Early Day Motions

MEN IN CHILD CARE

That this House congratulates the recent success of National Childcare Week and Sure Start month; recognises that men should have an increased role in providing good quality childcare and within the Sure Start programme; recognises the importance of good male role models for children; and welcomes t

TAX CREDIT APPEAL TRIBUNAL

That this House, following the damning report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the operation of the tax credits system, calls on the Government to adopt the Ombudsman's recommendation to set up a statutory test for recovery of excess payments of tax credits consistent with the te

INFILL DEVELOPMENT

That this House notes the growing public concern over the damaging effect of inappropriate infill development on the character of local neighbourhoods; believes the Deputy Prime Minister's revision of Planning Policy Guidance 3 has resulted in poorly designed blocks of flats being crammed into subur

VENEZUELA INDEPENDENCE DAY

That this House recognises, on Venezuela Independence Day, the advances made by the democratically-elected Bolivarian government of President Hugo Chavez in the fields of education, health care, land reform and Latin American integration; and congratulates the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign for the wo

LUIS POSADA

That this House urges the United States Administration to extradite Luis Posada to Venezuela where he escaped from prison whilst on trial for the terrorist crime of blowing up a Cuban airline killing 73 people; and is concerned that recently declassified United States Administration documents have i

RIGHT OF APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

That this House acknowledges the important contribution made by international students to the UK's intellectual and economic strength; notes emerging evidence of a downturn in the popularity of the UK as a study destination; regrets the recent 136 per cent. increase in visa charges; and calls on the

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

That this House welcomes the introduction of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions; is concerned however that the average general practitioner has little or no experience of myasthenia gravis, an extremely debilitating, neuro-muscular disease that causes severe and fluctuating musc

DECOMMISSIONING OF TYPE 23 FRIGATES

That this House deplores the decision made by the Government to decommission three Type 23 frigates, HMS Norfolk, HMS Marlborough and HMS Grafton, the last of which is only eight years old; notes that the Conservatives pledged before the General Election that they would keep these three vessels in s

EU DIRECTIVE ON SERVICES

That this House notes that the proposed EU Directive on Services in the internal market is due for first reading in the European Parliament in the autumn; considers that by treating the whole services sector in the same way, this Directive is a threat to public services, and that by over-riding nati

CHRONIC HEPATITIS B

That this House notes that 180,000 people suffer from the potentially fatal liver disease chronic hepatitis B in the UK, with 7,700 new cases each year; further notes with concern that of these only 1,500 patients per year are receiving treatment; and calls upon the Government to act upon calls from

C8 CHILDREN'S FORUM

That this House supports the Children's Forum, the C8 summit, taking place on 2nd to 8th July and involving young people from eight of the world's poorest countries and young people from the G8 countries; notes that the countries represented are Bhutan, Lesotho, Bolivia, Sierra Leone, Yemen, Cambodi

SUPERMARKET CODE OF PRACTICE (No. 2)

That this House notes with concern the lack of effectiveness of the supermarket code of practice and the effects this has on the UK's smaller high street retailers; further notes that there have been several complaints about supermarkets' dealings with suppliers and some evidence of past breaches of

SELECT COMMITTEES

That this House notes that the purpose of select committees is to act as both a scrutiny and an audit of Government departments; believes that if the decision-making process to choose the chairs of these committees is left to the discretion of the Whips offices then they will always be deficient in

AMMOCHOSTOS (FAMAGUSTA)

That this House welcomes the Mayor of Ammochostos (Famagusta) Muncipality and his fellow citizens Mr Andreas Shiopahas (Deputy Mayor), Mrs Zoe Monogiou (Town Councillor), Mrs Vassiliki Habibi and Mr Sozos Pouyouros on their visit to the UK; supports their call for the return to its rightful owners o

CRITICISM OF POLICE FORCES

That this House notes the comments of a totally undeserved and unacceptable nature about the police in Northern Ireland made by political leaders and commentators in the Republic of Ireland over a sustained period of years; also notes the second report of the Morris Tribunal into serious allegations

OSTEOPOROSIS MANAGEMENT

That this House is concerned that one in two women and one in five men over the age of 50 years will have a painful bone fracture due to the fragile bone disease osteoporosis; welcomes the Government attempts to deliver integrated falls and osteoporosis services through Standard Six of the National

ARCHBISHOP NCUBE AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ZIMBABWE

That this House notes the courageous stand of Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo against the Zimbabwean Government's inhumane programme of demolitions of dwellings; and urges the Foreign Secretary to redouble his efforts to press President Mugabe to respect the human rights of all Zimbabwean citizens

ROYAL COMMONWEALTH EX-SERVICES LEAGUE

That this House recognises the outstanding contribution made by those servicemen from Commonwealth countries who fought for and alongside the UK in the Second World War; acknowledges that in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, and in West and East Africa there are still many very elderly ex-servicem

ACCESS TO PORT SERVICES DIRECTIVE

That this House recognises the important role of ports in the economic success of the UK economy; welcomes the demise of the original Access to Port Services Directive following cross-European opposition; welcomes the partnership between the Transport and General Workers' Union, the United Kingdom M

SUNDAY VOTING

after `Sunday', insert `and/or Saturday'.

Dr WHO

after `Davies', insert `who was born in Swansea'.

CHILD POVERTY

at end add `but also notes the second report of 2003-04 of the Work and Pensions Committee, which showed that five out of six and 13 out of 20 districts with the highest rates of income deprived children are in London, comparative statistics that have been getting worse, not better; further notes th

COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON TRAFFICKING

That this House notes with concern that trafficking of women, children and men is a growing problem in the UK, and that 32 out of 33 London boroughs have identified a problem with trafficked children; welcomes the fact that trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation are criminal offences in the

CIVIL LEGAL AID

That this House welcomes the establishment of the Access to Justice Alliance to promote the need for properly resourced civil legal aid services, as well as the Lord Chancellor's recent acknowledgement that there has been a 22 per cent. reduction since 1997 in the amount spent on civil legal aid; an

PROVISION OF SMOKE ALARMS IN RENTED PROPERTIES

That this House notes with regret the recent tragic death of three young children in a house fire in Rochdale, Greater Manchester and is saddened that although a smoke alarm was fitted, fire officers could find no battery; therefore calls on the Government to make it compulsory for all landlords to