Early Day Motions

ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD

That this House notes with disappointment the decision of the Deputy Chancellor of the Diocese of Chelmsford not to grant the faculty requested for certain work to make safe monuments in St Mary's Churchyard, Little Ilford, a closed churchyard responsibility for the maintenance of which has been tra

AFTERMATH OF FLOODS IN LEWES

That this House recalls the very significant damage caused to the fabric of the town of Lewes in last October's floods, where hundreds of houses were rendered uninhabitable and many remain so to this day, and where large numbers of businesses were forced to close, and some remain so to this day; reg

VOUCHER SYSTEM FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

That this House notes that the voucher system for asylum seekers has now been in operation for 12 months; further notes, and agrees with, the comments of the President of the TUC regarding the inefficient and wasteful bureaucracy of the system and the very regretable stigmatising and degrading aspec

CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB SCOTTISH PREMIER CHAMPIONS

That this House congratulates the players, manager, staff, officials and supporters of Glasgow Celtic Football Club on winning the Bank of Scotland Premier Division Championship and adding it to the CIS Cup which they won on 18th March; wishes them every success in their efforts to add the Tennents

DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY CHARGES IN SCOTLAND

That this House welcomes the announcement by Ofgem that it is taking steps to introduce the British Electricity Transmission and Trading Arrangements, which are designed to bring greater competition to the Scottish market; regrets that Scottish consumers have not benefited in the same way as consume

CONDUCT OF THE ROYAL FAMILY

That this House recognises the valuable work of Her Majesty The Queen, Mother and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales; and encourages junior members of the Royal Family to use their privileged position in public life to promote the national interest.

FAILINGS OF ITNET

That this House condemns ITnet for its incompetence, gross negligence and monumental lack of professionalism in dealing with housing benefit claims for a number of local authorities; is deeply concerned at the distress caused by ITnet to thousands of vulnerable and elderly citizens; observes that wh

ITNET AND HACKNEY COUNCIL

That this House congratulates Hackney Council for sacking ITnet which it had hired to deal with housing benefit claims and to collect council tax; is shocked by the fact that, from the moment ITnet heard that its contract was at an end, it broke every promise that it made about a smooth handover and

HOLIDAYING IN SOUTHEND

That this House notes that Southend is completely free of foot and mouth disease; and recommends that people throughout the United Kingdom take a short relaxing break in this most attractive resort which is famous not only for the longest pier in the world, its fabulous ice cream, marvellous shell f

REGENERATION FUNDING FOR THE SOUTH WEST ECONOMY

That this House calls upon Her Majesty's Government to respond to the SOS South West Campaign, led by the region's media, by providing additional resources to regenerate the South West's economy, with targeted support for the whole range of businesses worst hit by the long-term consequences of the f

TOURISM IN CHORLEY

That this House calls on all honourable and Right honourable Members to visit the many attractions in and around Lancashire's leading market town of Chorley this Easter, with visits to Rivington Hall Barns, historic Astley Hall and Park, Camelot Theme Park, Cedar Farm, Houghton Towers, Botany Bay, h

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

That this House commends The Western Morning News, The Express and Echo, The Herald Express and The Evening Herald for their SOS South West Campaign with its plea to the Prime Minister on behalf of the people of the South West; notes that Devon and Cornwall is a region in crisis and that the foot an

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY PENSIONERS

That this House notes the ruling of the Law Lords that National Power and National Grid acted lawfully in using ú330 million from pension fund surpluses to pay for redundancies; believes that the Electricity Supply Pensioners Group was right in principle to argue that surplus belong to pensioners; c

RAIL FARES (No. 2)

That this House deplores the proposal by Virgin Trains to increase fares by almost 10 per cent. on the West Coast Main Line; considers that fare increases on this scale will work directly against Government policy to increase the use of railways by the general public; and calls upon the Government t

FUTURE OF THE PAYPHONE NETWORK

That this House notes the dramatic fall in revenues of payphones due to growth in mobile phone use; notes the potential for payphones to provide universal e-mail and Internet access; notes that at least 45 per cent. of calls to ChildLine are from payphones, as are 15 per cent. of emergency calls; al

MEMBERS' TEA ROOM

at end add 'and hopes that the staff will very soon receive the pay rise to which they are entitled.'.

ASBESTOS VICTIMS AND CHESTER STREET INSURANCE HOLDINGS

at end add 'at the earliest possible date.'.

VISITS TO CORNWALL AND DEVON

after 'Cornwall', insert 'the Isles of Scilly.'

IMPACT OF THE FOOT AND MOUTH OUTBREAK ON THE MENTAL WELL-BEING OF FARMERS

That this House regrets the emotional stress the foot and mouth crisis is causing; is concerned that farmers may be driven to take their own lives as a result; and calls on the Government to make a statement of its plans to provide economic and emotional support to those affected by the crisis and t

ACCESS TO BROAD BAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

That this House calls on the Government to take urgent action to improve the competitiveness of United Kingdom industry and commerce by making broad band technology more widely available and to investigate reported abuses of the BT monopoly position; and requests that regulatory powers be used to gi

CAMPION SCHOOL, HORNCHURCH

That this House congratulates The Campion School, Hornchurch on winning the England Rugby Football Schools' Union Daily Mail Under 18 Cup Final at Twickenham on 31st March after competing in the tournament for eight years and never failing to reach the quarter finals; and applauds the school for its

VISITS TO COLCHESTER AND NORTH ESSEX

That this House calls on all honourable and Right honourable Members to visit the attractions in Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town, including Colchester Zoo, plus nearby areas of North Essex this Easter, and to encourage their constituents to do the same to demonstrate that the tourist indu

CELEBRATE SOUTH AFRICA PROGRAMME

That this House welcomes and supports the Celebrate South Africa programme to be announced by the South African High Commission on Thursday 5th April for a month of events which will also, at certain stages, include both President Thabo Mbeki and former President Nelson Mandela; and believes that th

GM CROP TRIALS IN WALES

That this House deprecates the unilateral decision of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions to approve three GM crop field trials in Wales; notes that their decision was made without any consultation with the National Assembly or honourable Members and Right honourable Members

REGIME IN AFGHANISTAN

That this House recalls the exchange in the House on 8th March 1989, Official Report, column 892, between the honourable Member for Leyton and the then Foreign Secretary in which the former asked why the then Government was backing a rag-bag of fanatics and terrorists in Afghanistan who if they ever