Early Day Motions

COST OF PROVIDING FREE PERSONAL CARE

That this House supports the position statement put forward by nine members of the Royal Commission on Long Term Care in September 2003 reaffirming their 1999 recommendation that both nursing and personal care should in principle be free at the point of use, in both residential and domestic settings

DVT AWARENESS

That this House believes that there should be a greater level of awareness to the threat of deep vein thrombosis caused by all forms of travel; further believes that the conference on DVT awareness in the Attlee Suite, Portcullis House on Wednesday 10th December organised by Scholl will help to appr

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE RECORDS OFFICE

That this House deeply regrets that this month the Government will complete the privatisation of the Ministry of Defence Records Office; and expresses its extreme disquiet that this sell-off will result in the loss of the jobs of the long-serving, dedicated team of MoD archive staff, will put at ris

SAVINGS BANKS (S.I. 2003, No. 2895)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the National Savings Bank (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2895), dated 2nd December 2003, a copy of which was laid before this House on 3rd December, be annulled.

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION

That this House believes that any scientific procedure which causes brain damage to monkeys or any other primates is ethically abhorrent; and calls on the Government to ban such procedures forthwith.

SPEED CAMERAS

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SPEED CAMERAS

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TREASURY CONSULTATION ON FISCAL MEASURES TO HELP DOMESTIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY

That this House notes that the Treasury consultation on fiscal measures to help domestic energy efficiency closed on 24th October; further notes that the Chief Executive of the Energy Savings Trust, while supporting the Treasury's suggested list of only three measures, namely a widening of the VAT r

HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN ERITREA

That this House recognises the achievements of the Government and people of Eritrea in nation-building at the time of independence and subsequently; notes, however, that over recent years the Government of Eritrea has been responsible for widespread human rights abuses; notes with concern that this

ATTACKS UPON CHRISTIANS IN SRI LANKA

That this House recognises that the people of Sri Lanka have a long-standing reputation for tolerance and respect; notes however that the plight of one of the religious minorities in Sri Lanka, Christians, is getting worse; notes in particular that there have been a large number of attacks upon evan

UNJUST IMPRISONMENT IN PERU

That this House recognises that in Peru in the 1980s and early 1990s, thousands of people were rounded up and convicted by anonymous judges on what was often rather dubious evidence, during the struggles between the Peruvian Government and the Shining Path and MRTA terrorist groups; further recognis

OPPOSITION TO THE OPTION TO CONSTRUCT A THIRD RUNWAY AT HEATHROW AIRPORT

That this House recognises the vast opposition to the option to construct a third runway at Heathrow Airport, as set out in the Future Development of Air Transport in the UK, and the serious environmental and quality of life implications it would have on surrounding boroughs and residents throughout

PROTECTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE VULNERABLE FROM FORCED MARRIAGE

That this House recalls the findings of the Working Group on Forced Marriages in, A Choice by Right, published in 2000; acknowledges the importance of the work of the Community Liaison Unit in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in delivering those findings and supporting victims of forced marriage;

BRITISH ENERGY

That this House opposes the further extension of the credit facility the Government has provided to British Energy; believes it to be inappropriate that taxpayers money should be used to bail out shareholders of an insolvent company; notes that managing nuclear liabilities has cost the DTI over ú7 b

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTERS AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION

That this House welcomes the decision by Channel Five to mark the International Day of Disabled Persons on 3rd December by becoming the first UK public service broadcaster to offer audio description services on digital satellite television, alongside Sky's own services; encourages the other public s

CLOSURE OF LLOYDSTSB CALL CENTRE - NEWCASTLE

That this House expresses concern at the news that Lloyds TSB has decided to close its call centre in Newcastle and move the operation to India with the loss of almost 1,000 jobs; recognises the importance of such jobs to workers in India but deprecates the exploitation of low paid labour there at t

CONSTITUENCY MAPS

That this House recognises the excellence of detailed mappings at 1:1250 and 1:2500 scales provided by the Ordnance Survey and its utility to honourable Members; applauds the provision of hard copy mapping by the Library over many years; and calls upon Ordnance Survey to provide such detailed mappin

ELDER ABUSE

That this House notes with concern the Commission for Health Improvement report into the institutional hospital abuse on Rowan Ward in Manchester in September, the MacIntyre undercover expose of abuse within care homes in October and the Panorama undercover expose of similar abuses within domiciliar

COLD CALLING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT

That this House is appalled by crimes committed particularly against older people by doorstep callers offering property maintenance and improvement services; condemns high pressure sales tactics employed by some doorstep callers; resulting in vulnerable people parting with extortionate sums of money

HISTORIC COUNTIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

That this House recognises that historic counties of the United Kingdom are an important part of the history, geography and cultural life of the nation; acknowledges that the United Kingdom requires a fixed popular geographical framework that is divorced from the ever changing local government bound

SELF-DETERMINATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF KASHMIR

That this House recognises that the question of self-determination for the people of Kashmir remains unresolved more than 50 years after the creation of India and Pakistan as independent states; expresses concern at the continued reports of human rights violations in Indian-controlled Kashmir; suppo

CHILD LABOUR AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOY AND LEISURE LIBRARIES

That this House welcomes the unanimous decision by the National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries to refuse their recommendation in the annual Good Toy Guide, a publication valued by educationalists, toy manufacturers, retailers, parents and children, to any product, the manufacture of which

PROTECTING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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ENGLAND RUGBY TEAM PARADE

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SERVICE ACCOMMODATION

That this House recognises the widespread dissatisfaction amongst service personnel and their families at the conditions and allocation of service accommodation; recognises the high level of spending on empty properties and private rented properties by the Ministry of Defence; calls for a re-organis