Early Day Motions

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR HAYES AND HARLINGTON (No. 2)

That this House notes with revulsion the statement made by the honourable Member for Hayes and Harlington praising the IRA; expresses astonishment that any honourable Member of this House should give support or comfort to the murderers of fellow citizens; affirms that violence can never be justified

BOB HOPE'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

after 'visits', insert 'or his happy early childhood in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan'.

THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION MOBILE TELEPHONY

That this House notes that MMO2 has announced the writing off of ú6 billion of debt incurred when bidding for a UK 3G licence three years ago; and calls on the Government to roll 3G licences into 4G licences using the same bandwidth to enable carriers to offer a more attractive broadband platform an

COMMUNICATIONS BILL SUBTITLING REQUIREMENTS

That this House, while welcoming the voluntary intiatives by some digital cable and satellite broadcasters to subtitle their programming and recognising the significant benefits that the proposed communications legislation will bring for deaf and hard of hearing people through the extension of subti

GLOUCESTERSHIRE LOCAL FOOD CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Local Food Campaign of the Gloucester Citizen, drawing attention as it does to the growing importance of local food chains with particular reference to the many successful farmers' markets in Gloucestershire, and highlighting the superb quality of Gloucestershire food, e

VOLUNTEERS' WEEK 1-7 JUNE

That this House welcomes and supports plans to celebrate the 19th annual UK Volunteers' Week from 1st to 7th June; welcomes this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the fact that some 22 million volunteers in Britain make a significant contribution to active citizenship, democratic participatio

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLAN

That this House welcomes the publication of the Government's Sustainable Communities Plan on 5th February; notes that the Plan aims to address current housing pressures; and calls on the Government to ensure the Plan is delivered through established planning processes in a way that ensures a coheren

FREEDOM TO PRACTICE FAITH

That this House supports liberal Muslims, human rights campaigners and others who are calling for an end to cruel traditional punishments for apostasy; recognises that in Christian and Jewish communities there has been a turning away from barbaric forms of punishment; and urges governments and relig

USE OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE IN COMMITTEES

That the Resolution of 5th June 1996 on the Language of Parliamentary Proceedings, as amended by the Resolution of 5th March 2001, shall apply to Special Standing Committees taking oral evidence under Standing Order No. 91(1) as it applies to Select Committees.

AIR TRAVEL AND HEALTH

That this House welcomes the announcement by Her Majesty's Government that a statutory responsibility is to be placed on the Civil Aviation Authority for aviation health at the first available legislative opportunity; recognises this as a positive response to the report of the House of Lords Select

AIR TRAVEL AND HEALTH (NO 2)

That this House welcomes the announcement by Her Majesty's Government of the creation of an Air Health Unit based at CAA Gatwick funded by a levy on the aviation industry to become a centre of expertise and act as a focal point for aviation health issues, to offer advice to air passengers and crews

APPOINTMENT OF BARONESS AMOS

at end add '; strongly objects to the consequent decision to pulp the Annual Report because it featured the Right honourable Member for Birmingham, Ladywood; and considers that the money wasted would have been better spent on development work.'.

CONVENTION ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

leave out from 'calls on' to end and add 'the Leader of the House to bring forward a procedure whereby constituents can petition Parliament for referenda.'.

OLYMPIC BID

leave out from 'London' to end and add 'is welcome, particularly since it will greatly assist the regeneration of large areas of East London, which is a poor and hitherto neglected part of Britain, with high levels of deprivation and unemployment.'.

OLYMPIC BID

Line 6, leave out from 'economy;' to 'to' in line 7 and insert 'and calls for a comprehensive review of the Barrett Formula'.

WARM HOMES SCHEME IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House recognises the benefits the Warm Homes scheme has brought to thousands of people in Northern Ireland offering as it does a comprehensive package of measures to prevent heat loss and conserve energy to people on lower incomes; further commends all those involved in the promotion of th

HALIFAX PLC'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

That this House notes that in 2003 the Halifax is celebrating its 150th anniversary, and offers its congratulations for the contribution the Halifax has now made to Yorkshire and the United Kingdom for a century and a half, both as an employer and as an innovative provider of fundamental financial s

EUTHANASIA AND THE BBC

That this House notes the persistent bias of BBC programmes supporting the legalisation of euthanasia; further notes reports from the Disability Rights Commission, Disability Awareness in Action and other bodies that increasing numbers of disabled and sick people are frightened to be admitted to hos

NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARIES ON ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS

That this House calls on Ordnance Survey to review their decision to remove national park boundaries from the OS Explorer maps; notes that every national park authority is opposed to the proposal and that the replacement illustrations of national park boundaries on the map cover will be useless in p

BUSINESS PAY AWARDS

That this House congratulates the shareholders of GlaxoSmithKline in voting to oppose the group's controversial pay policy for senior executives; condemns individual pay packages reported as high as ú33 million regardless of performance, success or failure; notes that this is the first time United K

WALES OFFICE

That this House notes that the Wales Office could shortly be merged with another government department; further notes that the Wales Office Annual Report failed to inspire confidence in honourable Members that the Department is making a good case to prevent any merger; believes that the Wales Office

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST DALITS

That this House condemns the continued atrocities against Dalits in South Asia, especially in India; recommends, in the light of revelations about the distribution of Gujarat earthquake aid, re-evaluation of development policies, programmes and cooperation agreements and the use of aid on the basis

PRIMARY SCHOOL FUNDING IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House notes the underfunding of primary schools in the Northern Ireland Education sector; and calls for a review of funding arrangements in order that a modern primary education sector can look forward to the future with confidence.

CONQUEST OF EVEREST

That this House notes the achievement of Hannah Shields, a resident of Kilrea, County Londonderry on her magnificent achievement of being one of the few females to have scaled the heights of Mount Everest along with several other males from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; recognis

HARESTANES AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates Harestanes Amateur Football Club on winning the Scottish Amateur Cup for the second year running; notes that Harestanes are the first team in 34 years to retain the Scottish Amateur Cup; and congratulates the club on the enthusiasm, hard work and determination of the pl