Early Day Motions

SAATCHI GALLERY

That this House condemns the Saatchi Gallery's I Am A Camera, photographic exhibition of naked children and supports the campaign led by the News of the World newspaper, parents and police chiefs to highlight the dangers that this 'art exhibition' has to the well being and safety of children in this

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR ISLWYN

That this House notes that the honourable Member for Islwyn sent a letter on House of Commons notepaper to all the schools in the constituency of Islwyn detailing the Government's planned children's tax credit; further notes with dismay that such unsolicited letters were accompanied by a request for

REVIEW OF ENTRY CLEARANCE DECISIONS

That this House believes that whatever other criticisms are being made of the conduct of the honourable Member for Leicester East, he is to be congratulated on the thorough and fair manner in which he has investigated refusals of entry clearance by United Kingdom embassies and high commissions and a

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ABOLITION OF THE POLL TAX

That this House notes that the poll tax, which brought such misery to so many, was finally ended 10 years ago today, 21st March; celebrate the anniversary of its demise; but warns that many of the architects of the tax are now in the Shadow Cabinet and are prospective parliamentary candidates and th

WIDOWS OF RUC OFFICERS

That this House welcomes the Government's announcement that RUC widows whose husbands were murdered by terrorists before November 1982 will receive lump sum payments of ú2,000 for each year they have been widowed; supports the news that the lump sums are to be tax free; further notes that the sum of

WELSH FOOTBALL RESULTS

That this House believes that the League of Wales football results should be accorded the same status as the Scottish football results; notes their absence from the final score read out on the BBC on Saturdays; and calls on the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to correct this simple a

COMIC RELIEF

at end add "and further calls on the Government to find matched funding to boost the overall total at the disposal of comic relief".

FLOOD DEFENCES

That this House commends the BBC for the Panorama programme on flood defence in the Yorkshire region; recognises the horror and disruption flooding has caused local people; deplores the fact that Government money given to local authorities for the specific purpose of combating flood damage has in so

MONTEVETRO BUILDING

That this House notes that it is now more than nine months since Lord Rogers' twenty-storey Montevetro building was occupied; regrets that Wandsworth Council and Taylor Woodrow Capital Developments have still failed to reach an agreement on the opening of the Thames pathway in front of the 'glass mo

MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERS

That this House deplores the decision taken by DaimlerChrysler UK to serve termination notices to all Mercedes-Benz dealers in the United Kingdom with just one year's notice; believes that Mercedes-Benz dealers offer excellent service to their customers; notes with concern that DaimlerChrysler UK in

WHITE PAPER ON LEARNING DISABILITIES

That this House joins with Mencap in congratulating the Government on the publication of the first White Paper on learning disability services for 30 years; welcomes plans to modernise and improve health, social care and employment services as a means of promoting independence and social inclusion;

POLL TAX

That this House notes that the poll tax was abolished 10 years ago on 21st March 1991 and that it was widely regarded as the most unfair and inequitable system of taxation devised since the Middle Ages; recalls that the Right honourable Member for Kensington and Chelsea, the Shadow Chancellor, was t

RAPE OF WOMEN IN JAPANESE 'COMFORT STATIONS'

That this House notes that between 1931 and 1945 Japan systematically rounded up over 200,000 girls and young women in occupied territories and forced them to work as sex slaves for the Japanese military; further notes that girls as young as 10 years old were systematically raped and tortured in the

NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENCE (NMD)

That this House welcomes the communique issued by the Prime Minister and President Bush following their discussions in Washington and the assurance that there would be no development of Fylingdales prior to completion of open consultations on the national missile defence (NMD) programme; notes that

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR SOUTH THANET

leave out from 'Thanet' to end and add 'which described the project as an "exceptional concept" that was "ambitious but visionary" and stated that the honourable Member for South Thanet showed "great initiative"; also notes that neither report suggests impropriety on anyone's behalf or raises the po

DIVING ON MARITIME MILITARY WRECKS

That this House congratulates the three main diving agencies BSAC, PADI and SAA for producing a code of practice, 'Respect our Wrecks', advocating a look but do not touch policy incorporating all wrecks and underlining that removing items from wrecks is seen as unacceptable; and urges all responsibl

FOOT AND MOUTH AND ELECTIONS

That this House recognises the grave situation caused by the foot and mouth epidemic; expresses immense concern at the devastating effects this crisis is having on tourism-related and agriculture-related businesses; believes that the whole undivided attention of government should be given to dealing

US POLICY ON THE KYOTO PROTOCOL

That this House expresses its dismay at President Bush's stated resistance to the Kyoto Protocol, which aims to combat climate change by reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide; recognises that these views contradict a recent agreement by G8 environment ministers, stating that the G8 countries a

PETERHEAD FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates Peterhead Football Club on its successful run in the Scottish Cup, which culminated in the club reaching the quarter-final for the first time in its history; notes that this achievement took place during the Blue Toon's first season in senior football; believes that the

SIR BRIAN MOFFAT

That this House notes that Sir Brian Moffat, the Chief Executive of Corus Plc, was awarded his knighthood by Her Majesty for services to the steel industry; further notes the recent announcements of massive plant closures and job losses by Corus in Wales, the North East of England and South Yorkshir

TUITION FEES

"and introduce the scottish system of graduates endowments"

CASH RETENTIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

That this House applauds the moves now under way in the public sector to abolish the much abused system of cash retentions in the construction industry, which over many years has operated to the detriment of the profitability and competitiveness of the vast majority of firms in the industry, especia

ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL TOURISM

after 'of' insert 'the Cornish and Devon Post and'.

TRADE UNION RIGHTS (No. 2)

That this House is of the opinion that every trade union should have the right to organise and support industrial action in accordance with the union's rulebook to protect members' or any other worker's occupational, social or economic interests, to uphold its own rule book and democratic procedures

TRADE UNION LAW

That this House believes that every employer should have the right, and every public employer or employer enjoying public subsidy should have the duty, only to deal with contractors, national or foreign, which supply goods and services manufactured and supplied by employers which recognise unions an