Early Day Motions

GIBRALTAR TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS IN LONDON

That this House congratulates the Government of Gibraltar on holding the church service at St Clement Danes Church to commemorate 300 years of British sovereignty of Gibraltar and celebrate the close links between the UK and Gibraltar; pays tribute to the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Mr Peter Caruan

LEYLA ZANIA

That this House notes with dismay that the week beginning 1st March is the 10th anniversary of the arrest and detention by the Turkish Government of Leyla Zana, the first Kurdish women to be elected to the Turkish Parliament; and calls upon the UK Government to do all it can to secure her release.

JUSTICE FOR TERM TIME WORKERS

That this House is alarmed that significant numbers of term-time-only paid education staff in UK schools are currently discriminated against in terms of their pay and employment conditions at work; believes such inequalities in public service employment contracts to be both unfair and unacceptable;

MAKING FAIR CHOICES OF TRAVEL MODE TO CONTINENTAL EUROPE

That this House notes the significance of the ferry industry to many of the UK's ports; acknowledges the thousands of British jobs it supports and the importance of consumers having fair and clear travel choices; calls on airlines to ensure that all prices in print and website advertising are inclus

VIDEO PHONES

That this House congratulates Avon and Somerset Police on being the first police force in the world to use video phones to enable deaf people to contact the emergency services; notes that the scheme involves an operator who can use sign language communicating via video phone with a deaf caller; and

FREE SCHOOL MEALS, HEALTHY SNACKS AND FRESH FRUIT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN HULL

That this House supports the innovative proposals by the Labour Group at Hull City Council to provide free school meals, healthy snacks and fresh fruit to all primary school pupils and expand the number of breakfast clubs throughout Kingston upon Hull; notes with concern that a child in Kingston upo

UK RAILWAY HERITAGE AND THE FLYING SCOTSMAN

That this House notes that 2004 marks the 200th anniversary of powered railway movement in Britain, when a steam locomotive owned by Richard Trevithick at the Peny-Darren Ironworks ran along parallel rails for the first time; further notes that 2004 is also the centenary of the first 100mph run by t

ANTI-JEWISH HATE CRIMES

Line 2, after 'faiths', insert 'and none'.

CAFOD CLEAN UP YOUR COMPUTER CAMPAIGN

leave out from 'training' to 'IBM' and insert 'recognises that Hewlett Packard already has a code of conduct and now expects'.

CAFOD CLEAN UP YOUR COMPUTER CAMPAIGN

leave out 'by' and insert 'in the supply chain of'.

CONDUCT OF PRIVY COUNSELLORS

Line 1, leave out from 'government' to end add 'that it represents a secretive part of the constitution which is unaccountable and enables a small group of privy counsellors to make undemocratic decisions, perhaps of enormous consequence; and believes that in view of this unsatisfactory nature of th

SUCCESS OF MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House expresses its pleasure in the success of Middlesbrough Football Club in the Carling League Cup Final played against Bolton Wanderers; notes that this is the first ever cup victory for Middlesbrough FC in its 128 year history; commends the team, and congratulates its manager, Steve Mc

IRAQI CONSTITUTION

That this House congratulates Iraq's Interim Governing Council's temporary national constitution; welcomes the fact that Islam is one of a number of sources of legislation, rather than the only source, and that a degree of autonomy is given to the Kurdish people of Iraq; but calls for the independen

NO SMOKING DAY AND CHILDREN

That this House acknowledges that smoking near children is a major cause of respiratory illness such as respiratory syncytial virus bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma and problems such as wheezing, coughing and breathlessness; regrets that an estimated 17,000 under five-year olds are hospitalised every y

FAIR ISLE AND FAIR-TRADE

That this House congratulates Fair Isle on becoming the UK's first Fairtrade Island; notes that Fairtrade products have been sold on Fair Isle for a decade, that over 40 Fairtrade items are on sale in the island's shop and that Fairtrade products result in a better deal for a producer in the develop

S4C

That this House congratulates S4C on enriching the cultural life of Wales, and the United Kingdom as a whole; recognises that modern-day viewers expect high production standards; acknowledges that S4C achieves these standards and at the same time has successfully invested in digital transmissions; a

POST OFFICE CONSULTATION PROCESS

That this House calls on the Department for Trade and Industry to halt forthwith the Network Reinvention Programme of post office closures while an investigation is carried out into flaws in the notification, consultation and decision-making process, which led to inaccurate information being present

REDUCING BREAST CANCER REFERRAL WAITING TIMES

That this House notes that breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK with over 40,000 women and around 300 men diagnosed with the disease every year; welcomes the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Left in the Dark report and campaign focusing on the referral system for women and men with breast

IMPACT OF GIFT AID CHANGES ON CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE CHARITIES

That this House notes with concern the Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposals to change the law on Gift Aid, ending the existing ability of conservation and heritage charities to claim Gift Aid on day memberships; recognises that Gift Aid can account for up to 20 per cent. of some charity admission

BUTLER INQUIRY

That this House notes that the Butler Inquiry into the Intelligence Services' pre-war claims about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction no longer has bi-party support, and that confidence in it must therefore inevitably be seriously eroded; and believes that as a consequence it should be abandoned in

VOTING RIGHTS OF SENTENCED PRISONERS

That this House notes that the 60,000 sentenced prisoners in England and Wales are barred from voting under the Forfeiture Act 1870, which considers prisoners to be civically dead and so morally abhorrent that they do not deserved the right to vote; notes additionally that the UK is only one of eigh

STATEMENT ON EAVESDROPPING

That this House calls upon the Prime Minister to make a statement clarifying the extent of the eavesdropping operation which was undertaken by the British and American security services in relation to the circumstances surrounding the war against Iraq, and whether this included bugging the General S

PROSECUTION OF KATHARINE GUN

That this House expresses its grave concern at the institution and discontinuance of criminal proceedings against Katharine Gun; notes that the prosecution was pending for three months from the date of charge during which time legal advice must have been given at the highest level to the effect that

PARK HOME REFORM

That this House warmly congratulates the Government on the introduction of new clauses 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48 into the Housing Bill; welcomes the fact that this new legislation will address longstanding concerns about harassment and written agreements; and calls upon the Deputy Prime Minister to comp

ANGLIA RAILWAYS, TRAIN OPERATOR OF THE YEAR

That this House congratulates Anglia Railways on once again being named Train Operator of the Year; congratulates all Anglia employees for their continued efforts which have resulted in this richly deserved honour; in the light of this latest national accolade, coupled with last year's award to Angl