Early Day Motions
Formal motions tabled by MPs to draw attention to issues, campaigns and concerns.
61,520 EDMs
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
after 'freedom;' insert 'regards such discrimination as downright anti-semitic while pretending simply to be opposed to Israeli government policy;'.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
leave out from 'UMIST' to end and add 'to apologise for this disgusting act and to dismiss Professor Baker'.'
KING ARTHUR AND SOMERSET
leave out from 'with' to end and add 'Wessex, and deplores any attempt to rewrite history or to create a bogus entity stretching from the Isles of Scilly to Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, masquerading as an English region which neither King Arthur nor his knights of the Round Table would recognise.'
KING ARTHUR AND SOMERSET
at end add 'although notwithstanding any of the above accepts that it is probably all a myth and that the county of Devonshire would be as good as anywhere, if not better, given the quality and diversity of locations for the filming of such a series.'.
ILLEGAL SLAUGHTER OF SONGBIRDS
leave out 'British'.
ILLEGAL SLAUGHTER OF SONGBIRDS
leave out 'British.'
McGONAGALL CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
after 'Edinburgh', insert 'further notes his important contribution to structural engineering in the Tay Bridge Disaster, by 'telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay, That your central girders would not have given way... had they been supported on each side with buttresses, At least ma
PARLIAMENTARY PENSION ARRANGEMENTS
That this House believes the faster accrual rate for Members' pensions is justified; further believes that honourable Members' contributions rather than taxpayers' subsidy should be increased; further believes that the scheme should change to average salary instead of final salary; and believes that
BUS SAFETY
That this House expresses its concern at the sharp increase in violent attacks on bus workers; congratulates the Transport and General Workers' Union on its campaign to highlight this serious issue and believes that a high priority should be given to the issue of bus workers; personal safety; expres
MEMBERS' PENSIONS
That this House believes that honourable Members have the right to improve their pension scheme only if they foot the bill themselves and not pass the cost to their constituents, the vast majority of whom are in much inferior schemes.
RECLASSIFICATION OF CANNABIS
That this House notes that cannabis is an integral part of the misuse of drugs culture that pervades the United Kingdom and is often the first step on the road to hard drug addiction; and therefore expresses its concern at the Home Secretary's proposal to re-classify cannabis as a class C drug by Ju
RE-CLASSIFYING CANNABIS
That this House congratulates the Home Secretary on his decision to accept the advice of the Police Foundation, the Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse, and the Home Affairs Select Committee to re-classify cannabis; and notes his statement that families convinced him the measure would be right because
MARMOSET BRAIN RESEARCH
That this House notes the investigation by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection of marmoset brain research at the University of Cambridge and the concerns regarding the underestimation by the Home Office of the high degree of suffering likely to be experienced by the animals in categor
QINETIQ'S ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES
That this House believes any agency privatised by the Ministry of Defence should be required to take responsibility for the full environmental liabilities owned by the agency; notes the Ministry of Defence's proposal to provide for a 20 year indemnity for any environmental losses incurred by Qinetiq
SELLING ARMS TO INDIA AND PAKISTAN
That this House notes the misjudgement of the British Government in continuing to sell arms to both India and Pakistan throughout the recent crisis over Kashmir; notes with concern that Whitehall sanctioned export licences in military equipment ranging from ammunition to missiles to both countries;
CRECHE FACILITIES
That this House notes that the provision of creche facilities operating for less than two hours per day does not come under part XA of the Children Act 1989; is concerned that parents leaving their children at such facilities available to the general public may not be aware of this lack of regulatio
TATE GALLERY
That this House notes that the Tate Gallery paid ú22,300 for a work of art entitled 'Merda d'artista'; regrets this decision to acquire a tin of the faeces of a dead Italian artist; and calls on the gallery to reconsider whether this is a proper use of its funds.
NEGOTIATING BETTER PPP DEALS
That this House is concerned that, leaving aside the argument for and against Public Private Partnership as a method of financing large projects, the supine negotiating positions adopted by Her Majesty's Government in respect of the London Underground PPP has resulted in a disastrous deal for London
GM FOODS AND HUMAN HEALTH
That this House notes with concern that research by scientists at Newcastle University has shown that DNA from genetically-modified foods has been able to transfer into the human gut; recognises that the potential for transferring antibiotic resistance, used as marker genes in GM crops, could then s
BANK OF ENGLAND
after 'Central,' insert 'or Reserve'.
BANK OF ENGLAND
at end add 'as first suggested by the Liberal Democrats, who long recommended giving the Bank of England its operational independence, which was denied or opposed by the Labour Party in opposition.'.
KING ARTHUR AND SOMERSET
after 'series;' insert 'but recognises the prior and authenticated link with Camelford, Tintagel Castle, Slaughterbridge and St Michael's Mount in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly; urges that this should be the principle location for any faithful attempt to depict the full mystery and majesty of the
KING ARTHUR AND SOMERSET
leave out from 'England' to end and add 'acknowledges that the location of Camelot is in Caerleon in the City of Newport, as recorded in the Mabinogion, in the History of Kings by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1140 and the Chronicler Mace in 1155; notes that this was confirmed in modern times by the fundi
SCULPTURES OF THE PARTHENON
leave out 'sculptures of the Parthenon' and insert 'Elgin Marbles'.
SCULPTURES OF THE PARTHENON
leave out from 'Greece' to end and add 'but to the whole of humanity and as such are best entrusted to the care of one of the world's great universal museums, namely the British Museum which has displayed them skilfully to the world for almost 200 years, and where they can be ideally studied in the