Early Day Motions

AWARD OF THE PINGAT JASA MALAYSIA MEDAL

That this House welcomes the announcement by the Malaysian Government that it wishes to award the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal to all Commonwealth ex-service personnel who served in either the emergency or the confrontation in that country between 1957 and 1966; recalls that a number of British Army r

ILLEGAL TIMBER

That this House recognises the importance of tropical rainforests in the balance of the global climate; notes the threat posed by illegal felling; believes that the UK should not be the recipient of illegally-logged timber; further believes that all timber used in Government projects should be suppl

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OF FOOD

That this House believes that it is wrong for taxpayers' money to be used to buy food which has been produced using methods that would be illegal in the UK; and calls on the Government to ensure that all publicly procured food meets the Little Red Tractor standard.

SUPERMARKET CODE OF PRACTICE

That this House recognises there is a widespread belief among suppliers that the Supermarket Code of Practice is not working effectively; believes that the term `reasonable' which appears throughout the code can be interpreted to the disadvantage of suppliers and must be clearly defined on the face

EU AND ANIMAL WELFARE

That this House calls on the European Commission to work for the improvement of animal welfare throughout the community; and to this end, calls on the Commission to ensure that all EU Member States apply the animal welfare standards to which they are committed, thus allowing British farmers to compe

EU SUGAR REGIME

That this House accepts the need for reform of the EU sugar regime to address the issue of excess production and meet World Trade Organisation concerns; notes that British sugar growers and refiners are amongst the most efficient in the EU whilst not contributing to the EU surplus; supports the prin

ILLEGAL MEAT IMPORTS

That this House deplores the Government's inaction on tackling illegal meat imports; notes that illegal meat imports present serious risks to both animal and human health, and threaten the survival of many species in the wild; believes that posters, leaflets and a few extra sniffer dogs at UK entry

GM CROPS

That this House understands the public concern caused by the development of genetically modified organisms; notes with concern that proper husbandry guidelines to prevent cross-contamination are still lacking in this country; believes that consumers have the right to choose non-GM foods and that all

BIOFUELS

That this House recognises the important role biofuels can play in meeting the UK's Kyoto commitments while providing farmers with a valuable new market for crops; regrets that the Government has done virtually nothing to promote the real contribution that the countryside can make to renewable energ

BIOMASS

That this House recognises the benefits that energy from biomass offers the United Kingdom; believes that it can play a critical role in reducing UK greenhouse gas emissions; notes the significant environmental and economic benefits of using farm and forestry waste as well as specific crops to produ

RURAL PAYMENTS

That this House recognises that the delays in rural payments to farmers are a direct result of the complexity of the system that the Government introduced; notes the serious cash flow problems this has caused for farmers; calls on the Government to make a specific undertaking to make interim payment

PARISHES OF WINDERMERE AND LAKES FAIRTRADE STATUS

That this House congratulates Windermere and Lakes parishes on being granted Fairtrade status; notes that the parishes of Windermere and Lakes officially gained Fairtrade status on 14th May; recognises that this recent development is part of the successful Fairtrade initiative which continues to mak

NHS DENTISTRY IN CUMBRIA

That this House believes that dental health care provision should be a fundamental component of overall health care provision by the NHS; notes with great concern that nationally only 38.8 per cent. of adults are currently registered with an NHS dentist, which has fallen from 51.8 per cent. in 1997;

BOVINE TB

That this House supports healthy cattle existing alongside healthy wildlife but recognises that this is not possible when bovine TB is out of control in many parts of the country; believes that further delay in action against bovine TB is unacceptable; notes the failure of the Government to use exis

UK SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN FOOD

That this House notes with concern that the proportion of food and drink produced in the UK for domestic consumption has fallen significantly under the present Government following a long plateau of stability in market share; recognises that this has had wide ranging implications for farm incomes, j

FOOD LABELLING

That this House believes British consumers are entitled to know exactly how and where the food they are eating is produced and that clear and unambiguous labelling stating the country of origin of the major ingredients is required to achieve this; and further believes that this will level the playin

BUSHMEAT AND SIMIAN FOAMING VIRUS

That this House notes with concern the growing demand for illegal bushmeat and the discovery of simian foaming virus in humans who have eaten infected ape flesh; recognises that the same practice of eating infected monkeys is understood to have allowed simian immunodeficiency viruses to leap species

CITES AND THE IVORY TRADE

That this House believes in the crucial importance of conserving the elephant population for future generations; fully supports the efforts of the Council for the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) signatory countries to eradicate elephant poaching; endorses the agreements made by CIT

ABANDONED VEHICLES

That this House notes that there has been a 38 per cent. increase in the number of abandonded cars between 2000-01 to 2001-02; further notes the serious environmental hazards posed by abandonded vehicles; notes with concern the potential increase in abandonded cars under the provisions of the End of

WILD AND NATURAL GAME MEAT

That this House notes that the Advertising Standards Authority has agreed that game meat can fairly be described as wild, natural and free-range and would encourage people to eat game meat as it is produced from animals which live in a wild and natural environment, and offers a low-fat addition to a

SIR TIM BERNERS-LEE'S WORK TO IMPROVE THE INTERNET

Line 13, at end add `; and welcomes his return to the UK to work at Southampton University.'.

VOTING FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTIES IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Line 5, after `like', insert `the Conservative Party,'.

EDWARD MELLOR ESTATE AGENTS AND THE GORTON ENVIRONMENT

That this House expresses its disgust at the money-grabbing activities of Edward Mellor estate agents in Gorton, and in particular the manner in which, with seven of their signposts prominently displayed in one small road, they have turned Argyle Street, Gorton, into an environmentally hazardous was

THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL'S ACCESS TO THE BBC

That this House believes that the National Audit Office should be given full rights of access to the BBC, that the Comptroller and Auditor General should decide his own subjects for value for money studies as he does for all other organisations for which he reports to Parliament, that this would not

CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION

That this House regrets that there has been insufficient time in the present Parliament to complete consideration of new legislation concerning consumer credit; believes that companies like Clydesdale Financial Services fail to deal sympathetically with customers that fall into difficulties with rep