Early Day Motions

HOUSE OF COMMONS TUG OF WAR TEAM

That this House congratulates members of the House of Commons tug of war team on their historic victory over the House of Lords team; and wishes them success in years to come.

USE OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD PRODUCTION

That this House welcomes the move by Cooperative Supermarkets to reduce the number of chemicals permitted to be used in the production of food to be sold in their stores; and believes that other supermarket groups should follow their lead.

GP LISTS AND THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS

That this House calls on the Department of Health to amend the Patient's Charter to allow freedom of information and thereby ensure that individuals who have been struck off general practitioners' lists are given detailed reasons for such actions.

PROMOTION TO THE RUGBY LEAGUE SUPER LEAGUE

That this House congratulates Leigh, Widnes, Rochdale, Oldham, Featherstone Rovers, Dewsbury, Hull Kingston Rovers and Keighley Rugby League clubs on reaching the play-offs of the Northern Ford Premiership; notes that the line-up includes clubs with a proud tradition and illustrious history in the R

PUBLICLY-OWNED UNIVERSAL MAIL SERVICE

That this House believes that a publicly-owned universal mail service, fully integrated with the national network of post offices and sub-post offices, offers the most efficient and socially beneficial form of postal service for both urban and rural communities; and that every means possible should

LONDON'S ECONOMY

That this House welcomes the strong economic growth which London has recently enjoyed; notes that any brake on London's competitiveness would have a disproportionately severe impact on the national economy; further notes that the recent publication 'Investing in London: the Case for the Capital' est

THE PRESS AND THE CONVICTION OF BARRY GEORGE

That this House congratulates the several newspapers which have, in detail and on principle, questioned and expressed their misgivings about the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando; and believes that it is this willingness to challenge received wisdom in the cause of justice that

REFORM OF AGRICULTURE

That this House welcomes Compassion in World Farming Trust's Action Plan for the reform of modern industrial agriculture; agrees with that Plan that the transport of animals on long journeys to slaughter within the UK must be ended, as must the export of farm animals for slaughter abroad; further ag

HEALTH VISITORS

That this House acknowledges the increasingly important role of health visitors in communities in the provision of care for patients in the home environment where they may be most at risk from ill-treatment; notes with concern the omission of health visitors from the Department of Health's consultat

BBC WORLD SERVICE

leave out from 'East Asia' and add 'but considers that losing a million listeners to save half a million pounds is a bad bargain which hits old friends, makes it far more difficult for them and for British visitors to North America and Australasia to receive BBC World Service programmes on any regul

BRITISH LIONS

leave out from 'Melbourne' to end and add 'but supports the continued arrangements for home nations' Rugby and Football Association national sides, and calls for all honourable Members to focus their efforts on supporting Scotland's bid for the 2008 European Football Championships rather than underm

POST OFFICE CASH MACHINE CHARGES

That this House welcomes the plans by the Post Office to introduce cash machines in thousands of branches across the country; is appalled at any proposals to charge customers for using them; recognises that people who use the post office to collect pensions and benefits are often the least able to a

HAEMOPHILIA SOCIETY'S 'CARPET OF LILIES' CAMPAIGN

That this House supports the Haemophilia Society's 'Carpet of Lilies' Campaign which is designed to win fairer support for the nearly 5,000 people with haemophilia in the United Kingdom who were infected with Hepatitis C and/or HIV as a result of contaminated blood products used in their NHS treatme

BRITISH LIONS (No. 2)

That this House congratulates the British Lions on their magnificent victory over Australia; and looks forward to continued success.

WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT

That this House believes that a democratically elected Parliament should seek to reflect the make-up of its population; notes that while women make up 51 per cent. of the UK population, only 18 per cent. of elected honourable Members are women; considers such an imbalance to be unacceptable in the 2

NUCLEAR POWER (No. 2)

That this House believes this country should be setting positive examples of sustainable development; notes with concern the attempts to resurrect unsustainable nuclear energy before the White Paper on existing nuclear waste is published; is further concerned that British Nuclear Fuels has failed to

TREATY OF NICE

That this House regrets the basis on which a programme motion was applied to the European Communities (Amendment) Bill (which brings the complex and highly significant Treaty of Nice into the domestic legislation of the United Kingdom) allowing only four days combined consideration of the Bill in Co

FAMAGUSTA, CYPRUS

That this House remembers with deep sorrow that another year has passed since the Turkish military invasion of the Republic of Cyprus in 1974, and that the beautiful and historic town of Famagusta remains a deserted town in the now occupied area of Northern Cyprus and is inaccessible to its former c

RNID,BT TYPETALK PARTNERSHIP

That this House welcomes the launch of an exciting new telephone service, BT TextDirect, by RNID Typetalk and BT; applauds their successful partnership, which has produced BT TextDirect, an innovative development of the only national telephone relay service that enables textphone users to communicat

SICKLE CELL

That this House notes that 4th July is Sickle Cell Awareness Day; further notes that sickle cell disease affects particularly Afro-Caribbean people, as well as people from parts of Europe, Asia and the Middle East; congratulates Action Research for funding pioneering projects into this painful and d

SIXTH FORM COLLEGES AND VALUE ADDED TAX

That this House believes that it is unfair that sixth form colleges have to pay value added tax when sixth forms in schools do not; considers that this places an unfair additional burden on sixth form colleges; and calls on the Government to amend the VAT regulations so that sixth form colleges are

ENERGY REVIEW

That this House welcomes the recently announced Energy Review to analyse security of supply for the UK's future energy needs; recognises that changes to the earth's climate require us to take urgent action to substantially reduce our carbon dioxide emissions; notes that renewable energy sources - wi

PENSIONS UPRATING

That this House congratulates the Government on the April 2001 pension uprating which, for the first time in over 25 years, will exceed the percentage increases in both prices and average earnings; welcomes the changes proposed in the minimum income guarantee to ensure that all pensioners benefit fr

USE OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS

That this House deplores the continuing criminalisation of thousands of otherwise law-abiding people who use medicinal cannabis to relieve chronic pain and distress caused by multiple sclerosis, AIDS and the side-effects of chemotherapy; and supports the simple change in the law recommended by the H

LOAN CONSOLIDATION COMPANIES

That this House deplores the misleading television advertisements of loan consolidation companies who promise debt relief by combining debts into a single management payment; notes that they increase, usually by more than 15 per cent., the total debts of their clients and lengthen the period of inde