Early Day Motions

HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION'S STRATEGY FOR WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY

That this House welcomes the Health and Safety Commission's new document that takes forward and stimulates closer partnership working to make health and safety a corner stone of a civilised approach to protecting people at work by concentrating strategic programmes of activity to achieve the 2010 ta

LPG VEHICLES(2)

That this House recognises that models of cars powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are among the cleanest commercially available running on British roads; notes that the fuel duty differential in favour of LPG was a major factor in persuading over 100,000 motorists to adopt this environmentally

LOTTERY PRIZE MONEY FOR THE HOSPICE MOVEMENT

That this House notes that millions of pounds of Lottery prize money goes unclaimed each year, with the total amount of unclaimed prize money standing at ú607.2 million as of 31st January; recognises the difficulties hospices have in raising adequate funds in order to provide the high standards of c

CLOSURE OF URBAN POST OFFICES

Line 14, leave out 'any post office' and insert 'the Chalkwell Park, Inverness Avenue, 1627 London Road, West Leigh and Woodside Post Offices in Southend West.'

CLOSURE OF URBAN POST OFFICES

Line 14, leave out 'any post office' and insert 'Chesham and Amersham Post Offices in Chesham Bois, Amersham, Hyde Heath, Amersham, Winchmore Hill, Amersham, and Botley Road Chesham'.

BARRIERS TO POST OFFICE CARD ACCOUNT USE

Line 10, after 'Office', insert 'notes that even when elderly constituents insist on a Post Office Card Account the system is unduly difficult and bureaucratic involving them receiving a letter from the Pension Service which they are instructed to take to a Post Office with the original letter and t

VICTORIA CLIMBIE CHARITABLE TRUST

That this House notes that the fourth anniversary of the death of Victoria Climbie on 25th February will be marked by a candlelit vigil at Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College; endorses the work of the Victoria Climbie Charitable Trust and Victoria's family in raising money to build a school

BRITISH AIRWAYS

That this House is appalled at the decline in British Airways, a once great national champion; notes that its customer service has reduced to an unacceptable level with its staff becoming unhelpful, unpleasant and uncaring; further notes that, whilst this has occurred, its main rivals have upheld th

ST. DAVID'S DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY (WALES)

That this House welcomes the rich diverse culture, heritage and ethnicity within the nations and regions of the United Kingdom and the manner in which they are celebrated; and calls on the United Kingdom Government to recognise the important of St David's Day to the people of Wales and to mark the d

GAS MAINS SUPPLY TO RURAL HOMES IN WALES

That this House is deeply concerned at the number of households in rural areas of Wales that do not have access to mains gas and that such a lack of choice for fuel often leads to expensive alternatives and effects fuel poverty; and calls on Transco and other gas suppliers to conduct a comprehensive

CHEWING GUM LEVY

That this House despairs at the disgusting problem of discarded chewing gum which blights the streets of every city and town the length and breadth of the country; notes the efforts of local authorities in trying to address this problem, but acknowledges that despite these efforts discarded chewing

GOVERNMENT COMPUTER CONTRACTS

That this House notes the recent report of the National Audit Office on the Criminal Records Bureau and numerous other reports of wasted public funds on public sector computer projects; further notes the evidence of Computer Weekly to the Work and Pensions sub committee on computer projects; support

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER

That this House regrets the Government's disappointing record on attaining their target of 10 GWe generated through Combined Heat and Power (CHP) by 2010, and 15 per cent. of electricity for Government departments to be sourced from CHP by 2010; notes with regret that, despite the Conservative Gover

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (NO. 2)

That this House recognises that combined heat and power is one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing UK carbon emissions, especially in the industrial sector; enhances security of supply, boosts competitiveness and helps tackle fuel poverty; and urges the Government to set a realistic target f

MUTUAL HOME OWNERSHIP AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

That this House welcomes the research report, Common Ground - for mutual home ownership, jointly published by the New Economics Foundation, CDS Co-operatives and the Housing Corporation, which recommends the development of co-operative mutual home ownership schemes, with land held in trust by a Comm

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOVEMBER 1984 ATTACKS ON SIKHS

That this House notes with sadness the 20th anniversary of the November 1984 pogrom against thousands of innocent Sikhs in a matter of days in cities across India; further notes that Sikhs became the target of organised violence with murderous gangs swarming into Sikh houses, hacking the occupants t

VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF SIKHS IN INDIA

That this House notes and applauds the efforts of human rights activists in India to highlight atrocities, including false imprisonment, torture, deaths in custody, extra-judicial executions and disappearances, perpetrated against Sikhs in the last 20 years; further notes that it is estimated that o

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STORMING OF THE GOLDEN TEMPLE COMPLEX

That this House notes with sadness the 20th anniversary of the June 1984 assault by the Indian army on the Gold Temple complex, the Sikhs' holiest shrine, where sacred buildings and historic artefacts were destroyed or damaged beyond repair; further notes that the unprecedented action using artiller

PROFITS IN THE OIL, GAS, BANKING AND OTHER SECTORS

That this House recognises the excessive profits recently recorded in industries such as oil and gas and banking; and therefore calls on the Government to use its influence to ensure these profits are fairly distributed between shareholders, employees and consumers who have all contributed to these

MINIMUM COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO FORMER MINERS

That this House notes with sadness that solicitors dealing with Miners Compensation Scheme cases for chronic bronchitis and emphysema (CBE) are currently receiving an average fee of ú2,143 per case whilst at the same time almost half the former miners so far compensated have received final settlemen

REVIEW OF NHS FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPICES

That this House asks the Secretary of State for Health to undertake an urgent review of NHS funding for children's hospices with a view to closing the gap which currently exists between NHS funding for children's hospices and adult hospices.

EARTHQUAKE IN MOROCCO

That this House expresses its deepest sympathy to the families of the 300 Moroccans killed by the earthquake at Al Hoceima; and extends to the King and Parliament of Morocco its wish that all possible assistance will be extended by Her Majesty's Government and the international community.

SELF HARM AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

That this House welcomes the launch on 30th March of a UK-wide inquiry into self harm among 11 to 25 year-olds, to be carried out jointly by the Mental Health Foundation and the Camelot Foundation; recognises the growing extent of deliberate self harm among children and young people, and current est

BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS

That his House notes with concern the gradual rise in the number of newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer recorded annually by the National Statistician; welcomes the production by the NHS of 1.5 million copies of the leaflet entitled, 'Be Breast Aware', in 2002-03; acknowledges the research undert

CAFOD CLEAN UP YOUR COMPUTER CAMPAIGN

That this House applauds the recent Clean Up Your Computer campaign by CAFOD to secure better conditions for workers in developing countries employed by large multi-nationals in the electronics industry; notes that as a result of the campaign, Dell has now produced a code of conduct that includes im