Early Day Motions

ALSTOM

That this House notes with concern the imminent closure of the UK's last new traction build facilities at Alstom, Preston; recognises the loss of highly skilled labour and the loss of UK technology and production facilities in train manufacturing; and calls on the Government to enter into discussion

BBC PANORAMA PROGRAMME AND US FOREIGN POLICY

That this House congratulates the BBC on its Panorama programme on Sunday 18th May which exposed the real foreign policy intentions of President Bush's Administration; recognises that the Bush Administration is firmly under the influence of the American Enterprise Institute which launched the Projec

NICE GUIDANCE ON XELODA

That this House welcomes the NICE guidance on Xeloda, an innovative treatment for colorectal and breast cancer, which for the first time gives cancer patients the choice of treatment at home or in hospital; notes that NICE states that all patients should be offered the choice to receive Xeloda follo

PROPOSED CLOSURE OF LEICESTER HAYMARKET THEATRE

That this House condemns the decision of the Leicester Haymarket Theatre Board to cease trading from the end of July 2003, leading to the closure of the regionally and nationally renowned Haymarket Theatre and the loss of 70 jobs; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to

NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE

That this House welcomes the John Grooms Inquiry into the needs of young disabled people; notes that the report shows there is a constantly growing number of disabled people and further notes its worrying findings that policy-makers and service providers do not have sufficient accurate information a

INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO END GENOCIDE

That this House supports the work of the International Campaign to End Genocide, a worldwide coalition of NGOs, launched at the Hague Appeal for Peace, in May 1999, in its objective of having the United Nations commemorate the Rwandan genocide on its tenth anniversary on 7th April, 2004; calls upon

COLONEL TIM COLLINS AND THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT

That this House notes the sterling contribution made by Colonel Tim Collins of the First Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment in the war in Iraq; recognises his leadership qualities symbolised in his speech to his soldiers before the war and the fine performance of the regiment during the war; conf

RETAIL FLOOR SPACE

That this House condemns the uncontrolled development of retail floor space, by methods such as the construction of mezzanine floors and use of storage space and basements; and calls on the Government to amend planning policy guidance and legislation to allow for the democratic consideration of the

SHALOM FM

That this House notes that at present there is no community radio station broadcasting to the North West London Jewish community of up to 100,000 people; notes that in the past this service has been effectively and ably provided by Shalom FM, operating under commercially viable one month temporary l

BAE SYSTEMS

That this House is concerned by the decision by BAe Systems to make over 1,000 of its workforce redundant as a response to the MoD decision to bring the Nimrod programme to a controlled stop; calls on the Government and the company to work with the trades unions on those parts of the structure which

PRIMATE EXPERIMENTS

That this House believes that experiments on primates cannot be justified in view of the important biological differences between people and primates and their well-developed intellectual and social awareness, which makes their needs impossible to meet in a laboratory and their suffering so severe;

RAIL UNDERTAKINGS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MASTS

That this House notes the successful introduction of a bill to limit the permitted development rights of rail undertakings to erect telecommunications masts above 15 metres in height; and wishes the bill a speedy passage into law so that full local authority planning permission is required for all m

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ON INSURANCE COSTS

That this House notes that the findings of the report published on 3rd June by the Department of Work and Pensions and the Office of Fair Trading into liability insurance; considers that the Department of Work and Pensions report lacks firm recommendations and necessary urgency; notes that a number

SAFEGUARDING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

That this House recognises that the English language has evolved over the years and that as a living language it will continue to do so; regrets, however, the unwelcome intrusion of spelling emanating from the United States of America which causes confusion because of the difference in how some word

POLITICAL PRISONERS IN BURMA

That this House condemns the crackdown on the democracy movement by Burma's brutal military dictatorship; calls for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of National League for Democracy, and for the release of all political prisoners in Burma; supports calls by Aung San Suu Kyi for targ

GREATER MANCHESTER TRAM SYSTEM

That this House is extremely concerned at the incident that took place on the Bury section of the Greater Manchester tram system at 3.30pm on Friday 30th May when two trams made emergency stops to avoid a head on collision; believes that Serco, the tram operating company, should make public the find

HIDDEN COSTS OF MENTAL HEALTH

That this House welcomes Mind's and Health Which?'s report, The Hidden Costs of Mental Health, but is deeply concerned by its findings, including that 83 per cent. of the people with experience of mental distress surveyed who had not had the care or treatment they needed felt that either their recov

PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE

That this House warmly congratulates the Pre-school Learning Alliance, whose 100,000 pre-school staff provide childcare for some 500,000 children, on their Changing Lives, Changing Life campaign and wishes it all success; takes note of the long standing commitment of the pre-school movement to help

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

That this House condemns the recent violence seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the Ituri region; expresses extreme concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo; notes that Kofi Annan recently warned of massive killings of civilians; further notes

HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA

That this House is appalled by the recent arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi; congratulates Aung San Suu Kyi for her courage, determination and commitment to Burma; expresses concern about the closure of the National League for Democracy headquarters in Rangoon; further expresses concern about the closure o

HERIAN

That this House welcomes Herian (Heritage in Action), a new economic regeneration initiative for South Wales launched by Mr Rhodri Morgan AM and supported by local authorities, public bodies, voluntary organisations and the private sector in South Wales; recognises the huge potential of South Wales'

COLLAPSE OF PETER MILES ENGINEERING,LEIGH

That this House believes the collapse last week of Peter Miles Engineering, Leigh leaves a string of unanswered questions; is appalled that around 160 loyal employees were left out of a job overnight and owed five weeks wages; urges the Department for Trade and Industry to recognise the financial pr

RECYCLING OF COMPUTER PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES

That this House welcomes the European Union Directive which seeks to promote recycling of computer parts; notes that the European Parliament made provision in the Directive to prevent manufacturers from adapting printer cartridges to inhibit recycling; further notes that the Department for Trade and

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR HAYES AND HARLINGTON

That this House condemns the comments attributed to the honourable Member for Hayes and Harlington when he is reported to have referred to the IRA's 'bravery' and said 'It's about time we started honouring those people involved in the armed struggle'; notes the vicious murders of the IRA who for ove

BUS SAFETY FOR PUPILS

That this House supports the campaign by BUSK (Belt Up School Kids) to improve the safety of school children and young people travelling to school by bus; expresses condolences to the family and friends of Stuart Cunningham-Jones who died in an accident involving a scheduled bus taking pupils home i