Early Day Motions

MMR AND THE MEDIA

That this House notes with concern the recent outbreaks of measles in London and the North East; further notes the often devastating consequences of measles, mumps and rubella for young children and their parents; condemns the irresponsible conduct of some sections of the press and media which have

DIGNITY AT WORK

That this House believes that every employee should have the right to dignity at work; welcomes the benefits for employees of the Government's measures since 1997, especially those contained within the Employment Relations Act 1999; notes with concern, however, the high level of bullying reported in

HMS COVENTRY

That this House recognises that since 1658 one of Her Majesty's ships has bore the name HMS 'Coventry'; notes that her successors have taken part in both world wars and the Falklands Campaign and that the most recent ship has been deployed no less than 14 times in various tasks over the globe; furth

ESSEX POLICE DIVING UNIT

That this House pays tribute to the excellent work carried out by the Essex Police Diving Unit; regrets the proposal to close the unit on the grounds of lack of financial resources; notes that Essex police disbanded its entire motor-cycle fleet and shut its mounted section in previous rounds of spen

MONITORING OF RADIOACTIVE SEA DUMP SITES

That this House welcomes the Government's open approach as set out in its consultation paper, Managing Radioactive Waste Safely; but is concerned that many thousands of tonnes of radioactive waste, which includes plutonium with a half life of many thousands of years, was dumped at sea in a variety o

FUTURE OF CONSIGNIA/ROYAL MAIL

That this House expresses its alarm over the recent plans for full postal competition in the United Kingdom by 2006 as unveiled by Postcomm, the Postal Regulator last Thursday 31st January; notes that the proposals have far-reaching consequences for the unique door-to-door delivery service in the Un

CONDUCT OF THE HONORABLE MEMBER FOR BLACKBURN

That this House is concerned by the exchange between the honourable Member for Liverpool, Riverside and the Foreign Secretary (5th February, Official Report, columns 745-6) about Gibraltar, in which the Foreign Secretary told his honourable Friend that she had asked him 'a disobliging question' and

PROJECT ATLAS

That this House congratulates Scottish Enterprise on the launch of Project Atlas, which will make broadband Internet cheaper and easier to access for companies in Scotland; urges businesses in Scotland to take advantage of the opportunities that Project Atlas gives them to access new customers and m

UNITED REFORMED CHURCH REPORT ON JOBCENTRE VACANCIES

That this House congratulates the United Reformed Church and the Greater Manchester Low Pay Unit on publishing a report 'Worth Working For?' on the type and quality of jobs available in jobcentres in England, Scotland and Wales; commends the URC on engaging in contemporary social issues and its memb

CURRENT DISCUSSIONS ON GIBRALTAR

That this House notes with concern the suggestion of a joint declaration to be signed between the British and Spanish Governments regarding joint sovereignty of Gibraltar; further notes that the people of Gibraltar would not be able to vote on whether such a declaration should be signed; believes th

ARMS EXPORT CONTROLS

That this House believes that specified defence export licence applications should be subject to prior scrutiny by a committee comprising honourable Members of Parliament.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR STANDARDS (No. 2)

That this House notes with approval the nomination of Philip Mawer as Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, expecting that he, like his predecessors Elizabeth Filkin and Sir Gordon Downey has the standing, ability and personal authority for the role; and that he will bring to it, as they did, th

HEALTH AND SAFETY RESOURCES FOR CONSTRUCTION

That this House sends its condolences to the families of seven construction workers killed in one week during January; expresses its deep concern that safety in the construction industry is still not yet a high enough priority; and calls on the Government to give the Health and Safety Executive the

CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO FIREARMS

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes that no young person is allowed access to firearms except under strict adult supervision for the purpose of education and training; and that shooting is among the safest sports for young people with no recorded accidents for the last decade; further notes

SISTER SARAH CLARKE

after 'Northern Ireland' insert 'supported the civil rights movement, work tirelessly for the men behind the wire and.'.

MR IVAN MASSOW

That this House notes with sadness the resignation of Mr Ivan Massow as Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts; and expresses its agreement with his opinion that much conceptual modern art is 'pretentious, self-indulgent, craftless tat'.

CLOSURE OF SMURFIT CORRUGATED

That this House deplores the decision of Smurfit Corrugated to close its Warrington plant with the loss of 94 jobs; is deeply concerned by the firm's failure to produce clear evidence of why the Warrington site was selected for closure; condemns the lack of consultation with the workforce in Warring

FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S ACCESSION

That this House expresses to Her Majesty The Queen on the fiftieth anniversary of her accession its deep appreciation of her devotion to the nation and the Commonwealth; and is glad that the United Kingdom branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, whose Patron she is, has worked so dilig

CORNWALL'S ECONOMIC REGENERATION

That this House notes that under Labour, Cornwall's gross domestic product is now only 65 per cent. of the average for the European Union; further notes that this situation is deteriorating over time, having already fallen to just 71 per cent. of the European average under the Conservatives by 1996;

MR BASILDON PETA

That this House condemns the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of the Independent's Harare correspondent Basildon Peta by Zimbabwean police on Monday 4th February; urges the European Union and the British Government to now impose sanctions on Zimbabwe as a matter of urgency now that it is evident th

JOB OF SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND

That this House notes the extremely light ministerial engagements of the Secretary of State for Scotland, as revealed by a report in the Scottish edition of the Daily Telegraph on 5th February; and believes that this reinforces the case for abolishing the Scotland Office and transferring its resourc

WHITE HORSE HOTEL AND VEGETARIAN FOOD PUB OF THE YEAR

That this House congratulates Mr Graham Harvey and Ms Sheila McConachie, proprietors of the White Horse Hotel in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, on their establishment being named this week as UK Vegetarian Food Pub of the Year; and notes that the competition was open to competitors from across the UK, and

CHARLES DARWIN DAY

at end add 'but notes that many of his ideas followed from the research undertaken by Erasmus Darwin, Charles's grandfather while he practised medicine in lichfield and calls for an 'Erasmus Darwin day' too'.

SUPPORT FOR TOURISM

That this House notes that the tourism industry is the fifth biggest industry in England, consisting of some 127,000 businesses and employing 1.9 million people and that English Tourism contributes ú59 billion a year to the UK economy; regrets the fall in tourism following the foot and mouth crisis

YORK CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House views with great concern the current threat to the future of York City Football Club, believing that football clubs are vital community institutions and that their grounds are assets, developed and cherished by the local community over decades; notes that if York City were to fold No