Early Day Motions

LASIK TECHNIQUE

That this House calls upon the Government to instigate, as a matter of urgency, a full medical review of the Lasik Technique used to correct sight impediments through laser surgery, and the procedural guidelines governing it, given the increasing body of medical evidence which suggests that it cause

OAU PROPOSAL FOR AN AGREEMENT ON CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

That this House welcomes the proposal of the Organisation of African unity at the end of the recent Proximity Talks in Algiers for an Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea; is of the view that this plan is the best hope for peace and stability in the region; notes th

COUNCIL HOUSING

That this House views with alarm the Government's refusal to either fund or allow local authorities to borrow directly to invest in repairing council housing, the Housing Green Paper's aim to transfer 200,000 homes per year over 10 years, the support for PFI, even though it is an expensive way of fi

INSTRUMENT AMNESTY AND BBC MUSIC LIVE

That this House welcomes the Instrument Amnesty from the National Foundation for Youth Music in collaboration with BBC Music Live; notes the cross-party support for the initiative which aims to increase access among children and young people to music-making; notes that well over 4,000 instruments ha

GREEN TRAVEL PLANS

That this House supports the policy to encourage employers and places of work to adopt green travelplans; agrees with the Government's statement that it wants to encourage employers to develop green transport plans, aimed at reducing car use for travel to work and for travel on business; supports th

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB

That this House congratulates Gloucestershire County Cricket Club on their third successive one-day competition victory; and welcomes what the team has done to demonstrate the strengths of West Country sport.

"I'LL BE DES" CAMPAIGN

at end add 'and is pleased to note that 104 League and premiership football clubs have now declared their support for the 'I'll be Des' campaign.'

BRIGADIER STEPHEN SAUNDERS

That this House condemns the shooting of Brigadier Stephen Saunders, Britain's Defence Attache in Greece, by terrorists; urges the Greek authorities to use every means available to track down the criminals; notes that the car he was driving had no security protection; remembers him as a distinguishe

USE OF PERFORMING BEAR BY CIRCUS KING COMPANY

That this House deplores the use of live animals in circus acts, in particular Little Fred, an eight-year old Canadian Black Bear in the Circus King Company, which is currently touring the Midlands, this apparently being the only remaining performing bear in the UK; notes that it is a practice that

TREATMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

That this House notes that more than 100 asylum seekers have been sent to Derby from Kent County Council by West Midlands Housing Ltd; expresses its concern that such a large number of asylum seekers could be transferred to Derby without the prior knowledge or consent of the local authority; regrets

WILLIAM MCCREA

That this House notes the allegation in Henry McDonald's recent book, Trimble, that a Unionist politician from the anti-agreement camp, who had had links to Billy Wright's mid-Ulster Ulster Volunteer Force, visited the Portadown home of Mark Fulton, then the Chief of Staff of the breakaway Loyalist

CHILDREN AND BREAK-UP OF FAMILIES

That this House regrets the harmful effect on children of the break-up of family relationships; suggests that, before the break-up of a family takes place, parents should be encouraged to enter into a contract regarding care of their children; believes that a parent intending to leave his or her chi

NATIONAL SCHOOL GROUNDS WEEK

That this House believes that the quality of school grounds is an important factor in children's development; notes that 66 per cent. of junior school children who participated in a recent survey, commissioned by the educational charity, Learning through Landscapes, claimed that playing in their sch

RETURN OF FIRST CLASS RUGBY TO READING

at end add 'but regrets that London Irish should find it necessary to move from the capital and that a team of rugby players from Reading will not be based at their town's stadium.'.

LEWES-UCKFIELD RAILWAY LINE

leave out 'Lewes-Uckfield' and insert 'Uckfield-Lewes'.

SIMPLICITY MORTGAGES LTD (FORMERLY SPRINGDALE MORTGAGE CORPORATION LTD) AND MRS JOAN IBBITSON OF WAKEFIELD

That this House notes with extreme concern the recent difficulties facing Mrs Joan Ibbitson of Lupset, Wakefield, a foster carer with Wakefield MDC, looking for some 56 youngsters over many years, who took out a mortgage in 1998 with the former Springdale Mortgage Corporation Ltd, now Simplicity Mor

NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY

That this House congratulates the five permanent members of the UN Security Council on their unequivocal declaration that they will eliminate all nuclear weapons; urges Israel, India and Pakistan to declare those nuclear devices currently in their possession; and encourages these countries to sign t

HONOURABLE MEMBERS' SERVICES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THE OFFICE COSTS ALLOWANCE

That this House notes that according to the Fees Office, 182 honourable and Right honourable Members of all parties overspent their office costs allowance in the last financial year by an average of ú2,500, and that the majority will have been obliged to make up the deficit by contributing to their

NOMINATION OF PEERS

That this House, notes that new creations to the House of Lords, following the recent reforms, will be persons nominated by the Prime Minister of the day without any democratic element or accountability; recalls that it has long been the practice of the House to recommend to the Crown in a Humble Ad

DOUBLE JEOPARDY RULE

That this House notes that the Home Affairs Committee, in its Third Report, has recommended a relaxation of the double jeopardy rule under certain conditions; respects the opinions of the committee and understands the concerns that have led to them but believes their recommendation to be deeply flaw

THE APOSTROPHE

That this House believes that it's time to rescue the apostrophe from its current state of abuse and neglect; deplores the way in which it is routinely mutilated in publications by public bodies, companies and in advertisers' campaigns; asserts its crucial role in establishing meaning, especially wh

DIABETES UK'S 'MISSING MILLION' CAMPAIGN

That this House notes that there are an estimated one million people in the United Kingdom with undiagnosed diabetes, and that untreated diabetes can result in heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and neuropathy leading to amputations; further notes that diabetes and its complications cost the N

UNEQUAL PAY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

That this House welcomes the latest report from the TUC, Campaigning to Close the Gap, which marks the 30th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, which heralded major changes in women's pay, but recognises that the pay gap remains unacceptably large, despite the Government's commitment to tackle inequal

B & CE BENEFIT SCHEMES

That this House welcomes the stakeholder pension scheme proposed by B&CE Benefit Schemes; notes that B&CE's scheme will provide more than 150,000 construction workers, a key target group, with a stakeholder pension; further notes that B&CE's not-for-profit status means that it will provide its stake

CLOSURE OF FIRST LINE CALLS CENTRES IN SOUTH WALES

That this House condemns the deplorable conduct of First Line Mobile Communications, which sacked 2,000 workers in Swansea and Cardiff without any warning; regards their contempt for the well-being of their workforce as being in keeping with nineteenth century worst practice; calls upon the Governme