Early Day Motions

YEAR OF THE BLUES

That this House welcomes the start of the Year of the Blues on 1st February, which marks 100 years since W.C. Handy, the 'Father of the Blues', first picked up the music in a train station in Mississippi; and looks forward to the 3rd International Gloucester Blues and Heritage Festival between 28th

LIVERPOOL'S BID TO BECOME THE EUROPEAN CITY OF CULTURE IN 2008

That this House welcomes Liverpool's bid to become the European City of Culture in 2008; accepts that Liverpool is a wonderful, remarkable city worthy of the title, European City of Culture 2008; recognises that the city has more listed buildings than any other city in the UK outside London, support

SAUDI ARABIA-WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT

That this House is concerned about the ongoing plight of Alexander Mitchell, William Sampson, Raj Schyver, James Lee, James Cottle, Les Walker, Peter Brandon and Glen Ballard who are currently being detained in Saudi Arabian gaols; notes that at their trials and subsequent appeals, lawyers outlined

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY

That this House is concerned about the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's recent ruling on photodynamic therapy which, if agreed, will lead to many people suffering from age-related macular degeneration being denied effective treatment to halt their vision loss; notes that the decision wil

FA PREMIER LEAGUE COMMUNITY AWARDS

at end add 'and urges the Scottish Premier League to consider introducing a similar award scheme north of the border.'.

HUMANITARIAN AID AND MILITARY THREATS TO IRAQ

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'urges the Government to publish the plans to provide humanitarian aid to Iraq following any military action.'.

PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN CYPRUS AND FUTURE AGREEMENT

leave out from 'election' to 'of'.

PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN CYPRUS AND FUTURE AGREEMENT

leave out from first 'of' to end and add 'the Republic of Cyprus, congratulates him on his election by securing a majority in the first round; considers that those who live in history like Mr Denktash are destined to repeat it; notes that President Papadopoulos's previous statements, whilst rightly

POSSIBLE INCURSION OF TURKISH TROOPS INTO IRAQI KURDISTAN

That this House notes the just demands of the Prime Minister of Kurdistan to the United Kingdom and the international community to prevent any incursion of Turkish Troops into Kurdistan.

HON MEMBERS CHANGING ROOM

That this House acknowledges the importance of the honourable Members' changing room to many honourable Members; and calls upon the Accommodation Committee properly to maintain those important facilities at the current level.

NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS FUNDING THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN

That this House supports the National Union of Students' campaign against student top-up fees; agrees that the Government's proposals for top-up fees will mean access to university is based on ability to pay not ability to learn; and urges the Government to abandon its plans for top-up fees which wi

MARINE POLLUTION

That this House notes the recent ecological disaster caused by the Prestige oil tanker off the coast of Spain; calls on the Government to introduce a statutory duty on coastal local authorities to plan for and undertake shoreline clean-ups following marine pollution incidents; emphasises that this c

RSI AWARENESS DAY

That this House welcomes RSI Awareness Day on 28th February; notes that the total cost of RSI to the country is an estimated ú13 billion per year with some 500,000 workers in the United Kingdom currently affected with RSI; is concerned that repetitive strain injury, text message injury and playstati

CONTRACEPTIVE AWARENESS WEEK 2003

leave out from '1 332, 910' to end and add 'regrets that the Family Planning Association (FPA) has been unable to tackle these rises despite increased central government funding; and calls upon the FPA and the Government to reassess their approach to sexual health policy and in particular to provide

CONTRACEPTIVE AWARENESS WEEK 2003

leave out from 'notes' to 'that' in line 7.

UPGRADING A9 TO DUAL CARRIAGEWAY

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes that the provision of dual carriageway along the entire length of the A9 between Perth and Inverness would lead to a substantial increase in traffic, and thus road accidents, along the entire length of that road and many of its feeder routes; further note

CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER

That this House regrets that since 1997, over 2000 workers and members of the public have died in work-related incidents, as well as the Southall, Paddington, Hatfield and Potters Bar disasters; notes that during the same period only four companies and two directors have been convicted of the offenc

UDA CEASEFIRE

That this House notes the announcement by the UDA regarding a 12 month period of violent inactivity; registers its principled position that all terrorist organisations should cease immediately from all violent activity and will judge each such terrorist organisation on its efforts rather than its wo

MEDICAL SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS

That this House notes the importance of ensuring that no impediments are placed on access to medical schools by students from ethnic and religious minority backgrounds; welcomes the increase in the proportion of medical students coming from the ethnic minorities from 10 per cent. to 33 per cent. ove

PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN CYPRUS AND FUTURE AGREEMENT

That this House takes note of the election by the Greek Cypriots of Tassos Papadopoulos as President of Southern Cyprus, recalls that he was a supporter of Milosevic, and was a leading member of EOKA dedicated to the expulsion of the Turkish Cypriots from Cyprus; notes that he is still committed to

AIRCRAFT CARRIER CONTRACT

at end add 'and calls on BAe Systems and Thales UK to utilise fully the shipbuilding facilities and expertise at Harland and Wolff in Belfast.'.

ARMING THE POLICE

leave out from 'knives' to end and add 'but does not support the arming of the Police Force.'.

HUMANITARIAN AID AND MILITARY THREATS TO IRAQ

after 'emergencies', insert 'worldwide, including Iraq'.

ASSISTED DEATH

That this House notes that the House of Lords' decision in the case of Pretty makes it clear that in accordance with section 2(4) of the Suicide Act 1961 it lies with the Director of Public Prosecutions to decide which cases he believes should or should not be prosecuted; further notes that, in part

WELFARE OF BRITISH TROOPS

That this House believes that men and women serving in the British Armed Forces and deployed to a theatre of war deserve the best available equipment and support; expresses deep concern at reports of inadequate provision not only through the media but directly from service personnel and their famili