Early Day Motions

ROYAL GIBRALTAR REGIMENT

That this House congratulates the Royal Gibraltar Regiment for conducting the Queen's Birthday Gun Salute at the Tower of London on Wednesday 21st April; recognises the appropriate choice of the regiment for this duty as Gibraltar celebrates its tercentenary as a British overseas territory; pays tri

FUTURE OF CROMWELL GREEN

That this House notes that the construction of a visitor facility on Cromwell Green will involve the removal of the statue of Oliver Cromwell, known to many as the Butcher of Drogheda; while welcoming this development, would not like to see the statue relocated to anywhere other than a foundry; cons

REDUCING THE VOTING AGE TO 16

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INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY

That this House warmly welcomes this year's International Nurses Day on 12th May, the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, coming as it does at the end of Nurses' Week; recognises that this year's theme is 'Nurses Working with the Poor: Against Poverty'; further recognises that nurses a

ME AWARENESS WEEK 10th-16th MAY 2004

That this House recognises the need to increase awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and supports ME Awareness Week; notes that there are up to 240,000 people in the UK with ME, the causes of which are not yet known, but symptoms include a combination of extreme exhaustion, muscular and joint

NATIONAL SERVICE FRAMEWORK FOR DIABETES

That this House welcomes progress being made in implementing the National Service Framework on diabetes and achieving the goal of improved patient outcomes and its recognition that optimal control of blood sugar, as measured by a blood test called HbAlc, can reduce the incidence of serious and costl

DISTRIBUTION OF N.H.S RESEARCH FUNDS

That this House notes with extreme concern the article by John Hacking of the Manchester Joint Health Unit in the Health Service Journal on 1st April, which exposes the unfair distribution of the ú1.5 billion pool of charity and public money available each year for medical research in England; furth

ARRHYTHMIA AWARENESS WEEK

That this House congratulates those organisations behind the Arrhythmia Awareness Week in their campaign to improve the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, a condition responsible for significant morbidity, mortality and cost to society, including the 90,000 fatalities annuall

MALAYSIAN COURT OF APPEAL AND ANWAR IBRAHIM

That this House registers its concern that the Malaysian Court of Appeal is about to announce its decision in the case of Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's former deputy prime minister, who was imprisoned for sodomy charges in 2002, the trial having been criticised by a UN special envoy for compromising the

BREAST CANCER CARE

That this House congratulates the organisation Breast Cancer Care on the launch of its new Standards of Care for Younger Women with Breast Cancer; agrees with its analysis that younger female sufferers often have very different issues to cope with or consider than their older counterparts, and there

FARROWING CRATES

That this House expresses its concern about the continued use of farrowing crates for the nursing of pregnant sows in the UK; is alarmed that current legislation still allows such medieval practices for farm livestock, which imprisons pigs for up to 28 days when they give birth, restricting their bo

DEPRESSION

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING(2)

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TREATMENT OF IRAQI PRISONERS

That this House registers its grave concern at the allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi civilians by United States and United Kingdom forces; reaffirms its belief that the highest standards of international humanitarian and human rights law should be applied by occupying forces in Iraq; and calls on

FAHRENHEIT 9/11

That this House deplores the decision by the Disney Corporation not to release Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11; and notes with concern that the reason appears to be fears that Disney's interests in Florida could be harmed because the State's governor is Jeb Bush, brother of President George Bus

PUBWATCH AND PREVENTING DRINK-RELATED INCIDENTS

That this House welcomes the success of the Pubwatch scheme in St Albans, where 36 of the 46 pubs in the city centre are members; notes that St Albans has the highest number of drinking establishments per head of the population in Europe with a large number of younger people coming into the town at

APPOINTED MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

That this House notes the appointment for life on 1st May of 46 new Members of Parliament; believes the appointment of lawmakers in this day and age to be an anachronism which cannot be justified; and further believes that the terms 'people's peer' and 'life peer' should be replaced with 'Member of

CO-OPERATIVES AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

That this House welcomes the launch of the Co-operative College pamphlet Target 2015 halving world poverty; notes that a consortium of 10 co-operative organisations headed by the Co-operative College have entered a strategic grant agreement with the Department for International Development to add th

REDUCING THE VOTING AGE TO 16

That this House rejects the recommendation in the Electoral Commission's Report against lowering the voting age to 16; welcomes the work of the Votes at 16 campaign; believes that young people under 18 who are deemed by law to be old enough to pay income tax, marry, enrol in the armed forces and mak

IMPACT OF THE EU ACCESSION COUNTRIES ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES

That this House expresses great concern at the impact of Government advice to local authorities that they have the power to accommodate and make travel arrangements for nationals from the eight Accession (A8) countries to the European Union to return to their countries of origin; recognises that suc

CLOSURE OF POST OFFICES IN EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE

That this House is deeply concerned by the proposal to close four post offices in East Dunbartonshire; notes that the offices at Westerton, Auchinderean, Courthill and Killermont provide vital services to local communities; and believes that they should be retained.

NATIONAL COELIAC DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS DAY

That this House supports the national Coeliac Dermatitis Herpetiformis day and its aims of raising awareness; notes that dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a rare and often mis-diagnosed skin condition with a UK incidence of approximately 1 in 15,000 and which often results in the person also having c

RELEGATION OF LEEDS UNITED

That this House is saddened to see Leeds United relegated to the first division; considers that a great city like Leeds should naturally be represented in the premiership; praises the way that Leeds fans have displayed great enthusiasm and determination to support their team in difficult circumstanc

SPINAL CORD INJURY AWARENESS DAY 21ST MAY 2004

That this House supports the Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day; notes that when the spinal cord sustains an injury, messages of sensation are interrupted and the extent of paralysis depends on the point of damage to the spinal cord; further notes that spinal cord injury can occur in a number of diffe

BAHA'I HOLY SITES

That this House notes the final destruction by Iranian authorities on 20th April of the Shrine of Quddus, a Baha'i holy site in the city of Babul; is deeply concerned by this act of desecration of a place of deep spiritual significance to the Baha'is of the world; observes that such an act is part o