknowledges the role played by the Bevin Boys, who served this nation during the period 1943 to 1948; notes that many paid the ultimate price in their endeavour to rid Europe of Nazi tyrants; and calls upon the Government officially to recognise by the way of an award similar to tha

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

That this House recognises that carbon monoxide is still a major killer in the United Kingdom, claiming more than 30 lives each year, and that more than 50 per cent. of the general public are unaware of this fact; congratulates Hugh and Margaret Brennan, who lost their daughter Anne aged just 19 in

FISCAL INCENTIVES FOR DOMESTIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUDGET 2006

That this House notes that HM Treasury has carried out three consultations in the past three years on how economic and fiscal instruments can be used to improve domestic energy efficiency; strongly agrees with the Chancellor in his Budget Reports 2002, 2003 and 2004 which described in paragraph 7.21

CHRIS FARROW

That this House recognises the role that Chris Farrow, head of the Welsh Development Agency, North Wales Division, has played in regenerating the economy of North Wales, specifically the 66 per cent. drop in unemployment and the establishment and extension of the Ty Mawr, Deeside, Wrexham and Hotpoi

ELECTIONS TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

That this House believes that the Scottish Parliament should follow the lead of the Welsh Assembly and introduce guidelines for all political parties that ensure that candidates for election cannot stand for both the list and the constituency.

ENGLAND TEAM PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD CUP

That this House believes that it is what happens on the football field that should determine the outcome of the England team's bid to win the World Cup, not what is in the media; recognises the importance of each of the United Kingdom's national sides to their respective supporters and wishes them a

GRAND COMMITTEES

after `respectively', insert `and with powers to meet in their respective regions'.

CROSS-BORDER CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL SCHEME (No. 2)

leave out from `communities' to `Holderness' and insert `as well as to urban areas'.