Early Day Motions

APPOINTMENT OF PEOPLE'S PEERS (No. 2)

That this House is dismayed that the list of people's peers published on 26th April contains for example no lollipop or dinner ladies, no shop assistants or factory workers or bus drivers; questions the point of the four regional roadshows organised by the House of Lords Appointments Commission desi

DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION

That this House congratulates the Disability Rights Commission on a successful first year of activity to 25th April 2001; supports its vision of a society in which all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens; notes that it has established a range of high quality services, such as han

MANIFESTO FOR COUNCIL HOUSING

That this House believes that decent, affordable, secure and accountable council housing must continue to be provided and expanded; calls on the Government to invest in council housing to build new homes to meet housing need, to carry out repairs and improvements to existing council homes and estate

PERSONAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

leave out from 'fairness' to 'time' in line 6, and insert 'welcomes the healthy state of the nation's finances due to the prudent actions taken by the Government over the last four years which has enabled expenditure on public services, particularly the NHS to benefit the elderly, without harming th

PRESCRIPTION CHARGE EXEMPTION FOR TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

That this House applauds the Government's commitment to retaining prescription charge exemptions for many people suffering from permanent fistula, forms of hypo adrenalin, diabetes, hypoparathyroidism, myasthenia gravis, myxoedema, epilepsy and confining physical disablity; recognises that these exe

YORKSHIRE POST HIDDEN DISABILITY APPEAL

That this House is grateful to the Yorkshire Post for its 'Hidden Disability Appeal', which aims to raise ú1.4 million to assist the renovation and refurbishment of the Robert Ogden School at Thurnscoe, Barnsley, and to contribute to making the school, which is already the world's largest for autist

WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY ON 28TH APRIL 2001

That this House commemorates Workers' Memorial Day on 28th April and recognises that it helps trade unions and work place health and safety campaigners in over 100 countries to draw attention to the plight of the 335,000 workers world-wide who die every year as a result of their work; observes that

APPOINTMENT OF PEOPLE'S PEERS

That this House recognises the Government's belief that the appointment of 15 new 'non-party political' people's peers will increase the extent to which the House of Lords is representative of the United Kingdom as a whole; notes that the House of Lords Appointments Commission set out on four region

RIGHT HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR YEOVIL

That this House notes the intention of the Right honourable Member for Yeovil not to seek re-election to the House; expresses gratitude for his very significant contribution to politics in this country; believes his expertise in foreign affairs in particular will be sadly missed in this House; thank

FLORA LONDON MARATHON

That this House congratulates the organisers of the Flora London Marathon 2001 for the way they professionally organised the race of 37,000 competitors of whom 32,000 finished; expresses deep sympathy for the family of Graham Barrow from Lancashire who died after the race; congratulates Abdelkader e

BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

That this House notes that some 50,000 people rely on British Sign Language as their working language; recognises that deaf people still suffer a range of problems from social isolation to outright discrimination; applauds the many people, both deaf and hearing, from Greater Manchester and nationwid

EXXON, THE KYOTO ACCORDS AND GLOBAL WARNING

That this House notes that the Exxon oil company was one of the major backers of the recent Republican Presidential campaign; recognises that Exxon was one of the major corporate voices lobbying hard in favour of the United States Government's recent rejection of the Kyoto accords on global warming;

MEMBERS' STAFF SALARIES

That this House welcomes the SSRB recommendations on the reform of honourable Members' staff salaries; agrees with the SSRB that the new system should be in place immediately following the General Election; believes it would be quite wrong for narrow calculations of party of political advantage to b

BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS

That this House is concerned at the high number of preventable deaths from bowel cancer, and is particularly concerned that a disproportionate number of men die from bowel cancer; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to take measures during National Bowel Cancer Awareness Month to encourage men to

ST. GEORGE'S DAY

That this House believes that St George's Day has for too long not been given the recognition it deserves; would like to promote the celebration of England's Patron Saint; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to declare April 23rd a national bank holiday.

HUNGER STRIKE IN TURKEY

That this House notes with great concern the seventeenth death during the hunger strike under way in Turkey in protest against severe conditions in the maximum security jails and that there are over 200 on death-fast; further notes that the protest shows no sign of coming to an end and looks certain

ASBESTOS AND CAPE PLC

That this House is appalled by the tragedy of asbestos-related disease around the world and recognises that nowhere has the human cost been greater than in South Africa, where Cape plc, a British company, mined and milled asbestos until 1979; welcomes the decision by the House of Lords in July 2000

THIRD PARTY INSURANCE AND PLEASURE CRAFT REGULATION

That this House calls attention to the fact that about a third of boat owners currently have no insurance and risk financial ruin if they cause an accident, and that basic insurance is only compulsory at private marinas, some moorings and on some inland waterways; notes that last month the UK Harbou

PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK

That this House welcomes Parkinson's Awareness Week, 21st to 29th April, and its focus on current research into the cause, treatment and cure of Parkinson's disease; notes that the misdiagnosis rate for Parkinson's may be as high as 30 per cent.; recognises the work undertaken by the Parkinson's Dis

ELECTORAL FRAUD IN HACKNEY

That this House notes that Tory councillor Isaac Leibowitz has been sent to prison for six months for his role in the commission of forgery, conspiracy and fraud in local elections in Hackney and that Lib-Dem councillor Zev Lieberman has been jailed for four months; believes that given the gravity o

INTEREST FREE LOANS FOR RURAL BUSINESSES

That this House urges the Government to set up forthwith an interest-free loan fund to help those rural businesses associated with agriculture and tourism which are in danger of closure because of a cash-flow crisis arising from the foot and mouth restrictions.

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE VOLUNTEER

That this House welcomes and supports plans to celebrate the 16th annual UK Volunteers' Week from 1st to 7th June in the year designated by the UN as International Year of the Volunteer 2001; welcomes this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the fact that some 22 million volunteers in Britain m

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS WEEK

That this House notes Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week 2001 between 22nd to 29th April; notes that this includes the launch of a campaign entitled Specialist Nursing in MS - the Way Forward: Key Elements for Developing MS Specialist Nurse Services in the United Kingdom, which will seek to end the i

MARITIME WAR GRAVES (No. 2)

That this House applauds the work of the Friends of War Memorials, the Royal Naval Association and survivors' associations in raising attention to the growing problem of invasive diving on maritime war graves and welcomes the present Government review; notes that because they were not designated und

OPEN CAST COAL MINING

That this House notes the local opposition which often spontaneously arises in communities close to planning applications for open cast coal mining; acknowledges the local environmental, health and economic damage which such mining can cause; recalls the ease with which the Conservative Government e