Early Day Motions

COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

That this House welcomes the Commission for Africa in highlighting the desperate action that is needed to promote development in that continent; notes that Africa has heard many good words before but that it is concrete action that is now needed both in Africa and from the international community; u

PROGRAMMING OF BILLS

That this House expresses its concern that the House of Lords is having to take on more and more of the work of scrutiny of Bills now that the Government refuses through its guillotining of Bills to give the necessary time to do it in this House; notes that since the Queen's Speech, 32 groups of cla

BEAR BAITING IN PAKISTAN

That this House is concerned that bear baiting events are still taking place in Pakistan, even though it is prohibited by Pakistani legislation; notes that bears for baiting are captured from the wild, that their incisors and canine teeth are extracted and their muzzles pierced with a nose ring, and

OPENING OF THE SCROBY SANDS OFFSHORE WIND FARM

That this House congratulates E.ON UK on the commissioning of its offshore wind farm at Scroby Sands off the coast of Great Yarmouth; notes that its 30 turbines will provide 60MW of renewable energy, enough to supply around 41,000 homes, while displacing the emission of 75,000 tonnes of carbon dioxi

TOBACCO SMUGGLING

Line 7, leave out from `to' to end and add `campaign vigorously for UK tobacco tax levels to be adopted as the norm for EU-wide tobacco taxation.'.

HOUSE OF COMMONS STAFF

Line 9, at end add, `believing that the staff's terms and conditions of employment should reflect this appreciation.'.

NOTTINGHAM EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT

Line 6, after `that' insert `, as long urged by the honourable Member for North West Leicestershire, in whose constituency NEMA is located,'.

PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS

That this House recognises the need to debate and to decide the choices for continuation and change in public sector pensions; calls on the Government to consult openly with civil servants, local authority staff, and health and education staff; and believes that honourable Members should adjust parl

ARMY DEATHS

That this House welcomes the report of the Defence Select Committee into the exercise of Duty of Care in the Armed Services; urges the Ministry of Defence to study the evidence considered by the Committee and act upon its recommendations without delay; believes the Select Committee proposal to estab

MARCONI

That this House expresses its disappointment at the decision taken by Marconi to reduce its workforce at its Chorley site; notes that in the region of 100 employees are being made redundant to take advantage of cheaper labour in China; condemns the lack of commitment to a loyal and hardworking workf

LIQUID-BASED CYTOLOGY SCREENING

That this House applauds the campaign by Mr and Mrs Van Neck of Plympton, Plymouth for improvements to cervical smear tests following the tragic death of their daughter Sue in 1999, following a number of inaccurate test results; welcomes the Government's decision in 2004 to introduce throughout Engl

BRITISH NUCLEAR TEST VETERANS MULTI-PARTY ACTION

That this House notes that the Legal Services Commission in June 2002 granted limited funding to two firms of solicitors to undertake preliminary investigations to enable them to prepare a multi-party action on behalf of the British nuclear test veterans and veterans of other nationalities, and that

BRITISH LIONS SELECTION

That this House compliments the exciting rugby played by several countries during this Six Nations tournament; is confident that Sir Clive Woodward will pick players for this summer's British Lions tour on merit and will ignore the prejudiced and smug article in the Evening Standard on 15th March wh

FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF KIPPAX COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT FORUM

That this House pays tribute to the members of the Kippax Community Environment Forum on the occasion of their fourth anniversary; recognises the welcome improvements that have taken place in the village thanks to their work; acknowledges the community spirit they have fostered which has been invalu

PRIVATISATION OF DEFENCE TRAINING

That this House notes the outstanding contribution made by Civil Service instructional officers and Burnham lecturers employed by the Ministry of Defence in supporting and delivering training to the armed forces; notes with concern that in the Defence Training Review transformation programme only tw

TEACHING POSTS AT BRUNEL UNIVERSITY

That this House expresses its concern at the reductions in teaching posts at Brunel University; regrets the failure to prevent compulsory redundancies; and urges the university to review the current staffing proposals and to do all it can to avoid compulsory redundancies.

TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER'S

That this House notes the comments made by the hon Member for South Thanet on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's (NICE) draft guidance on drugs for Alzheimer's; welcomes the Minister's statement that NICE should consider the wider implications of not approving Alzheimer's drugs' use, e

AFC TELFORD UNITED'S AWARD

That this House congratulates AFC Telford United, Telford & Wrekin Council and their partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors for winning the coveted Local Government Chronicle national award for community involvement for their pioneering work in using football to foster learning, socia

ST HELENA AIRPORT

That this House welcomes the announcement from the Department for International Development that an airport is to be provided on St Helena, comprising construction of a 2,250 metre runway capable of supporting the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800 and equivalent aircraft; and congratulates the Department

CONDUCT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR WEST DORSET

That this House demands a full apology from the Shadow Chancellor, the Right honourable Member for West Dorset, for the irresponsible statement he made that Labour had a secret plan to impose 40% capital gains tax on the sale of principal residences; considers that the making of a false statement su

ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

That this House congratulates Roehampton University at the beginning of its Debating War, Defending Rights Week on obtaining funding for the establishment of a Centre for Rights Understanding and Citizenship based on Learning through Experience (CRUCiBLE); recognises that this centre will provide a

PROTECTING FOOTBALL REFEREES

That this House notes with regret and concern the growing tendency for football players to seek to intimidate and influence the decision-making of match officials during the course of a game; and calls upon the English football authorities to punish most severely any player who verbally or physicall

COMMONWEALTH DAY, MONDAY 14th MARCH

That this House, in common with all parliaments of the Commonwealth, gladly observes Commonwealth Day on Monday 14th March; supports this year's theme of Education, Creating Opportunity, Realising Potential, emphasising the Commonwealth's commitment to education, achieving universal primary educatio

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DRUGS

That this House notes the preliminary recommendations of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence appraisal committee concerning Alzheimer's disease drugs, which recommended against their use in the NHS; notes the recent recommendations of the Independent Expert Medical Panel report, Improving

NOTTINGHAM EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT

That this House regrets that Nottingham East Midlands Airport, which is sited entirely within Leicestershire, will be introducing as from May two new flight paths over Leicestershire following inadequate consultation with the people of Leicestershire; notes that these will allow a massive increase i