Early Day Motions

PORT VALE FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House notes with sadness that Port Vale Football Club, founded in 1876, is the latest in a lengthening list of league football clubs to be into administration; wishes the club well in coming out of administration as soon as possible; and calls on the Government, all football authorities in

CHINESE EXECUTION OF LOBSANG DHONDUP AND FURTHER PERSECUTION OF TIBETANS

That this House condemns the first case of a politically motivated execution of a Tibetan in more than a decade when 28 year old Tibetan Lobsang Dhondup was executed by Chinese authorities on Sunday 26th January in Sichuan Province; notes with dismay the confirmation of a two year suspended death se

COMPLETING HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM

That this House accepts the vote of 4th February which rejected both a fully appointed House of Lords and any form of direct election to the Lords; believes that there is still a substantial reform agenda to be completed which would command wide support; and asks the Government to invite the Joint C

CHILDREN OF IRAQ

That this House welcomes the campaign by Operation Desert Rescue to publicise the facts that a staggering 42 per cent. of the population of Iraq is under 15 years of age and that in May 2002 the United Kingdom and other governments pledged in a United Nations resolution to protect children from the

UNFPA'S ANNUAL STATE OF THE WORLD POPULATION REPORT 2002

leave out from 'House' to end and insert 'notes the failure of the UNFPA to address the scandal of coercive population control; further notes that in the last year the UNFPA has been judged by the US administration and by a Peruvian Congressional Commission to have been complicit in programmes of co

HOUSE OF COMMONS SITTINGS HOURS

leave out from 'House' to end and insert 'welcomes the introduction of more normal working hours but notes practical problems that have emerged; and requests that the House of Commons Commission review how these problems may be addressed rather than revert to the previous working hours with their ne

SUPREMACY OF THE COMMONS THROUGH INDIRECT ELECTION TO THE LORDS

leave out the word 'proportional'.

STORE CARDS

leave out ', almost without exception;' and insert 'with the exception of cards issued by the department stores and Waitrose food stores of the John Lewis Partnership plc,'

USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGAINST IRAQ

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes that the Prime Minister has given a categorical undertaking that the United Kingdom will not use nuclear weapons against Iraq in the event of any military action.'.

LONDON UNDERGROUND AND CONGESTION CHARGE

after 'to', leave out to end and add 'cancel the introduction of the congestion charge'.

USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND IRAQ

leave out from 'Iraq' to end and add 'was a standard statement on Government policy and unchanged from previous statements regarding the self-defence of the United Kingdom; and notes the Prime Minister's assurance that it is not the intention of Her Majesty's Government to use nuclear weapons in any

UNITED NATIONS, IRAQ AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

That this House welcomes the progress that has been made to implement UN Resolution 1441; recognises that the realistic threat of overwhelming military force has been a key element in securing the return of UN weapons inspectors; considers that they still have a great deal of important work to do; u

B.A.A. IN THE SOUTH EAST

That this House believes that the recent announcement of the underlying profits for the last nine months of ú446 million is one indication that British Airports Authority is a monopoly and acts as a monopoly in the South East of England; and therefore calls on the competition authorities to carry ou

PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS

That this House notes that by the end of 2002, the Aids epidemic had claimed more than three million lives and that the total number of people living with HIV is now 42 million; further notes that 95 per cent. of people affected by HIV are in developing countries and the refusal of the Catholic chur

UNITED STATES NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

That this House notes the United States of America signed the Chemical Weapons Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on 13th January 1993; observes with concern that since that time, the United States Government has prohibited access by verification inspectors from the Organisation for t

SPINAL INJURIES AND SPINAL RESEARCH

That this House notes that more than 40,000 people in the UK are paralysed to some degree as a result of spinal cord injury and more than 700 new people each year are affected by spinal cord injury; recognises the fundamental and total change in the lives of people who suffer paralysis as a result o

HUMANE TREATMENT FOR MIGRANTS WITH HIV

That this House notes the recent upsurge in inflammatory media coverage depicting asylum seekers as disease carriers and terrorists, notes how damaging such reports can be to people who have come to this country, in search of a safe haven and freedom from political persecution but also have HIV; bel

COMPENSATION FOR THE SACKED P&O STRIKERS OF 1988/89

That this House notes that 2003 is the 15th anniversary of the strike by P&O seafarers in Dover who fought for 14 months to retain conditions of service and protect safe manning standards in the wake of the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster; recalls that P&O's response, in breach of ILO Convention

WELSH FOOTBALL IN EUROPE

That this House supports the Wrexham Evening Leader newspaper's 'Reds in Europe' campaign; calls upon the Football Association of Wales to redress the current injustice of effectively banning Wrexham AFC, Cardiff City FC and Swansea City FC from playing in Europe; and asks the Football association o

USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGAINST IRAQ

That this House calls on the Government to make a categorical undertaking that it will not use nuclear weapons against Iraq in the event of any military action; notes that states with nuclear weapons are legally bound, as stated by the International Court of Justice, not to use nuclear weapons again

LONDON UNDERGROUND AND CONGESTION CHARGE

That this House notes the recent chaotic deterioration of transport in London following the Central Line Chancery Lane tube crash and a heavy snow fall; notes that there has been a serious increase in road traffic congestion over recent months as a result of changes to traffic light phasing, road wo

WOOD GREEN CYPRIOT CENTRE

That this House regrets the damage done by the fire at the Wood Green Cypriot Centre jointly run by Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities; notes that the centre is used by many of the Cypriot groups in North London, especially by visiting politicians from Cyprus who want to address a mixed Greek and

BBC TV POLITICS SHOW

That this House expresses its dismay that the Politics Show, broadcast on 2nd February, in its report on asylum seekers and refugees temporarily housed at Heath Town, Wolverhampton, made no reference to the exceptional work of the Heath Town Estate Management Board in promoting good community relati

LONDONDERRY

That this House supports the retention of the historic and traditional name of the City of Londonderry; deplores the recent decision by the City Council to begin the process of attempting to delete the 'London' part of the name; and further calls upon the Secretary of State to resist this move given

TAIWAN AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

That this House notes and supports the request of Taiwan to be granted observer status to the World Health Organisation; notes that this request is also supported by the Congress of the United States, the European Parliament, the World Medical Association and the British Medical Association; further