Early Day Motions

COVE RANGERS

That this House congratulates Cove Rangers Football Club on winning the Press and Journal Highland League for the first time since joining the league in 1986.

HERTS NHS DEFICITS

That this House expresses concern about reports of large deficits incurred by East and North Herts Health Trust and Hertfordshire Health Authority; calls for the publication without further delay of figures for the current and cumulative deficits of the trust and authority; asks the Secretary of Sta

TOBIN TAX

That this House notes that international currency speculation currently stands at about $1.5 trillion a day and that the vast majority of this is unrelated to trade in real goods and services; further notes that such enormous speculative flows substantially undermine the powers of national governmen

"SOS SOUTH WEST" CAMPAIGN: FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE AND THE ECONOMY IN THE SOUTH WEST

leave out from 'Devon' to 'notes' in line 9 and insert ' Cornwall and large parts of Devon are open for business and welcoming tourists from all over the world but in numbers very significantly less than usual; calls on the Western Morning News group papers to highlight the positive news stories whi

"SOS SOUTH WEST" CAMPAIGN: FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE AND THE ECONOMY IN THE SOUTH WEST

at end add 'which recognises that farming and tourism together represent 30 per cent of the region's GDP and includes quality business advice in sufficient quantity to assist people with the extraordinarily complex and uncertain business decisions with which they are faced, a fast track new deal for

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET

After 'escaping punishment;' insert 'but regrets the Government's decision to reject the Opposition's proposals, first put before Parliament in June last year,to reform the law in this area to protect children from predatory paedophiles who entice them through internet chatrooms using the process co

GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

That this House notes with concern the recent survey of 4,000 GPs conducted by General Practitioner newspaper highlighting that family doctors are threatening to take industrial action due to the rapidly growing crisis in general practice; and calls upon the Government to address the problems of rec

ROAD TRAFFIC (S.I., 2001, No. 561)

That the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 561), dated 26th February 2001, a copy of which was laid before the House on 28th February, be revoked.

LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION (S.I., 2001, No. 1077)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1077), dated 15th March 2001, a copy of which was laid before the House on 20th March, be annulled.

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AND AIR TRAVEL

That this House regrets the tragic and premature deaths of PC John Anthony Thomas aged 30 and Emma Christofferson aged 28 and others of a pulmonary embolism or related condition following a long distance plane journey; notes the increasing body of world wide expert opinion highlighting the potential

RIGHT TO LOBBY PARLIAMENT

That this House is concerned at the treatment by Ashfield District Council of Richard Buckwell, a housing officer and elected UNISON branch secretary, threatened with disciplinary action by his employer for attending the Defend Council Housing lobby of Parliament in January 2001 to lobby his own and

RANK,FEES AND QCS

That this House considers that the rank of QC is now an outdated anachronism of more value in increasing the fees of recipients than improving justice; and calls on the Lord Chancellor either to abolish the title altogether or to require all QCs to sign contracts with his Department agreeing that an

SOCIAL SECURITY (S.I. 2001 No. 1305)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 1305), dated 30th March 2001, a copy of which was laid before this House on 4th April, be annulled.

HAEMOPHILIACS

That this House supports the recent march and rally by haemophiliacs in support of an urgent inquiry into the issue of contaminated blood and the non-testing of concentrates; and further believes that treatment should be of the highest quality, with fair and just compensation to the victims.

LEGAL SERVICES OMBUDSMAN

That this House deplores the proposed attempt to introduce legislation under the Regulatory Reform Bill to provide the statutorily required, non-legally qualified, Legal Services Ombudsman with authority to delegate the signing of her reports to a solicitor; and notes with concern the absence of the

PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF RAILTRACK

That this House notes the manifest failure of Railtrack to provide for public safety adequate maintenance, or proper service so that now as a result of its own incompetence it is in a desperate financial situation and is kept going only by massive injections of public money; calls on Her Majesty's G

INDEPENDENCE OF AUDITORS

That this House, is concerned by the revelations of the belated DTI report on the Maxwell case, and by the long line of other investigations all of which have asked 'Where were the auditors?' in cases of failures and fraud; believes that it is now time to ensure proper independent regulation of audi

NEW TARGETS FOR THE BANK OF ENGLAND

That this House is concerned at the excessive caution of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, which has kept interest rates higher than required by a rate of inflation which has consistently undershot its 2.5 per cent. target, thus keeping the exchange rate too high for British competiti

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET

That this House welcomes the establishment by the Home Secretary of the Internet task force to discuss and implement a strategy to protect children on the internet, especially from paedophiles; calls on internet service providers and companies providing chat services to take all possible steps to pr

TIGER WOODS' FOUR MAJORS

That this House pays tribute to the amazing achievements of Tiger Woods who in winning The Masters became the first golfer to hold all four majors at any one time; and calls for the Government to honour this achievement in an appropriate manner.

FOOT AND MOUTH

That this House congratulates all those involved on the ground in the fight against foot and mouth disease, on their hard work, dedication and professionalism; recognises that this work is often distressing and demanding for those concerned; and wishes to place on record its appreciation for all the

GLOBAL WARMING AND COCA COLA

That this House is alarmed at the threat to the future of the planet from global warming; notes with concern the decision of President Bush to reject the Kyoto Protocols following the Rio Convention signed by this father, and that his Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill warns that the proposed global wa

HOUSE OF LORDS SELECT COMMITTEE ON STEM CELL RESEARCH

That this House notes with concern the biased composition of the House of Lords Select Committee on Stem Cell Research; regards with dismay that not one of its members spoke against human cloning or the use of the human embryo for experiments in either the House of Lords debates on 22nd January or i

CALLS FOR AN ADDITIONAL BANK HOLIDAY

That this House notes with concern the ongoing foot and mouth crisis and its serious impact on the tourism industry; welcomes calls by business groups, tourism boards and others for an extra bank holiday this year; and urges Her Majesty's Government to announce an additional bank holiday in the last

BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF WORKING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY

That this House applauds the decision of Buckingham Palace to consider issuing guidance on how the business affairs of working members of the Royal Family might be conducted in future; believes a register of royal interests, along the lines of the House of Commons Register of Members' Interests, sho