Early Day Motions

EU DIRECTIVE ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS

leave out from 'peace' to end and add 'rightly recognises the crucial role which such weapons played in ensuring that the Cold War ended without open conflict and acknowledges that no quantity of conventional forces can by itself deter an aggressor armed with mass destruction weapons.'.

JODRELL BANK OBSERVATORY

That this House notes with concern and disappointment the recent decision of the North West Science Review Committee not to grant funding for the Jodrell Bank Observatory's e-MERLIN project; welcomes the Observatory's excellent ratings given by an International Review comprising of a panel of distin

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS AT PORTON DOWN

That this House urges Her Majesty's Government to immediately ban unnecessary animal experiments at the Ministry of Defence's Chemical Warfare Establishment at Porton Down; is disgusted by the torture and slaughter of pigs subjected to mustard gas and Marmoset monkeys injected with sarin nerve gas;

ACCESS TO EYE CARE FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

That this House congratulates RNIB Multiple Disability Services on their campaign to increase access to eye care for adults with learning difficulties; welcomes the recent launch of RNIB's Right to Sight Video and Resource Pack for staff and information booklets for service users; notes that only a

CYCLE HELMETS FOR POSTAL WORKERS

That this House is concerned that it is not Royal Mail policy to supply postal workers who use cycles in the course of their work with cycle helmets; believes that cycle helmets should be provided to those members of Royal Mail staff who wish to use them at no cost to the staff member; and requests

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

That this House condemns the practice of female genital mutilation which violates the human rights of girls and women to bodily integrity and has adverse health and social implications; notes that an estimated 130 million women and girls in the world have undergone FGM and that two million girls are

YOUNG EUROPEAN MOVEMENT EU ENLARGEMENT CAMPAIGN

at end add 'but notes that there is a huge democratic deficit within the EU and calls upon this to be addressed as a matter of urgency'.'

EUROPEAN-RUSSIAN ENERGY CO-OPERATION

at end add 'but warns against any strategic dependence on Russian oil supplies as might result from too close a relationship between Western Europe and an unstable and barely democratic former superpower.'.

EU DIRECTIVE ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS

That this House congratulates Her Majesty's Government on its renewed efforts to educate young people about the dangers associated with smoking; notes the considerable tax revenue raised in excise taxes on cigarettes; is concerned about the export of UK manufacturing jobs which will be brought about

PLANNING PERMISSION

That this House believes that building without planning permission should be made illegal.

ABDULLAH OCALAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY

That this House notes that the European Court of Human Rights has commenced consideration of the case of Abdullah Ocalan against Turkey, which involves alleged breaches of Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18 and 34 of the European Convention on Human Rights, that the European Court of Human

INDIAN CATTLE

That this House notes that the constitution of India prohibits the cruel treatment of cows, bullocks and buffaloes being taken to slaughter, and that the Indian Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act mandate that all animals shall receive humane treatment; recognises the protests being voiced by the i

ASIAN ELEPHANT

That this House congratulates the North of England Zoological Society's commitment to safeguard the future of the Asian elephant at the Zoological Gardens in Chester; notes that the Asian elephant is one of the largest and most impressive of endangered animals and that the Asian elephant will be ext

CAMPAIGN TO LICENCE EXOTIC ANIMALS IN THE UK

That this House is concerned about the rising number of abandoned exotic animals; notes that the RSPCA has rescued 3,761 exotic animals this year; welcomes the RSPCA Exotics Campaign 2000; and encourages the Government to introduce legislation requiring that species listed under the Dangerous Wild A

FLOODS IN TAUNTON

That this House congratulates the emergency services in Somerset, including the fire, police and ambulance services, Taunton Deane Borough Council and Somerset County Council, particularly the emergency planning team and volunteers, for showing dedication and professionalism in working in partnershi

FUTURE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS

leave out from 'Improvement' to end and add 'deplores the lack of prior consultation on the proposed abolition; rejects the Government's proposed alternatives as wholly inadequate; and calls on the Government to abandon its plans to abolish CHCs and to focus instead on promoting an open debate on re

TIMING OF NEWS BULLETINS ON BBC1

at end add 'and to reschedule Panorama so that it does not clash with The Westminster Hour on Radio 4.'.

TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN ESSEX

That this House welcomes the Highways Agency's 10 year National Roads Strategy; notes Lord Whitty's pledge that the Government is committed to reducing congestion and to a wider choice of safer, better integrated and more reliable travel; believes that the ú22.3 billion earmarked under the strategy

PARALYMPIC SUCCESS

That this House congratulates all United Kingdom participants at the paralympics held in Sydney, in particular those who won medals; pays tribute to those who gained gold medals, Anita Chapman, Lloyd Upsdell, Noel Thatcher, Bob Matthews, Hazel Robson, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Deborah Brennan, Caroline I

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

at end add 'and energy from wave and tidal power.'.

SAFE MOTHERHOOD PROGRAMME

That this House congratulates HealthProm on their Safe Motherhood Programme in Azerbaijan; notes the recent doubling of the already high mother and infant mortality rates; welcomes this practical attainable programme for reform which has been generously supported by Glaxo Wellcome; and urges other c

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

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN RELATION TO CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW

That this House welcomes the greater attention being paid by the police to the problem of domestic violence following the representations in the 1980s to the Metropolitan Police by the late Jo Richardson MP, initially in the face of mockery; and calls upon the Home Secretary to establish a national

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 can not in fact travel to many countries whose authorities do not recognise the CID as valid, calls on the Home Secretary t

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND FALUN GONG

That this House notes the People's Republic of China's apparent policy of opposition to Falun Gong practitioners, including labour, prison sentences and harsh treatment detention; welcomes the raising of these concerns with the Chinese authorities by Her Majesty's Government and our European partner