Early Day Motions

ROTHERHAM UNITED

That this House congratulates Rotherham United on securing promotion to Division One, building on the team's promotion last year to Division Two; salutes the fantastic support of the people of Rotherham for their football team and sends its best wishes to manager Ronnie Moore, players and staff as w

CHORLEY & DISTRICT BUILDING SOCIETY

That this House congratulates Chorley and District Building Society for winning the prestigious 'Best Overall Lender of the Year Award' for the third year in succession; notes that Chorley and District Building Society has been operating for 141 years entirely for the benefit of its members, undercu

STAR WARS CONSULTATIONS

That this House welcomes America's decision to consult with its allies before proceeding with their treaty-breaking and internationally destabilising Missile Defence Programme; and urges Her Majesty's Government to consult the US Government in the same terms, over the removal of US spy and navigatio

RJB MINING AND OPEN CASTING

That this House recalls the bargain price at which the Tories sold the bulk of the English coalfields to RJB Mining; further notes the millions of pounds subsidy being paid to that same company; firmly insists that RJB pays urgent regard to the views of those communities amongst which it seeks to pr

SERJEANT-AT-ARMS LETTER - JACQUES ARNOLD

That this House notes with alarm the disreputable actions of Jacques Arnold in falsifying a letter from the Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms, distributing it to the media and misrepresenting its findings which rejected his complaints unreservedly against the honourable Member for Gravesham; considers Jacq

COT DEATH AWARENESS WEEK

That this House welcomes National Cot Death Awareness Week, 7th to 13th May, and acknowledges the work of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death and the Scottish Cot Death Trust; notes that cot death remains the biggest single cause of death in children, often in the first week of life and tha

COURTNEY WALSH

That this House pays tribute to the great West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh on his retirement from Test Match cricket; applauds his world record-breaking achievement of taking 519 wickets at an average of 24.45; recalls with pleasure his appearances in Britain and the years he spent playing cou

CARCASSES BURIED IN LANDFILL SITES

That this House notes that many communities, such as those surrounding Erin Void at Staveley in Derbyshire, have suffered excessive disruption including serious discomfort from nauseating smells under the policy of burying animal carcasses at local landfill sites; believes that the use of the worst

PRESIDENT MANDELA'S SPEECH IN WESTMINSTER HALL, 11TH JULY 1996

That this House notes the historic importance of the speech delivered to both Houses by President Mandela and of EDM 1155, tabled on 11th July 1996, supported on a cross party basis; and calls upon the House authorities to install a permanent reminder of the occasion by the setting of a brass plaque

REGIONAL ARTS BOARDS

That this House welcomes the work of regional arts boards; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to reject changes by the Arts Council to abolish them as this would remove an important tier from arts organisations, depriving them of democratic accountability and a wealth of experience and knowledge

REGIONAL ARTS

That this House notes the work of Yorkshire Arts in stimulating, financing and developing all forms of artistic endeavour and activity in Yorkshire and Humberside, as well as its successful record of co-operation with local authorities, businesses and arts organisations of all kinds, including the Y

SUPPORT FOR FISHING

That this House urges the Government to extend whatever support, loans, tax or rate relief it provides for farming, businesses or tourism to the fishing industry in the light of the lower catches, reduced opportunities and financial difficulties caused by reduced quotas, closed access and longer lay

KIDNEY TREATMENT: LIFESAVER APPEAL

That this House congratulates the Peterborough Evening Telegraph for launching the Lifesaver appeal which will raise money to provide more kidney dialysis equipment and facilities in the Renal Unit in Peterborough District Hospital; recognises the scope for great improvements in treatment and care f

POSTAL WORKERS

That this House notes and praises the unstinting work of postal workers in delivering election addresses; further notes that the Union of Communication Workers has been successful in a number of regions of the UK in getting financial recognition for that extra work in the shape of delivery bonuses o

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AT PORTON DOWN

That this House regrets that despite representations from honourable Members, Her Majesty's Government still refuses to ban unnecessary animal experiments at the Ministry of Defence's Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment at Porton Down; is disgusted at the continued torture and slaughter of

PUB TENANTS

That this House notes the sale of 1,700 tenanted Whitbread pubs to Morgan Grenfell Private Equity; notes that this will mean an uncertain future for the existing pub tenants; further notes the personal and financial investment that Whitbread pub tenants have made over many years to build up their bu

EMILY WILDING DAVISON AND THE CENSUS

That this House, on the occasion of the Census 2001, pays tribute to the memory of the suffragette, Emily Wilding Davison, a member of the Women's Social and Political Union, who, in protest at the denial of the franchise to women, spent the night of the Census 1911 in this House so that she could s

PAY SETTLEMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL WAGES BOARD

That this House congratulates the Agricultural Wages Board in awarding a 4.4 per cent. increase on the basic rate for farm workers and an increase for casual workers in line with the national minimum wage; and calls on farmers and their leaders to be more generous in their recognition of this negoti

W1LINK.COM

That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to instigate an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the company W1LINK.com (previously Knutsford) whose share value has fallen from a high of 270 pence in late 1999 to its current value of 3 pence.

BARNETT FORMULA

That this House calls for a review of the 22 year-old Barnett Formula under which Scotland has a huge funding advantage over the North East of England; notes that spending per head on education in Scotland is £863 and in the North East £686, health and social services spending is £1,271 and in the N

THE HALIFAX HEADQUARTERS

That this House believes that the Halifax, Yorkshire's biggest financial company, must keep its headquarters in Halifax, the town whose name it takes; does not accept that all major financial centres in the UK should be located only in capital cities; notes that Leeds is a growing centre of financia

WORCESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates the players, manager, staff, officials and supporters of Worcester City Football Club on winning the Doc Martens League Cup; wishes them every success next season; and looks forward to seeing them move to a new, modern stadium on the outskirts of the City.

RANK,FEES AND QCS

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POSTGRADUATES AND HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING

That this House is deeply concerned at the dwindling numbers of postgraduates going into higher education teaching; recommends the recognition and implementation of the National Union of Students, National Postgraduate Council and Association of University Teachers' Employment Charter for Postgradua