Early Day Motions

CONVICTION OF IRA/SINN FEIN MEMBERS IN COLOMBIA

That this House notes with concern the conviction of three members of IRA/Sinn Fein in Colombia for offences involving the training of FARC terrorists in acts of violence to be carried out against the legitimate Government of Colombia; urges that international governmental action should be co-ordina

COPYRIGHT PAYMENTS BY POOLS COMPANIES

That this House notes the suspension of copyright payments by Littlewoods and Vernons Pools Ltd to professional football clubs; is concerned about the effect of this loss of income on smaller clubs; and urges the pools companies to resolve the situation as soon as possible.

BELMARSH JUDGEMENT

That this House welcomes the historic ruling of the House of Lords on 16th December, granting the appeal of nine individuals detained at HMP Belmarsh and elsewhere under Part IV of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001; notes that the House of Lords has quashed the derogation under Article

GRAND COMMITTEES

That this House notes the greater need to promote regions within the United Kingdom in light of the fact that London, Scotland and Wales have their own representative bodies; recognises the English regions' need to be represented adequately in Parliament and the need to hold government accountable f

SAVE CONCORDE GROUP

That this House welcomes the formation of the Save Concorde Group; notes that its membership consists of flight crew and engineering personnel for Concorde, and interested individuals and dedicated enthusiasts, all of whom believe that one Concorde aircraft should be restored to airworthy condition

SUBSTITUTION FOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE

That this House rejects the Government's updated policy on the substitution of intermediate level radioactive wastes, as notified to Parliament in the Written Statement by the Trade and Industry Secretary, Official Report, column 114WS, 13th December; notes with concern that, notwithstanding ministe

RATIFICATION OF UN MIGRANT WORKERS CONVENTION

That this House notes the growing consensus in favour of clearly defined legal rights for migrant workers which is evident in reports and opinions published by bodies as diverse as the World Bank, the United Nations, the European Commission, the Select Committee on International Development and the

PROTECTING COUNTRY LANES

That this House is deeply concerned that a concerted campaign by vested interests is in operation to destroy the status of country lanes which are currently restricted in their use to categories such as walkers, horse riders and local farmers to open them for use by crowds of motor cyclists, car dri

BISHOP JULIUS JIA

That this House notes with distress the treatment of Catholic Bishop Julius Jia by the Chinese Government; recognises the important work he has done in the community establishing an orphanage in 1991 for unwanted children; expresses its dismay at his treatment by the Chinese Government who ban him f

THE PRINCESS OF WALES'S ROYAL REGIMENT

That this House applauds the professionalism and courage of all UK armed forces who are on or who have seen active service in the recent past; wishes to recognise that members of the Princess of Wales's Royal regiment drawing from Greater London as well as the counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hamps

COMPLAINTS AGAINST SOLICITORS

That this House is concerned that the continuing failure of self-regulation of complaints against solicitors by the Law Society has still not been adequately addressed by Government, whose only action so far has been the half measure of appointing a Legal Services Complaints Commissioner who is also

UNCAGED CAMPAIGNS

That this House welcomes the historic legal victory achieved by Uncaged Campaigns, allowing publication, in the public interest, of documents and a report describing Imutran/Novartis primate xenotransplantation research programme at Huntingdon Life Sciences; notes that the evidence contained within

HEN HARRIERS

That this House notes with concern the actions of landowners who refuse to sign a pledge to accept laws protecting the hen-harrier; recognises the hen-harrier as an officially protected bird of prey as a consequence of being so rare with only eight breeding pairs in England; supports the fact that t

ITV AND ANIMAL ABUSE

That this House regards with utter distaste the so-called Bushtucker trials devised for the inane programme I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here; and suggests that if ITV is considering another dose of this second-rate rubbish they devise tests which do not involve tormenting, abusing or killing mamma

SUTTON DISABILITY BENEFITS CENTRE

That this House notes Department for Work and Pension plans to close the Sutton Disability Benefits Centre; further notes that the centre provides an invaluable service to disabled people in an area that stretches from the Isle of Wight to South London; and that no business plan has been produced th

R.J.MITCHELL SPITFIRE MEMORIAL

STOLEN ARTEFACTS

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GENETICALLY-MODIFIED ORGANISMS

Line 8, after 'Parliament', insert', the Scottish Parliament'.

BRITISH POLLING COUNCIL

That this House welcomes the launch of the British Polling Council by the UK's largest public opinion research companies; notes that the opinion polling industry has responded to the decline of self-regulation and the need to take action to ensure transparency and honesty in polling and the reportin

COMMONHOLD AND LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 2002

That this House welcomes the Commencement Order made on 16th November that will bring into force some of the key remaining leasehold provisions of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, requiring landlords to send out written reminders with dates for ground rents before they are able to impos

GIFTING OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT

That this House while welcoming the gifting of equipment for training purposes to the Iraqi Interim Government, as detailed in the Ministry of Defence minute dated 15th December, deplores the inclusion of this gift of live ammunition, grenade launchers and pistols; and calls upon the Government to w

COAL MINE SURFACE WORKERS' CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE SCHEME

That this House is disappointed by the decision not to establish a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease scheme for the relatively small number of surface mine workers who did not work underground or worked underground for less than five years and who were involved in processing coal and exposed to

ROMFORD DRUM AND TRUMPET CORPS

That this House congratulates the Romford Drum and Trumpet Corps marching band on winning both the National Title and the National League Title at this year's event which was held in Cannock, Staffordshire where 23 of Britain's finest marching bands were competing; recognises that this achievement w

AVIATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

That this House recognises the need to address the growing impact of aviation emissions on climate change; notes that inclusion of the aviation industry in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in 2008 will encourage research and development into cleaner aviation technology; and welcomes the UK Government

MORDECHAI VANUNU AND THE RECTORSHIP OF GLASGOW UNIVERSITY

That this House congratulates the students of Glasgow University on their decision to elect Mordechai Vanunu as their new university rector; believes that his election celebrates the unique sacrifice that he has made to the cause of peace by acting as whistleblower of Israel's secret nuclear weapons