Early Day Motions

LATEX ALLERGY

That this House congratulates the Latex Allergy Support Group and the National Association of Theatre Nurses for organising a 'Meeting of Minds' on 20th May to bring together all stakeholders to discuss ways to reduce the risk of needless allergic sensitization and reaction of individuals to latex;

IN-HOUSE PROVISION OF LOCAL AUTHORITY SERVICES

That this House welcomes the publication, Building a Future for Direct Services - The New Millennium Service Provider, a comprehensive study into the advantages of local authority in-house provision; also places great emphasis on the advantages of in-house provision such as the retention of public r

SELECTIVE BREEDING OF CHICKENS

That this House notes with concern the creation of a featherless chicken by a geneticist in Israel; further notes that the selective breeding of the chicken has been carried out with a view to increasing profitability and convenience in factory farming and believes that this raises major ethical que

QUEEN'S JUBILEE MEDAL AND MERCHANT SEAMEN (No. 2)

That this House is aware of the many considerable sacrifices made by members of the merchant navy in protecting the citizens of the United Kingdom; and believes that merchant seamen should be added to the categories of deserving people who can qualify for receipt of the Queen's Jubilee Medal.

SMALL BUSINESS INSURANCE

That this House notes with concern the significant increases in insurance costs for many small businesses since 11th September and the difficulty many face in securing adequate public liability insurance and cover against the risk of terrorism; and calls on the Government to hold discussions with sm

GUIDE TO CARE STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S HEART SERVICES

That this House congratulates the Children's Heart Federation on the publication of, Children's Heart Services - A Guide to Care Standards, developed in conjunction with the British Paediatric Cardiac Association and Constructive Dialogue for Clinical Accountability; welcomes its objective to set a

HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR FALMOUTH AND CAMBORNE

That this House joins with the other honourable Members for Cornwall in congratulating the honourable Member for Falmouth and Camborne on her marriage and wishing her every happiness for the future.

COPPER BOILERS

That this House notes that the Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC will become mandatory from 30th May; believes that this directive was never intended to target the manufacture of model steam engines which as a sector has an exemplary record of protecting the public against pressure vessel failur

FAVOURITE CURRY RECIPES TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH

That this House welcomes the publication of Favourite Recipes of the Raj, a cookbook detailing how to make the favourite curries of a range of people in public life, which aims to raise ú150,000 for Cancer Research UK; notes that the entire selling price will go to Cancer Research UK; that the book

RATE OF DUTY ON BIOFUELS

That this House notes the 800,000ha of set aside land in the United Kingdom; observes that this land could be used to produce at least one million tonnes of biodiesel/bioethanol for road transport; and urges the Chancellor to build on his existing policy by changing the rate of duty for these enviro

GURNOS

That this House congratulates the people of the Gurnos in Merthyr Tydfil on their tremendous work in fighting to improve the quality of life for their community and projecting a more positive image of the locality; applauds the Welsh Assembly government in launching its innovative Communities First

PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN SIERRA LEONE, 14TH MAY (No. 2)

That this House congratulates the people of Sierra Leone, the political parties, their candidates in the presidential and parliamentary elections, the National Electoral Commission, democracy building organisations like the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and UN and British peacekeepers for all

REDUNDANCY PAY ú250 CAP

That this House supports the Amicus AEEU campaign to lift the ú250 statutory cap on redundancy payment calculations; recognises that it is far too easy for multi-national companies to make British workers redundant rather than their counterparts in Europe; and urges the Government to lift the cap in

ARTHUR LEE, LOVE AND FOREVER CHANGES

That this House pays tribute to the legendary Arthur Lee, also known as Arthurly, frontman and inspiration of Love, the world's greatest rock band and creators of Forever Changes, the greatest album of all time; notes that following his release from jail he is currently touring Europe; and urges hon

RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

That this House condemns all those behind the assassination of Abdul Gani Lone the leader of the Hurriyat conference in Kashmir and those who would seek to further destabilise the relationship between Pakistan and India; urges both countries to step back from military conflict and to seek to rebuild

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS

That this House condemns the complacent attitude of the Government to the bovine tuberculosis crisis, in particular the lack of interim plan to deal with restricted farms, the lack of testing of road killed badgers in infected hotspots outside trial areas and the lack of urgency in bringing in bette

CHARGING FOR WITHDRAWALS FROM CASHPOINT MACHINES

That this House opposes proposals by the Alliance and Leicester and other banks to charge ú1.25 to customers to withdraw their own money from cashpoint machines; supports the view of the National Association of Bank Customers that many people in remote and rural areas would have no other option othe

EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT

That this House notes the widespread concern of industry and trades unions about the damaging effect of continuing reviews of the export Credits Guarantee Department; observes that the availability of competitive and consistent support from the Export Credits Guarantee Department is often essential

DRAFT COMMUNICATIONS BILL

That this House notes that factual coverage of overseas development on BBC, Channel 4, and ITV fell 50 per cent. between 1989 and 1999; further notes that according to a recent survey by DfID 85 per cent. of people cite their primary source of information on developing countries as television; there

MALAWI

That this House notes the current plight of Malawi which faces its worst food crisis in nearly 20 years; acknowledges that the country is facing an immediate shortfall of thousands of tonnes of food; recognises that warnings of this crisis appeared three months ago; and calls on the international co

SPECIALIST SCHOOLS

after 'schools', insert ', but notes Professor Harvey Goldstein's reservations about the statistical methods used.'.

SPECIALIST SCHOOLS

leave out from 'schools' to end and add 'and urges the Government to extend the range of available specialisms and provide sufficient funding in the comprehensive spending review to enable all comprehensive and secondary modern schools to be eligible for specialist status.'.

NOISE ACTION DAY

leave out from 'in' to end and add 'reducing noise pollution, particularly that generated by regional airports.'.

LABOUR'S LONDON MAYORAL SELECTION PROCESS

leave out from 'to' to end and add 'ensure that its rules are applied consistently to all those who breach them.'.

RACISM IN WALES

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes that increases recorded in racial crime in London and in England generally from 1996-1997 to 1999-2000 were larger than the comparative figure for Gwent: congratulates Heddlu Police Gwent on the recent reduction of racialist crime; notes with pleasure Her