Early Day Motions

4D ULTRASOUND PICTURES OF THE UNBORN CHILD

That this House welcomes the amazing 4D ultrasound pictures of the unborn child taken by Professor Stuart Campbell; believes that these beautiful images of the unborn child walking, smiling and opening and closing its eyes from as early as 12 weeks gestation illustrate even more compellingly the hum

CHILD PEDESTRIAN DEATH RATE

That this House deplores the fact that the UK has the fourth worst child pedestrian death rate in Western Europe; recognises the suffering of children who are injured on the road and the trauma of family and friends bereaved by the death of a child; acknowledges that 13,000 children could be saved f

VISIT OF GREEK CYPRIOT MAYORS

That this House is pleased to welcome to the House the mayors of the towns of Famagusta, Kyrenia and Morphou to meet honourable Members and notes the courageous efforts made by the mayors of these towns, all of which have been in the Turkish occupied area of Northern Cyprus since the events of 1974,

FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS AND THE SUCCESS OF AFC WIMBLEDON

That this House is delighted by the amazing story of AFC Wimbledon, which only came into existence in summer 2002 following the bizarre decision to allow Wimbledon FC to relocate to Milton Keynes; notes that AFC was set up by Wimbledon fans who wanted to reclaim their club from the ashes of Wimbledo

ADAM TRIMINGHAM, JOURNALIST

That this House congratulates Adam Trimingham of The Argus on his 37 years of reporting on life in Sussex in a career marked by the highest standards of professional integrity, combining the ability to be controversial and thought-provoking, respect for people, places and events about which he write

ALPINE WOLVES

That this House notes with concern plans to cull wolves which have colonised the French Alps in recent years; welcomes the actions taken by the French Government to provide subsidies for the employment of extra shepherds, guard dogs and fencing in order to protect farmers from losing livestock and t

ELECTRICITY PRICING

That this House notes with concern the lack of transparency from companies selling electricity; expresses grave concern regarding over-aggressive sales tactics and the use of small print to disguise the full cost of their respective electricity packages; further notes the lack of clarity on electric

PENALTIES FOR DRIVING ILLEGALLY

That this House notes with concern the number of pedestrians and passengers who have been tragically killed or suffered serious injury in road traffic accidents caused by drivers not legally entitled to drive, most commonly through failing to have a valid driving licence or insurance cover or drivin

UNSCRUPULOUS PROPERTY DEVELOPERS IN BROMSGROVE

That this House deeply deplores the unscrupulous activities of a company called Property Spa operating in the Majors Green area of Bromsgrove who are dividing up fields in the greenbelt and offering plots of land for sale with the implication that they will be eventually allowed planning permission

CALDERDALE COUNCIL'S BNP APPOINTMENT

That this House condemns the decision by Calderdale Council's Conservative Cabinet to appoint a BNP councillor to the Racial Equality and Community Cohesion Working Party; congratulates the Halifax Evening Courier on its campaign and vocal opposition to this appointment; believes that the people of

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON THE UK GOVERNMENT CLAIM THAT IRAQ SOUGHT TO PROCURE URANIUM FROM AFRICA

That this House notes with concern the refusal of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to answer Parliamentary Question 182618 of 8th July put by the honourable Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak on whether signals intelligence picked up by GCHQ concerning a visit by an Iraqi official to Niger w

HANSARD SOCIETY EXHIBITION

That this House welcomes the Hansard Society Exhibition, House and Home; commends this imaginative use of Westminster Hall; and hopes all honourable Members and electors will draw some useful lessons.

MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE CAMPAIGN: SUPPORTING THE CHOICE TO DIE AT HOME

That this House believes every terminally ill patient who chooses to die at home should be given the opportunity to do so; congratulates Marie Curie Cancer Care on its campaign Supporting the Choice to Die at Home; notes the survey commissioned by the charity from YouGov that found 64 per cent. of B

CHILDREN'S PLAY COUNCIL AND COMMENTS OF THE HON. MEMBER FOR WEST DORSET

That this House notes that, in his recent article in the Daily Telegraph, the Shadow Chancellor asserted that the recent Children's Play Review had led to the founding of three bodies, Skills Active, the Children's Play Council and the Children's Play Information Service; notes that all three organi

RATE CAPPING OF NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

That this House believes it is ill considered and wrong to charge council tax payers in Nottingham approximately ú250,000 to rebill council tax demands for an overbudgeting of ú180,000; recognises that this matter had been resolved by discussion and adjustment and that the need to put a Labour counc

PROTECTING THE CONSUMER FROM HOLIDAY CLUB SCAMS

That this House notes that the majority of holiday club operators provide consumers with high quality holidays but that legislation is lagging behind the development of these organisations, and consequently this summer thousands of British holidaymakers will lose their savings at the hands of disrep

ST GEORGE'S COMMITTEE

That this House welcomes the efforts of the St George's Committee and its associated branches on its non-political promotion of St George's Day, as a national holiday to encourage patriotism in a tolerant context and to celebrate the achievements of England and its people.

WIND FARMS OFF PORTHCAWL

That this House notes the decision of the planning committee of the Welsh Assembly to grant approval for 30 wind turbines off Porthcawl; further notes that this decision was taken against the recommendation of planning inspector Stuart Wilde, who stated that the visual effects of the turbines would

MR BRIAN HAW, PARLIAMENT SQUARE PEACE CAMPAIGNER

That this House condemns the Lords' characterisation of peace campaigner, Mr Brian Haw's placards of children killed or injured by war as litter and waste in their 15th June debate; expresses its concern at the Government's expressed intention to increase police powers in order to remove Mr Haw perm

PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS AND THE FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE

That this House expresses its consternation that the company PricewaterhouseCooper, which has served as an adviser to the Government on the privatisation of the Forensic Science Service, has opened its own forensic technology laboratory in Birmingham; and calls upon the Government to investigate whe

REFUGEE PROJECT

That this House welcomes the launch of the Refugee Project and deplores the scapegoating of asylum seekers and refugees; believes that freedom of movement for all is a fundamental human right; welcomes voluntary migration but resolutely opposes forced migration; notes that the vast majority of refug

YORKSHIRE POST

That this House congratulates the Yorkshire Post on its 250th birthday; salutes its peerless reporting of both national and regional affairs over the last two-and-a-half centuries; recognises its central place on breakfast tables throughout Gods Own Country; applauds its staff, past and present, for

MONGOLIAN ELECTIONS (No. 2)

That this House notes the occasion of the fourth set of democratic elections to the Mongolian State Great Hural in June; congratulates the Mongolian people on the remarkably smooth transition to democracy in 1992 which has created an environment of vigorous and open political debate involving a mult

SMALL BUSINESSES AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

That this House notes the ending of co-disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste on 16th July; is concerned that there will be insufficient treatment capacity and an expected fall in the number of eligible merchant sites for disposal from over 200 to around 10, with no sites in Wales or the Sout

SOUTH WEST REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITIES' CONTROL CENTRE

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