Early Day Motions

EUROPEAN THIRD DRIVING LICENCE DIRECTIVE

That this House believes the European Third Driving Licence Directive was drafted without due consideration for good road safety practice, will introduce a second motorcycle test with little or no effect on road safety and will make a motorcycle licence a complicated and expensive affair compared wi

FUNDING FOR PRIMARY CARE TRUSTS TO PROVIDE HERCEPTIN

after `Herceptin', insert `including Mrs Joanne Leese of Alsager'.

TUBERCULOSIS EMERGENCY AND HIV/AIDS

That this House acknowledges the continent-wide tuberculosis (TB) emergency recently declared by African Ministers of Health; notes with concern that TB kills two million people worldwide each year, that an estimated one third of the 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS are co-infected with TB and

LYMPHOMA MANIFESTO

That this House applauds the Lymphoma Association, Leukaemia CARE, Leukaemia Research Fund and CancerBACUP on the launch of the Lymphoma Manifesto; notes that every hour of every day one person in the UK is diagnosed with lymphatic cancer; further notes that given the appropriate treatment at the ap

CASH MACHINE RED AND GREEN SIGNS

That this House welcomes Nationwide's Free ATM campaign and its move to bring about transparency by displaying clear green signs indicating that its machines will not charge for cash withdrawals; notes that Nationwide estimates that fee-charging machines will cost consumers £250 million in 2006; and

ELECTORAL CHOICE AND THE VOTING SYSTEM FOR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES

That this House believes that the essence of democracy is the sovereignty of the people, and that the people are entitled to choose how that sovereignty is ceded to Government on their behalf; and, therefore, supports the provisions of the Electoral Choice Bill, introduced by a cross party group of

AFGHAN WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS

That this House congratulates all the 189 women who were successfully elected as representatives in Afghanistan's parliamentary assembly and provincial elections on 18th September; recognises the challenges that all 550 women candidates faced during the campaign, including intimidation, conservative

OPEN UP TO MOUTH CANCER CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the launch of the Open Up to Mouth Cancer Campaign, a national campaign funded by the Department of Health and run by Cancer Research UK; notes that mouth cancer affects 4,400 people a year, which is more than cervical cancer and testicular cancer put together; further notes

PLANNING AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

That this House acknowledges that climate change is a significant threat which must be tackled; recognises that reducing energy consumption is the most sustainable response to climate change; believes that a broad range of renewable technologies have an important role to play in a low carbon economy

HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMISSION FOR EQUALITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS

That this House notes that the Government is about to decide on the location of the headquarters of the new Commission for Equalities and Human Rights (CEHR); further notes that Manchester already hosts the headquarters of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Disability Rights Commission; reco

WORLD CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY AWARENESS DAY

That this House notes that 16th November is World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) day; notes that three million people in the United Kingdom could have COPD, a group of respiratory diseases that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema; further notes that the number of people killed by

ARREST OF DR KIIZA BESIGYE IN UGANDA

That this House notes with concern that Dr Kiiza Besigye, President of the Forum for Democratic Change, was arrested by the Ugandan government in Kampala on 14th November, during a nationwide tour in which he was receiving substantial support; observes that many Ugandans believe this move to have be

COUNCIL TAX AND THE LONDON OLYMPICS

That this House notes the memorandum of understanding drawn up between the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in 2003 setting a clear maximum contribution by Londoners to the cost of hosting the 2012 London Olympics; notes with concern that, since the Games were

ROADS MAINTENANCE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House notes the continuing need for major and minor roads maintenance in Northern Ireland; recognises that the budget of the Department for Regional Development for roads is not being reduced but that within it the maintenance element is scheduled for a significant reduction; and calls upo

AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND

That this House notes that quick ambulance response times in medical emergencies have a positive impact on patient outcomes; recognises the need for effective and efficient ambulance services but also the need for close identification of existing services with the communities they serve; believes th

END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CAMPAIGN

That this House condemns all forms of violence against women; notes that almost half of women experience domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking in their lifetime and that at least 200 women are forced into marriage and 2000 women are trafficked into the UK for sexual exploitation each year; a

SUTTON ACTIVE AND SUTTON'S COMMUNITY GROUPS

That this House encourages the participation of all community groups in the London Borough of Sutton; recognises the contribution that the Sutton Active website has made in promoting community events in Sutton; commends the work of Adrian Short and Lee Hanken, its volunteer designers; and wishes the

ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE EXPORT OF LIVE ANIMALS FOR SLAUGHTER

That this House welcomes the view of the Leader of the House, expressed in Business Questions on 10th November, that the issue of animal welfare, and in particular the export of live animals for slaughter, interests Right honourable and honourable Members of all parties and that a number of colleagu

ROLE OF CHIEF CONSTABLES

at end add `; but recognises that politicisation of the police service is nothing new, as demonstrated by the events of the miners' strike in 1984.'.

ANTI-BULLYING INITIATIVES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

That this House recognises the good work of young people at the I-Power-I national anti-bullying conference for young people; further recognises the efforts of all members of the Anti-Bullying Alliance and other UK anti-bullying organisations in addressing the problems of bullying; notes that young

MERGER OF POLICE FORCES IN EASTERN ENGLAND

That this House accepts the need for effective and efficient policing and the benefits that can sometimes flow from achieving economies of scale, but believes that this needs to be balanced with the need to prevent the possible politicisation of the police and for close identification of police forc

MERGER OF POLICE FORCES IN EASTERN ENGLAND

leave out from `Essex' to `has' and insert `and Hertfordshire remaining separate police forces.'.

WORK AND FAMILIES

That this House welcomes the forthcoming second reading of the Work and Families Bill and urges the Government to take this opportunity to legislate and make good the commitments made in Warwick in July 2004 of four weeks' paid holiday for all, exclusive of public holidays.

COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES

That this House believes that counterfeit medicines are a growing international problem which represent a threat to patient safety; notes that the World Health Organisation estimates that 8 to 10 per cent. of the global medicines supply chain is counterfeit; further notes that incidences of counterf

ETHICS OF RESEARCH INVOLVING ANIMALS

That this House welcomes the report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics on The Ethics of Research Involving Animals as a balanced contribution to a controversial debate; shares the Council's concerns about the potential effect of new EU chemicals legislation in greatly increasing animal testing;