Early Day Motions

BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS

Line 7, leave out from 'strategy' to end and add 'for primary prevention to reduce instances of breast cancer by promoting systematic research into, and action to reduce exposure to, suspected environmental factors'.

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL

Line 2, at end add 'and all other adult partnerships where a dependency can be established.'

BARNETT FORMULA

Line 3, leave out from 'date' to end and add 'remains profoundly unfair and to the detriment of Wales; notes that since 1999 alone the GDP of Wales relative to the rest of the UK has fallen by 4 per cent.; notes that the current settlement needs to be replaced with a needs-based formula; and calls f

NORTHERN IRELAND VICTORY OVER ESTONIA

Line 4, at end add 'and further believes Estonian football will go from strength to strength following Estonia's accession to the EU on 1st May 2004'.

ENERGY WHITE PAPER GOALS

That this House congratulates the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for upgrading, in its presentation to a seminar for the British Energy Efficiency Federation held on 9th March, the carbon savings from domestic energy efficiency of 'around 5MtC by 2010 and a similar amount by 2020

STANDARD LIFE

That this House deplores the decision of the Standard Life Board to recommend demutualisation to its members; notes that in all previous demutualisations the major financial benefactors have been senior management and not the members; and further notes that most mutual insurers continue to prosper a

MEDICINES (S.I., 2004, No.1031)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 1031), dated 31st March 2004, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1st April, be annulled.

MOD NUCLEAR SUBMARINES AND PROJECT ISOLUS

That this House notes with concern that the volume of high level radioactive waste has increased six per cent. since 1997 and that the total volume of high and intermediate level radioactive waste is due to increase to nearly 150,000 cubic metres by 2030; further notes the specific problems which ha

GOVERNMENT ACTION ON GLOBAL WARMING

That this House urges Her Majesty's Government to take further urgent action to significantly curtail the emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, and continuously to reiterate the grave danger posed by global warming, as part of a wider policy to obtain an international agreement l

LONDON WEIGHTING

That this House recognises the very high cost of living in London and the fringe areas; notes that the claim for an increase in London Weighting to ú4,000 across London was submitted by UNISON, T&GWU and GMB to the Association of London Government (ALG) in July 2001; is disappointed that to date no

ST. EDWARD'S SCHOOL, ROMFORD, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM

That this House congratulates the Girls Volleyball Team of St Edward's Church of England Comprehensive School, Romford on winning the recent England Schools' Volleyball tournament; commends them on this outstanding achievement for which all concerned should be justly proud; recognises that this succ

GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS

That this House welcomes the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Guideline No 36 on group B streptococcus (GBS); recognises that GBS is the UK's most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies, causing septicaemia, pneumonia and meningitis in an estimated 700 babies p

EMMAUS PROJECTS

Line 6, after '2001-02', insert 'welcomes the recent announcement of the start of building operations to establish the first Emmaus project in Scotland situated in the Glasgow, Maryhill constituency'.

PREMIER CHRISTIAN RADIO

Line 5, leave out second 'and' and insert 'and/or'.

CREDIT CARD DEBT

Line 12, leave out from 'speech' to end.

PAEDIATRIC CONTINENCE SERVICES

That this House congratulates ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) for providing the only national resources to support children with continence (wetting and soiling) problems, their parents and health professionals; note that wetting and soiling affect over one million

DISCRIMINATION IN DISABILITY BENEFITS

That this House believes that it is injust and discriminatory to deny people who become disabled from the age of 65 the opportunity to claim disability living allowance; further believes that the alternative benefit offered to older disabled people, attendance allowance, is inadequate because it doe

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL

That this House believes that all new rights flowing from the Civil Partnership Bill in respect of homosexual couples should apply equally to unmarried heterosexual couples.

CARERS WEEK

That this House expresses its admiration for the six million people in the UK who provide unpaid help and support to a relative or friend who could not otherwise manage because of frailty, illness or disability; is concerned that large numbers of these carers are unknown to the statutory agencies; t

EXECUTION OF SHEIKH AHMED YASSIN

That this House supports the text of the United Nations Security Council Resolution of 25th March that was vetoed by the United States and which the United Kingdom abstained on; therefore condemns the extrajudicial execution by the Israeli Government of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, along with six other Pale

TERRORISM AND OPERATION CREVICE

That this House congratulates the police and security forces for their success in Operation Crevice, which has prevented a major terrorist atrocity in Britain of the scale of the Madrid bombings.

WHISKY STRIP STAMPS

That this House shares the concerns of the Scotch Whisky Association and trade unions representing workers in the whisky industry that Government plans to introduce strip stamps will be a burden to the industry, will undermine its competitiveness and cost jobs; believes that whilst effective measure

BARNETT FORMULA

That this House recognises that the Barnett Formula was instituted as a temporary measure to offset calls for devolution under the Callaghan government; has, according to Lord Barnett, its author, existed beyond its sell-by date remains unfair and to the detriment of the English regions and to the a

ELVIS PRESLEY'S FAMILY ROOTS IN ABERDEENSHIRE

That this House is delighted to learn from the research of Scots author, Allan Morrison, that Elvis Presley's family origins lie in the Buchan village of Lonmay; notes that the people of North East Scotland will be delighted to discover that the king of rock and roll was an Aberdeenshire loon by anc

CONSERVATIVE MEPs AND THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT EPP GROUP

That this House notes that, despite their euro-sceptic rhetoric, Conservative Members of the European Parliament have agreed to back federalist candidates for key positions in the European Commission and European Parliament this Summer in exchange for the right to remain within the Christian Democra