Early Day Motions

INTERBREW AND BODDINGTONS

That this House calls on Interbrew UK Ltd to reverse its decision to move the brewing of Boddington's bitter from the historic Strangeway's brewery to another non-Manchester site; and further congratulates the Transport and General Workers Union, all employees and the Manchester Evening News for the

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING IN THE SOUTH WEST

That this House recognises the decades of underfunding from which the South West has suffered, such that spending per person is now 12 per cent. below the national average, the result of funding formulae set up in the early 1980s; further notes that the cost of service provision in rural areas is of

VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AGAINST SHOPWORKERS

That this House is appalled by the recent increase in incidents of violent attacks and abuse of shopworkers, as reported in the British Retail Consortium's Annual Crime Survey; notes with concern that last year there were over 20,000 reported incidents of physical violence against shopworkers and 28

RULES APPLYING TO MEMBERS OF THE UPPER HOUSE

That this House believes that the current reform of Parliament should include consideration of the status of Members of the Upper House who have been convicted in a court of law, and that the same rules apply to honourable Members in such circumstances should apply also to Members of the Upper House

COSTS AWARDED BY EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

That this House notes the problems caused to many parties in employment tribunals by the ruling that costs may be awarded, without the need for a detailed assessment, from ú500 to ú10,000 in tribunals which had commenced before the change in regulation; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Trad

NORTH KOREAN FOOTBALL TEAM

That this House welcomes the return to the United Kingdom and the visit to Parliament of the members of the 1966 North Korean World Cup team; remembers the warmth and friendship that was engendered, particularly on Teesside where they exceeded all expectations by defeating Italy and progressing to t

FIREFIGHTERS' PAY

That this House affirms that the fundamental role of government is ensuring the security and welfare of the people; believes that to this end industrial action by firefighters must be avoided, and that this can be achieved if the Government takes charge of the situation on a fair and impartial basis

PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG TAX

after 'per person' insert "further calls on the Government to hypothecate the proceeds of such a tax to support the research, development and manufacture of biodegradable bags;".

INDEPENDENT RADIO PRODUCTION

That this House notes that only around 10 per cent. of BBC's radio output this year will be made by independent producers; notes that there is no statutory duty on the BBC to use independent radio producers whereas such a statutory duty does cover its television output; and calls upon Her Majesty's

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER

That this House welcomes the Yorkshire Post's 'Healthy Futures' campaign for a new single-site dedicated maternity and children's hospital in Yorkshire and the Humber; congratulates the Yorkshire children's cancer charity Candlelighters on the launch of its own campaign for such a dedicated hospital

HILLSBOROUGH FOOTBALL TRAGEDY AND FHM MAGAZINE

That this House is utterly appalled at the recent publication in the Australian edition of FHM magazine of sickening jokes using pictures of the 1989 Hillsborough football tragedy; and whilst accepting that FHM have apologised to both the Hillsborough Family Support Group and the Hillsborough Justic

FINANCE OF INVESTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH PUBLIC BORROWING

That this House notes that the total capital value of all PFI/PPP projects signed by 31st July was ú22.5 billion and that had this been raised by public borrowing, the public sector net debt would increase by 2 per cent. to just over 32 per cent. of GDP; further notes that adding on the scheduled in

WET AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

That this House deplores the decision by NICE in its latest consultation document to erect new barriers to the treatment of patients suffering from wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by restricting modern treatment to those with pure classic lesions only, despite the clear finding of its own

GLOUCESTERSHIRE INDIAN ASSOCIATION GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

That this House congratulates the Gloucestershire Indian Association on holding a spectacular Queen's Golden Jubilee Celebration; believes the performances of traditional dance and music added talent and vitality to the county's celebrations of Her Majesty The Queen's 50 glorious years as Head of th

AMBER ALERT SCHEME TO COUNTER CHILD ABDUCTIONS

That this House notes with great sadness the recent violent deaths of children and expresses its deep concern at the continued threat faced by our children at the hands of evil abductors; further notes that in the United States, the America's Missing Broadcast Emergency Response (Amber Alert) scheme

REGULATORY BURDEN ON BUSINESS

Leave out from `year' to end and add, `the Government's Regulatory Reform Action Plan contained 268 proposals for reform, of which 63 could be by a Regulatory Reform Order, over the next three years; applauds the work of the Regulatory Reform Committee but regrets the continued poor attendance of Co

RACIST ABUSE IN SLOVAKIA

after, 'playing', insert 'elsewhere'.

TOP-UP FEES AND THE GOVERNMENT'S HIGHER EDUCATION STRATEGY

At end add `together with the early abolition of all tuition fees.'.

LICENSING OF FIREWORK SALES IN SCOTLAND

leave out from 'practice' to end and add 'notes that this action was only taken after concerted pressure from the Scottish National Party and, in particular, the introduction of a Members' bill by Shona Robison MSP; and believes that such action is important in tackling illegal fireworks sales and r

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

That this House welcomes the launch of Community Care magazine's, Changing Minds Campaign, to expand and improve mental health services for children and young people; calls for increased funding in these services; is alarmed that there is almost no specialist provision and few community-based servic

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH F.C. AND 2002 BELLS SCOTTISH CHALLENGE CUP

That this House congratulates Queen of the South Football Club on winning the 2002 Bells Scottish Challenge Cup, in particular the players, and everyone involved with the club including all the supporters who travelled to the final, and conducted themselves impeccably and who showed that football is

20 DAY RULE AND COMPENSATION

That this House notes that the average British family pays ú10 every week to subsidise farmers plus an additional ú150 in 2001 for compensation for the foot and mouth epidemic; regrets the reported breaches of the 20 day rule on animal movements; and believes that it would be unreasonable to expect

20 DAY RULE AND THE BLUE TONGUE VIRUS

That this House is concerned at the possibility of an epidemic of Blue Tongue Virus that could decimate British farm animals; believes that the best way to restrict the spread of future infections of blue tongue, or vesicular stomatitis, foot and mouth and swine vesicular diseases is the 20 day rule

20 DAY RULE AND MEAT IMPORTS

That this House congratulates the Government on its decision to allocate ú1.5 million to provide additional checks at ports of entry to reduce the import of infected meat; notes that in spite of the heroic work of HM Customs and Excise, hugh quantities of illegal drugs and contraband tobacco and alc

EXTENSION TO UK AIRPORT POLICY CONSULTATION

That this House notes with concern the consultation period of four months and that this equates to just seven parliamentary weeks; and calls upon the Government to extend the period of consultation to the end of February 2003 to give more people a chance to respond.