Early Day Motions

NICE AND MACULAR DEGENERATION

That this House is appalled by the provisional recommendation of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence that elderly patients suffering from macular degeneration be refused photodynamic therapy until after they have gone blind in one eye; regards such a suggestion as penny-pinching and arguab

SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA

at end add 'and in addition congratulates World Vision on its policy of recognising the role that condoms can play in preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, and its call for this church to take a more realistic attitude to the distribution of condoms.'.

EMPLOYMENT ENTITLEMENT TO BANK HOLIDAYS

at end add ", and to make a bank holiday of the national saints' days in Wales, England and Scotland.'.

LEICESTER TIGERS-EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS

leave out 'sportsmanship and'.

LEICESTER TIGERS-EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS

at end add '; but condemns the lack of sportsmanship shown by Neil Back in the Heineken Cup Final in perpetrating rugby's equivalent of Diego Maradona's hand of God incident; and believes that cheats, whether English, Argentinian or any other nationality, should never prosper.'.

BUILDING SOCIETIES AND FINANCIAL EXCLUSION

That this House welcomes the publication of the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research's Report entitled, Partnerships for Financial Inclusion, which highlights the roles of building societies and housing associations can play in tackling financial exclusion for tenants; notes that one t

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

That this House, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands, honours the 255 British servicemen who died while fighting for the freedom of the Islands; pays tribute to their courage and sacrifice; and recognises the vital role played by their successors in ensu

PAY FOR STAFF IN HIGHER EDUCATION

That this House believes that higher education staff should be congratulated for maintaining high levels of quality in teaching and research while significantly increasing the number of university students; notes that this achievement occurred through a time of serious under-funding of higher educat

AUTISM AWARENESS

That this House congratulates Sanath Jayasuriya, captain of the Sri Lanka test cricket team for his message of support for Autism Awareness Year 2002 launched in the United Kingdom as a result of campaigning by Ivan and Charika Corea, parents of an autistic boy, Charin; further thanks all Right hono

NHS CHIROPODY AND PODIATRY SERVICES

That this House notes that NHS chiropody and podiatry service provision is in the decline despite its undisputed cost-effective clinical benefits and immense popularity with patients; is alarmed that new episodes of care reduced by 15 per cent. between 1996-97 and 2000-01 and total episodes of care

CYPRUS (No.3)

That this House welcomes the continuing talks between the leaders of the Cypriot communities, begun on 16th January this year, discussing proposals for a settlement in Cyprus; expresses alarm that at this sensitive time the cases of sedition against the leading opposition Turkish Cypriot politicians

SLAVERY IN COCOA PRODUCTION

That this House deplores the use of slavery and forced labour in cocoa production; notes UNICEF figures of 10 to 15,000 children trafficked into the Cote d'Ivoire alone; further notes that cocoa producers in West Africa are often consigned to poverty as a result of low and fluctuating cocoa prices;

ALLEVIATING GLOBAL POVERTY THROUGH TRADE

That this House shares the concerns of the Trade Justice Movement about the plight of the poorest people in the world, and congratulates them on bringing these matters to the attention of the public; notes with great concern the increasing levels of hunger and poverty in many developing nations; fur

SUPPORT FOR UK MANUFACTURING

That this House congratulates the Government on creating the economic circumstances in which the manufacturing sector has witnessed increased output of 0.8 per cent. in April, coupled with a narrowing of the trade deficit in goods and services; recognises the various difficulties that the manufactur

JARVIS PROFITS

That this House notes the sharp rise in pre-tax profits for Jarvis, the infrastructure services firm responsible for track maintenance at the time of the Potters Bar rail crash, from ú24.8 million last year to ú45.8 million this year; recognises that the taxpayers money in the form of subsidies inve

CHLAMYDIA SCREENING FOR MEN

That this House notes that the draft National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV in its section on chlamydia screening makes no mention of the male complications of chlamydia or the need for screening in men; believes however that it is important to screen men and women for chlamydia given that male

ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA

That this House congratulates the Welsh College of Music and Drama on being granted a royal title by Her Majesty The Queen on her visit to Wales as part of the Golden Jubilee celebration; believes that this is a wonderful endorsement of the dedication to music and drama by staff and students over th

AUDIOLOGY WAITING LISTS

That this House notes the threefold increase in waiting lists for audiology appointments at NHS trusts over the last three years for which figures are available; notes no increase since 1997 in the number of audiology consultants; and calls for hearing test waiting lists to be published routinely an

CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER (No.2)

That this House notes the Labour Party's commitment to the introduction of an offence of corporate manslaughter, which followed a recommendation from the Law Commission to introduce the same; further notes the publication of the book, The Case for Corporate Responsibility, by the victims of a number

JARVIS PROFITS (No.2)

That this House notes the vast profits recently announced by the Jarvis group of companies, a group which was fined £500,000 for putting rail passengers and workers at risk following two derailments in 1999; further notes Jarvis's otherwise appalling safety record; and calls on the Government to ens

EXCLUSION OF MERCHANT SEAFARERS FROM JUBILEE MEDAL AWARDS

That this House recalls the commitment and bravery of the many merchant seamen and women who have fought alongside the armed forces over past decades; believes that it is an affront that British seafarers have yet again been shunned by the decision to exclude them from Government plans to award Jubi

HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY AND THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998

That this House notes the oversight which has led to hospital chaplains and spiritual care givers not being included in the list of health professionals exempt from the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998; believes that the important and valuable work of hospital chaplaincies is being signifi

PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS IN UK PRISONS

That this House notes that many people with either learning difficulties or personality disorders are currently being held in United Kingdom prisons but, because of safety or security reasons, are often kept in cellular confinement for 23 to 24 hours a day; believes such a situation is both wrong an

RIGHT TO READ

That this House believes that a massive injection of public money is required to produce more books for the blind and partially sighted; further believes that such citizens have the right to read published materials as much as normal sighted individuals; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to es

MR BERNARD CROFTON

That this House is pleased that justice has at last been done and that on 31st May the Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the decision of the Employment Tribunal in 1998 that Mr Bernard Crofton, then Director of Housing at Hackney Council, had discriminated racially against Mr Sam Yeboah, the black