Early Day Motions

CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS

That this House pays tribute to the invaluable work of the country's 186,000 hardworking classroom assistants; welcomes the Government's plans to increase the number of teaching assistants and learning mentors; supports plans to build on their expertise by enabling them to work more closely with pup

PARLIAMENTARY AWARD FOR THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR LINLITHGOW

That this House congratulates the Father of the House, the honourable Member for Linlithgow, on the presentation to him on 21st November by Mr Speaker of the Royal Society of Chemistry's prestigious Parliamentary Award; notes that this award was bestowed 'for outstanding parliamentary service to the

SOUTH EAST HEALTHCARE FUNDING

That this House is concerned that health services in the South East Region are amongst the lowest funded in the country and that, despite the excellent work of medical and management staff, patients are suffering as a result; and urges Her Majesty's Government to reconsider the funds allocated to th

HOME SECRETARY

That this House, irrespective of its views on the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill, wishes to offer its gratitude to the Home Secretary for his willingness to answer all questions raised by back benchers during his opening speech; and believes that such a practice, while embarrassing and inco

BREASTFEEDING STRATEGY IN ENGLAND

That this House notes improving support for breastfeeding is a fundamental public health measure which will both help to improve the health of the nation and reduce inequalities; notes that Northern Ireland, Wales and most health boards in Scotland have breastfeeding strategies and are now working o

FALSE SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

That this House welcomes the publication, Undermining Construction, a comprehensive study of the corrosive effects of false self-employment on the construction industry caused when contractors and sub-contractors use self-employed labour rather than direct labour to avoid their responsibilities, the

IMPROVING WORKPLACE SAFETY

That this House is alarmed that last year 291 people were killed in the workplace, a massive 32 per cent. increase on the previous year; is concerned that in addition there were probably as many as 700 workers killed in work-related traffic incidents and over the same period there were 27,935 report

LENNOX LEWIS

That this House congratulates Lennox Lewis on his magnificent victory over Hasim Rahman in Los Angeles to secure the WBC, IBF and IBO World Heavyweight titles; and looks forward to similar treatment being handed out to Mike Tyson as soon as possible.

CHILDREN'S SOCIETY IN WALES (No. 2)

That this House deplores the decision of the Children's Society to withdraw from all its work in Wales, including community development projects based in some of the poorest areas in Europe and child advocacy projects as recommended in the Waterhouse Report; considers this to be discriminatory to Wa

IPSWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates Ipswich Town FC on their achievements in this season's UEFA Cup competition and wishes manager George Burley, captain Matt Holland and all of the team success against Inter Milan in the next round; and recognises the important role of the Ipswich Town supporters who not

EAST LONDON LINE EXTENSIONS

That this House welcomes the progress that can now be made towards establishing metro-standard services to destinations such as Wimbledon and Croydon following the Secretary of State for Transport's approval for London Underground's East London Line southern extensions; backs the case for a third ex

PROMOTING ENGINEERING IN THE SOUTH WEST

That this House recognises the contribution which engineering makes to all parts of the UK's economy and particularly in the South West where it provides employment for more than 100,000 people; supports the profession's moves to ensure that engineering remains a central driver for prosperity; and u

SEVERN TRENT WATER

That this House notes that in order to undertake a major private finance initiative Pathfinder scheme for the provision of modern homes, the North East Derbyshire District Council has scheduled numbers of its properties for demolition, but that its plans are currently being blocked with serious cons

WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM

at end add 'and regrets that the Mayor of London did not act earlier to promote London's interests'.

MR CREEMY ICE CREAM

at end add 'that this House further congratulates Franks Ice Cream of Capel Hendre, Carmarthenshire on winning the Champion of Champions award for the best ice cream in the United Kingdom for its vanilla variety at Harrogate; and calls on the House authorities to ensure that Franks ice cream is also

FIREWORK RESTRICTIONS

after 'than', insert '31st October to'.

PROGRESS ON PAYING MINERS COMPENSATION IN WALES

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'expresses its deepest concern at the continuing delay in dealing with claims for compensation by former miners and their families following the High Court ruling of 23rd January 1998; deplores the most recent figures from the DTI which indicate that only 4.5 pe

TURNER & NEWALL AND COMPENSATION CLAIMS FOR ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASE

after 'insured;', insert 'notes this means that the ground breaking judgement of the cases of victims of neighbourhood pollution in Armley, Leeds five years ago, after a decade of campaigning is now effectively worthless; expresses surprise that the parent company is not only continuing trading but

CLUSTER BOMBS

That this House considers that cluster bombs are vicious, inhumane, weapons of war because each bomb contains a large number of bomblets capable of killing people at a range of 30 metres and 10 per cent. of bomblets fail to explode on impact, remaining live and liable to be activated if touched, thu

REFORMED SECOND CHAMBER

That this House, recognising that the only legitimate basis for a second chamber to replace the House of Lords should be directly elected on a regional basis by single transferable voting in each region, while half of the remaining members should be nominated by the party leaders in proportion of th

WIDENING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION

That this House supports the goals of widening access and increasing participation in higher education and ending student hardship; also welcomes the Government's plans for reviewing student finance with these goals in mind; and therefore, in common with the National Union of Students, urges the Gov

FOOD JUSTICE CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the launch of Food Justice - the Campaign for the Food Poverty (Eradication) Bill at the Emmanuel Centre in Marsham Street, Westminster on 14th November and wishes the campaign success in its endeavours to end the scourge of food poverty in the United Kingdom that denies ove

CASH RETENTIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

That this House believes that the system of cash retentions in the construction industry places an unfair burden upon the majority of small firms in the industry that are required to finance retentions which have been estimated at any one time to be over ú3 billion and the extra costs associated wit

COMMONWEALTH GAMES PISTOL SHOOTING COMPETITION

That this House commends most highly the organising agencies involved in the manifestly complex preparation for the staging of the XVII Commonwealth Games in Manchester; thanks most warmly Frances Done for her briefing given to honourable Members; and offers every good wish for continuing success in

DVT AWARENESS AND LUTON AIRPORT

That this House roundly condemns the decision by Luton Airport to cancel the Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Day organised by the campaign group VARDA with just six days to go; regrets the waste of months of hard work by the relatives, friends and supporters of deep vein thrombosis victims; acknowled