Early Day Motions

CONSEQUENCES OF NHS FINANCIAL DEFICITS

That this House supports the provision by the NHS of comprehensive, high quality health services, based on need and not ability to pay; notes that, despite unprecedented resources provided to the NHS, NHS trusts were over £600 million in deficit in 2004-05 and predict deficits approaching £1 billion

MERGER OF YORKSHIRE POLICE FORCES

That this House objects to the proposal to merge North, South and West Yorkshire and Humberside Police forces; protests at the short period of time that police have been given to put forward proposals concerning the merger of police forces in Yorkshire; fundamentally disagrees with the creeping regi

INTEREST RATES CHARGED BY DOORSTEP LENDERS

That this House is appalled by the extortionate interest rates that doorstep lenders charge low-income households; welcomes the Pathway to Financial Inclusion campaign launched by the National Housing Federation and Debt on Our Doorstep; calls on honourable Members to support its three step approach

CHILDREN'S HOSPICE SERVICE TOOLKIT

That this House pays tribute to the Association of Children's Hospices, that brings together over 40 voluntary sector children's hospice services throughout the United Kingdom dedicated to the care of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families; recognises the trem

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY'S AWARD WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER

That this House wishes to congratulate the students at Cardiff University for their success at the Guardian Student Media Awards in winning three of the most prestigious prizes, including Newspaper of the Year; and looks forward to the newspaper's continued journalistic excellence in the future.

2018 WORLD CUP

leave out from `internationally' to end and insert `and encourages the FA, alongside the Irish, Scottish and Welsh Football Associations, to make a bid for the 2018 World Cup finals with the prospect of the first ever Finals offering games in Northern Ireland, Edinburgh and Cardiff as well as Englan

CARDIFF'S 100th AND 50th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

That this House congratulates Cardiff on the occasion of its 100th birthday as a city and 50th birthday as the capital of Wales; recognises that Cardiff has been both a support to the rest of Wales and has led the way as a major European competitor; pays tribute to the hard work of Cardiff's residen

POLICE RESTRUCTURING REVIEW PROCESS

That this House recognises the importance of ensuring that the police service is able to meet the challenge of delivering key protective services, including counter-terrorism; believes that proposals to create forces covering huge areas can only undermine seriously the principles of local accountabi

RAILWAY TEST-TRACK CLOSURE

That this House notes with alarm the proposed closure of Great Britain's only railway test track, which runs between Asfordby and Nottingham; recognises that the track was upgraded only six years ago at a cost of £25 million; notes that the test track's closure means either that new trains will have

CLOSURE OF THE ASFORDBY HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY TEST TRACK

That this House condemns the decision by the Department for Transport to allow the closure of the Asfordby Railway test track; notes that the loss of the UK's only high speed rail test track is a huge blow to the United Kingdom's rail industry, as future high speed trains will now have to be develop

EQUAL ACCESS TO FUEL

That this House notes with concern the lack of assistance for disabled persons in fuel filling stations; is worried that failure to provide assistance at all stations may mean that some persons have to travel unnecessarily to obtain fuel; and calls on the industry to work with Government in order to

BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC PLACES

That this House recognises the benefits of breastfeeding for babies and welcomes the provisions of the recently introduced Breastfeeding etc. Bill which propose to address some of society's attitudes to breastfeeding; notes that research shows that breast milk is the ideal first food for most babies

REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS

That this House notes that the Government is considering cutting statutory redundancy payments to people aged over 41 years as a result of an EU directive; believes that it is more urgent that the Government reviews the redundancy payments due to Cabinet Ministers who could be entitled to a tax-free

QUEEN'S LANCASHIRE REGIMENT

That this House notes the exemplary record of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment which has won more battle honours than any other regiment, is the only regiment ever to have fought on every continent, and has won 19 Victoria Cross medals; pays tribute to Colonel Jorge Mendonca for receiving the Disting

CONDUCT OF LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HONOURABLE MEMBERS

That this House deplores the practice of Liberal Democrat honourable Members of the European Standing Committee who, on the two debates on the marketing of food derived from genetically modified maize, abstained on the vote in Committee only then to force a deferred division on the same issues on th

SECURITY OF HOSPICE FUNDING

That this House is concerned about the security of funding for both adult and children's hospices in light of current levels of primary care trust (PCT) deficits; and calls on the Government to ensure that no hospice receives a cut in funding as a result of a PCT falling into deficit.

LITTLE HAVEN CHILDREN'S HOSPICE

That this House congratulates the staff and volunteers who work with such dedication and caring at Little Haven Children's Hospice in Essex but is concerned about the almost non-existent level of public funding for this hospice; and calls on the Government to ensure that public funding of the hospic

ANTI-BULLYING WEEK, 21st TO 25th NOVEMBER 2005

That this House recognises the damaging consequences of bullying in schools; demands that the Government uses Anti-Bullying Week to send a clear message to schools that bullying is a serious behavioural issue that must be tackled robustly and consistently; and calls upon schools to create a culture

DUKE OF LANCASTER'S REGIMENT

That this House notes the decision taken to name the newly merged North West Regiment the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment; recognises that the new regiment is made up of a merger between the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the King's Regiment; welcomes the new name

SATIVEX ON NHS PRESCRIPTION FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUFFERERS

That this House welcomes the recent announcement that named patient prescribing for Sativex has been approved for multiple sclerosis sufferers; notes with concern that this will cost an average of £4 per day for patients; calls on the Government to work with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Reg

HARROGATE TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates Harrogate Town FC of the Conference North on reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup; further congratulates the team for its superb performances over two exciting matches against Torquay United of the Football League; commiserates with the team, directors, managem

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND CONTRACEPTION

That this House supports the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommendation that all women aged over 16 years should be offered a much wider choice of contraception, including injections and the coil; and that information on such contraception should be a part of sex education

WARRINGTON'S ENERGY HOUSE 21

That this House congratulates Warrington Borough Council on its Energy House 21; believes that the work done by the Energy House staff makes a welcome contribution to tackling fuel poverty, reducing carbon emissions and educating young people; and urges other areas to learn from Warrington's example

AMALGAMATION OF POLICE FORCES

That this House notes the recommendation of the O'Connor Report, produced by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, that police forces employing fewer than 4,000 police officers should amalgamate with neighbouring forces; further notes that police authorities and police forces are required to i

STATUTORY DUTY ON LOBBYING

That this House notes that, shortly after the Home Secretary urged chief police officers to lobby honourable Members in favour of Government policy, a senior Home Office official wrote to chief probation officers banning them from lobbying; accepts that the Home Office Director of Probation stated t