Early Day Motions

CHILD PROTECTION

at end add '; and reminds all concerned that the best procedures include a named health or social worker seeing and weighing a child on a regular basis.'.

CHILD ABUSE

That this House is appalled at the shocking revelations of child abuse throughout Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales; condemns the professional people entrusted with the care and wellbeing of the most vulnerable children in society, who have failed to assure their safety, need and protect

COMPULSORY METRICATION

That this House recognises the advantages of using common units of measurement in scientific, technological and professional activities, but believes that no such considerations apply to the sale and purchase of loose goods; does not believe the use of measures familiar to both traders and customers

HOME OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY

That this House, recognising that law-abiding grantees of exceptional leave to remain who are issued with the Home Office Certificate of Identity as a purported travel document cannot in fact travel to many countries whose authorities do not recognise the CID as valid, calls on the Home Secretary to

SNAP- "SAY NO AND PHONE" DANCE NIGHTS FOR YOUNG CLUBBERS

That this House congratulates Crimestoppers for their Say No and Phone initiative for young people who support the concept of rejecting drugs; notes that SNAP has received an award for Best Community Crime Prevention Programme from the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners; pays tr

EUROPEAN-RUSSIAN ENERGY CO-OPERATION

That this House notes the developing conflict between the high prices of oil maintained by the OPEC countries and the priorities of consumers and governments Europe-wide; notes that changes over the past decade have positioned the Russian oil industry ideally to provide a stabilising role in the glo

at end add 'but regrets that under current proposals all services on the Dartford via Greenwich line will run to and from Cannon Street and passengers from Erith and Belvedere will have no direct access to Charing Cross or Waterloo causing considerable hardship and additional expense to passengers;

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

That this House believes that local education authorities' discretionary powers should be replaced with a statutory duty to provide assistance with school clothing costs to low income families; urges the Government to consider providing funding and setting minimum standards for criteria governing el

MARITIME WAR GRAVES

That this House considers that nothing is more repugnant than the violation of the graves of those who died for their country in time of conflict; and believes maritime wrecks designated as 'War Graves' should be protected against plundering for commercial profit by amateur souvenir hunters by a 100

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS COMMISSIONER AND CHILD PROTECTION

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to 'root and branch' reform of the child protection system if the inquiry following the appalling death of Anna Climbie recommends it; considers that the establishment of independent children's rights commissioners in England, Scotland, Northern I

CHILD PROTECTION

That this House calls for root and branch reform of child protection to include (a) radical improvements to the status, pay, training and overall numbers of all those working in child protection, (b) the establishment of independent children's rights commissioners in England, Scotland, Wales and Nor

SAN FRANCISCO CONSULATE

That this House notes that San Francisco and its hinterland in Silicon Valley represents the 10th largest economic area in the world; reflects on its success in initiating venture capital through the pioneering work of Arthur Rock who helped fund Intel and Apple thirty years ago; congratulates the U

GRAFFITI

That this House deplores the widespread problem of graffiti throughout our towns and cities in the United Kingdom; and calls upon the Government to make the sale of aerosol paints to minors a criminal offence.

DISTRICT LINE SERVICES

That this House is dismayed that London Underground proposes to cut the number of trains serving Richmond and Ealing to only three per hour during peak times from 3rd February to 13th May whilst repair works are carried out in the Kensington area rather than the 7.5 trains that run at present; and c

INTERNALLY DISPLACED CHILDREN

That this House is appalled that 13 million children across the world are displaced in their own country; notes that displaced children in Africa and Asia are on average displaced for six years; further notes that displaced children are particularly vulnerable to attack, sexual abuse, hunger, diseas

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

That this House notes with concern that one in 10 men are affected by erectile dysfunction, a condition which often causes low self-esteem, depression and serious relationship problems and can be symptomatic of an underlying but undetected health problem such as heart disease or diabetes; congratula

MALNUTRITION CAROUSEL

That this House acknowledges that malnutrition is a significant United Kingdom public health problem affecting up to two million people, which causes avoidable ill health and annually costs the NHS millions of pounds; notes that malnutrition is frequently undetected and untreated where malnourished

MR JOHN ELLIOTT

That this House expresses its sympathy to Mrs Mary Elliott on the death of her husband who at the time of his death was registered as having 40 per cent. chronic bronchitis and emphysema; and further regrets that, whilst Mr John Elliott had been assessed two years previously as suffering from this c

EQUITABLE COMPENSATION FOR RAIL COMMUTERS

That this House is appalled that the train operating companies, which are due to receive compensation from Railtrack for the recent severe disruptions, will not compensate regular commuters who hold daily or weekly tickets on the same basis as those who hold monthly or annual season-tickets although

MORDECHAI VANUNU

That this House welcomes nominations for Mordechai Vanunu to receive the Nobel Peace Prize; recalls his brave exposure of Israel's nuclear weapons programme; notes he was forcibly removed from Italy where he has already served 13 years in prison, 12 in solitary confinement; and hopes that internatio

CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS

after '1981' insert: 'but welcomes the establishment by Blackpool Council of an 'ethics' Committee for Blackpool Zoo on which a member of CAPS is represented, to address this and other animal welfare issues'

DISPLAY OF UK FLAGS ON CAR REGISTRATION PLATES

leave out 'Irish' and insert 'Northern Ireland'.

NIGEL HASTILOW

after 'popular',insert 'its policies have all been aped by New Labour'.

ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LOGIE BAIRD'S TV DEMONSTRATION

That this House notes the achievements of Scotsman, John Logie Baird, who in January 1926 presented the first demonstration of 'true' television to the Royal Society at Alexandra Palace in North London; notes that his experiments created the world's first high definition regular broadcasting service

RACECOURSE HOLDINGS TRUST

That this House believes that there is a need for a full inquiry into the rightful ownership of Racecourse Holdings Trust, a body which currently owns and operates 13 British racecourses in the UK, including the premier tracks at Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom, Newmarket, Sandown, Kempton and Haydock Pa