Early Day Motions

RAF INFLIGHT REFUELLING FLEET

That this House recognises the urgency of the need to upgrade as soon as ever possible the competence of the Royal Air Force to refuel inflight and at considerable distance the full range of its aircraft requiring such airborne support; appreciates fully the simultaneous advantages to be gained by f

SHALOM FM

That this House notes that at present there is no community radio station broadcasting to the North West London Jewish community of up to 100,000 people; notes that in the past this service has been effectively and ably provided by Shalom FM, operating under commercially viable one month temporary l

SHAUN GOATER AND READING FC

That this House congratulates Reading striker Shaun Goater on his award of an MBE; applauds his contribution to Reading reaching fifth in Division One; further applauds his commitment to children and sport on his home island of Bermuda, where he returns every summer to conduct soccer schools; concur

SCHRODERS LONDON INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW, JANUARY 2004

That this House congratulates the British Marine Federation (BMF) for its success in relocating the Schroders London International Boat Show to the EXCEL Exhibition Centre; notes that this represents a ú6.5 million investment that will deliver an expanded event which will include the biggest ever in

AWARD OF HONOURS

That this House expresses deep concern with the capricious nature of the decision making process which recommends the award of honours as illustrated by the minutes of the meeting of 17th October which considered the forthcoming New Year's Honours List; believes that Honours should not be awarded or

GUANTANAMO BAY

That this House notes that 660 suspected terrorists, including nine UK citizens, continue after almost two years to be detained at the US facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; further notes that these prisoners are being denied access to US courts to test the legality of their continued detention, hav

COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS ABOLITION

That this House welcomes the announcement from the Government that the regressive, iniquitous and unfair Council Tax Benefit Regulations are to be abolished as from 1st April 2004; calls upon the Government to widely publicise this excellent news; and congratulates those campaigners who have worked

BEATING BOWEL CANCER'S LOUD TIE CAMPAIGN 2004

That this House supports Beating Bowel Cancer's Loud Tie campaign, running from 26th to 30th January; congratulates in advance the charity on their parliamentary launch to be held on 21st January; urges honourable Members to help raise money for the charity by participating in the second annual BUPA

OPEN UNIVERSITY'S BEAGLE 2 PROJECT

That this House congratulates the research team at The Open University led by Professor Colin Pillinger for their outstanding work on the Beagle 2 project which is scheduled to touch down on Mars on Christmas Day; notes that because this work was conducted in an open access institution, the research

REQUEST TO EXAMINE SOLICITORS' FEE STRUCTURE IN MINING HEALTH CLAIMS (2)

That this House welcomes the initiative taken by the Department of Trade and Industry in writing to all solicitors dealing with coal health claims for vibration white finger and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under cover of the Handling Agreement, asking that they adhere to the fee structure

BRITISH ENERGY

Line 2, after 'Energy;' insert 'recalls the proposals to provide the privately-owned British Energy with a ú200 million annual grant from public funds each year for ten years;'

HADDOCK STOCKS IN THE NORTH SEA

Line 2, leave out from 'Sea' to end and insert 'welcomes the move to decouple the various stocks in mixed fisheries to allow for higher quotas in healthy stocks such as haddock; supports the Scottish Seafood December reception to be held in Brussels to promote Scottish haddock; believes that the mom

ENGLISH NATIONAL ANTHEM

Line 8, leave out 'Jerusalem' and insert 'Land of Hope and Glory.'

ENGLISH NATIONAL ANTHEM

Line 8, leave out 'Jerusalem' and insert 'I vow to thee my country'

FINANCING CARE HOMES

That this House notes with concern the funding problems of the independent care sector in England which are leading to an estimated loss of over a thousand care home beds each month, to cost cutting, to inadequate staffing because rates of pay are not suitable to attract and hold qualified staff or

EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

That this House congratulates the UK on being the second most generous donor of official development assistance within Europe and, indeed, being one of the largest providers of such aid worldwide; notes that a quarter of the Department for International Development's annual budget is absorbed by con

WHISKY STRIP STAMP

That this House notes with concern the announcement by the Chancellor in the pre-Budget report that a tax stamp may be put on every bottle of whisky sold, which would be a burden to the industry and cost jobs; believes that whilst effective measures must be taken against fraud, this scheme as a devi

DETENTION OF CHILD OFFENDERS

That this House notes with concern the decision to cut the number of beds for children who have committed offences in local authority secure children's homes whilst maintaining the high number of places for children in prisons.

SIR SIGMUND STERNBERG KCSG

That this House congratulates Sir Sigmund Sternberg KCSG, founder of the Sternberg Centre for Judaism in Finchley and co-founder of the Three Faiths Forum, for having been awarded the following highest national awards: The Order of The White Two-Arm Cross from the Slovakian Government, on 10th Septe

BRITISH LUNG FOUNDATION

That this House supports the British Lung Foundation's 'Little Lungs are for Life' campaign and adds congratulations for highlighting serious lung conditions affecting babies and young children; is concerned that respiratory syncytial virus makes premature babies particularly vulnerable; and commend

PRE-PAYMENT METERS

That this House notes that, according to the National Consumer Council's recent report, Lifelines, around two million customers pay for their gas on pre-payment meters and more, about 3.6 million, do so for their electricity; recognises that PPMs are the most expensive payment method and notes that

HADDOCK STOCKS IN THE NORTH SEA (no.2)

That this House calls upon Her Majesty's Government to make a statement on the current state of haddock stocks in the North Sea; welcomes the move to decouple the various stocks in mixed fisheries to allow for higher quotas in healthy stocks such as haddock; supports the Scottish Seafood December re

DRAFT MENTAL INCAPACITY BILL

That this House notes the criticism of the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Incapacity Bill of the failure of the Department for Constitutional Affairs to have 'adequately addressed the important, through admittedly complex, issues involving access to information to those acting on behalf of peop

SMOKING IN WORK PLACES

Line 13, at end add 'and regrets that the ban on some smokeless tobacco products that eliminate passive smoking dangers is still in place.'

GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT

Line 2, leave out from 'and' to end and add ', as the Democratic Unionist Party is now the largest party in that Assembly, offers sincerest congratulations to that party on its success; and notes that any Agreement in Northern Ireland must have the support of both the Unionist and Nationalist commun