Early Day Motions

SLAUGHTER OF COMPANION ANIMALS FOR FOOD IN CHINA

That this House is appalled by the acts of extreme animal cruelty which take place in China's animal markets, where millions of cats and dogs are killed annually for human consumption; rejects the claim that these practices are part of a cultural tradition; condemns the cruel ways in which these ani

JUVENILE JAILS

That this House is alarmed by recent reports that the Government is considering offering out to tender the running of specialist UK juvenile prison institutions, currently dedicated to holding young offenders under the age of 18 years; believes that much privatisation of governmental responsibility,

LOCAL STREET NAMES

That this House notes the inconvenience and distress caused by local authorities giving a new street a name that is similar or identical to the name of another street in the same area; recognises that problems arising from this can include missing credit card bills, the unwanted and unauthorised cha

A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STRATEGY FOR WALES

That this House notes that the conference, titled 'Could the Lights Go Out in Wales?' organised by power generator Npower and the lobby group, Trade Unions for Safe Nuclear Energy, held in Cardiff on 18th October, heard support from new nuclear plants to be built; notes that in association with the

STOP THE WAR COALITION AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ

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WILKES AND LIBERTY

That this House notes that 17th October marks the anniversary of the birth of the great radical John Wilkes; pays tribute to the role of Mr Wilkes in the campaigns to secure the right of fully elected honourable Members to take their seats, to report parliamentary debates in the press, to extend the

FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND INDYMEDIA

That this House expresses deep concern at the seizing of web servers belonging to the independent media organisation Indymedia; requests that the Home Secretary explains under what authority their wholly independent news service was prevented from functioning; and expresses its disquiet at this atta

EUROPEAN SOCIAL FORUM

That this House welcomes the European Social Forum to London; believes that the thousands of people from Europe and beyond discussing issues of global justice, peace and environment as well as human rights and justice is wholly positive; congratulates the organisers and sponsors, including unions, t

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE

That this House urges Her Majesty's Government to communicate with the Government of Ukraine the importance which the British Government attaches to free and fair Presidential elections in that country on 31st October, and on 21st November if a second round is required; expects unimpeded access to t

CITY OF LITERATURE AWARD FOR EDINBURGH

That this House welcomes the announcement by UNESCO that Edinburgh has been nominated the world's First City of Literature; congratulates all those in Edinburgh and Scotland who contributed to the success of the bid; welcomes the support given to the bid by the UK's UNESCO ambassador; and believes t

WHEELCHAIR PASSENGERS TRAVELLING IN GUARD'S VANS ON SOUTHERN TRAINS

That this House condemns Southern Trains for continuing to run old slam-door passenger trains and as a consequence forcing wheelchair-using passengers to travel in the guards van with bars on the windows, which is not only an insult to disabled people but an affront to basic human decency; and calls

RATIFICATON 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

CLOSURE OF INNSWORTH, CHURCHDOWN AND LECKHAMPTON POST OFFICES

That this House condemns the plans to close the post office branches of Innsworth, Churchdown and Leckhampton in the Tewkesbury constituency; believes that the decision represents short-term thinking, in that hundreds more houses are being proposed for Innsworth; further believes that the decision w

ADULT RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES ASSOCIATION

That this House recognises the important contribution of residential colleges for adult education in providing learning opportunities through short-stay courses for the general public across a broad curriculum in a unique learning environment in buildings of historic and community significance; cong

STOP THE WAR COALITION AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ

That this House notes that the Stop the War Coalition leaders recently put out a statement by e-mail to its supporters which backed 'the legitimacy of the struggle of the Iraqi people, by whatever means they find necessary' to end occupation; believes that this scurrilous statement would strongly im

ETON COLLEGE - CHARITABLE STATUS

That this House notes the number of recent violent activities of Old Etonians; and calls on the Government to take away the charitable status of Eton College and put Eton College under special educational measures.

JOB LOSSES IN JOBCENTRE PLUS

That this House is concerned that the announcement by the Department for Work and Pensions on job reductions in Jobcentre Plus offices in Scotland will severely damage the service provided by jobcentres; notes that whilst the official statement related to closures of jobcentres in Perth, Kirkcaldy,

PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD

That this House is concerned that recent research has shown that fresh fruit and vegetables on sale in UK supermarkets continue to have high levels of pesticide residues; and believes that food producers, retailers and the Government must all take action to ensure a reduction in the use of pesticide

DEATH OF MR CHRISTOPHER REEVE AND SPINAL REPAIR RESEARCH

That this House notes with sadness the death of Christopher Reeve and pays tribute to the tremendous impact of his campaigning on the issue of spinal cord injury research that will benefit the 40,000 people in the UK who are paralysed to some degree as a result of spinal cord injury; welcomes the an

GRAFFITI AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

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INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS

That this House welcomes the official United Nations day marking the 10th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (1994); acknowledges the important emphasis the Government has placed on sexual and reproductive health and rights as the cornerstone for international

ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITMENT

That this House welcomes the Government's consultation on an extension of the Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) as an opportunity to improve measures to improve energy efficiency; notes that extending such improvements to cover the period 2005 to 2011 will help the Government achieve its carbon emi

EU SUGAR REGIME

That this House notes the recent proposal by the European Commission to overhaul the internal European Union sugar regime; supports these proposals in principle, but recognises the very serious effect they will have on the Caribbean; believes that the collapse of the sugar industry in a country like

MEMBER FOR LEICESTER WEST AND ABERDEEN POST OFFICES

That this House notes the error made by the honourable Member for Leicester West when she urged the honourable Member for Twickenham during Trade and Industry Questions on 16th September 'If he wants to help post offices, I suggest that he talks to his Liberal Democrat friends in Aberdeen Council, w

YOUNG PEOPLE NOW POSITIVE IMAGES CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Positive Images campaign launched by Young People Now magazine to improve the media coverage of young people noting with concern that research carried out recently by MORI revealed that 70 per cent. of press articles about young people are negative, young people are only