Early Day Motions

VICTIMS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS EXTREMISM

Line 6, at end add 'or by amending the 1997 Protection From Harassment Act to give protection to organisations, companies and individuals from animal rights extremists.'

RICHARD DESMOND

That this House expresses its repugnance at the reported racialist behaviour and remarks of the proprietor of the Daily Express at a meeting with business associates, including the Managing Director of the Daily Telegraph, on 22nd April; and is deeply concerned that a major newspaper should now be i

CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS

That this House notes the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of Crossroads - Caring for Carers and the enormous contribution that this organisation has made to the lives of carers by giving them time to themselves and time to have a break from their caring responsibilities; further notes that i

JOINT PRE-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

That this House appreciates the constructive work that joint pre-legislative scrutiny committees can perform in helping to scrutinise and improve draft legislation, as exemplified by the recent report produced by the joint pre-legislative scrutiny committee on the draft Gambling Bill; and looks forw

THE YORKSHIRE POST AND THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY

That this House sends its warmest congratulations to the Yorkshire Post on its magnificent achievement along with the National Autistic Society of raising in excess of ú1 million to help refurbish the Robert Ogden School in Thurnscoe; and notes that it has not only vastly improved the quality of pro

MEXBOROUGH MONTAGU HOSPITAL CENTENARY

That this House sends its heartiest congratulations to Mexborough Montagu Hospital on the achievement of its centenary of caring for local people; and looks forward to a successful and continuing future for this developing centre of excellence in health care.

INTERNATIONAL NOISE AWARENESS DAY

That this House places on record its appreciation to the UK Noise Association, a coalition of key organisations lobbying on different aspects of noise, for the work it undertakes in seeking to tackle the increasing nuisances and problems caused by unnecessary noise, particularly by anti-social neigh

CHINA AND TIBET

That this House welcomes the visits to the United Kingdom during May of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and, in recognition of this being the centenary year of Britain's invasion of Tibet and in further recognition of the special relationship between the two nations,

GNER'S 8TH ANNIVERSARY

That this House congratulates GNER on its 8th anniversary; notes that GNER's high-speed inter-city train services along the East Coast linking London, the East Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East of England and Scotland are used regularly by many honourable and Right honourable Members; congratulate

BBC WORLDWIDE & CHILDREN'S FOOD LICENSING

That this House welcomes the new food licensing policy adopted by BBC Worldwide; notes the special attention given to reducing levels of salt, sugar and fat in foods; further welcomes the commitments to license new staple food products and to discontinue licensing of everyday treat products and join

CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONERS

That this House welcomes the Government's proposals to establish a Children's Commissioner for England; believes that upon the establishment of that commissioner each of the children's commissioners within the United Kingdom should have equal responsibilities over children in their respective territ

CYPRIOT REUNIFICATION REFERENDUM

That this House recognises the overwhelming democratic decision of the Greek Cypriot people to reject the UN plan; regrets that the UN plan did not provide a settlement for the Cyprus problem on a just and acceptable basis; calls for a period of reflection and renegotiation to find a solution that d

ARSENAL'S CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY

That this House congratulates Arsenal FC, the team manager Arsene Wenger and all the staff on winning the Premiership title; and notes this was done without losing a match and that the football played has brought joy to all supporters, the people of Islington and all who appreciate brilliant footbal

VICTIMS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS EXTREMISM

That this House congratulates the individuals and organisations from across the UK who came together to form the Victims of Animal Rights Extremism, launched in Parliament in April 2004 to provide mutual support and to highlight the vicious tactics used by animal rights extremists; deplores the targ

AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

That this House welcomes the approach set out in Every Child Matters, to develop integrated and universal services for children coupled with the identification of children at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour from a very young age; believes however that the criminalisation of childr

ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House believes that Arsenal is the best club football team in the world at the moment and admires them for the fluency and poetry that they have brought to the beautiful game.

STATEMENT BY MR ARIEL SHARON ON MR YASSER ARAFAT

That this House notes Mr Ariel Sharon's statement on 23rd April that he has released himself from his pledge to President George Bush not to harm Mr Yasser Arafat physically; requests that the UK Government calls in the Israeli Ambassador to set out the reasons why the UK is opposed to targeted assa

GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION

That this House recognises that education is the key to fighting poverty and is a human right; notes with concern that over 100 million children around the world, the majority girls, are not enrolled in primary education; welcomes Her Majesty's Government's pledge of an extra ú12 million to support

FA CUP FINAL TICKET ALLOCATION (NO. 2)

That this House congratulates Manchester United Football Club and Millwall Football Club on their success in reaching the final of the FA Cup and supports the FA's decision to distribute tickets for the final on a roughly proportionate basis; but recognises that, if tickets had been allocated on a s

BURTONWOOD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL

That this House congratulates the children of Burtonwood C.P. School on organising Back to School Day; applauds their knowledge of, and interest in, issues relating to the developing world; believes that their work on this and other topics reflects the excellent progress made by the school; and than

SINGING YOUR PRAISES

That this House congratulates North Cheshire Hospital National Health Service Trust on the publication of its leaflet, Singing Your Praises, containing extracts from patients' letters; believes that the comments in the leaflet reflect the experience of the vast majority of NHS patients; deplores cyn

PHOTO-DYNAMIC THERAPY TREATMENT FOR WET AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's confirmation that 50 NHS hospitals in England and Wales can provide photo-dynamic therapy treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration; notes that delays in the provision of funding for this vital sight-saving treatment on the NHS, following the Na

SITUATION IN SUDAN

That this House is shocked by reports from the United Nations of a looming major humanitarian catastrophe in the Darfur region of Sudan where 665,000 people have been internally displaced, 453,000 others have been affected and more than 100,000 refugees have fled to Chad; notes with alarm that the t

RETRIAL VERDICT AGAINST LEYLA ZANA AND FELLOW MPS

That this House is appalled by the verdict handed down on 21st April by the Turkish court in the retrial of Nobel Prize nominee Leyla Zana and three other former Turkish MPs of Kurdish origin, which confirmed a 1994 prison sentence of 15 years for taking their parliamentary oath in Kurdish and alleg

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JOHN SMITH

That this House notes that 12th May marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic death of John Smith; pays tribute to his work as leader of the Labour Party between 1992 and 1994 which placed the Labour Party in an extremely strong position to win back power, in addition to his contribution to the Labou