Early Day Motions

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE COVER IN WEST WALES

That this House is concerned to prevent any moves that will diminish Customs and Excise cover in West Wales ports which is essential in tackling drug smuggling and crime in general; believes that current proposals by Custom and Excise to replace existing permanent staffing with mobile teams from out

WHO CARES CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Electoral Commission's Who Cares? campaign in Wales and Scotland aiming to raise awareness and turnout for the 2003 elections to the Welsh Assembly Government and the Scottish Parliament (and also the English local elections) by highlighting rolling registration, postal

LEVEL ACCESS SHOWERS

That this House welcomes the recent publication of the draft Housing Bill; calls on the Government to include an incentive scheme for landlords and owner occupiers to adapt bathrooms to include easy or level access showering; believes this will lead to more elderly and disabled people being able to

WALES AND EURO 2004 FOOTBALL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

That this House notes that after playing four games and winning each game, the Welsh national football team comfortably top their Europe 2004 qualifying group; recognises that two of these victories included comprehensive defeats of Azerbaijan; notes with deep concern that FIFA has decided to suspen

NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

That this House welcomes the decision of the UK Government to fund nanotechnology research; and believes that any public debate on the issue should be held only when the research merits this debate, and in the absence of claims of Gray Goo effects.

CELTIC AND THE UEFA CUP FINAL

That this House congratulates Glasgow Celtic Football Club on reaching the UEFA Cup Final; wishes them every success against Porto in the Final in Seville on 21st May; and looks forward to them bringing the UEFA Cup back to Paradise.

GIANFRANCO ZOLA

That this House congratulates Gianfranco Zola on playing over 300 games for Chelsea; believes Zola to be one of the finest ever guest-players in English football; praises him for his talent, his sportsmanship, his professionalism and the wonderful example he has set for all who play or watch the gam

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND STEM CELL RESEARCH

That this House notes the failure of the European Parliament to ratify stem cell research for the potential betterment of individual health in contradiction to the visionary decisions made in the UK Parliament.

HOT CROSS BUNS

leave out from 'appalled' to end and add 'by malevolent and mischievous attempts by those who should know better to propagate the untruth that any local authority in Britain has banned the creation or consumption of hot cross buns; and recognises that no less an authority than the Sunday Telegraph h

CANCELLATION OF IRAQ'S DEBT

That this House notes that Saddam Hussein's regime accumulated almost $400bn of debt and reparations claims; believes that these are 'odious' since the regime was oppressive and illegitimate; welcomes the Jubilee Iraq call for cancellation of these financial obligations so that the liberated Iraqi p

IRAQS ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE

That this House is deeply concerned about the future of Iraq's archaeological heritage; is appalled at the sacking of the National Museum in Baghdad; expresses its solidarity with museums and archaeology professionals in Iraq and the UK in their efforts to protect the ancient artefacts and sites of

C/O BRITISH FARMING CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the launch of the c/o British Farming campaign; applauds this initiative by the agricultural and horticultural industry to reconnect with its customers; recognises that nearly two-thirds of the food eaten in Britain is grown by British farmers, that farmers and growers provi

RELOCATION OF DEFRA OFFICIALS

That this House welcomes the recent announcement by the Chancellor in the Budget that civil servants will be relocated to various parts of the country; calls upon the Government to relocate the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from Whitehall to the West Country so that policy maker

MOBILE POST OFFICE IN NORTH CUMBRIA

That this House expresses concern over the future of the mobile Crown post office which currently serves the rural areas of North Cumbria; condemns Post Office proposals to transfer this service from a Crown post office to a franchise system without proper consultation, in line with their own code o

INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING

That this House welcomes the introduction of Government incentives to encourage more students into initial teacher training; is concerned that the financial incentives offered to PGCE students are not available to undergraduate ITT students who have to pay tuition fees and do not receive equivalent

TOTAL FIGHTING

That this House expresses its concern regarding the health and safety of those participating in the sport of Total Fighting and welcomes the recent investigation into the sport by Meridian TV's Focus series; notes that this sport, which is beginning to gain popularity in this country, allows partici

HUNGARIAN VOTE TO JOIN THE EU

That this House welcomes the recent vote in the Hungarian referendum in favour of joining the European Union; notes that this vote follows the positive votes in Slovenia and Malta to join the EU; looks forward to similar yes votes in the other accession countries so that in 2004 the EU may be enlarg

DOORSTEP RECYCLING (No.1)

That this House notes that the Scottish Labour Party's manifesto commitment to doorstep recycling to every home by 2010 means that at least one part of the Labour Party has come to agree with the Conservative Party who made this commitment in their 2001 manifesto; and hopes that Ministers at Westmin

REDUNDANCIES IN SCHOOLS

That this House notes with concern that thousands of teachers and classroom assistants are facing redundancy due to deficits in school budgets; also notes that these deficits are caused by higher employers' national insurance contributions and the need for higher contributions to teachers' pensions

BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ

That this House notes the grave effects of the present war in Iraq on the civilian population; believes any international involvement in establishing a transitional administration in Iraq must be driven multilaterally by the international community and have a clear UN mandate; further notes the need

HUNGARY AND EUROPEAN UNION REFERENDUM

That this House applauds the people of Hungary on their decision to join the European Union; notes that 84 per cent. voted Yes in the national referendum held on 12th April; and looks forward to welcoming Hungary as a full member of the European Union on 1st May 2004.

DNA

That this House, in this the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, congratulates all those scientists throughout the world and particularly those at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge who have contributed to the announcement that the entire human genome has been completely sequenced; and notes th

RECYCLING FOR ALL HOUSEHOLDS

That this House welcomes the commitment in the Scottish Labour Manifesto to provide for recycling for every community in Scotland by 2006 and doorstep collection for every household by 2010; notes the Prime Minister's statement in October 2000 that 'I want to see every local authority offering doors

PERFORMANCE OF THE EURO (NO.11)

That this House notes with concern the statement by the European Commission on 10th April that the eurozone economy may have contracted in the first three months of 2003; notes also the astonishing decision by the European Central Bank to keep its interest rate at 2.5 per cent. on the grounds that i

JOINING THE EURO

That this House notes that Her Majesty's Government will publish its assessment of the five economic tests on euro membership by June; further notes the overwhelming evidence of economic convergence between the United Kingdom and the euro zone, of an increase in trade between euro countries and of a