Early Day Motions

ANNIVERSARY OF ANTI-SIKH POGROMS

That this House remembers with sadness the 20th anniversary of the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms when thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed or injured across India; notes with pleasure the many positive changes that have since taken place in India where the current Prime Minister is a Sikh; and

SILENT CALLS

That this House condemns the practice of computer-generated random telephone number dialling to circumvent people's preferences for telephone privacy in order to sell them goods and services by cold-calling; notes that when one call is answered, many others are automatically terminated, thus causing

REMEMBRANCE DAY IN WALES

That this House records its continuing gratitude to those service men and women and civilians from Wales who gave their lives during the last century; thanks those who continue to risk their lives for peacekeeping and security today; supports strongly the work of the British Legion in assisting ex-s

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN UKRAINE

That this House applauds the commitment to democracy on the part of the Ukrainian people, as shown in the conduct of the first round of the presidential election on 31st October; is disappointed by the condemnation of the conduct of the election attributed to spokespeople for international election

LEARNING-DISABLED ATHLETES AND THE PARALYMPIC GAMES

That this House regrets the exclusion from the 2004 Paralympic Games of all learning-disabled athletes as a result of a dispute between the International Paralympic Committee and the International Sports Federation for People with Intellectual Disability about verification procedures; believes that

PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC SERVICES

That this House recalls President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 election theme 'The Great Society' which had the vision of prosperity, social improvement and civil rights reform, and was defined as a society in which poverty would be abolished, education would be available for all, peace would prevail an

BAHRAIN CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

That this House is deeply concerned by the arrest on 25th September and continued detention of Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja, Executive Director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and prominent Bahraini human rights activist, reportedly as a result of critical comments made against the Government of Bah

FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL CSA NON-RESIDENT PARENTS

That this House notes that the new formula for Child Support Agency (CSA) maintenance calculations has now been in place since April 2003, which is more than enough time to stabilise the system; considers that existing cases have experienced a long and avoidable delay under the old rules; and calls

JASON ROBINSON - ENGLAND RUGBY CAPTAIN

That this House send its warmest congratulations to Jason Robinson on his recent appointment as England Rugby Union Captain; and acknowledges his personal contribution to both rugby codes as well as his achievement in becoming the first black player to captain England.

PRESIDENT PUTIN AND KYOTO

That this House congratulates President Putin on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol and thereby enabling it to come into force; calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that the EU offers its closest co-operation with Russia in technology exchange and emissions trading; and calls upon the Prime Ministe

US ELECTION TURNOUT

at end add '; therefore is concerned at the numerous problems surrounding the use of voting machines; and notes that where paper ballots are used there is far greater confidence in the transparency of the system.'.

ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE'S WILDLIFE CRIME REPORT

That this House welcomes the findings of the report by the Environmental Audit Committee on Wildlife Crime; supports in particular the report's recommendations that the Government re-states its commitment to tackling wildlife crime; further supports the recommendation that wildlife crime be recognis

RESULT OF NORTH EAST ASSEMBLY REFERENDUM

That this House notes the Prime Minister's comments that now that the Americans have voted, Europe needs to listen; and believes that now voters in the North East have overwhelmingly rejected the idea of a regional assembly, the Government should respond to voters' wishes by bringing forward proposa

CLOSURE OF DIRECTLY MANAGED POST OFFICE BRANCHES

That this House recognises the importance of post office branches to local communities, particularly the elderly, disabled and people without access to private cars; commends the work of post office managers and franchises in providing benefits, banking services, passport checking and many other imp

INVESTING IN SOCIAL PRIORITIES

That this House believes that politics is all about priorities and considers a new tax net band at 50 per cent. should be introduced for those earning in excess of ú100,000 to raise an additional ú4.8 billion for public expenditure; further considers that if the UK's annual contribution to NATO was

LONDON NORTH SECURITIES CONSUMER CREDIT LICENCE

That this House notes that London North Securities have applied to the Office of Fair Trading for a consumer credit licence; recalls that the company recently lost a legal challenge over attempts to collect ú384,000 in settlement of a ú5,750 loan; further recalls the case of Frank and Jeanette Sharr

DESTRUCTION OF THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE BATTLE OF LOOS

That this House notes with horror that the historic site where part of the Battle of Loos was fought in 1915 is being turned into a rubbish tip; further notes that the village of Auchy les Mines, in northern France, was the site of one of the most intense, bloody battles of the war and that up to 60

TERRORIST MURDERS OF IRAQI RAILWAY WORKERS

That this House notes with horror that four members of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) were murdered in cold blood on the night of Wednesday 27th/Thursday 28th October when their train, which was carrying consumer goods, was attacked by mortar fire on the railway line between Mosul and B

TRADE UNIONS IN IRAQ

Line 3, at end add 'and as campaigned for by the Iraqi Federation of Iraqi Unions.'

CONTAMINATED BLOOD PRODUCTS PUBLIC INQUIRY

Line 4, leave out from 'inquiry' to end and insert 'into the use of contaminated blood products in the treatment of haemophilia and in transfusions in the past; while recognising the progress made in the term of the present Labour government in allocating funds to provide non blood based recombinant

MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF'S BETTER DEAL CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates Macmillan Cancer Relief on the successful launch of its exciting new Better Deal campaign to get a better deal for people dealing with cancer, especially from the benefits system; notes that three-quarters of people surveyed by Macmillan who have had a cancer diagnosis

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

REGIONAL FIRE AND RESCUE CONTROL CENTRES

That this House welcomes the reassurance of the Leader of the House on Thursday 4th November that the Deputy Prime Minister and his ministerial colleagues are prepared to consult with honourable Members representing the constituencies concerned on the plan to centralise fire and rescue control facil

TREATMENT OF DOCTOR WANG BINGZHANG

That this House is concerned by the imprisonment of Dr Wang Bingzhang, a leading figure in the formation of the Chinese Alliance for Democracy, in the People's Republic of China, since his life sentencing by a Chinese Communist Court in February 2003 for political subversion; condemns the treatment

US GOVERNMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

That this House deplores in the strongest possible terms the unfounded and insulting criticism of Sir David King, the Government's Chief Scientist, by Myron Ebell, an adviser to US President George W. Bush, on climate change; notes that Mr Ebell is Director of Global Warming and International Enviro