Early Day Motions

ENGLISH NATURE AND DERELICT PIT SITES

That this House commends English Nature for its decision to restore over 40 derelict pit sites in South and West Yorkshire and transform them into lowland heathland landscapes, which is one of Great Britain's most important wildlife habitats.

RECONFIGURATION OF THE GATWICK EXPRESS

That this House expresses its deep concern at the proposals put forward by the Strategic Rail Authority to reconfigure the Gatwick Express into a stopping service; understands that the decision is being taken in order to increase rail capacity between London and the South Coast, but believes this wi

MOBILE PHONE MAST APPLICATIONS

That this House notes with considerable concern that communities up and down the United Kingdom are becoming bombarded with mobile phone mast applications, often repeatedly so; further notes that the 10 point guidance by the industry to regulate and regularise such applications is more honoured in t

IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH HEDGES LEGISLATION

That this House notes with concern the continued delay in the implementation of legislation governing nuisance hedges; further notes that the legislation was passed by Parliament in November 2003 due in part to the tireless efforts of the honourable Member for Ealing North but that no date has been

PROMOTION OF BICYCLE USE

That this House congratulates the Government on funding developments to transport routes in the South West in order to accommodate the huge numbers of visitors to the region; notes that in order to prevent further major road extensions the UK must develop combined transport strategies, paying partic

APOLOGY TO CONLON AND MAGUIRE FAMILIES

That this House welcomes the statement of apology made by the Prime Minister to the Conlon and Maguire families; shares his recollection that the Guildford and Woolwich bombings killed seven people and injured over 100; recognises the loss suffered by these families will never go away but believes i

RBS GROUP FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME

That this House notes that the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, a long-time supporter of financial education in schools, is celebrating a decade of educating children about the world of personal finance and enterprise through its Face 2 Face with Finance programme; welcomes this important contribution

WILDLIFE CRIME

That this House is appalled at the high level of crime committed against wildlife in England and Wales, in particular that against protected species such as badgers; praises the work of police wildlife crime officers and other bodies and individuals through the initiative Partnership for Action agai

THE ZIMBABWEAN NEWSPAPER

That this House congratulates Wilf Mbanga and his colleagues on the publication on 10th February of the first issue of The Zimbabwean newspaper; notes that more than 65 journalists have offered their services in this new weekly paper, to be published simultaneously in London and Johannesburg and mad

RURAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND ANIMAL WELFARE

That this House notes the European Commission proposal for a Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (COM(2004)490), published in July 2004; further notes that the proposed Regulation continues the provision of an existing Regulatio

CLOSURE OF UK UNIVERSITY SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS

That this House congratulates the Government on the publication of Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014; notes that the costs of maintaining university science departments far exceed inflation; further notes that the higher education funding councils have changed their funding formu

MANCHESTER UNITED

That this House notes the renewed attempt to take over Manchester United PLC by Malcolm Glazer and his company Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football franchise; recognises that senior players, Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand, have spoken out against the bid; recalls that the overwhelming majority of Ma

INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANIFESTO

That this House welcomes the All Party Parliamentary Group for Intelligent Energy's Magnificent Seven Manifesto; and notes that it provides a seven point plan, referring to the need for specific targets and strategies as well as incentives for technologies such as micro generation and combined heat

CONTINUED HARASSMENT OF MORDECHAI VANUNU

That this House is concerned at the continuing oppressive restrictions being imposed on Mordechai Vanunu by the Israeli Government; urges Her Majesty's Government to make representations to their Israeli counterparts that these restrictions on Mr Vanunu's civil liberties be removed without delay, as

ENDOMETRIOSIS

Line 7, leave out from 'notes' to end and insert 'that Government funding for medical research, including Endometriosis is distributed through the Medical Research Council (MRC), an independent body; therefore concludes that the difference in grant allocations for research into endometriosis of ú1.8

MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION

PALLIATIVE CARE

Line 4, after 'need', insert 'but regrets the way in which the Sue Ryder care home at Stanton Harold in North West Leicestershire was closed in 2002; further endorses the view.'

BBC PARLIAMENT

That this House congratulates the BBC and BBC Worldwide on their agreement to include listings for BBC Parliament in the Radio Times; notes that BBC Parliament is Europe's first parliamentary channel to broadcast around the clock and since its launch in 1998 has enjoyed an average monthly audience o

HOUSE OF COMMONS CLEANERS

That this House recognises the invaluable contribution made by House of Commons cleaners towards ensuring the smooth running of this House; is dismayed with the poor pay and working conditions of the cleaners who are paid a miserly ú4.85 per hour with only 12 days' paid holiday per annum, statutory

ELLEN MACARTHUR

That this House congratulates Ellen MacArthur from Whatstandwell in Derbyshire on her latest outstanding achievement, which sets a new world record; pays tribute to her courage and commitment to excellence; believes that she has become a major role model to young people in this and many other countr

GIRLS' EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

That this House notes with concern that more than 100 million children around the world are unable to go to school, almost 60 per cent. of whom are girls; is very disappointed that the Millennium Development Goal for Eliminating Gender Disparity in Primary and Secondary Education by 2005 has been mi

KASHMIR SOLIDARITY DAY

That this House congratulates the Kashmiri community on Kashmir Solidarity Day on 5th February and for all their tireless campaigning; notes that the Kashmir dispute dates back to partition in 1947; believes that it is a tragedy that the Kashmir dispute is still unresolved; supports the 1948 UN reso

CROSSRAIL DEPOT IN ROMFORD

That this House deeply regrets the decision of Crossrail London Rail Links Ltd. who, with support from the Government, are planning to build a large depot in central Romford to service trains intended to operate on the proposed Crossrail network; believes that this decision is ill-thought out and ha

SMALLER FOOTBALL CLUBS AND CENTENARY OF INSTITUTE FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House acknowledges the outstanding work done by all those individuals involved for many years in helping to run smaller football clubs which are the lifeblood of soccer throughout the United Kingdom; and to this end highly commends Institute Football Club, based in Londonderry, playing in

SINN FEIN, THE MAYOR OF LONDON AND NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House notes the reported comments of Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London, where he has indicated he is prepared to highlight the alleged disadvantage of Nationalists in Northern Ireland's Lisburn City Council but has not mentioned the worsening problems of Unionists in councils such as Lo