Early Day Motions

STATUTORY FOOTBALL COMMISSION

That this House believes that no FA, Premier or Nationwide League club, whether publicly or privately owned, should have its ownership transferred until the proposed new owners have fully complied with bona fide tests in respect of personal and financial background, resource availability and future

FABIAN COMMISSION REPORT ON THE MONARCHY

Line 7, at end add 'including a specific commitment that options for reform will be put to the British people in a referendum.'

END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING

Line 1, leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes the plethora of opinion polls, research and reports emanating from the Voluntary Euthanasia Society in recent years on end of life decision making; trusts that the raw data from which such opinion polls, research and reports have been compiled wil

EUROTUNNEL

Line 5, at end add 'and calls on the Government to start the planning process leading to the extension of the high-speed route to the north of England.'

COUNCIL TAX IN CORNWALL AND DEVON

That this House notes that as a result of unfair grant funding for Devon and Cornwall over the years from both Conservative and Labour Governments, and the imposition of new duties on local councils, council tax in the region has reached an unaffordable level for many people, especially pensioners a

UNITED STATES BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAMME

That this House notes the latest editorial of Liberation magazine, drawing on information from the Institute of Energy and Environmental Research, which states that the United States has produced dried and weapon size anthrax spores in far greater amounts than for the stated purpose of testing the U

CREDIT HEALTH WARNINGS

That this House notes with great concern the record levels of personal indebtedness facing UK consumers and the recent increase in the number of personal bankruptcies; further notes that the Citizen's Advice Bureau is facing over 1 million new debt enquiries per year; recognises the need for consume

AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES

That this House condemns the USA and European Union for dumping heavily-subsidised agricultural surpluses on world markets which cause such damage to the livelihoods of poor farmers in developing nations; considers that this practice highlights the hypocrisy of richer nations in their alleged concer

BICENTENARY OF JOHN DALTON'S LECTURE ON THE ATOMIC THEORY TO THE MANCHESTER LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

That this House records the 200th Anniversary of John Dalton's greatest achievement which was his Atomic Theory; notes that this first established clear and quantitative principles to determine the composition of all materials; further notes that his scientific theory was first advanced in an histor

SUSSEX COUNTY CRICKET CLUB

That this House congratulates Sussex County Cricket Club on its success in winning the Frizzell County Championship for the first time.

EQUAL PAY

Line 3, after 'Wales' insert 'and 48.9 per cent throughout Great Britain.'

STANDING AREAS AT FOOTBALL GROUNDS

That this House urges the Government to re-examine the case for introducing small, limited sections of safe standing areas at football grounds; further urges the Government to recognise that there is widespread support for such areas, and that improvements in stadium design and technology mean that,

POST OFFICE CLOSURES

That this House deplores the further wave of closures this autumn of urban post offices, including proposals to close one-third of those in South Portsmouth and upwards of 3,000 of all post offices nationally, some of which are viable; and calls upon the Government to hold urgent talks with the Post

BUSINESSES IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House acknowledges that businesses in Northern Ireland have suffered particular adverse effects as a result of liability insurance premium increases as was recognised in the Office of Fair Trading Report into the liability insurance market; requests as a short-term measure that the UK Trea

NEW ZEALAND LEADER'S ULSTER LINKS

That this House recognises the centenary in September 2003 of the election of William Ferguson Massey as leader of the Reform Party in New Zealand; and acknowledges the fact that Massey was born in Limavady, Northern Ireland and after his emigration to his new homeland, made an outstanding contribut

CLOSURE OF NEWSPAPERS OFFICES IN ZIMBABWE

That this House notes the closure of the Daily News in Zimbabwe by the Supreme Court in that country; condemns the further erosion of the rights of many opposition groups in this denial of the basic freedom of the Press; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to make clear its opposition to such me

TEXT MESSAGE CHARGING

That this House notes with deep concern that the cost of sending a text message has risen by 30 per cent. to an average of 10 pence per message over the last four years; further notes these charges are even higher for text messages sent to premium rate services such as polls, quizzes and sports info

COUNTDOWN

That this House regrets Channel Four's decision to relegate the popular quiz programme Countdown from its 4.15pm week day slot to one at 3.15pm; notes that Countdown is 21 years old, had two million viewers prior to the change in time and has seen its viewing figures plummet ot 800,000; further note

ENGLISH PARTNERSHIPS

That this House deplores the recent decision of English Partnerships to focus resources on house renewal pathfinder areas and other strategic projects; expresses alarm and great concern at the devastating impact that this is likely to have on smaller regeneration projects; deplores the fact that yea

WORLD ALZHEIMER'S DAY

That this House supports the aims of World Alzheimer's Day 2003 which falls on 21st September; praises the continued work of the Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease International to raise awareness of the needs of people with dementia and their carers

LUPUS

That this House notes that October is Lupus Awareness Month; congratulates Lupus UK for its continued work as the only national charity dedicated to raising awareness of the condition which affects over 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, as well as providing support and advice for lupus sufferers

MONOPOLY OF BSKYB

That this House condemns the recent decision by BSkyB to increase its subscription rates to pubs and clubs by a staggering 18 per cent. which will have a serious impact on those which screen live sport, particularly Premiership football; notes that the sports viewing market is a vital element for th

HARE COURSING IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House expresses concern at the low population of the Irish hare in Northern Ireland; notes the Biodiversity Species Action Plan target to double the present population of the Irish hare by 2010; notes the call from independent scientist at Queen's University Belfast to remove the Irish har

DR ALI DIZAEI

That this House invites the Metropolitan Police Service to ask former members of the Independent Advisory Group, Ben Bowling, Andrea Cook, Jennifer Douglas, Kirpal Sahota and Lee Jasper to review the police actions in the investigation and prosecution of Dr Ali Dizaei.

GREG DYKE AND NOT ACCEPTABLE E-MAILING

That this House notes that at the Hutton inquiry on 15th September, Mr Greg Dyke, Director-General of the BBC, described e-mailing of honourable Members of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee by Mr Andrew Gilligan as 'not acceptable'; further notes that Mr Gilligan kept Mr Richard Sambrook, Head of