Early Day Motions

leave out from 'boundaries' to end and add 'for example, by retaining the redundant county of Dyfed and not listing the restored county of Pembrokeshire on their database; and calls on Royal Mail to work towards the harmonisation of postal addresses with current local authority boundaries.'.

IRAQ AND THE PRIME MINISTER

That this House notes with concern reports of Pentagon sources briefing that the United States is planning a massive air-led military campaign against Iraq of up to 1,000 bombing strikes a day, followed by a ground invasion involving at least one United Kingdom army brigade, and that plants producin

FOOTBALL IN HASTINGS AND RYE

That this House notes the robust health of football in Hastings and Rye, with the dual success of Hastings Town FC having won the Dr Marten's Eastern Division Championship and Rye and Iden FC the Sussex County Division 2 Championship; congratulates all players, management, directors and supporters i

BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

That this House recognises that British sign language is a fast growing language and is being used more frequently by upcoming generations; recognises also that deaf people pay the full television licence fee and should therefore receive the full service with the option of 100 per cent. subtitling;

SPECIALIST SCHOOLS

That this House congratulates Professor David Jesson on his recent research highlighting the achievements of specialist schools; welcomes the present Government's decision to adopt the policy of promoting specialist schools which have been introduced by the previous Conservative government; is conce

FILM COUNCIL

That this House congratulates Gurinder Chadha, the writer, director and producer of Bend it Like Beckham for her insightful and amusing film on modern British life; congratulates Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley and all of the cast for their enjoyable and positive portrayal of young British women; w

CHELTENHAM TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB'S PROMOTION TO DIVISION 2

That this House congratulates the players, manager, directors, staff and fans of Cheltenham Town Football Club on achieving promotion to Division Two in only their third season in the Football League.

BARBARA CASTLE

That this House pays tribute to the life and work of Barbara Castle; and gives thanks for her tremendous contribution to public life.

PAULA CRAIG, THE LONDON MARATHON AND SPINAL RESEARCH

That this House congratulates the athlete Paula Craig on her extraordinary achievement of competing in the London Marathon as a wheelchair user less than a year after her traumatic accident that left her with a spinal cord injury; recognises the fundamental and total change in the lives of people wh

US THREAT TO CUBA

That this House deplores the renewed threat to Cuba made by the US Under-Secretary John Bolton; and believes that the US should desist from threatening Cuba and instead normalise relations and lift the 40 year economic embargo.

SOCIAL CLASS AND PARTICIPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

after 'by' insert 'some'

INGERLAND AND NATIONAL IDENTITY

after 'flag' insert 'of England'.

GALLIPOLI

after 'who' insert ', together with their British and French colleagues'.

DEADLINE FOR NATIONAL STADIUM

delete from 'that' to 'should' in line 10 and insert 'a national stadium for England'.

DEADLINE FOR NATIONAL STADIUM

leave out from 'that' to 'should' in line 10 and insert 'a national stadium for England'.

MR IAN BOTHAM

at end add '; further congratulates the Noah's Ark Appeal for its fundraising work and its role in raising the profile of a children's hospital for Wales; and warmly welcomes the commitment made by Jane Hutt AM, Welsh Assembly Government Health Secretary, in August 2001 of ú4.5 million to go with th

WEMBLEY STADIUM

delete 'Britain' and insert 'England'.

COMPOST HEAPS

That this House believes composting to be a good, effective and wholly natural way of dealing with organic waste; further believes that any attempt at licensing domestic heaps would be impracticable and unnecessary; commends those local authorities that have provided composting bins; and calls for t

PROTECTING CHILDREN THROUGH POSITIVE PARENTING

That this House welcomes the NSPCC's public awareness campaign promoting alternatives to the use of physical punishment to manage chldren's behaviour; calls on the Government to provide substantial funding for sustained and comprehensive positive parenting and family support programmes to help paren

PROTECTION OF GREENBELT LAND FROM SPECULATIVE DEVELOPMENT

That this House is concerned about the activities of Property Spy Limited, who have acquired prime greenbelt land at Kimpton in Hertfordshire, Brede in East Sussex, Old Woking in Surrey, Thwaite in Suffolk, Sittingbourne in Kent and Fifield in Berkshire and is dividing these properties into small pl

NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

That this House notes that the North Sea oil and gas industry supports six per cent. of the Scottish workforce and as such is vital to the Scottish economy; recognises that Scotland is competing against other potential investments around the world; acknowledges a marked 55 per cent. decline in explo

PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONS FOR UNMARRIED PARTNERS

at end add '; and further notes that almost a year after voting to change the rules for honourable Members, the matter remains outstanding; and believes that this House should set an example for others to follow.'.

THE RED FLAG

at end add '; and calls on the Government to explain why it has abandoned the principles and ideals promoted by Jim Connell.'.

MR IAN BOTHAM

That this House warmly congratulates Mr Ian Botham on his superb effort of walking from Machynlleth to Cardiff to raise funds for a children's hospital for Wales.

CARERS WEEK

That this House welcomes the organisation of Carers Week being held this year from 10th to 16th June; notes that carers look after family members, friends and partners who need their assistance because they are ill, frail or have a disability; warmly welcomes the unique partnership of Carers UK, Con