Early Day Motions

EXTRADITION ACT 2003

That this House urges Her Majesty's Government to defer approving the extradition to the United States of any British subjects until such time as the United States Senate ratifies the Extradition Treaty of March 2003; further calls upon the Government to amend the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation o

FORMATION OF A NEW YORKSHIRE REGIMENT

That this House believes that, given the exemplary recruitment record of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and the excellent record of the two other Yorkshire regiments, the Prince of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment and the Green Howards, a new Yorkshire regiment of three regular battalions should be

PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE SCHOOLS PROJECT IN NORFOLK

That this House notes with concern that after several years of planning the proposed private finance initiative (PFI) deal to upgrade and replace school buildings in 37 Norfolk schools has collapsed; further notes that plans to reorganise the education system enabling children in 75 schools to start

MEDICINE ADVERTISEMENTS

That this House is concerned that misleading advertisements for medicines can confuse prescribers, patients and consumers leading to the unnecessary or inappropriate use of these products posing a potential danger to public health; calls for more effective regulation of advertising of pharmaceutical

ZIMBABWE

That this House calls on the Government to implement unilaterally, if necessary, a tougher sanctions regime against Robert Mugabe, his financial backers and those who oppress innocent people in his name; expresses frustration at those governments which openly and covertly provide support to the Gove

DEATH OF SIR ROBERT COOPER CBE

That this House notes with the deepest regret the death on 16th November of Sir Robert Cooper CBE who undertook a wide range of public duties in Northern Ireland including being a founder member of the Alliance Party, its joint Political Chairman, West Belfast member of the Northern Ireland Assembly

FLUORIDATION OF WATER IN SCOTLAND

That this House welcomes the decision by the Scottish Executive to abandon its proposals to introduce fluoride into the public water supply in Scotland; believes that to add fluoride to the public water supplies without prior consultation with members of the public would result in the mass medicatio

CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY

That this House deplores the continuing problems at the Child Support Agency; notes the recent resignation of Doug Smith, the CSA's former Chief Executive; recognises that since May 2003 the Government has consistently refused to set a date for when old cases will be transferred to the new system; i

SUPERMARKET CODE OF PRACTICE

That this House looks forward to the publication of the Office of Fair Trading audit of supplier contracts with supermarkets under the Code of Practice; recognises that the OFT report into the Code, published in February 2004, concluded that it had failed to effectively protect suppliers from unfair

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER

That this House notes that the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has completed just eight minutes at the Dispatch Box since his appointment in September; also notes that the Minister for the Cabinet Office has declined to reveal the sum earmarked by her Department to cover the cost of creating a

ABANDONED VEHICLES

That this House notes that there has been a 38 per cent. increase in the number of abandoned cars since 2002; further notes the serious environmental hazards posed by abandoned vehicles; notes with further concern the potential increase in abandoned cars under the provisions of the End of Life Vehic

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

FOOD SUPPLEMENTS DIRECTIVE

That this House notes with great concern the Government's continuing failure to take a proactive role in negotiations over the implementation of the Food Supplements Directive; expresses its grave disquiet that many vitamins and minerals in common use are set to become illegal even though the author

COMMUNITY RAIL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

That this House condemns the Government's decision to continue the Community Rail plans for the Henley-Twyford and Maidenhead-Marlow branch lines, noting that these lines are key commuter routes; further notes that under the proposals safety standards will fall, and Government investment will be cut

FUTURE OF COUNCIL HOUSING

That this House supports the proposal from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Select Committee for an investment allowance to create a level playing field for council housing and enable local authorities to finance borrowing under the prudential framework to meet the Decent Homes Standard as an

ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE

That this House notes with concern that the number of economically inactive people of working age has risen by over 120,000 in the last year alone; is particularly disturbed that there are more than a million young people who are neither working nor in full-time education or training and that this n

DIRECT PAYMENT

That this House condemns the way in which the Government is introducing direct payment; observes that thousands of pensioners feel they are being coerced into having their pension or benefits paid into a bank or building society account rather than a Post Office Card Account; believes that real dist

COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT

That this House notes that the average Band D bill in England in 2004-05 will be ú1,167, an increase of 69 per cent. since 1997-98; is concerned that take-up of council tax benefit fell in the last year that statistics are available from 70.76 per cent. by caseload in 2000-01 to 66.72 per cent. in 2

PENSIONERS' AND LOW INCOMES

That this House is concerned that the percentage of pensioners experiencing persistent low income has risen from 17 per cent. in 1994-1997 to 18 per cent. in 1998-2001; notes that many of the poorest pensioners do not claim the pension credit to which they are entitled; and calls on the Government t

PENSIONERS' MANIFESTO

That this House welcomes the publication of the Pensioners' Manifesto; notes that the Manifesto calls for the basic state pension to be increased by earnings not prices; and calls on the Government to adopt this proposal to reverse the spread of means-testing.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME

That this House welcomes the creation of the Financial Assistance Scheme; notes with concern that people who have already been affected by the wind-up of a pension scheme do not know whether they will be eligible for assistance, what level of assistance they will receive, or when assistance will com

PURCHASE OF ANNUITIES

That this House observes that annuity rates have fallen significantly since 1997; is concerned that someone who is 74 years old is forced to purchase an annuity before their 75th birthday; notes with interest that a report by Watson Wyatt found that 59 per cent. of pensioners have no desire to move

VALUE OF THE BASIC STATE PENSION

That this House recognises that the value of the basic state pension has fallen from 35 per cent. of average income in 1996-97 to 30 per cent. in 2001-02; and calls on the Government to increase the basic state pension by earnings not prices, to reverse the spread of means-tested benefits and revers

PENSION CREDIT TAKE-UP

That this House is concerned that over one and a half million pensioners who are eligible to pension credit do not receive the money to which they are entitled; notes that many of those who do not claim are the poorest pensioners; is aware that a recent Age Concern survey found that 73 per cent. of

PENSION LIABILITIES

That this House notes that the most recent official estimate of total liabilities across all unfunded public sector pension schemes was ú380bn on 31st March 2002; is concerned that a leading firm of actuaries, Watson Wyatt, recently estimated that the figure is now ú580bn; calls on the Government to