Early Day Motions

NATIONAL MEMORIAL SLAVERY DAY

at end add 'and recognises the part played by William Wilberforce, the honourable Member for Hull and later for Yorkshire in both ending the slave trade and the abolition of slavery in the British Empire; and calls upon honourable Members and others to take the opportunity to visit the William Wilbe

BIDSTON OBSERVATORY

That this House, mindful of the successful D Day landings 60 years ago which resulted in freeing Western Europe from Nazi tyranny, congratulates the Bidston Observatory on landing tide predictions and the Bidston Preservation Trust for its attempts to preserve the observatory site as a crucial part

NORWICH CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House warmly congratulates Norwich City Football Club on their promotion to the premiership; acknowledges the magnificent achievement of Delia Smith, her husband, the Board, Nigel Worthington, the players and everyone else involved with the club, particularly given the extent of the financ

NORWICH CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

leave out from 'players' to 'particularly' in line 4, and insert '; recognises the superb support from fans across the country,'.

FA CUP FINAL TICKETS ALLOCATION

That this House congratulates Millwall FC on its great success in reaching the FA Cup Final for the first time in its 119 year history; notes the huge efforts made by the Club to combat racism and its numerous awards for community service, but regrets the Football Association's decision not to distr

LOCALLY-GROWN PRODUCE

That this House believes that locally-grown produce from British farms offers excellent, high-quality food; congratulates the Yorkshire Post on its new 'Raised in Yorkshire' campaign to persuade more people, businesses and organisations, including schools and hospitals, to buy food produced locally;

PENSIONS (S.I., 2004, No. 1140)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1140), dated 15th April 2004, a copy of which was laid before this House on 19th April, be annulled.

CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB, CHAMPIONS OF SCOTLAND

Line 8, at end add 'and expresses the hope that the present millennium will not have expired completely when the club equals the record set by Rangers Football Club last year when they won the Scottish Premier League for the 50th time.'

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

That this House takes note of the launch of the consultation by the Government through the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on, Taking it On: Developing UK Sustainable Development Strategy on 21st April; and regrets the complete failure of the Government to progress a sustainable de

MORDECHAI VANUNU (no.3)

That this House welcomes the release of Mordechai Vanunu after 18 years in prison for telling the world of Israel's nuclear secrets; calls upon Israel to sign the Non-proliferation Treaty and allow UN inspectors to visit Israel's nuclear site of Dimona; recognises the huge personal costs that Mordec

ATTACK ON THE OFFICES OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR EAST BELFAST

That this House condemns unreservedly the parcel bombs sent to the constituency office of the honourable Member for East Belfast and a member of the Policing Board in Northern Ireland; declares that these despicable attacks will be resisted; and commends all those in Northern Ireland and throughout

LANCASHIRE DAIRY FARMERS

That this House notes with concern the decision to remove Taylors Farm from its tenanted site under the ownership of Lancashire County Council; recognises that over 300 jobs in dairy farming in Lancashire could be lost if Taylors is forced from its site on the proposed date of 19th May, leaving dair

SURE START IN LEEDS

That this House notes the award of Beacon status to Leeds City Council for its work with Sure Start and Early Years; congratulates the staff and volunteers whose hard work and dedication have made Sure Start in Leeds such a success; and looks forward to many more years to good service from Leeds Cit

PROPOSED SERVICE CUTS TO NORTH KENT STATIONS

That this House expresses its deep concern at the proposals of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) to cut services to stations in North Kent following the introduction of the integrated Kent Franchise in 2007 and urges the SRA to reconsider its plans; notes that the proposed reduction in morning peak

DEVIZES TO WESTMINSTER INTERNATIONAL CANOE MARATHON

That this House congratulates all who competed in the gruelling Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon; further congratulates Henry and Richard Hendron of the Richmond Canoe Club for winning this event which took place over the Easter weekend in a time of 18 hours, 34 minutes and 50 sec

INVITATION TO VANUNU

That this House would like to invite Mordechai Vanunu, the former Israeli nuclear scientist turned whistleblower, to address honourable Members and explain the circumstances surrounding his kidnapping following the revelation in a British newspaper in 1986; welcomes his release on 21st April after n

DEPORTATION OF SPORTS JOURNALISTS FROM ZIMBABWE

That this House condemns the Zimbabwean Government for its action in deporting the distinguished Daily Telegraph sports journalist Mr Mihir Bose from Zimbabwe; notes that Mr Bose was there to report on the Zimbabwe/Sri Lanka cricket match; further notes that no support was offered to Mr Bose by the

VANUNU AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

That this House welcomes the release from 18 years in prison of Mordechai Vanunu, the original inspector of nuclear weapons of mass destruction in Israel, on 21st April; deplores the further restrictions on his freedom of speech and movement being applied by the Israeli Government; fully supports hi

EDUCATION'S ACTION WEEK

That this House acknowledges the Global Campaign for Education's Action Week from 19th to 25th April and urges honourable Members to participate in activities to raise awareness of the 113 million children worldwide who are missing an education; notes that the majority of these children live in coun

ST GEORGE

That this House notes that the legend of St. George and the dragon records that many working class people were sacrificed to appease the dragon and that it was only when a Royal person was to be sacrificed that St. George decided to act; congratulates the Wolverhampton Express and Star columnist Roy

DEPRESSION

That this House supports National Depression Week and its aims to raise awareness that one in five people will be affected by depression at some point in their lives and the need to defeat the stigma associated with it; notes the resurrection of the All Party Group on Depression and wishes it succes

WEST MERCIA POLICE ABORTION INQUIRY

That this House notes the decision by West Mercia Police to reopen the case of an abortion carried out after the 24th week of pregnancy on the grounds that the infant had a cleft lip and palate; notes the successful appeal to the High Court by the Reverend Joanna Jepson with the result that the case

EU REFERENDUM

That this House welcomes the Government's decision to hold a referendum on the proposed EU constitution; believes that due to the wide ranging changes that the constitution could introduce it was imperative that the people of this country had a chance to vote on it; hopes that the referendum campaig

EAST LONDON LINE EXTENSION

That this House is concerned at continuing delays in the construction of the East London Line extensions; notes that more than ú40 million has been spent on planning, design, initial works and fighting legal challenges to the project; further notes that the extensions could be completed by 2010, pro

CELEBRATIONS FOR ST. GEORGE'S DAY

That this House looks forward to celebrating St. George's Day on 23rd April; notes that England's patron saint day is an ideal opportunity for all English people to celebrate their country's heritage and traditions; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to mark the occasion by instructing all Governme