Early Day Motions

CANCER SERVICES

That this House notes with concern that many organisations, including Macmillan Cancer Relief, believe that funds supposedly ear marked for cancer services have failed to reach the frontline; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to ensure that mechanisms are developed to provide funding in a way

MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates Macmillan Cancer Relief on the launch of its 'Get It Spent Where It's Meant' campaign at the Parliamentary reception on 4th December; notes that honourable Members from all parties supported Macmillan's call for all honourable Members to use their local influence to ens

TRANSSEXUAL PEOPLE'S RIGHTS

at end add 'including the right to remain married irrespective of the gender of their spouse'.

PERFORMANCE OF THE EURO (No.2)

leave out from 'million' to end and add 'further notes, that OECD figures show that in 2001 United Kingdom GDP per capita was higher than in Germany, France and the Eurozone average; further notes that according to figures from the Treasury, since 1997, investment in business has grown at a faster r

WATER FLUORIDATION

leave out from 'House' to end and add, 'believe all people in the United Kingdom have the right to a pure and unadulterated water supply and that the addition of fluoride or other compounds is an unacceptable infringement of personal liberty.'.

HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING

after 'people;', insert 'regrets that the Conservative honourable Members of the Select Committee on Education unanimously supported top-up fees, and that the Conservative Education Spokesperson in the Scottish Parliament has argued that universities should be allowed to charge top-up fees, saying "

THIRD PARTY APPEALS IN THE PLANNING SYSTEM

That this House regards the land use planning system as a vital part of local governance, and recognises that it plays a crucial role in delivering social renewal and environmental protection; firmly believes that democracy, public prticipation, and equity should be at the heart of planning reform;

BRITISH MIDLAND ATLANTIC FLIGHTS

That this House notes the lack of competition on Atlantic routes from London Heathrow; recognises the difficulties that British Midland are facing in insuring direct flights from Heathrow to the USA; further notes with concern the decreasing number of services operating from Manchester in conjunctio

KEY TO DIABETES REPORT

That this House notes the launch of GlaxoSmithKline's 'Key to Diabetes' report which highlights the links between insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes; recognises that 2.5 million people in the United Kingdom have type 2 diabetes including the 'missing million' who remain u

TOBACCO TAX

That this House notes with dismay that despite recent increases in cross channel tobacco allowances and efforts to improve the effectiveness of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, the smuggling of tobacco products into the United Kingdom continues at such a seriously high level that 21 per cent. of al

FOOD SUPPLEMENTS DIRECTIVE

That this House notes that the Food Supplements Directive is now European law and will be implemented in stages through the introduction of statutory instruments; notes that the Directive includes a list of nutrients and nutrient sources which may be used in supplements and that there are rising 300

TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINAL PRODUCTS DIRECTIVE

That this House notes that the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive is currently being considered by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers; observes that despite amendments passed by the Parliament the Directive would require dossiers to be submitted to the Medicines Contro

IMPROVED SERVICES FOR OSTEOPOROSIS SUFFERERS

That this House is concerned that one in three women and one in 12 men over the age of 50 years are affected by the painful and disabling fragile bone disease, osteoporosis; is alarmed to learn that the cost of repairing the United Kingdom's 310,000 osteoporotic fractures each year is £1.7 billion w

GIFTS TO MEMBERS OF ROYAL FAMILY

That this House believes all members of the Royal Family who receive gifts from heads of state or heads of government should be invited to enter these in a register updated annually which would be made public, specifying in each case where the gift is located or how it was disposed of.

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES AND THE SINGLE CURRENCY

That this House welcomes the recognition by the Right honourable Member for Neath, as Secretary of State for Wales and Her Majesty's Government's representative on the Convention on the Future of Europe, of the threat to democracy in the United Kingdom if we join the Single Currency; recalls in part

KEVAN SLOAN

That this House expresses grave concern that Kevan Sloan has now served over 18 months of a two and half year sentence in Tenerife as a result of seriously flawed legal proceedings; and calls on the Prime Minister to draw Kevan's case to the attention of his Spanish opposite number with a view to se

THALIDOMIDE TRUST

That this House recommends the removal of tax on income payments received by beneficiaries of the Thalidomide Trust; recognises that the current system is clearly a tax on compensation payments; and further notes that the tax is unjust and adversely affects the standard of living of those in receipt

LONDON UNDERGROUND

That this House expresses its concern at Secretary of State for Transport's unprecedented intervention in the proposals for the PPP on the London Underground on 4th December, which in effect provides a guarantee to the private sector of potentially billions of pounds if the legal challenge to the PP

PROSECUTION IN CHILD DEATHS

That this House is concerned that over 200 children under the age of two are killed or seriously injured each year by their parents or carers, but that only approximately a quarter of these cases are followed by successful prosecutions and then not for murder or manslaughter, but for lesser offences

CONDUCT OF THE LEADER OF HULL CITY COUNCIL

That this House notes with astonishment, bordering on disbelief, the actions of the Leader of Hull Council, accompanied by Jim Brooks, Hull's Managing Director, in requesting an urgent meeting with the Editor of the Hull Daily Mail about the party's withdrawal of support for a citywide CCTV system;

NON-MILITARY SOLUTION IN IRAQ

That this House condemns the 300 per cent. increase in bombs dropped on Iraq since March 2002; believes this increase has little to do with protecting Iraqi people but more to do with destroying Iraq's air defences as a prelude to war; is deeply concerned that the United States Administration is try

FUTURE OF THE UK DEEP COALMINING INDUSTRY

That this House notes the Government's Energy White Paper; recognises that coal is the cheapest source of electricity providing a third of the United Kingdom's generating capacity and that it will continue to supply a substantial proportion of the country's low cost electricity well into the future,

BEST PRACTICE FOR PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

That this House welcomes the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's Technology Appraisal Guidance No. 43 on the use of newer, atypical antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia, issued in June 2002; believes that the guidance is a real step forward in delivering better care for th

HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING

That this House acknowledges the problems in the higher education sector and the continuing uncertainty for universities and their students in relation to future finance arrangements; recognises that any future system of university finance must resolve current funding issues as well as being fair to

BROADBAND ACCESS

That this House notes the increasing importance of broadband to the UK; notes that there are approximately 5,500 exchanges in the UK of which approximately 1,200 have now been enabled to provide ADSL broadband via BT, the majority of which are located in urban areas; further notes that many rural bu