Early Day Motions

ACCOMMODATION FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE TELEVISION LICENCE SCHEME

That this House notes the anomalies of the accommodation for residential care concessionary television licence scheme for people who live in sheltered housing complexes; recommends that the Government publish a timetable concerning their ongoing discussions with the BBC; and urges the Government ful

SUBMARINE SERVICE CAMPAIGN MEDAL

That this House, mindful of Sir Winston Churchill's words 'of all the branches of men in the forces, there are none which shows more devotion and faces grimmer perils than the submariner' is grateful to those who serve in the Royal Navy Submarine Service during the Cold war, spending months at sea o

IMPACT OF VAT ON THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR

That this House values the wide range of work and activities undertaken by charities, including those involved in hospice care, care of the elderly and youth and sports organisations; welcomes the statement in the Treasury Cross Cutting Review into the Role of the Voluntary and Community Sector in S

PASSIVE SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES

at ens add 'and notes that the use of smokeless tobacco eliminates all passive smoking risks.'.

REGULATION OF LABELLING MEAT PRODUCTS

at end add 'and believes that for these purposes Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland should be regarded as separate countries.'.

UNION FLAG AND THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER

at end add 'except on the national days of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland when the flags of these countries should be flown.'.

WH SMITH AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

leave out from 'Initiative' to 'congratulates' in line leave out from 'Initiative;' to 'congratulates' in line 3 and insert 'notes that Karen declined the offer of a job because she did not wish to work for the manager who sacked her.'.

FIREFIGHTERS' PAY NEGOTIATIONS

That this House calls on the ODPM to publish the Pathfinder report into the British Fire Service, given that it has already been leaked to Channel 4 news, so that all sides involved in firefighters' pay negotiations, conditions and working practices have access to all current thinking on these issue

FUTURE OF THE TOTE

That this House supports the Government's pledge to pass the Tote to a racing trust; urges the Government to introduce the necessary legislation to implement its promise in the next session of Parliament; calls upon the Government to ensure that any consideration for a sale of the Tote to a racing t

FUNDING THE COAL INDUSTRY SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANISATION (CISWO) 2

That this House is most concerned to learn that CISWO's severe funding crisis has not been addressed and that the Management Board will meet on 28th February to consider a plan for a significant down-sizing of the organisation's operation and a reduction in the services provided for elderly miners a

WH SMITH AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

That this House is grateful to WH Smith for its policy of employing people with disabilities using the Pathways Initiative; is pleased that Karen Godfrey has been re-employed by them on a permanent basis; congratulates Mencap for their Pathways Initiative; and urges all employers to give opportuniti

QINETIQ SELL OFF AND PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

That this House disapproves of the proposals set out in the Ministry of Defence departmental minute, dated 17th December 2002, to retain in the public sector liabilities amounting to almost ú100 million as part of the deal done with the Carlyle Group to sell-off the defence evaluation organisation Q

EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMONWEALTH

That this House recalls 14th January when President de Gaulle of France said 'non' to British membership of the European Economic Community and his comment that Britain would only be ready for membership when it started thinking like a continental country and severed its ties with the Commonwealth;

EXOTIC CATS

That this House notes with concern the recent attack on a domestic dog in Llanagdog, Carmarthenshire by an alleged big cat; further notes that a research team in the University of Wales, Swansea has received over 70 reported big cat related sightings in South Wales alone since October 2001; expresse

FAMINE AND DEBT RELIEF IN ETHIOPIA

That this House notes with serious concern the fact that 11 million Ethiopians are set to face severe food shortages in 2003; further notes that the food shortages in Ethiopia are on a similar scale to those of southern Africa; notes that Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world; furthe

CUTS IN RAIL SERVICES

That this House notes with concern the decision of the Strategic Rail Authority to withdraw over 100 services; further notes that the claimed congestion has been blamed, at least in part, on the growth of Virgin Cross Country services; believes that Mr Richard Bowker, Chairman of the SRA, was Chief

GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS ON AIRGUNS

That this House notes the Government's announcement that legislation will be introduced to make it an offence to possess an airgun in a public place without lawful authority and to extend the age for adult supervision of a young person using an airgun to those between fourteen and seventeen years; w

COMMON FISHERIES POLICY

That this House is alarmed that under the CFP negotiations in December 2002, draconian cuts to the British fishing industry were agreed by the British Government including a 45 per cent. cut in cod catches, a 50 per cent. cut in haddock catches, a 60 per cent. cut in whiting catches and a 15 day fis

UK CIVILIAN PEACE SERVICE

That this House supports the creation of a United Kingdom Civilian Peace Service to co-ordinate at a national level the recruitment, training and deployment of civilian personnel for conflict-prevention work abroad; notes that such a service already exists in several other European countries; and fu

TIDAL ELECTRICITY(No2)

That this House calls for investment in tidal power generation; asserts that investment in harnessing the huge, non-polluting and inexhaustible power of the tides is the only way Britain can achieve its renewable energy targets by 2010; and emphasis that many forms of tidal power generation will uni

LEGAL PROTECTION FOR THE VULNERABLE

That this House notes that there is no comprehensive legal framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland on mental capacity leaving it unclear who has the legal right to take day to day welfare, healthcare or financial decisions on behalf of people who lack the capacity to make decisions indepen

CYPRUS (1)

That this House welcomes the continuing efforts of the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on behalf of the Security Council, on the basis of the revised Annan Plan submitted to the leaders of the two Cypriot communities on 10 December, to find a comprehensive Cyprus settlement before 28th February, d

CYPRUS (2)

That this House welcomes the statement by the leader of the governing party in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that the new Turkish Government is willing to question Turkey's longstanding policy in Cyprus and that he personally does not believe that this is Mr Denktash's private matter; regrets the on

FUNDING FOR CANCER SERVICES

at end add 'and in particular to increase the levels of Exchequer funding made available to hospices so that taxpayer contributions ultimately match the amounts raised through the generosity and hard work of donors and volunteers.'

NETWORK RAIL AND IN-HOUSE MAINTENANCE

at end add, and calls on Network Rail to use wherever possible rails manufactured in the United Kingdom.'.