Early Day Motions

SMOKING ON BUSES

That this House welcomes the current use of fixed penalty notices in combating anti-social behaviour; and believes that the use of such notices should be extended to passengers who continue to smoke on buses despite bus company regulations to the contrary.

DEMOCRATICALLY-CONTROLLED HOUSING

That this House deplores the pejorative use of the term 'social housing' by housing professionals and right-leaning politicians, to distinguish homes in the collective ownership of democratically elected councils and housing mutuals, from homes in individual ownership or the ownership of mortgage co

NATIONAL MEN'S HEALTH WEEK

leave out from 'that' to 'national' and insert 'the Government'.

WORLD POPULATION DAY

That this House calls attention to World Population Day on 11th July; commends the United Nations' Population Fund for designating this date in 1989 to focus attention on the importance of world population and reproductive health issues; endorses the concepts of sexual and reproductive health and ri

ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS WEEK 2003

That this House notes the importance of Alzheimer's Awareness Week, 6th to 12th July, and praises the Alzheimer's Society for raising awareness of this disease and initiating this noteworthy campaign; wholeheartedly supports Alzheimer's Awareness Week, the theme of which this year is Mind your Head,

SEXUAL HEALTH WEEK 2003

That this House notes the importance of Sexual Health Week 4th to 10th August, and praises the Family Planning Association for raising awareness of this important issue and initiating this noteworthy campaign; congratulates the Family Planning Association for continuing to raise awareness of the imp

BUS REREGULATION

That this House believes that buses should be reregulated in metropolitan counties.

FAITH GROUPS AND THE COMMUNICATIONS BILL

That this House welcomes the amendment to the Communications Bill passed in the House of Lords, which completely removes the present disqualification of religious organisations from holding various types of broadcasting licences; believes that the current ban is arbitrary and discriminatory towards

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN WALES

That this House recognises the problems faced by the manufacturing industry in Wales; and urges the Government to do more to help the manufacturing sector in Wales, which has lost thousands of jobs over recent years.

TRAIN MANUFACTURING BY ALSTOM

That this House notes that soon after securing a ú101 million order to supply rolling stock for the London Underground, the French-owned multinational, Alstom, announced that it had decided to cease production at its plant at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, thereby bringing to an end 150 years of train

MCDONALDS APPLES

That this House notes that McDonalds do not use British apples in their apple tarts; recognises the importance of promoting British produce, particularly at large nationwide food outlets such as McDonalds; and calls on McDonalds to use British grown apples in order to support UK produce.

BRITISH DETAINEES IN GUANTANAMO BAY

That this House notes with concern that British subjects currently detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will not face a fair trial but instead a military tribunal; that they will face the choice of either pleading guilty and 20 years in prison or pleading not guilty and facing a prospect of an unfair t

OBLIGATION TO PASS INTELLIGENCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY

That this House notes the comment from the Prime Minister in a letter dated 22nd May to the honourable Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak that 'we remain confident that Iraq sought to procure significant quantities of uranium from Africa'; further notes that in its report to the Security Council on 7t

ACCESS TO IRAQI PALACES

That this House regrets the failure of the Foreign Affairs Committee to mention an obvious major error in the September dossier on Iraq which states on page 34 that 'Iraq consistently refused to allow UNSCOM inspectors access to any of the eight Presidential sites,'; notes the UNSCOM website states

GREEN PAPER ON CHILDREN

That this House congratulates the Government for extending the scope of the Green Paper from children at risk to include all children; strongly recommends that the document should be principled in its commitment to full implementation of the UN Convention on Children's Rights; believes that it shoul

MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

That this house calls on the Government to bring in legislation to disqualify Members of the House of Lords who are convicted and sentenced to more than 12 months in prison, thereby bringing the two Houses of Parliament into line.

DOOR STEP SELLING

That this House welcomes the OFT super-complaint investigation into doorstep selling, following reports from Citizens Advice (Door to Door - September 2002) and Age Concern (Sharp Selling Practices - March 2002); is appalled at the inadequacy of consumer protection for doorstep selling; and calls up

REVISING THE SITTING HOURS OF THE HOUSE

That this House believes that the sitting hours of the House of Commons on Tuesdays and Wednesdays should revert to starting at 2.30 pm and finishing at 10 pm.

BRENDON FEARON AND THE TONY MARTIN CASE

That this House expresses its grave concern that Brendon Fearon, one of the burglars who broke into Tony Martin's house, is now suing for civil damages in respect of the injuries that he sustained during his criminal acts, including his loss of sexual enjoyment and an ability to practise martial art

WORK OF ROADPEACE

That this House welcomes the launch of the guide for honourable Members entitled 'How to help your constituents after road death or injury' published by RoadPeace, the national charity for road traffic victims, to coincide with the official opening of the exhibition of their diverse work for road vi

MINISTER FOR CHILDREN

That this House is concerned that the inability of the honourable Member for Barking to carry out the duties of Minister for Children is impeding the Government's progress in presenting to the House the Green Paper on Children at Risk, as a result of which local councils are unable to implement chan

NHS STAFF

That this House pays tribute to the hard work of staff in the NHS; notes that they frequently find themselves prevented from doing the right job for patients by the distorting effect of Government targets; and condemns ministers for using NHS staff as human shields to deflect proper democratic criti

HIV/AIDS AND CHILDREN

after 'issues', insert 'condemns the attitude of the US Administration towards these issues'.

SIGNOR SILVIO BERLUSCONI

after 'recent', insert 'and typical'.

TRADING WHILE INSOLVENT

at end add 'and in particular urges an investigation into the administration of insolvent professional football clubs which have been allowed to benefit on the pitch notwithstanding their financial shortcomings.'.