Early Day Motions

POLICE (S.I., 2003, No. 1418)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 1418), dated 30th May 2003, a copy of which was laid before this House on 5th June, be annulled.

HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

That this House notes the findings of the recent National Audit Office report into violence against NHS hospital and ambulance staff, which states that although progress has been made through the NHS zero tolerance zone campaign, work still needs to be done to ensure the safety of public sector work

UNEXPLODED CLUSTER BOMBS

That this House is alarmed at the Government's calculation that Iraq is polluted by 2,688 unexploded cluster bomblets delivered by United Kingdom forces; regrets that the total of unexploded cluster bombs dropped by other coalition forces has yet to be calculated; believes this legacy and those of u

RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC POLICY

That this House accepts that the best public policy is grounded in an understanding of people and their social and economic needs and behaviour; notes the value of independent economic and social science research in formulating public policy; welcomes the opportunity, afforded by the Economic and So

INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION

That this House welcomes the United Kingdom's continued opposition to whaling, and its support for the moratorium on commercial whaling agreed by the International Whaling Commission meeting in Berlin; welcomes also the adoption of the Berlin Initiative, co-sponsored by the United Kingdom, which wil

TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN

That this House is gravely concerned about the evidence of children being trafficked into and through the United Kingdom which has been revealed by the work of the West Sussex Safe House Project with children arriving at Gatwick Airport from West Africa, ECPAT (End child prostitution, pornography an

DEVELOPMENT AND CAP REFORM

That this House believes that the negative effects of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, especially its export subsidies on farm livelihoods in developing countries are all out of proportion to the benefits it brings to British and European farmers; accepts that changes in the overall cost of the

TUG OF WAR TEAMS

That this House welcomes the outstanding successes of both the men's and ladies' tug of war teams representing this House in the annual challenge in support of Macmillan Cancer Relief; notes that these victories represent third consecutive wins for both teams; and looks forward to many such victorie

CONDUCT OF LABOUR HONOURABLE MEMBERS (COMMUNITY PHARMACIES)

That this House deplores the fact that the Labour honourable Members for Rother Valley, Denton and Reddish, South Ribble, Regent's Park and Kensington North, Birmingham, Northfield, Gower, Morley and Rothwell, Northampton South, Falkirk East, Bolton North East, Dagenham, Keighley, Workington, Hendon

WOMEN CANDIDATES

after 'House' delete to end and add 'rejects all forms of discrimination, both negative and positive, in the selection of candidates, and believes that all candidates should be chosen on merit.'

IFAs AND THE ETHICAL QUESTION

That this House welcomes the inclusion of ethical awareness and lifestyle issues within the FSA's proposed Advice Skills and Needs Identification module of the Examination Framework for Retail Financial Services (CP157).

SUSTAINABILITY AND THE LISTING REGIME

That this House welcomes the recommendation made in Open Disclosure: Sustainability and the Listing Regime, written by Mark Mansley of Claros Consulting, that the UKLA should conduct a review of the listing rules to examine the case for the inclusion of social and environmental information; agrees t

OFFICE OF THE LEGAL SERVICES OMBUDSMAN

That this House is concerned at the dominance of the legal profession in the operation of the Office of the Legal Services Ombudsman, particularly in its production of unbalanced reports on the handling of client complaints about solicitors by solicitors at the Office of the Supervision of Solicitor

MISS SUKEY CAMERON MBE

That this House warmly congratulates Miss Sukey Cameron, Falkland Islands Government Representative in the United Kingdom, on the award of an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list; and pays tribute to her many years of committed service in the interests of her country and her role in increasing t

SEXUAL HEALTH

That this House welcomes the publication of the report by the Health Select Committee into sexual health; congratulates the Committee for this report and the recommendations contained therein; welcomes the Committee's confirmation of the concerns which the Conservative Party has been expressing for

TRADE JUSTICE MOVEMENT

That this House shares the concern of the Trade Justice Movement about the plight of the poorest people in the world, and congratulates them on bringing them to the attention of the public; notes with concern the fact that a billion live on less than a dollar a day, that life expectancy in many Afri

FOX NEWS AND IMPARTIALITY

That this House believes that the Independent Television Commission should enforce fully the due impartiality regulations of its programme code on all broadcasters it licenses including Fox News.

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH MONGOLIA

That this House celebrates 40 years of British-Mongolian full diplomatic relations; notes that for Mongolia the presence of a British Embassy began a new age of international relations and was a cornerstone in marking their status as an independent and sovereign nation, and that for the United Kingd

PROFESSOR SIR ROY MEADOW

That this House notes that Professor Sir Roy Meadow gave pivotal expert evidence in the murder trial of Sally Clark, who was subsequently cleared by the Court of Criminal Appeal; further notes that Professor Meadow discovered Munchausen's syndrome by proxy and might therefore be expected to diagnose

COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL STAFF (No.2)

That this House condemns the shabby treatment of dedicated community health council members and staff who, at government insistence, worked towards a planned closure of 1st September 2003, who sorted documents, passed archived material to appropriate bodies, readied premises for closure, and made al

ENSURING SOCIAL STANDARDS ON BRITISH SHIPS

That this House regrets that the Government has dropped proposals to amend Section 9 of the Race Relations Act; further notes that this would have made it illegal for shipowners to discriminate on the pay of seafarers from different countries serving on United Kingdom-flagged ships; further notes th

EURO POLL

leave out from 'poll' to end and add 'as at 2 p.m. on Thursday 12th June 2003 revealed that 55 per cent. say never; and urges europhobic Conservative honourable Members to pay more attention to the facts.'.

MID TERM REVIEW AND UNSUPPORTED CROPS

That this House notes the concern of fruit and vegetable growers who do not receive production subsidies that the European Commission's current proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy would place the growers of unsupported crops at risk of unfair competition from business with entitlement

CONDUCT OF LABOUR HONOURABLE MEMBERS (POST OFFICE CARD ACCOUNTS) (NO 3)

That this House deplores the fact that the Labour honourable Members for Great Grimsby, Ipswich, Cardiff North, Bristol North West, Knowsley South, Nuneaton, Forest of Dean, Ynys Mon, Broxtowe, Ilford North, East Lothian, Burnley, St. Albans, Ealing North, Dover, Gateshead East and Washington West,

AWARD OF MEDALS TO SUEZ VETERANS

That this House thanks all those involved in the sensible, humane and long overdue decision to award an appropriate medal to those who served in the Suez zone; notes that this issue had been unresolved by all previous governments over the last 50 years and that the current Government deserves congra