Early Day Motions

EQUALITY LAW

Line 8, at end add 'with particular reference to legislating against discrimination on grounds of religion.'

SECOND HOME DEVELOPMENT

Line 3, after 'closed' insert 'urges consideration' of local planning powers to restrict further loss of permanent affordable homes in especially affected communities.

THE JILBAB AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

That this House abhors all forms of religious fundamentalism and bigotry but regrets the ruling by the High Court to uphold a ban on the wearing of the Jilbab by a Muslim schoolgirl; regards the ban as an infringement of personal and religious freedom; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to seek

HEADSTART

That this House congratulates health professionals and volunteers who have launched Headstart Cheltenham and District; notes the ambitious aim of training 10 per cent. of local people in techniques aimed at keeping heart attack victims alive until an ambulance arrives; recognises the importance of t

TREAT ME RIGHT CAMPAIGN

That this House expresses concern that people with a learning disability do not have the same access to good quality healthcare as non-disabled people, but have greater health needs and, as a consequence, have poorer health and shorter lives; welcomes the launch of Mencap's Treat Me Right! campaign

THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Line 1, delete from 'Scotland' to 'from' and insert 'Wales and Northern Ireland.'

THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Line 9, at end add 'and looks forward to the creation of a United Kingdom football team, which might increase the chances of success on the pitch and lessen the bad behaviour of some English fans of it.'

LANCASHIRE POLICE CONSTABULARY

Line 7, leave out from 'Lancashire' to end and add 'and to other police forces doing the same.'

POST OFFICES IN EASINGTON CONSTITUENCY

That this House condemns the decision by Post Office Ltd to close post offices in Horden and Seaham in the constituency of Easington; notes that these post offices are located in areas of great social deprivation, high levels of chronic illness, low car ownership and poor public transport; and calls

NATIONAL DISCOUNT RAIL CARD

That this House notes that it is one year since the Secretary of State for Transport asked the Strategic Rail Authority and the industry to work together to develop a national discount rail card; and that, a year on, this House and the travelling public are still waiting for the development of such

PROTECTION OF ALBATROSSES AND PETRELS

That this House welcomes the campaign by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to save the albatross across the globe; congratulates the UK Government on its ratification of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP); notes that the UK's Overseas Territory of Tristan

POST OFFICE CLOSURES IN SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AND TRADE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE INQUIRY

That this House, whilst welcoming Post Office Ltd's decision to reverse its recommendation to close three local post offices and review two others in South West Birmingham, notes that it is still intending to close 24 others across the south of the city; further notes that serious questions have bee

LAMB CROP CULL

That this House notes that Government contingency plans for BSE in sheep include the slaughter of the entire lamb crop in the worst case scenario should one case of BSE be found in sheep; expresses concern at the way in which Government officials have presented the consultation on the contingency pl

POST OFFICE CLOSURES(3)

That this House expresses its opposition to the closure of post offices throughout the United Kingdom; expresses its dismay at the appalling way in which the consultation process was handled, the inability of the Royal Mail to respond to stakeholders and public representatives, the lack of transpare

TROPHY HUNTING

That this House deplores the activity of trophy hunting endangered animals; notes that, for the Government to issue import licences for trophies from animals listed in Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), it must be satisfied that the profits from trophy

SUDAN

That this House is alarmed to learn that Sudan, the largest country in Africa, already badly affected by over two decades of civil unrest which has caused the deaths of at least two million of its people by fighting, or as a direct result of war-induced famine, should yet again be subjected to recen

ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY PARLIAMENTARY LINKS DAY

That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry on holding its Parliamentary Links Day at the House on Tuesday 22nd June and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve the access to all honourable Members to scientific information and a better unders

EQUALITY LAW

That his House welcomes the new All Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities; notes the considerable progress made by the Government in this area, including its intention to establish a single Commission for Equality and Human Rights; regrets that UK equality legislation is not consistent across the

SOUTH WEST HOUSING

That this House, in the light of new and striking evidence from the National Housing Federation and the Barker Report on housing supply, draws the Government's attention to the dire state of affordable social housing supply in the South West region, which is running at less than half of the regional

CHAGOS ISLANDERS

That this House recognises the historical injustice of the removal of all the inhabitants from Diego Garcia and the Chagos Islands in order to make way for a US base on Diego Garcia; notes that under the terms of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002, British citizenship was granted to the inhab

POST OFFICES IN SELLY OAK CONSTITUENCY

That this House condemns the decision by the Post Office Ltd to close Wychall Road Post Office thus ignoring the recommendations of Postwatch, Birmingham City Council and the honourable Member for Birmingham Selly Oak; notes the acknowledgement from Post Office Ltd that there are no direct bus route

OXFORDSHIRE FIRE CONTROL CENTRE

That this House notes with concern the proposal to reduce the number of UK fire control rooms from 49 to nine, resulting in one control centre for the South East region covering more than 120 miles from Oxfordshire to the Isle of Wight; further notes that these proposals do not have the support of O

RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AIM

That this House is disappointed by the residential energy efficiency aim set by the Government to achieve 4.2 megatonnes of carbon (MtC) savings by 2010 rather than the 5 MtC savings by 2010 envisaged by the Energy White Paper, particularly as 338 honourable Members have supported the 5 MtC figure b

INCLUSIVE PLAY OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT IN BARNET

That this House congratulates the Inclusive Play Opportunities Project (IPOP) on their 10th anniversary; notes that IPOP is a unique children's charity, which exists to give children with severe disabilities the sort of play opportunities which their able-bodied peers take for granted; notes the suc

LEGION OF HONOUR

That this House congratulates John Hatfield from East Finchley for having been awarded the Legion of Honour (Chevalier) for his outstanding war service with the French as a British liaison officer and for his continuing and close association with the Free French Association.