Early Day Motions

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

TRADE UNIONS IN IRAQ

by encouraging the Iraqi government to ensure all public sector employees enjoy full trade union rights in line with International Labour Organisation conventions.

AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL PRICE RISES

Line 3, leave out from 'price' to end and add 'further notes that farming receives ú16 per week from the average family in subsidies and high prices according to a calculation by Which?; believes that almost all other businesses, industries and individuals are affected by higher fuel costs and that

PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUPS

That this House celebrates the patient, clinical and economic benefits resulting from the use of medical technologies, as outlined in the Medical Technology Group's paper, Making the Economic Case for Medical Technology; regrets the low use of these technologies in the NHS, as compared with other in

RE-INSTATEMENT OF THE 3RD BATTALION OF THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT

That this House applauds the exemplary recruitment record of the Royal Anglian Regiment, which was created from several former historic county regiments representing Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Rutland

PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION FOR THE ELDERLY

That this House welcomes the extension of the pneumococcal immunisation programme for older adults to all those over 75 years of age from April 2004 and over 65 from April 2005; recognises that pneumococcal infection causes a broad range of diseases in older people, including serious pneumonia, whic

SNP PENSIONS POLICY

That this House welcomes the commitment of the SNP to a Citizen's Pension to abolish the unfair system of means-testing, a proposal that has been welcomed by pensioners and pensioner organisations across the country; welcomes the SNP's commitment to extend and substantially increase the basic state

ANNIVERSARY OF ENNISKILLEN BOMB

That this House remembers with respect those murdered and injured by the Provisional IRA in the poppy day massacre on Remembrance Sunday 1987 in Enniskillen; recalls the promises made at that time that no stone would be left unturned until those responsible were brought to justice; and calls on the

21ST CENTURY CITY OF COURTESY

That this House congratulates the people of Perth on being the first Scottish community to be awarded the title 21st Century City of Courtesy by the Campaign for Courtesy; notes the importance of tourism and service industries to the Perth economy; and hopes that many more towns and cities will foll

POOLS COMPANIES AND COPYRIGHT PAYMENTS TO THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE

That this House is concerned at the unilateral decision taken by Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters football pools companies to cease payment to the Scottish Football League of copyright payments for the right to use SFL fixtures in their games; notes that, for this season, the SFL was scheduled to re