Early Day Motions

SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING IN MADRID

That this House welcomes the adoption of the International Plan of Action on Ageing 2002 and the Political Declaration by UN member states following the Second World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid; notes that the world community recognises that we live in a world of ageing populations and rising life

MEDWAY QUEEN PADDLE STEAMER

That this House notes that the Medway Queen is the only estuary paddle steamer left in the United Kingdom; further notes that she played an historic role during the Second World War evacuation of Dunkirk, where she carried 7,000 allied troops to safety; and believes that the Medway Queen preservatio

CONDUCT OF THE RT HON MEMBER FOR CHINGFORD AND WOODFORD GREEN

That this House believes that it is disgraceful that the Right honourable Member for Chingford and Woodford Green visited Easterhouse in Glasgow in February; notes that as one of the most deprived areas in the United Kingdom, the people suffered most from the Conservatives' 18 years in office who di

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club on its promotion to Division One of the Nationwide Football League; notes that the club has won both the Division Three and Division Two championships in successive seasons, a feat only previously achieved by six other clubs and that

SCOTTISH WORLD CURLING CHAMPIONS

That this House congratulates Jackie Lockhart, Edith Louden, Anne Laird, Katriona Fairweather, Sheila Swan and Isobel Hannen, the Scottish Women's Curling Team, for winning the Curling World Championships in the USA for Scotland; commends the team for adding to the success of Rhona Martin and her te

CITY OF BRADFORD

That this House notes that Bradford is the home of David Hockney, the Brontes, Delius and JB Priestley; further notes that the National Photographic Museum is the most visited museum outside London; recognises the contribution of the Ilkley Literature Festival and the Bradford Festival to the cultur

TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR LPG CONVERSION

That this House notes that conversion of company cars to LPG is currently treated for tax purposes in the same way as installing a new hi-fi system to a new car; note the need to create incentives for conversion to LPG because of the environmental benefits of using this fuel, particularly with respe

ROMINA THE GORILLA

That this House congratulates Jenny Watts, an ophthalmologist from the NHS Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester on the outstanding work carried out on Romina the gorilla in restoring her sight; notes that no gorilla in Europe has previously undergone surgery for cataracts and pays tribute t

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (S.I., 2002, No. 523)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No 523), dated 8th March 2002, a copy of which was laid before this House on 8th March, be annulled.

ELECTORAL COMMISSION (S.I., 2002, No. 505)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Electoral Commission (Limit on Public Awareness Expenditure) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 505), dated 4th March 2002, a copy of which was laid before this House on 11th March, be annulled.

INTRODUCTION OF PROGRESSIVE BEER DUTY

leave out '30,000' and insert '100,000'.

INTRODUCTION OF PROGRESSIVE BEER DUTY

leave out '5,000' and insert '30,000'.

KENNETH WOLSTENHOLME

at end add 'he thought it was all over, it is now.'.

EPILEPSY WALES

That this House recognises the valuable work done by the charity Epilepsy Wales in providing information and advice to people with epilepsy throughout Wales, their families and carers via a help-line, by post, e-mail and their web-site, home visits, attendance at clinics support groups and public me

CONDUCT OF THE PRIME MINISTER

That this House notes the unsatisfactory way the Prime Minister responded to the question on standards in government (10th April, Official Report, column 19); regrets the defensive, partisan and inadequate reply by the Prime Minister; and asks him to confirm that he himself is interested in monitori

SOCIAL SECURITY (DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2002

That this House is disappointed that Her Majesty's Government have decided to lay before Parliament new lower rate mobility regulations, despite advice given to them by the Social Security Advisory Committee not to do so; believes that if the proposed regulatory changes are approved many people with

HANS RAUSING

That this House notes with alarm the story in the Guardian newspaper that the richest man in Britain, Hans Rausing, is apparently using tax loopholes to save himself millions of pounds in potential tax liabilities; and calls upon the Government to tighten tax legislation to ensure that wealthy indiv

ETHICAL THREADS AND REMPLOY PRODUCTION OF GLASTONBURY T-SHIRTS

That this House congratulates the organisers of the Glastonbury Festival on their decision to sell thousands of T-shirts produced by the Ethical Threads clothing company, using the labour of Remploy, the UK's biggest employer of disabled workers, and using ethically sourced cotton from Bangladesh; a

NATIONAL BOWEL CANCER MONTH

That this House recognises that April is National Bowel Cancer Month; notes that bowel cancer is the most common cancer in the UK among non-smokers and that someone in the UK is diagnosed with bowel cancer every 15 minutes; records its concern that 17,000 people a year die of the disease; notes that

FUNDING FOR CANCER SERVICES

That this House is concerned by reports that extra money earmarked for cancer services in the NHS Plan is not reaching cancer networks; believes it is misleading to announce extra resources for public services without a mechanism to ensure that the money goes where it should; calls on the Government

MENTAL INCAPACITY

That this House calls for statutory safeguards for people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions as a result of disability or injury; welcomes the Government's commitment to reform in this area contained in the 1999 White Paper, Making Decisions, while regretting that it has failed to

SEND A COW

That this House recognises and congratulates the work carried out by Send a Cow, which started in 1988 when a Ugandan bishop, hearing about the surplus milk lakes in Britain, appealed for aid and in response British farmers sent 300 cows between 1988 and 1996 instead of milk, which are now purchased

IMPROVING LOCAL BUS SERVICES

That this House welcomes the initiative by the Local Government Association, the Confederation of Passenger Transport, the National Federation of Bus Users, the NHS Confederation, Age Concern, the National Society for Clean Air, Transport 2000 and the Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers

NATIONAL AUDIT OF EPILEPSY-RELATED DEATH

That this House welcomes the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer for England that an action plan should be in place within three months of completion of the National Audit of Epilepsy-related death to cut the level of preventable epilepsy-related death; notes that every year 1,000 people, mo

COUNCIL TAX RISES IN SEASIDE RESORT UNITARY AUTHORITIES

That this House notes that out of the 12 highest unitary authority council tax rises this year, half were large seaside resorts and that the above average rises in Blackpool, Brighton, Bournemouth, Isle of Wight, Torbay and Poole were mostly the consequence of common demographic characteristics that