Early Day Motions

FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

That this House congratulates Mind on the launch of its 'My Choice' campaign with its emphasis on the provision of a range of treatment choices for those with mental health problems and the involvement of users in decisions about their care; notes the current widespread concern that promised Governm

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM PENSION AND ASSURANCE SCHEME AND OTHER FINAL SALARY PENSION SCHEMES

That this House notes that Birmingham University is one of the first publicly-funded organisations to propose ending the opportunity for new staff of joining a final salary pensions scheme; regrets this decision but notes that, over the past four years, the number of final salary schemes has fallen

WINTER OLYMPICS

That this House congratulates the five Scottish members of the Great Britain Women's Curling Team, Debbie Knox, Rhona Martin, Margaret Morton, Fiona MacDonald and Janice Rankin along with Alex Coomber and Alain Baxter on achieving the best Winter Olympic result since 1948 and its first gold medal si

WOMEN'S CURLING VICTORY AT WINTER OLYMPICS

That this House wholeheartedly congratulates the Great Britain Women's Curling Team of Rhona Martin, Fiona MacDonald, Margaret Morton, Janice Rankin and Debbie Knox, on winning the gold medal at the Winter Olympics; notes that this victory marks the first British Winter Games gold medallists for 18

DEBT LEVELS FOR STUDENTS ON LONGER COURSES

That this House notes that the average student debt on graduation exceeds ú10,000; further notes that students on longer degree courses face larger accumulative debts; also notes the BMA's annual survey of medical students' finances for 2000-01, which found that average final year debt for medical s

SCOTTISH WOMEN'S CURLING TEAM

That this House congratulates the all-Scottish Women's Curling Team for winning the first gold medal for Great Britain in 18 years at the Winter Olympics; notes that skipper Rhona Martin and her team have engrossed the nation with their heroic display; and believes that their gold medal is richly de

DEBT AND CREDIT LENDING

That this House is concerned that whilst consumer debt reaches record levels (ú6.8 billion new debt in December according to the Bank of England), around three and a half million adults do not have access to any sort of bank account and seven million have no current account; expresses deep concern t

DUNLOP HYDRAULIC HOSE

That this House condemns the closure of Dunlop Hydraulic Hose on the Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead, with the loss of 99 jobs; notes that the cynical and unrealistic response to an offer by the workforce to consider any proposal to rescue the plant was to suggest a 75 per cent. cut in wages

NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO THE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR TWO

That this House pays tribute to the work carried out by the 640,000 women who served in the armed forces during the Second World War; acknowledges the enormous contribution of the millions of other women who served in the Land Army, munitions factories, fire brigades, hospitals and other wartime occ

MILLENNIUM STADIUM

That this House notes the success of the Worthington Cup Final held under the sliding roof at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff; believes that the stadium is now widely accepted by football fans as the home of major finals like the Worthington Cup, Football League play-offs and the FA Cup; and further

DEARNE VALLEY PENSION CENTRE

That this House congratulates the Department for Work and Pensions on its decision to site the new pensions centre for Yorkshire and the Humber in the Dearne Valley in the heart of the former South Yorkshire coalfield; welcomes the 400 jobs that will be transferred and created by the new centre; and

DYSPRAXIA AWARENESS

That this House acknowledges the need to raise awareness of dyspraxia, a syndrome that affects the way in which the brain processes information, causing problems with perception, language, thought and co-ordination and which affects approximately between six and 10 per cent. of the UK population; no

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LEADER IN THE WELSH ASSEMBLY

That this House notes that the Liberal Democrat Leader in the Welsh Assembly, Mike German, has now been under police investigation for the inappropriate and possibly unlawful use of public money for eight months; notes that the department he once headed is also subject to a European investigation in

MARMITE

That this House notes that 2002 marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of Marmite; takes intense satisfaction from the essential Britishness of the product and its lack of appeal for the majority of the world's population; and looks forward to another century of the wonderful savoury being spre

TACKLING GLOBAL POVERTY

That this House notes that international currency transactions total more than $1 trillion a day and that the vast majority of this is unrelated to the real economy of tangible trade goods and services; believes that such enormous speculative flows have contributed to serious economic damage to coun

CARJACKING

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REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

leave out from "by" to end and insert "vested interests to halt the constitutional reform process by returning to anti-democratic practices of appointment by powers of patronage; and believes that any second chamber must be wholly elected

TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC

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IRAN'S REJECTION OF NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR

That this House is appalled at the rejection of Her Majesty's Government chosen Ambassador to Iran; notes that the refusal was made on the basis that Mr Reddaway is a Jewish agent for M16; is astounded that Iran has used the fact that someone may be Jewish to preclude them from serving Britain in Ir

ADULT INCAPACITY

That this House calls upon the Government to bring forward legislation on adult incapacity; notes that there is no statutory definition of incapacity and no uniform legal test regarding the factors to be considered in determining a person's best interests and that there are insufficient regulations

TURKISH GOVERNMENT REFUSAL OF ACCESS TO KURDISH IRAQ

That this House is concerned that the Government of Turkey refused to issue visas to members of the UK Parliament to allow them to visit Kurdish Iraq; notes that such an action threatens to isolate Kurdish Iraq from the democratic parliamentarians who supported the establishment of the No-Fly zones

AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 2002

That this House congratulates the country of Mali for successfully hosting the 2002 African Nations Cup; congratulates the winners of the competition Cameroon; and recognises the contribution this tournament has made in balancing the often negative portrayal of the African continent in the West.

WWF/TRAFFIC WILDLIFE TRADE CAMPAIGN

That this House condemns the illegal trade in endangered species which is estimated to be worth billions of pounds annually; notes that this illegal trade is responsible for driving certain species towards extinction; further notes that the United Kingdom is a major centre for the trade in illegal w

ON THE MEND

That this House welcomes the launch of the report On the Mend: Hospital Discharge Services and the role of Home Improvement Agencies, published by Care and Repair England; commends the excellent services highlighted in the report which are helping older and disabled people return to their own homes

BIOMASS

That this House acknowledges the benefits that energy from Biomass offers the United Kingdom; recognises that it can play a critical role in reducing our greenhouse gas emissions; is aware of the significant environmental and economic benefits of using farm waste, such as slurry and poultry litter,