Early Day Motions

CRISIS IN CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

at end add: 'and further notes that it was the capping of expenditure on care homes by the Conservatives through the NHs and Community Care AO that has led to the squeeze no care home fees.'.

FREE NURSING CARE AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S

at end add 'regrets that it was a Conservative Government that created the circumstances in which those with long-term medical conditions are charged for personal and nursing care; and further calls on the Conservatives to support the Royal Commission on Long Term Care recommendation that personal c

WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE

at end add ', while raising the required public funding.'.

TOP-UP FEES

at end add: ', while ensuring that alternative university funding comes from public sources.'

MALTAS ACCESSION TO THE EU AND THE EC BIRDS DIRECTIVE

That this House welcomes the Government's efforts to toughen the European Commission's position on Malta's compliance with the EC Birds Directive as part of that country's European Union accession negotiations; notes with concern however the decision to allow Malta a transition period in its complia

CONDUCT OF THE FOOT AND MOUTH CRISIS

That this House notes the conclusions of the latest independent inquiry into the Government's handling of the foot and mouth crisis which accuses ministers of 'ineptitude', unpardonable delays in decision making' and 'massive dereliction of duty'; and believes that the Government's devastating mixtu

CONDUCT OF DEFRA AND THE PESTICIDES VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE

That this House notes with great concern the conclusion of the Environmental Audit Select Committee Report that it is 'bizarre and deplorable that the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has commissioned a review of the success of the voluntary initiative without even having the courte

INVESTMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA

That this House condemns the brutal military regime in Burma and the continuing human rights violations committed under its name; recognises the legitimacy of the democratic election of the National League for Democracy and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 1990; regrets the continuing presence of Brit

STUDENTS AND CITIZENSHIP

That this House commends the National Union of Students on their 'Students in their Union: Citizens in their Society' campaign; notes the efforts of NUS to set up and develop students' unions across the United Kingdom; recognises the key role that students' unions play in giving young people direct

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CENTRE

That this House is deeply concerned that the Football Association (FA) has halted work on the National Football Centre at Rangemore near Burton upon Trent; believes that this new national training base is vitally important for the future success of English football; understands that ú20 million has

WOMEN IN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY

That this House notes that in her opening speech at the 2002 Conservative Party conference, the Conservative Party Chairman observed that at the last general election only one out of 38 newly elected Conservative honourable Members was a woman and called upon her party to represent all of Britain; f

THE HOUSEKEEPER'S DIARY BY WENDY BERRY

That this House notes with concern the banning from publication or quotation in the United Kingdom of the book The Housekeeper's Diary by Wendy Berry; further notes that this book is freely available in the United States of America; and believes that such inconsistency is inappropriate.

ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS IN CHILDREN

That this House welcomes the publication of 'Surveillance for fatal suspected adverse drug reaction in the United Kingdom' by A. Clarkson and I. Choonara which aimed to determine the nature and number of suspected adverse drug reactions associated with children reported through the yellow card schem

SEROXAT

That this House is deeply concerned about the effects of the anti-depressant drug Seroxat; notes that the World Health Organisation puts the drug at the top of its league table of drugs that have difficulties of withdrawal and that over 1,000 Seroxat users in the United Kingdom are taking legal acti

CHANNEL TUNNEL LINKS TO THE NORTH WEST

That this House notes the important role the North West economy plays throughout the UK and across the EU and that the North West is one of the largest regions in population terms in the UK; recognises the inadequate rail links serving the North West through to Europe with no direct rail link throug

TIDAL ELECTRICITY

That this House, recognising that meeting the Government's renewable energy target is possible and realistic using a mixture of technologies and private finance, calls attention to the significant role that off shore tidal energy could play in this mix by utilising the enormous and entirely predicta

PERFORMANCE OF THE EURO (No.2)

That this House notes the report by the ZDH Association which estimates that 300,000 manual jobs were lost in Germany in 2002 and that another 300,000 such jobs will be lost in 2003; further notes the Keele Economic Institute Report which estimates that real German unemployment is nearly six million

CONDUCT OF THE AUDIT COMMISSION (NO. 5)

That this House expresses concern about the accuracy of the Audit Commission's Report which described Hull Council as an inward-looking council that did not represent its interests well in national and regional policy-making; notes that during the time of the inspection Hull councillors held the cha

ACCESS RADIO AND SPARE LOCAL WAVELENGTH CAPACITY

That this House believes that one of OFCOM's functions as frequency manager should be to ensure that community access radio has priority for the use of spare local wavelength capacity within the UK network; is concerned that without such access many community access radio stations may never establis

BURDEN OF COUNCIL TAX

That this House condemns the policies of the Government which caused the burden of council tax on householders to rise from ú10.1 billion in 1996-97 to ú15.3 billion in 2001-02; notes with alarm and dismay that the burden is now projected to rise even faster to ú17.8 billion in 2003-04 which would r

REORGANISATION OF PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY(No.2)

That this House notes the recent announcement by the University of Plymouth to restructure by relocating courses at outlying colleges to the main campus; believes the decision to relocate the Arts and Humanities Department at Rolle College Exmouth would lead to redundancies, be inconvenient for exis

CHILDREN ABUSED THROUGH PROSTITUTION

That this House welcomes Barnardo's campaign 'Stolen Childhood'; notes that in the last three years Barnardo's have worked with 2,215 children who were abused through prostitution; and calls on the Government to strengthen the policing priority given to the protection of children, particularly those

ABDULLAH OCALAN

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ABDULLAH OCALAN

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JOB CUTS IN THE FIRE SERVICE

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