Early Day Motions

SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

That this House notes that October 2000 saw the celebration of the sixth anniversary of World Mental Health Day, which has involved over 5000 local and national agencies with a wide range of events and activities across all sectors; congratulates the organisers of the campaign on its very considerab

IVORY COAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

That this House notes the victory of Laurent Gbagbo from the Ivorian Popular Front in the presidential elections of 22nd October in the Ivory Coast; notes also that these elections were carried out in accordance with the constitution adopted after the referendum in July 2000; condemns the actions of

STEM CELL RESEARCH

That this House notes the findings of the report of the Chief Medical Officer, Donaldson Report, into the ethics and practice of embryonic stem cell research, so-called therapeutic cloning; supports its recommendation that the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 be extended

CENSUS IN WALES

leave out from 'Directorate' to first 'to' in line 9, and insert 'and a number of relevant organisations in Wales yet there was a failure'.

KASHMIR

That this House notes that 27th October marks the 53rd anniversary of the Indian occupation of large areas of the state of Jammu and Kashmir; notes that a peaceful solution to one of the world's longest-running disputes appears no closer; further notes that Kashmir continues to be one of the most hi

BAN ON PUBLIC SALE OF FIREWORKS

That this House calls for a ban on the sale of fireworks to the general public.

CONDUCT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR ASHTON-UNDER-LYME

That this House endorses the Seventeenth Report of the Standards and Privileges Committee, published on 25th October, which upholds the complaint against the Right honourable Member for Ashton-under-Lyme, that he failed to declare relevant business interests during various debates in the House on ec

GOVAN SHIPYARD

That this House notes that the BAe Systems Govan shipyard is in the running for major defence orders; welcomes the recent decision of BAe management to share work for the Scotstoun sister yard with Govan until Spring; praises the yard's strong reputation for Clyde-built quality as the major employer

SAFE TRAVEL TO SCHOOL

That this House notes that the number of secondary school students who walk to school has declined from 61 per cent. in 1975 to 53 per cent. today; further notes that the morning school run causes 20 per cent. of rush hour traffic; believes that there are greener and healthier ways of travelling to

BRITISH OLYMPIC ACHIEVEMENTS

That this House congratulates all United Kingdom participants at the Sydney Olympics, in particular those who won medals; notes with admiration that gold medals were won in 11 events, the best United Kingdom achievement for 80 years, with a total of 22 individuals receiving gold medals; proudly salu

CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES ON BBC1

That this House condemns the decision by BBC1 to move its flagship current affairs programme Panorama from Monday to Sunday and reduce the number of editions; expresses its concerns that there is now no serious current affairs programming on BBC1 in weekday peak time; further notes the concentration

FUEL DUTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to reform the tax system to increase incentives to reduce environmental damage; recognises the important role that fuel duty has played in meeting this commitment; welcomes the reduction in traffic growth to below the rate of economic growth, with

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIAISON COMMITTEE REPORT

That this House recalls that Early Day Motion 476 warmly welcomed the First Report of the Liaison Committee, Session 1999-2000, (HC 300), published on 2nd March, which observed that the membership of select committees is effectively under the control of the whips and that honourable Members have bee

RAILTRACK

That this House, informed by Railtrack that it was aware of the potentially dangerous state of their track at Hatfield and elsewhere, considers that the company's decision to continue operating high speed rail services over that track notwithstanding those dangers renders the board of directors and

CENSUS IN WALES

That this House notes that a four year consultation process was carried out by the Statistical Directorate of the National Assembly for Wales (formerly the Welsh Office) between 1995 and 1999 before production of the 2001 census forms for Wales; further notes that regular liaison meetings were held

SUPPORT FOR EUROPEAN CAR FREE DAY

That this House notes the success of the European Car Free Day on 22nd September in which over 800 European towns and cities participated from 23 countries; sends its congratulations to the nine British local authorities which participated, and to the British national co-ordinating partner Environme

PENSIONS EARNINGS LINK

That this House urges the Secretary of State for Social Security to lay before the House as soon as he receives it the report on the cost of restoring the link between the basic pension and average earnings, prepared by the Government Actuary under section 36 of the Child Support, Pensions and Socia

SAINT-GOBAIN TAKE-OVER OF BIWATER, CLAY CROSS

That this House finds it to be totally unacceptable that the French-based multi-national company Saint-Gobain should have acquired the shares of Biwater (Clay Cross) Ltd for the immediate purposes of closing the plant; is deeply concerned that this will lead to the loss of 700 jobs and the devastati

INVASION OF TIBET

That this House notes that October 2000 is the 50th Anniversary of China's military invasion of Tibet; recognises that human rights in Tibet have deteriorated since Britain and the European Union failed to sponsor a resolution expressing concern over China's human rights record at the Annual meeting

CONDUCT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR WOKINGHAM (No. 2)

That this House expresses concern at the behaviour of the Right Honourable Member for Wokingham who issued a press release entitled Conservative News in which he states 'The news that Nissan will not invest in the new Micra in Sunderland is another body blow for the British motor industry'; notes th

LIBERALISATION OF TRANSATLANTIC AIR SERVICES

After 'Government', insert "notes that approval can be given immediately regardless of the status or outcome of the UK-US talks as Singapore Airlines is not party to any agreement between the two countries; notes".

PARLIAMENTARY LOBBY BY THE MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE

leave out from "and" to end and add "calls on the Secretary of State for Health to address these issues at the earliest opportunity.".

COUNCIL HOUSING

after "House" insert "recognises that the Government has inherited a ú19 billion backlog of repair and modernisation work in council housing and has increased public investment in council housing by releasing capital receipts, but".

THERAPY OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

leave out "victims" and insert "patients".

THERAPY OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

leave out "victims of" and insert "patients with".