Early Day Motions

CROSS-CUTTING QUESTION SESSION ON YOUTH POLICY

That this House considers that the cross-cutting question session on youth policy on Thursday 23 January in Westminster Hall is one of the most important of the new modernisation measures because it gives all honourable Members an opportunity to address a crucial policy issue in an integrated manner

PERFORMANCE OF THE EURO (NO.5)

That this House notes the announcement on 9th January from the German Federal Employment Office of the unemployment statistics for December, which show that unemployment has risen by 199,300 making the total number of unemployed 4,225,100; further notes that this is over a quarter of a million more

UNIVERSITY OF WALES DICTIONARY OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE

That this House congratulates the University of Wales, the team based at Aberystwyth and their collaborators throughout Wales on the publication of the University of Wales Dictionary of the Welsh Language; appreciates the sustained effort over 80 years of careful work that was required to reach the

TRAIN SERVICE FOR THE WALES VERSUS ENGLAND RUGBY MATCH

Line 5, after 'railway;' insert 'asserts that any successful new franchise-holder should undertake to provide such a service;'.

NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE

at end add 'and to make the necessary public funding for those purposes available.'.

HISTORIC PROPERTY RIGHTS

at end add, 'the Commonwealth period and the Glorious Revolution.'

FUNDING FOR CANCER SERVICES

That this House welcomes the Department of Health's inquiry into spending on cancer care, including how much has been spent on new services for patients and recruitment of extra cancer specialists; congratulates CancerBACUP on its recent audit of cancer funding which found that 50 per cent. of cance

NETWORK RAIL AND IN-HOUSE MAINTENANCE

That this House congratulates Network Rail on its decision to take over direct responsibility for maintenance of the rail infrastructure in the Reading area; notes that Network Rail may consider taking back in-house 'one or two other contract areas in other parts of the network'; considers that thes

SINGLE HANDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

That this House calls on the Prime Minister to withdraw his comments made at Prime Minister's Questions on 3rd July 2002, when he stated that 'There has been a move over time away from single-handed practices so as to improve the quality of care that people receive', implying that single-hander gene

INCREASES IN COUNCIL TAX

That this House condemns the Government's burden on local authorities that has seen the average Band D council tax in England soar by nearly ú300 to ú976; notes that in 2002 council tax rose by 8.3 per cent. across England, in cash terms, the biggest ever increase in the history of council tax; and

RESTRICTIONS ON MOTORISTS

That this House condemns the Labour London mayoral candidate's plans to restrict motorists from using their cars in the outer boroughs of the capital; notes the comments of the executive director of the RAC Foundation, Edmund King, who said that giving priority to buses and banning cars on main road

CONGESTION TAX

That this House condemns the Mayor of London's decision to hit Londoners with a congestion tax from 17th February; notes that such a tax will hit the lowest income earners and key-workers in the capital the hardest; further notes the financial damage that such a tax will do to business interests ope

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING

That this House condemns the Government's rigged system of local government funding that is forcing councils to increase council tax or cut local public services; notes that this is the ultimate stealth tax; also notes that the government plans to rig funding yet further, via a new system of grant d

REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES

That this House condemns the Government's plans to create English regional assemblies; notes that they will create yet another layer of government that will take power from local government and local communities; and further notes that such regional government will create more politicians and will n

RIGHT TO BUY

That this House condemns the Deputy Prime Minister's ill-judged decision to curb tenants' right to buy; notes that the Deputy Prime Minister has taken an ideological position in his desire to end the popular right-to-buy scheme; further notes that far from cutting the right to buy, the best way to t

DEATH PENALTY ILLINOIS

That this House commends the courage and humanity of George Ryan, the retiring Governor of Illinois, in commuting sentences on all 156 death row prisoners in his state to life imprisonment; notes that since 1977, Illinois executed 12 prisoners but released 13 others because new evidence exonerated t

RETAINING HOME PRODUCED PROGRAMMES

That this House agrees with the efforts of the respected Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom to secure guarantees from the Government, in the passage of the current Communications Bill, that television schedules retain a significant proportion of home produced dramas, comedies and entertainm

FIREFIGHTERS INDUSTRIAL ACTION

That this House is not prepared to accept the reduction in fire safety that will inevitably result from further industrial action or inappropriate reductions in fire cover; and calls upon both the Government and the Fire Brigades union to draw a line under the past and engage in sensible negotiation

BBC MONITORING AND LOCAL STATIONS

That this House acknowledges the serious difficulties faced by those working in the public sector in high-cost areas, especially in the South East of England; applauds the invaluable foreign news and information service provided by the unique resource which is BBC Monitoring, based in Caversham, Rea

FIREARMS AND THE SHOOTING SPORTS

That this House notes with concern the continuing increase in crime involving firearms, including replica guns and illegally-modified airguns; notes that previous legislation following particular instances of armed crime has disadvantaged law-abiding sport shooters without attempting to tackle the c

UNION FLAG AND THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER

That this House notes that the Union Flag is flown by Her Majesty The Queen throughout the year from Buckingham Palace, except when Her Majesty is in residence when The Royal Standard is raised; further notes that Havering Town Hall in Romford displays the Union Flag all year round, recently joined

PREVENTION OF FRAUD IN ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS

leave out from 'election' to end.

CLIFFE AIRPORT

at end add 'in favour of regional airports in the North, including at Finningley.'

TELEPHONE QUEUES AND CALL WAITING SYSTEMS

That this House recognises that telephoning queueing and call waiting systems are often a curse of modern times, represent an opportunity for cutting enquiry desk staff and inflicting on the public lengthy musical interludes and unconvincing apologies for delay, incur substantial additional telephon

HOME CARE SERVICES (FAIRER CHARGING)

That this House believes that the most equitable system of meeting the cost of home care services would be one funded through a mix of local and central government funding, and that consequently home care services should be free at the point of need.