Early Day Motions

BISHOPSGATE GOODS YARD AND THE EAST LONDON LINE TUBE EXTENSION

That this House notes that proposals for the East London Line tube extension, involving Bishopsgate Goods Yard, have been discussed extensively for the past 10 years and that throughout that period English Heritage have not made a single contribution to the debate, did not give evidence to the publi

ANIMAL HEALTH (S.I., 2002, No. 843)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the TSE (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 843), dated 27th March 2002, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27th March, be annulled.

EFFECTIVE LOCAL COUNCILS

That this House notes with concern the large number of resignations by town and parish councillors in protest at the implementation of the 'Model Code of Conduct for Parish and Town Councils'; believes that this is undermining local democracy and will severely weaken the representative character of

WEMBLEY STADIUM

That this House regrets that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has not informed Parliament whether the contracts for the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium have been finalised as she indicated last December would happen by the end of April; deplores the fact that one and a half years af

PROPOSED STEEL AND METAL SKILLS COUNCIL

That this House recognises the importance of achieving highly skilled steel and metal industries for the United Kingdom economy; welcomes the Government's commitment to improving the skills level of all employees as represented by the recently published report, Developing Workforce Skills: Piloting

FAIRTRADE CAMPAIGN IN MORPETH

That this House supports the campaign for Fairtrade and congratulates everyone who was involved organising events during the recent Fairtrade Fortnight; recognises the outstanding commitment shown by a group of local people in Morpeth, Northumberland, in their ongoing campaigns to highlight the need

TAXATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES

That this House notes with concern that changes to business taxation in the Budget are likely to lead to large numbers of self-employed people registering themselves as limited companies; notes that independent experts say this is likely to cost the Exchequer hundreds of millions of pounds whilst le

LIVERPOOL CARTHORSE MONUMENT

That this House congratulates the Liverpool Carters' Association on their proposal to erect a life-size monument in bronze of a carthorse to celebrate the 250 years of service given by these noble animals to the port of Liverpool and to the country; thanks those who have already donated towards the

NORTH-SOUTH HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE

delete from House to end and add ' condemns the Government's failure to commit to upgrading the West Coast mainline so that it extends into Scotland; regrets that the Minister of State in the Scotland Office, when asked in the House to deny speculation that the upgrade will not extend north of the b

after work; insert 'is concerned to note that all firefighters based at the seven fire stations within the charging zone have indicated that they would wish to move to another station outside the zone; notes the serious staffing difficulties which would result;

CARDIFF CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2008

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'believes that the City of Cardiff bid to become European Capital of Culture 2008 should withdraw the promotional video which includes the orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, because it shows musicians whose employment has since been terminated, and thus the

ISRAEL AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS

That this House, based upon the evidence of the brave Jewish whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, recognises Israel as a nuclear weapons state.

STANDARD SIZE OF DEPARTMENTAL SELECT COMMITTEES

That this House endorses the Liaison Committee's welcome for the Modernisation Committee's belief in the central role of select committees in parliamentary scrutiny; also endorses the Liaison Committee's support for most of the proposals in the Modernisation Committee's report on Select Committees;

STANDARDS OF GOVERNMENT

That this House supports the Prime Minister's opposition to the politics of Jean Marie Le Pen and his description of Mr Le Pen's policies as repellent; notes that Sinn Fein/IRA have a similar percentage of the votes and have policies and association which are equally repellent to many in Northern Ir

DEMOCRACY AND POSTCOMM'S PROPOSALS FOR POST OFFICE LIBERALISATION

That this House notes that Postcomm's proposals for postal competition have aroused unprecedented concern within Parliament; further notes that in total more than 225 different honourable Members from all parties have signed at least one of three critical early day motions; is also aware that the is

THE RED FLAG

That this House notes the 150th anniversary of the birth in 1852 of Jim Connell, who wrote The Red Flag; recalls Connell worked on Keir Hardie's newspaper, the Labour Leader and was also secretary of the Workingmen's Legal Aid Society during the last 20 years of his life; recognises the relevance of

USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

That this House unreservedly rejects the statement made by the Secretary of State for Defence in Defence Questions on 29th April, Official Report, columns 665-6, that the Government would be prepared to use nuclear weapons in certain specified conditions; believes no circumstances justify the irradi

DEADLINE FOR NATIONAL STADIUM

That this House notes the 30th April as the deadline for Wembley's bid to finalise its funding plans for a national stadium; further notes the comments by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to this House on 19th December 2001 that should final proposals that represent fully committe

DIRECT ACTION NETWORK'S 'FREE OUR PEOPLE' CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the disabled people's Direct Action Network's 'Free our people' campaign to facilitate full independent living for all disabled people; notes with concern that many local authorities, because of the ú1 billion shortfall in social services funding provided by the Government,

JUST DO SOMETHING

That this House notes that there are more than 36,000 public appointments and over 118,000 charities seeking trustees in the UK; further notes that many people are unaware of opportunities to use their experience and knowledge for the public good; congratulates Common Purpose, NTL and the Financial

ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP

That this House is appalled that a North London synagogue has been daubed with racist graffiti; expresses its sympathy to the members; condemns any attacks on places of worship of any religion; and calls for respect and tolerance of all faiths.

MILITARY TENSION BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

at end add 'and to use its influence within the UN Security Council to initiate a peace process designed to resolve the dispute in Kashmir.'.

FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

after 'system', insert 'following the use of proportional representation in previous French elections which put the National Front on the political map in the first place.'.

DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH

leave out 'disagrees' and insert 'agrees'.

ARMED FORCES' DISCIPLINE

leave out from '1992' to end.