Early Day Motions

FREE NATIONWIDE BUS TRAVEL FOR PENSIONERS

That this House welcomes the introduction of the minimum half-price concessionary fare scheme for bus travel in 2001 but recognises the anomalies that a district by district scheme creates; acknowledges that by the end of 2002 Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will all have free bus travel for ol

BBC NEWS COVERAGE IN SCOTLAND

That this House recognises that the BBC's 'Six O'Clock News' and 'Reporting Scotland' news programmes offer Scottish viewers comprehensive and balanced coverage of Scottish UK and international news; and congratulates the BBC for its high quality coverage of both UK and Scottish issues and for recog

GENDER EQUALITY IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

That this House notes the Church of England is exempted from the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 due to the attitudes and activities of a minority who are in disagreement with the ordination of women; affirms the need to strengthen and forward the movement against discrimination on grounds of gender; tr

STOP NOW CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the energywatch Stop Now Campaign that calls upon energy companies to stop sales malpractice; agrees that Ofgem should do more to tackle persistent offending energy companies; accepts that a register of rogue sales agents would be a step in the right direction; and calls upo

CRACK DOWN ON DEATHS AT WORK CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the campaign to 'Crack Down on Deaths at Work' launched on Wednesday 30th January by the TUC and CCA that brings together trade unions, safety organisations and relatives of victims in a coalition to improve workplace safety standards by getting tougher on law enforcement an

FREE OFF-PEAK TRAVEL FOR PENSIONERS

That this House notes the excellent scheme run in London whereby pensioners travel free on public transport from 9.30am; recognises that many pensioners throughout the country where such concessionary schemes do not exist are dependant on public transport and that the cost of using public transport

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (S.I., 2001, No. 3575)

That the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3575), dated 5th November 2001, a copy of which was laid before this House on 6th November 2001, be revoked.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (S.I., 2001, NO. 3576)

That the Parish Councils (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3576), dated 5th November 2001, a copy of which was laid before this House on 6th November 2001, be revoked.

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RATING AND VALUATION (S.I., 2001, No. 3944)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3944), dated 10th December 2001, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10th December, be annulled.

RATING AND VALUATION (S.I., 2001, No. 3916)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Non-Domestic Rating (Designation of Rural Areas) (England) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 3916), dated 7th December 2001, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10th December, be annulled.

MOBILE PHONE SECURITY

That this House notes with concern that mobile phone robberies now account for over a quarter of all robberies, compared to eight per cent just three years ago; welcomes new police initiatives to target hotspot areas and persistent offenders and new government crime prevention and education programm

NATIONAL ASYLUM SUPPORT SERVICE

That this House expresses its extreme concern at the failure of the National Asylum Support Service to learn from its acknowledged mistakes over the past year and improve the quality of its mode of operation; calls attention in particular to its lack of forward planning and consultation with local a

DEBT RELIEF

That this House notes that many other countries and multinational institutions have not followed Britain's lead on debt relief for the Third World; believes that more needs to be done for the 2015 international development targets to be met; and therefore calls on the Government, at the April meetin

PIU ENERGY REVIEW

That this House notes that in his reply to the honourable Member for Ceredigion on 19th December 2001, 377 c286-7W, the Prime Minister stated that the PIU energy report had been leaked to him, and that he could not say what it contained at the present time; further notes that on the Radio 4 Today pr

EDUCATIONAL UNDERACHIEVEMENT IN COALFIELD COMMUNITIES

That this House notes with deep concern the evidence that young people in current and former coal mining areas, in Wales, Scotland and England are seriously underachieving at school; further notes with alarm that the gap between educational attainment in the coalfields and the UK-wide average is sub

MARJAN THE LION

That this House expresses its great sadness at the death of Marjan the Kabul Zoo lion; believes that the poor, mutilated creature came to symbolise the suffering over many years of both people and animals in Afghanistan; calls upon the new Government in Afghanistan to honour the memory of Marjan by

GOLDEN JUBILEE STREET PARTIES

That this House recognises that many groups, organisations and neighbourhoods around the United Kingdom wish to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee Year by hosting street parties; further recognises that to do so requires a great deal of form filling in order to acquire licences for mus

PROVISION OF MILK TOKENS FOR ASYLUM SEEKER MOTHERS

That this House believes that mothers who are asylum seekers should be eligible to receive milk tokens to purchase formula milk on the same basis as mothers who receive income support payments; is concerned that asylum seeker mothers who are HIV positive and cannot afford to buy formula milk have no

PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL CLUBS' SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

That this House congratulates, Everton, Liverpool, Tranmere, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle, Leeds and Watford for promoting Holocaust Memorial Day; recognises these clubs were ably supported by the Holocaust Education Trust, ran initiatives such as tannoy and big screen announcements and art

FREE NURSING CARE AND THE RETENTION OF FEES

That this House welcomes the Government's introduction of free nursing care for residents of nursing homes in England from 1st October 2001; notes with great concern reports that some nursing homes are withholding from individual residents funding received from the public purse intended for them; co

RETIREMENT OF BILL McLAREN

That this House notes the decision of Bill McLaren to retire as BBC rugby union commentator following the Wales v Scotland Six Nations Championship match at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park; and pays tribute to the massive contribution Bill McLaren has made to the popularity of rugby union

LADY THATCHER'S STATUE AND THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

That this House recognises the huge significance to British politics of Lady Thatcher's premiership from 1979 to 1990, both as the first female British Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and for her success in rescuing the British economy; further recognises her place in history for her resolute d

SPANISH TREATMENT OF QUAIL CHICKS

That this House expresses its disgust at the monthly shooting contest held in Valencia, Spain, called Tirada de Crodoniz, whereby live quail chicks only a few months old are fired from clay pigeon launchers and blasted to death by gunmen using heavy calibre shotguns in front of cheering crowds; note

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR HEREFORD

That this House deplores the fact that the Member for Hereford continues to suggest that the SAS base is within his constituency; and notes that at a meeting attended by Brigadier Fry, the Commandant General of the Royal Marines it was not before the intervention of the member for Taunton and East D