Early Day Motions

AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE SOUTH EAST

That this House believes that in the light of new and alarming evidence from the National Housing Federation the Government must recognise the dire state of affordable social housing supply in the South-East region, which is running at less than one third of the regional planning guidance minimum ta

AVAILABILITY OF GLIVEC

That this House supports the guidance issued by the Department of Health ensuring that Glivec, a novel treatment for chronic myeloid leukaemia, is available on the NHS; and calls on NICE to recognise this without restrictions on this drug.

DOG AND CAT FUR

That this House welcomes the fact that the United States has banned the importation of products made with dog and cat fur; expresses concern that this ban means that more of these products may now be imported into the EU and the United Kingdom; is further concerned that consumers may not be aware th

FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND FOOTBALL STADIA IMPROVEMENT FUND

That this House commends the Football Foundation and the Football Stadia Improvement Fund on providing over ú140 million for 1,200 facility, community and education projects across the country and attracting ú180 million in additional inward investment; applauds both organisations for the transforma

WORLD CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE DAY 2003

That this House welcomes the survey and report, Breathing Fear, from the British Lung Foundation and GlaxoSmithKline on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; regrets that COPD is the only major cause of death on the increase with an estimated three million sufferers in Britain and over 30,000 death

CONDUCT OF LORD BLACK OF CROSSHARBOUR

That this House notes that Lord Black of Crossharbour has admitted that, whilst Chief Executive of the media conglomerate Hollinger International, which publishes the Telegraph newspapers, he and other executives received unauthorised secret payments of ú19 million; and considers that although he is

DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION'S OPEN 4 ALL CAMPAIGN

That this House expresses concern that seven in 10 disabled people find it difficult to use everyday services because of poor access and building design; notes that from 1st October 2004 anyone who provides a service to the public will have to make reasonable adjustments to their services to ensure

DISTRIBUTION PRICE REVIEW

That this House welcomes the Amicus-hosted conference on the Distribution Price Review 2005; notes the serious issues of national significance that the event dealt with; and calls for the outcome of the Distribution Price Review 2005 to reward distribution network operators whose policy objectives i

TRANSFER OF LLOYDS TSB GROUP JOBS TO INDIA

That this House expresses concern at Lloyds TSB's plans to transfer 1,500 United Kingdom jobs to India by the end of 2004, with possibly thousands more to follow after that; recognises the threat the decision poses to the 2,400 jobs at Scottish Widows in Edinburgh and the 970 jobs at its Glasgow cal

OIL DEPLETION, ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND THE LOW CARBON ECONOMY

That this House notes the growing consensus amongst the world's leading petroleum geologists and geophysicists that the peak of global oil production will occur at some point within the next 10 years; recognises that global oil reserves, which were created over several billion years, will have been

OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS

That this House acknowledges the plight of workers who have lost their final salary occupational pensions schemes through company insolvency despite being promised by firms and successive governments that their pensions were guaranteed and in many cases having been compelled to join their scheme as

MINISTERIAL COMMITMENTS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGETS

That this House welcomes the clear statement by the Minister for Energy Efficiency, at the 10th anniversary celebration event of the Energy Saving Trust on 27th November, that 'there must be a serious target for energy efficiency to help us achieve a low carbon economy'; and therefore calls on the G

A DOG IS FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN

That this House notes that the Dog's Trust famous slogan, A Dog is for Life, Not Just for Christmas, was created in 1978 by the charity's Chief Executive, Clarissa Baldwin, at a time when thousands of people were buying puppies to give to family and friends as Christmas presents, resulting in animal

DAIRY COUNCIL'S CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTMAS CHEESES

That this House congratulates The Dairy Council on staging the 2003 Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses, which forms the beginning of the Chelsea Pensioners' traditional Christmas celebrations; further congratulates Jimmy Reddell, formerly of the Essex Regiment and the oldest Chelsea Pensioner who had

Mr Katsuhiko Oku

That this House expresses its deepest sympathy to the family of the Japanese Diplomat Mr Katsuhiko Oku who was killed in Iraq with a fellow diplomat Mr Masamori Inoue from the Japanese Embassy in Jordan and their driver Jerjis Sulaiman Zora while travelling to a reconstruction conference in Tikrit;

KENNY RICHEY

That this House notes that Kenny Richey, a British citizen, has spent 16 years on death row in the State of Ohio; notes that following the case having been heard at the sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on 7th May a final decision is expected imminently on whether he should face execution; notes that i

REVIEW OF SPEED LIMITS

That this House welcomes the reduction in the road casualty rate recorded over the past decade and the Government measures that have contributed to this reduction, particularly those measures that have prompted many more drivers to slow down; recognises however that speed is still responsible for an

Energy Disconnections

That this House notes the continuing high levels of disconnections from energy supply due to debt, currently running at around 22,000 per year; is concerned that with expected price rises this problem will be exacerbated; recognises that disconnections is the most extreme form of fuel poverty and it

PLANNING POLICY GUIDANCE 7

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118 DIRECTORY SERVICES

Line 13, at end add 'and to encourage the acceptance of name and postcode as a fast efficient way of giving the wanted number.

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS DAY

That this House welcomes and supports plans to celebrate International Volunteers Day on 5th December; welcomes this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the fact that some 22 million volunteers in the United Kingdom make a significant contribution to active citizenship, democratic participation

EQUITABLE LIFE

That this House believes a fair resolution to the Equitable Life debacle is important not only for current and former policyholders, but also to restore confidence in long term savings generally; believes that justice delayed is justice denied; calls on the Government to publish the report by Lord P

REFORM OF DEVOLVED NORTHERN IRELAND EXECUTIVE

That this House recognises that the results of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections last week express the clear opposition of the vast majority of the Unionist electorate to reforming an inclusive executive with Sinn Fein whilst they continue to be inextricably linked to a private illegal army, t

TROPHY HUNTING HOLIDAYS

That this House condemns trophy hunts whereby holidays are organised by travel firms in the UK enabling people to slaughter endangered animals in many areas of the world, including Africa, North America and Eastern Europe; notes that these slaughter packages are advertised over the internet and that

PRINCES TRUST FOOTBALL INITIATIVE

That this House congratulates The Prince's Trust Football Initiative, along with their partners, the FA Premier League, Football Foundation and Professional Footballers Association, for the great success they are having in tackling social exclusion amongst disadvantaged young people; notes that last