Early Day Motions

HIV/AIDS

That this House recognises that HIV/AIDS is a huge obstacle to poverty eradication in the developing world; notes that 58 million people worldwide are currently living with AIDS; further notes that last year, nearly five million people became infected with HIV, 2.9 million died from AIDS in sub-Saha

ACCESS TO SHORT BREAKS

That this House believes that children who have multiple disabilities and complex health needs and their families have a need for short breaks either in the family home or in specialist residential settings; recognises the intense pressure placed on so many families who provide 24 hour care to child

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME

That this House recognises the suffering of those members of final salary schemes who have lost their pensions when their schemes were in wind-up and their need for urgent assistance; welcomes the provision of ú400 million for the Financial Assistance Schemes but is concerned that this is not a suff

CLOSURE OF POST OFFICES

That this House calls on the Government to ensure that the Post Office closure programme for urban post offices is conducted systematically and only after first consulting all relevant parties including post office users, local public bodies and authorities and the relevant honourable Member, allows

EMPLOYEE SHARE SCHEMES

That this House notes the great benefits to employees, employers and the economy as a whole of broad-based employee share schemes; and urges the International Accounting Standards Board and the Accounting Standards Board to take account in their work on new accounting standards of the impact of such

ABOLITION OF THE OVER THIRTY MONTHS SCHEME

That this House recognises the net saving of ú300 million that the ending of the Over-Thirty Months Scheme would bring; acknowledges the potential increase in returns to British farmers that would also occur; notes the advice from the Food Standards Agency that the scheme can be ended; further notes

FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

That this House notes that the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive and the Medicinal Products for Human Use Directive have recently been passed into European law; believes that these Directives and the Food Supplements Directive together place unnecessary restrictions upon the choice exe

BLUE BADGE SCHEME RESEARCH

That this House is concerned by the considerable delay in publishing Government research into the eligibility of children with autistic spectrum disorder for the Blue Badge Scheme; notes that this research was first mentioned in March 2002; urges the Government to give a report of the finding of thi

MOBILE PHONE MASTS

That this House is concerned by recent court judgements allowing mobile phone masts to be located next to schools; notes the report published by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mobile Communication in July on mobile phone masts; and calls on the Government to heed the advice of that report so t

RIGHT TO CARE CAMPAIGN

That this House supports the Right to Care Campaign; believes that the campaign grouping involving 20 major campaign groups, charities and trade unions, is testament to the depth of feeling surrounding the issue of long-term care felt by the members of these organisations and by many members of the

QUALITY OF SERVICE TO DISABLED RAIL USERS

That this House condemns the poor service endured by Mr Keith Roads and other disabled rail users as a result of the failure of Central Trains to make reasonable adjustments to overcome the barriers presented by inaccessible stations; agrees with the Disability Rights Commission that it is reasonabl

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 comp

ACCESS TO THE INTERNET

That this House calls on the Government to acknowledge that, while it has announced that broadband coverage is approaching 95 per cent. of the population, it is still mainly at data speeds which are so slow that in other countries they would not be recognised as being broadband; notes that less than

ACCESS TO PENSIONS

That this House notes growing concerns about the difficulties facing pensioners who are ill in accessing their pensions since the introduction of Post Office card accounts, the transfer to bank accounts and the closure of large numbers of post offices.

LEASEHOLD SCAMS

That this House calls for Government action against freeholders who engage in activities often against vulnerable homeowners, such as refusing to take cheques paid in advance and then charging a fine for non-payment at the due date, failing to cash cheques properly sent and then charging an extortio

PARENTAL SUPERVISION IN PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS

That this House notes with concern guidelines introduced on 1st May that prevent parents taking more than one child under the age of four years or two children under the age of eight years into a public swimming pool at any time; deplores the effect that this will have on single parents and large fa

CONTAMINATED BLOOD PRODUCTS PUBLIC INQUIRY

That this House notes the severe illness and deaths of haemophiliacs and some partners from HIV and hepatitis C, caused by the use of contaminated blood products and the potential for future deaths from vCJD; and supports the Haemophilia Society in its calls for an independent public inquiry into th

LICENSING FEES FOR SPORTS CLUBS

That this House notes the undertakings given by Ministers during the passage of the Licensing Act, with regard to licensing fees for sports clubs; contrasts this with the assessment of the Central Council of Physical Recreation which states that the proposed licensing fees will have a disastrous imp

EDUCATION IN SOUTHEND

That this House notes that there are four state secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea which have been identified as being amongst the top 150 state schools in the United Kingdom for A level performance; and congratulates the headteachers, staff, governors and pupils of Westcliff High School for Girls

RACISM IN FOOTBALL

That this House notes with concern the remarks of the Spanish coach and the reaction of parts of the crowd at the Under 21 and full friendly internationals in Spain in November; applauds the English team and coach for their restrained response on the night and the Football Association in the Kick It

CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM AND GIBRALTAR

That this House notes that, just like in the United Kingdom, the people of Gibraltar voted as full participants in the European parliamentary elections in June, thus setting an important precedent; and therefore calls upon Her Majesty's Government to ensure that the people of Gibraltar are also give

FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN ZIMBABWE

That this House expresses its deep concern at the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe; further notes with concern that the policy of quiet diplomacy has failed and that human rights abuses now abound in that country; notes the recent introduction of the NGO Bill which seeks to ban civic organisation

C/O BRITISH FARMING CAMPAIGN

That this House supports the c/o British Farming campaign; applauds this initiative by the agricultural and horticultural industry to reconnect with its customers; recognises that nearly two-thirds of the food eaten in Britain is grown by British farmers, that farmers and growers provide the product

PRICE OF MILK

That this House notes with concern the recent Milk Development Council Report highlighting the drop in farmgate prices for milk when supermarket margins on milk have increased significantly; is further concerned that the average dairy farmer earns just ú2.90 an hour for a 70 hour week; and calls on

UK SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN FOOD

That this House notes with concern that the proportion of food and drink produced in Britain for domestic consumption has fallen by six per cent. under the present government, following a long plateau of stability in market share; recognises that this has had wide-ranging implications for farm incom