Early Day Motions

ODEON CINEMAS

That this House deplores the actions of Odeon Cinemas in selling the one remaining cinema in Walthamstow while putting conditions in the contract of sale so that the cinema cannot show English language films under its new ownership, despite the willingness of the new owner to use the three screens t

SOLOTEC, CAROLE HACKETT AND THE PRIME MINISTER

That this House, being concerned at the Private Eye report, of 9th March 'So Long SOLTEC' that Carole Hackett, having lost her new job, spent ú12,000 in legal fees and still has no legal representation, is still facing an extensive and expensive legal action; invites the TEC's Chief Executive John S

DEMONSTRATIONS BY SCOTTISH FISHERMEN

That this House welcomes the announcement by the Scottish Executive to make ú27 million available to Scottish fishermen as part of a decommissioning scheme, but condemns the destruction of fishing vessel log books and, in particular, the burning of effigies of the Scottish Fisheries Minister Rhona B

DIVINE CHOCOLATE

That this House welcomes the launch of Divine Chocolate in the House during Fair Trade Week; and urges honourable Members to indulge their taste buds in the interests of both sampling this delicious confectionary and supporting a fair deal for Ghanaian cocoa growers, which has the enthusiastic suppo

SWISS EU REFERENDUM

at end insert 'and cannot comprehend the argument that the vote was in favour of joining at a future date, observing that the question on the voting paper was solely about whether negotiations should commence.'.

PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH ON THE ENVIRONMENT

leave out from 'ratification' to end and add 'and regrets that these laudable aspirations were not fully realised in the Chancellor's Budget.'.

DEFENCE DIVERSIFICATION AGENCY

That this House notes that the Government has issued a consultative document on the future of the Defence Diversification Agency; is disappoionted that all the options envisage the Defence Diversification Agency staying within the defence sector; urges the Government to use this opportunity to reloc

YOUNG EUROPEAN MOVEMENT (No. 2)

That this House supports the calling of an early referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the single European currency once the economic conditions are right; and congratulates the Young European Movement on its Euro campaign.

CRE COMPACT-RACE RELATIONS FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNERS

That this House believes that the right to freedom of speech and public debate is essential and that it is important that issues like education, health, policing, employment, housing, the economy, asylum and immigration, and Europe are discussed fully in our democracy; recognises that it is importan

TACKLING OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY

That this House welcomes the recent guidance issued by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence on the treatment of overweight and obesity in the NHS; notes that obesity and overweight are life-threatening medical conditions affecting one in five and one in two of the UK adult population respe

150TH ANNIVERSARY OF MANCHESTER VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

That this House congratulates the Manchester Victoria University on the 150th anniversary of its foundation and for its world class work, including the 'Stored Programme Computer', the 'splitting of the atom' and the establishment of 'Jodrell Bank Radio telescope' from amongst its extensive list of

POLICE PENSIONS SCHEME

That this House notes that the Police Pensions Scheme limits the payments for widows of post-retirement marriage to the period of service undertaken by their husbands from 6th April 1978; is aware that this leads to a situation in which a number of widows do not qualify under the scheme; and believe

S.39 OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1933

That this House notes the Guardian Media article by Roy Greenslade, of Monday 12th March 2001, 'When the law is an ass'; and regrets the proceedings against Simon Bradshaw of the Brighton Evening Argus and David Briffett of the West Sussex County Times relating to publishing articles said to have co

COST OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

leave out from "PPP" to end.

ELECTED GOVERNMENTS FOR THE ENGLISH REGIONS

That this House, in celebrating the first anniversary of the Campaign for English Regions' fight for elected governments in the English regions, urges Her Majesty's Government to put forward devolution proposals to give to these regions which want regional government, the same ability to manage thei

COMBATING FRAUDULENT CHARITY COLLECTIONS (No. 2)

That this House congratulates Thames Valley Police for initiating the landmark prosecution resulting in convictions on 1st March, for large-scale theft, against trustees of Hand of Hope Children's Cancer Fund, which was registered as a charity although, in Crown Counsel's words, it was not in fact a

PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH ON THE ENVIRONMENT

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's speech on 6th March in which he made a personal commitment to attend the Rio + 10 conference in South Africa, pointed out the evidence of increasing and rapid climate change and its effects on the environment which are likely to be especially severe in s

DEBATE ON THE TERROISM ACT 2000 ORDER

That this House believes that the Affirmative Order procedure is wholly inapropriate for discussion of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2001; and notes that, under this Order, 21 organisations would be banned and that honourable Members will be asked to approve the

COUNCIL TAX POVERTY

That this House notes with concern that the burden of council tax has risen from ú10.1 billion in 1996-97 to ú14.7 billion in 2001-02, an increase of over 45 per cent; further notes that the burden of council tax falls disproportionately on pensioner households; expresses alarm at the sharp increase

THE FORMER CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS

leave out 'has no' and insert 'never had.'.

COMMONWEALTH DAY, MONDAY 12 MARCH 2001

at end add ', which will include a three-day visit to Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town and first capital of Roman Britain.'.

ERADICATION OF FOOD POVERTY

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published last year that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the UK do not have access to healthy food, and the work on this issue by SUSTAIN, the national food campaign; notes too that this can be caused by a numbe

MISSING ARMY RECORDS AND THE ACCUMULATED CAMPAIGN SERVICE MEDAL

That this House notes the Ministry of Defence has admitted that essential documentation relating to the duties served by soldiers in the Ulster Defence Regiment between 1970 and 1975 has been destroyed; recognises that many soldiers have thereby been deprived of their entitlement to be awarded the A

OLD MCDONALD'S FARM AT ALTON TOWERS

That this House condemns the action taken by Alton Towers to slaughter 18 pet animals on the Old McDonald's farm attraction which included three pigs, eight goats, six sheep and a cow; notes that the action was taken on the basis of the outbreak of foot and mouth despite the fact that the animals co

ROYAL GIBRALTAR REGIMENT

That this House congratulates the Royal Gibraltar Regiment on taking part in Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace; notes that this is the first time that soldiers from Gibraltar have performed the ceremony, reinforcing Britain's link with Gibraltar; and fully supports the presence of the members