Early Day Motions

LOCAL DEMOCRACY WEEK, 14-18 OCTOBER 2002

That this House expresses its support for Local Democracy Week, which is being held between 14th and 18th October; congratulates local councils, the Local Government Association, the British Youth Council, Charter 88, the Citizenship Foundation, the County Council's Network, the Improvement and Deve

AGGREGATE TAX IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House is gravely concerned about the detrimental financial and environmental impact of the Aggregate Tax in Northern Ireland; notes the concerns about the measures expressed by the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee and the Northern Ireland Assembly that based on daily imports, 2,00

TRIAL OF MARWAN BARGHOUTI

That this House notes that Marwan Barghouti, elected representative of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was abducted by Israel on 15th April in contravention of the Fourth Geneva Convention and that since that time Mr Barghouti has been imprisoned and subjected to torture, also in contravention

FIRE BRIGADES UNION PAY CLAIM

That this House supports the campaign by the Fire Brigades Union for a decent wage for firefighters.

REGULATORY BURDEN ON BUSINESS

That this House notes that the Regulatory Reform Act came into force in April 2001; further notes that in February this year the Prime Minister promised 260 regulatory reform orders in his regulatory action plan; notes also that only six regulatory reform orders have so far been approved; further no

UNITED NATIONS ACTION ON IRAQ

That this House endorsed the Prime Minister's commitment to seeking a new UN resolution and mandate to enforce the process of inspecting and disabling any Iraqi weapons of mass destruction; recognises that Iraq has indicated that it will comply with existing UN resolutions; notes that Hans Blix has

PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG TAX

That this House notes the success in Ireland of the 10 pence charge for plastic shopping bags payable by the user, which has led to significant reductions in the numbers dispensed to consumers since the charge was introduced; and, considering the environmental harm caused by plastic bag litter, in p

BBC'S COVERAGE OF POLITICS

at end add, 'and believes that while it is at it, it should sort out the balance in its political coverage in the interests of fairness, that it should monitor the balance of its output and that it should be concerned when its presenters announce on air that they are proud of being unfair.'.

KING ARTHUR AND SOMERSET

after 'Devonshire', insert 'or the county of Oxfordshire'.

McGONAGALL CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

at end add: 'not least because of his wise words at the end of the Tay Bridge Disaster, ...'for the stranger we our houses do build', the less chance we have of being killed.',

MARMOSET BRAIN RESEARCH

leave out from 'Cambridge' to end and add 'further notes that it confuses the concepts of severity of the overall research, for which the licence is given, and the severity of individual experiments on individual animals; and welcomes the report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Animal Exper

STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIERS

after 'loyal' insert 'congratulates the campaigners who have worked so hard to prevent breed-specific legislation which would discriminate against Staffordshire Bull Terriers without rational cause;'.

PARLIAMENTARY ANSWERS TO HONOURABLE MEMBERS

at end add 'and for the Speaker to have the authority vested in him to require a Minister who has failed to provide an adequate or accurate answer to appear before the House to answer the question orally.'.

EARLY DAY MOTIONS OF MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE

leave out from 'for' to 'end' in line 6, and insert 'maintenance of'.

EARLY DAY MOTIONS OF MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE

at end add 'urges the removal of the rule that limits the use of quotations in EDMs.'.

GOVERNMENT POLICY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

delete 'on the grounds that' and insert 'as long as'.

GOVERNMENT POLICY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

at end add 'and deplores the sending of any foolish and irresponsible signals to foreign dictators that they could use mass destruction weapons against British forces without fear of an appropriate response.'.

DYNEVOR SCHOOL

That this House notes with deep sadness the closure, after 119 years, of Dynevor School in Swansea; and pays tribute to generations of head teachers, teachers and other staff who have contributed so much to the good education of so many people in the Swansea area, including the new Archbishop of Can

AIR TRANSPORT IN THE SOUTH WEST

That this House welcomes the consultation process on the development of air transport, but urges the Government to reiterate its commitment, endorsed by the EU Commission, to ring-fence landing slots for services from Cornwall and Devon to the international inter-linking airports at Heathrow or Gatw

OSTEOPOROSIS

That this House is deeply concerned at the high incidence of osteoporosis in women and men over 50 years of age and the misery caused by this painful condition; pays tribute to the National Osteoporosis Society for its work; and calls on the Government to further improve public knowledge about preve

LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY BILL

That this House welcomes the Local Sustainability Bill introduced by the honourable Member for Guildford on 23rd July with cross-party support; notes that the Bill requires central government to assist local and regional authorities to play a more pro-active role, in accordance with strategies drawn

REDUCTION OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON DOMESTIC COMBINED HEAT AND POWER UNITS BILL

That this House notes that domestic combined heat and power units are an efficient way of reducing household emissions of carbon dioxide, that they reduce fuel bills and that, as stated in paragraph 4.65 of the Government's fuel Poverty Strategy (November 2001) they have considerable potential to re

SUCCESS OF BRITISH CYCLING

That this House congratulates British cyclist David Millar on winning the 13th stage of the Tour de France, the world's most prestigious cycling event; hopes that this success will greatly encourage more young people to take up the sport of cycling; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to work with

HIGHWAYS (S.I., 2001, NO. 2303)

That the Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (England) Procedure Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2303), dated 25th June 2001, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27th June 2001, be revoked.

LONDON GOVERNMENT (S.I., 2001, No. 2313)

That the Road User Charging (Enforcement and Adjudication) (London) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 2313), dated 26th June 2001, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27th June 2001, be revoked.