Early Day Motions

GLOBAL FUND FOR HEALTH

That this House believes that the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria has shown the capacity to mobilise significant new financial resources to fund high-quality proposals from developing countries but notes that it does not have enough resources to fund Round 3 proposals in October 2003; furt

ABOLITION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION

That this House notes that the House of Lords Appointments Commission has, since its creation, recommended one batch of People's Peers in April 2001 and nothing since; further notes from its web site that it is still actively soliciting applications from putative peers; is deeply concerned that the

SYRINGE SHAPED SWEETS

That this House notes that syringe shaped sweets costing 10 pence are currently on sale in parts of the UK under the name 'Freekee Drops' produced by Key, S.L. based in Huesca, Spain, and featuring a cartoon character on the packaging with swirling eyes and salivating mouth; believes that the sweets

CASH MACHINE CHARGES

That this House condemns the sharp rise in the number of cash machines which charge customers for removing their money; notes that convenience machines placed at locations such as supermarkets, pubs, post offices, factories, amusement parks and service centres charge customers between ú1.25 and ú1.5

IRAQ AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

leave out from 'in full' to 'sources', and insert 'within six months of the end of the conflict should weapons of mass destruction not be discovered, the full advice it received from the intelligence service, withholding only information that would compromise the safety and security of sources conce

SCOTLAND'S FIRST MINISTER

leave out all from 'House' to end and add 'notes the re-election of Jack McConnell as Scotland's First Minister, who led the Scottish New Labour campaign to its worst ever result in Scotland since 1931; notes that Scottish New Labour managed to lose six of its first past the post seats, three to the

ZIMBABWE CRICKET TOUR

leave out 'condemns' and insert 'regrets'.

ZIMBABWE CRICKET TOUR

leave out from 'proceed' to 'express' in line 4, and insert, 'believes that it was wrong of the ECB to agree to host the present Zimbabwean touring team and agreeing to allow the England team to tour Zimbabwe in 2004 regardless of whether Robert Mugabe is still in power.'.

ZIMBABWE CRICKET TOUR

leave out from 'test' to end and add 'matches throughout the tour'.'

CONVENTION ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

leave out from 'House' to end and add, 'notes that no final proposals on a European Union constitutional treaty will emerge until the end of the Inter Governmental Conference next year or later; welcomes the Government's support in the Convention on the Future of Europe for reform of the institution

NATIONAL REGISTER OF DNA

delete 'mandatory'.

CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN IRAQ

That this House condemns the deaths of at least 4,065 Iraqi civilians killed in the war in Iraq, including 372 civilians killed by cluster bombs, as independently reported by www.iraqbodycount.net; notes the misleading claim by General Richard Myers, chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff

GRANDPARENTS AND PARENTING SKILLS

That this House recognises the important role that grandparents can play in bringing up children and ensuring that good parenting skills are transferred between generations; believes that children benefit from continued contact with members of their wider family, whilst noting that their safety is o

FLUORIDATION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES

That this House considers that the only chemicals which should be added to public water are those which are essential for its purification for public consumption; believes that the addition of medicines to public water supplies is a breach of fundamental human rights; and rejects any proposals to am

SCOTTISH BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR THE EURO

That this House notes that Her Majesty's Government will announce the decision on a euro referendum on 9th June; further notes the recent survey by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry whose members favour entry into the euro by 3 to 1; believes that entry into the euro is in the best i

ELECTIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House notes the democratic deficit that now exists in Northern Ireland with the further postponing of the Assembly elections that had been scheduled to take place initially on 1st May and again on 29th May and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to hold these elections at the earliest poss

STRATEGIC RAIL AUTHORITY AND FIRST GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY

That this House deplores the decision of the Strategic Rail Authority to exclude First Great Eastern Railway from the shortlist for the new Greater Anglia franchise; notes that First Great Eastern is the best performing train operator in London and the South-East, and the only franchise in the regio

JUSTICE FOR MS SHU HUA WANG

That this House condemns the actions of Mr Lee Spendlove in attacking his former wife Ms Shu Hua Wang, resulting in her hospitalisation; condemns the Crown Prosecution Service for failing to prosecute Mr Spendlove; notes that in offering Ms Wang compensation for this failure the CPS has acknowledged

TACKLING GLOBAL POVERTY

That this House notes the huge financial challenge of tackling global poverty and achieving the internationally agreed United Nations Millennium Development Goals by 2015; further notes that these goals will not be reached without the introduction of new income streams; applauds the Government's eff

SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House salutes the achievement of Southampton Football Club in reaching the FA cup final; congratulates the team on their committed football and the fans for their committed support; applauds the success of the club in finishing eighth in the premiership on limited resources; and believes t

TREATMENT OF JOURNALISTS

That this House believes that intimidation of journalists and trawling expeditions involving the seizure of confidential information violate the freedom of the Press; and urges the Government to cease making threats against journalists, to protect whistleblowers who act in the public interest; and t

WELSH NATIONAL ANTHEM

That this House deplores the decision of the English Football Association to ban the playing of the Welsh National Anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau at the 2nd Division play off final between Cardiff City and Queens Park Rangers at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff as an insensitive snub to Welsh football fan

PRESSPOINT FOR WORLD NEWS

That this House believes greater knowledge of what is happening elsewhere in the world can only help bring countries together and therefore congratulates Robert Schlachter of Town News in Union Street, known as Smelly Alley, in Reading which, after 15 years of building up a reputation for supplying

RETENTION OF PENSION BOOKS

That this House believes that pensioners who wish to do so should be able to retain their pension books.

EUROPEAN DISABILITY DIRECTIVE

That this House welcomes the proposal by the European Disability Forum for a new European Disability Directive prohibiting discrimination against Europe's 50 million disabled people in housing, education, transport, the built environment, access to goods and services, healthcare and the design of ma