Early Day Motions

UK CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES

That this House recognises the high standards and importance of the UK's regulated chiropractice services; and is alarmed by plans to amend current regulations which would allow unregistered non-UK persons to treat patients for up to four months each year without having to register their competence

MACULAR DEGENERATION - ACCESS TO TREATMENT

That this House believes that people suffering with wet age-related macular degeneration are entitled to full access to treatment that could prevent them from losing their sight; is aware that the National institute for Clinical Excellence has recently issued provisional recommendations that photody

CONTROL OF ILLEGAL MEAT IMPORTS

That this House notes that, following the first anniversary of the end of the world's largest outbreak of foot and mouth disease, surveys have revealed little public awareness of restrictions placed upon personal illegal imports of meat into the United Kingdom; and calls upon the Government to commi

GENDER BALANCE IN A REFORMED HOUSE OF LORDS

That this House, recognising the importance of gender balance in a reformed House of Lords and aware that faith communities, including the Church of England, will have problems achieving this, urges the General Synod of the Church of England to prepare for future representation in the Lords that wil

AWARD TO THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR CLWYD SOUTH

That this House congratulates the honourable Member for Clwyd South on being presented with the Welsh European of the Year by the European Movement: applauds his creation of the successful Llangollen Eurozone initiative in July of this year to coincide with the Llangollen International Musical Eiste

MISSING ARMY RECORDS AND THE ACCUMULATED CAMPAIGN SERVICE MEDAL

That this House notes that the Ministry of Defence has admitted that essential documentation relating to the duties served by soldiers in the Ulster Defence Regiment between 1970 and 1975 has been destroyed; recognises that many soldiers have thereby been deprived of their entitlement to be awarded

IAN STILLMAN

That this House welcomes the release of the deaf charity worker Ian Stillman from prison in India on 7th December; congratulates the Foreign Secretary for his personal intervention on Ian's behalf; pays tribute to Ian's family, the Carey Baptist Church in Reading and other churches, and commends the

CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

That this House notes the recent report from the Commission for Integrated Transport; and acknowledges the desire to provide half-price travel to students and unemployed people, but supports the call from the national Pensioners Convention that the Government should reject any suggestions that pensi

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

That this House believes that domestic violence, which accounts for 25 per cent. of all recorded violent crime, is experienced by one in four women in the UK at some time in their lives, leads to two women per week being killed in the UK, and is one of the most serious crimes the country faces; welc

PLANS TO SCRAP FREE TRAVEL FOR OAPs

That this House notes with concern that the Government's Commission for Integrated Transport has recommended that free bus passes for pensioners should be abolished; believes that the Freedom Pass and similar concessionary fares schemes elsewhere in the country provide an essential life-line for old

ADULT INCAPACITY

That this House calls upon the Government to bring forward legislation on adult incapacity; notes that there is no statutory definition of incapacity and no uniform legal test regarding the factors to be considered in determining a person's best interest and that there are insufficient regulations t

CONSERVATIVE PARTY AND THE BURGNER REPORT ON NATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CARE HOMES

That this House notes the publication of the Burgner Report on 29th July 1996; further notes that the report made recommendations concerning the reform and extension of the system of regulation of care providers including national minimum standards and a national system of inspection; also notes tha

COMMUNITY CARE (DELAYED DISCHARGES ETC.) BILL

That this House believes that the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill proposed simplistic measures that fail to address adequately a complex problem; further believes that the Bill treats a symptom rather than tackling the cause, which is a failure of successive governments to invest in co

CHILDREN IN PRISON

That this House regrets that the number of children in prison has doubled in a decade to stand at 2,609 in 2002, far more than any other European country; notes that the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed serious concern at the high and increasing numbers of children in custody at ear

DISABLED PARKING BADGES

That this House is concerned that the current rules governing the issue of Blue Badges discriminate against parents who care for children with autistic spectrum disorder; and calls on the Department of Transport to review the regulations to extend the criteria to include consideration of safety.

HOUSE OF LORDS AND ASBESTOS REGULATIONS

That this House is outraged that the Conservative Party should attempt to use the second chamber to annul the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations following the debate in the House on 24th October and to place workers, particularly in the construction sector, in danger, effectively ignoring a mou

HUNTING IN ENGLAND AND WALES

That this House notes that hunting in Scotland is a devolved matter and that legislation covering hunting in Scotland is already in force; and calls on all Right honourable and honourable Members who represent Scottish constituencies not to take part in debates and votes on hunting in England and Wa

REFERENDUM ON THE FUTURE OF THE WESTERN SAHARA

That this House expresses its profound regret that the Saharawi people are still waiting to exercise their right to self-determination, 27 years after Morocco's illegal occupation of the Western Sahara; is deeply concerned about continuing reports of human rights violations against the Saharawi peop

COMMUNICATIONS BILL AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT COVERAGE

That this House notes that the Government has repeatedly promised to 'protect the interests of citizens and consumers' and has recognised that the 'two are not the same' within the Communications Bill, but that the Bill contains no mention of citizens' interests and no duty on the new regulator, OFC

FLUORIDATION OF WATER

That this House believes that eh claims by the NHS Board that fluoridate is safe cannot be substantiated; further believes that to fluoridate water supplies would mean the mass medication of a population and is a threat to freedom of choice; recognises that fluoridated products are available on the

EXTRADITION BILL

That this House expresses its concerns at proposals in the Extradition Bill allowing British citizens to be extradited for offences that are not criminal in the UK; believes that extradition should only apply to serious offences to guard against thousands of individuals being sent abroad for very mi

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF FLIGHT IN 2003

That this House celebrates the centenary of powered flight in 2003 and salutes the immense contribution made by Britain's aviators and its world-class aerospace industry over the past 100 years; applauds the Royal Aeronautical Society's initiative in marking 2003 by establishing a programme celebrat

MAKING THE DEATH PENALTY AVAILABLE TO COURTS IN CERTAIN CASES

That this House is appalled at the rise in the number of murders of children and young people under the age of 18 years; is horrified by the obscene nature of these murders; and believes that a stronger deterrent is needed; and supports making available to the courts the sanction of the death penalt

WINDING-UP OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS SCHEMES

That this House expresses its deep concern at current arrangements for winding-up occupational pension schemes, which leave many people receiving much less than expected for their retirement; notes that present workers near to retirement after long service with the employer often receive less than t

PERFORMANCE OF THE EURO (NO.3)

That this House notes the announcement on 4th December of the latest German unemployment figures for November, which show that seasonally adjusted unemployment has reached 4.16 million or 9.7 per cent. of the workforce; further notes that this is the highest rate for five years; further notes that w