Early Day Motions

SHELTER

That this House supports Shelter's work with homeless and badly-housed people; agrees with its aim that everyone should be able to live in a decent, secure and affordable home; and endorses Strip 4 Shelter, Shelter's campaign to raise money for its services by harnessing the popular appeal of footba

"THE PATRIOT"

That this House considers that the film The Patriot, directed by German director Roland Emmerich and written by Robert Rodat, is an appalling travesty of historical truth, that its apparent authenticity hides a dangerous agenda which portrays the British forces as performing atrocities about which t

COARSE FISHING CLOSE SEASON ON RIVERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES

That this House notes that one of the recommendations of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review was for the abolition of the coarse fishing close season on rivers in England and Wales; believes that the close season should be retained on running water to protect the riverside environment, to min

BBC TV LICENCE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

after 'Barnsley', insert 'Colchester'.

CONDUCT OF WALES AND WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD

That this House notes with extreme concern that, after eight years of denying its obligations to the house-owners on its Cefn Celyn development in Swansea, it took the imminence of a court case which raised the possibility of being in contempt of court, to extract from Wales and West Housing Associa

CONSULTATION ON PENSIONS

That this House welcomes the measures taken by the Government to raise pensioners' incomes, but notes that for five out of six pensioners, who do not receive income support, the additional basic pension payable in 2000-01 if the link with earnings had been restored in 1998 would be more than the com

REFORM OF THE PROCEDURE FOR THE ELECTION OF A NEW SPEAKER

That this House notes that, according to Standing Orders, procedures for the election of the new Speaker could preclude all but two of the honourable Members who may have declared their candidature from offering themselves to honourable Members for election; calls on the Procedure Committee to bring

FOUR SEASONS HEALTH CARE

That this House notes with concern the unilateral attempt by Four Seasons Health Care PLC, a subsidiary of Alchemy PLC, to cut the pay and working conditions of employees at elderly care homes in the Borough of Wandsworth, some of whom were transferred from the public sector when the homes were priv

ROYAL COMMISSION ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

That this House recognises the continued public unease surrounding the use of animal experiments; notes the half million signature petition presented to the Prime Minister's Office by Naturewatch supporters; deplores the excessive secrecy which still permeates the animal experiment industry; and urg

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DEPUTIES OF BRITISH JEWS

That this House congratulates Mrs Jo Wagerman on becoming the new President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews; welcomes her call for a new era of co-operation to further the interests of the Jewish community; joins with her in thanking her predecessor Eldred Tabachnic, QC for leading the Boar

SCULPTURES OF THE PARTHENON

That this House welcomes the publication of the Seventh Report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee; notes the observation of the Committee that the Greek case on the Elgin Marbles as presented to the Committee represents part of a development of that Government's case, that the current case do

FAMAGUSTA

That this House notes with sadness that on Saturday 5th August the Annual Ceremony will take place at Dherynia in Cyprus to commemorate the 26th Anniversary of the occupation of Famagusta, when Mr Andreas Pouyouros, Mayor of the Municipality of Famagusta, at the barbed wire will yet again present a

BRITISH AND GREEK COOPERATION TO COUNTER TERRORISM

That this House deplores the recent murder of the British defence attache in Greece, Brigadier Stephen Saunders, by the November 17 Terrorist Group; extends its condolences to his family and commends them for their courage in the face of this family tragedy; notes the high degree of co-operation bet

MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

That this House regrets the failure of the talks at Camp David to produce an agreement between Israel and Palestine, and notes the tremendous efforts of all sides to reach such an agreement; believes that it is necessary to continue the quest for peace through negotiation and that the current peace

AMENDMENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1988

That this House commends the constitutional propriety of the 24 Labour, three Liberal Democrat, six Scottish Nationalist and two other Right honourable and honourable Members from Scottish constituences, namely the Right honourable and honourable members for Banff and Buchan, Angus, Tayside North, A

UK'S LOST RAILWAY HERITAGE

That this House supports the Northern Echo's campaign, Our Lost Railway Heritage, launched on 26th July, which aims to ensure that the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world's first steam-powered passenger railway, celebrating its 175th anniversary this September, is properly commemorated for fu

AMENDMENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1988 (No. 2)

That this House notes with concern the inconsistency of 28 Labour Members of Parliament who sit for Scottish constituencies, namely the Right honourable Members for Airdrie and Shotts, Hamilton North and Bellshill, and East Kilbride and the honourable Members for Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen North, Ab

INVESTMENT IN ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION

That this House congratulates Brake, the road safety organisation, on its success in raising the profile of road safety by encouraging 6,000 schools and companies to run road safety initiatives in Road Safety Week 2000; welcomes the Government's 'THINK!' campaign, which aims to co-ordinate road safe

BSKYB AND MARKET DOMINANCE

That this House welcomes the Office of Fair Trading's current inquiry into BSkyB's position in the Pay TV market; expresses concern that BSkyB is able to abuse its market dominance to the detriment of consumer choice and competition; and calls on the regulatory authorities to ensure that BSkyB is re

PROPOSED MERGER OF INTERBREW AND BASS

That this House notes that the proposed merger between Interbrew and Bass will have a detrimental impact on the UK brewing industry in terms of job losses and reduction of choice to the consumer; further notes that the UK competition authorities with extensive experience in the UK beer sector will h

CYPRUS TALKS

leave out from "Cyprus" to end and add 'question on the basis of the political equality of the two peoples of Cyprus; forsees a bright and prosperous future, provided that effective guarantees are in place to ensure that never again will the larger seek to dominate or persecute the smaller and that

VODAFONE

leave out from 'Air Touch' to end and add 'which has been justified on the basis that Mr Gent has brought about the takeover of Mannesmann by Vodafone, before this takeover has proved that it has produced any benefits for the shareholders, employees or customers of the company.'.

DEGREE NOMENCLATURE AND CONFIDENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

at end add 'but, noting that the M.A. degree has been conferred at the old Scottish universities as a first-level degree for many centuries, believes that this traditional practice should be allowed to continue.'.

INDIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM'S UK TOUR

That this House welcomes the news that India's National Football Team are currently enjoying their first ever UK tour; notes that the team has not played at all in the UK for over 50 years; further notes that the current captain of the national side, Bhaichung Bhutai, became the first Indian player

WAGES AND GRANTS FOR NURSES AND MIDWIVES

That this House notes recent activity by Unison's Northern Region which culminated in the mass gathering of nurses at the Angel of the North to campaign for a fairer deal for student nurses and midwives; recognises that student nurses and midwives are essential to the effective operation of the NHS;