Early Day Motions

PETERBOROUGH UTD FC

That this House recognising the outstanding support given to Peterborough Utd FC by tens of thousands of local people and club supporters, appreciating the skill and professionalism of its players, valuing the leadership of its directors, managers and staff, and saluting the selfless and dedicated g

U571

That this House notes the release of the feature film U571 in the UK, which purports to tell the tale of the capture by the United States Navy of a Nazi submarine during World War II, with the intention of retrieving an Enigma code machine and code books, and that this story is entirely fictional; n

VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS

That this House congratulates Voluntary Service Overseas on its efforts to tackle global disadvantage for over 40 years by sending volunteers to work all over the world; notes that VSO is currently supporting 2000 volunteers aged 17 to 70 drawn from almost every parliamentary constituency who share

ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON

That this House notes the full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory in compliance with United Nations Resolution 425; appreciates that this fulfils the pledge made by Prime Minister Ehud Barak to the Israeli electorate that Israel would be out of Lebanon within a year of the election; acknowle

RUSSELL GROUP PROPOSALS ON TOP-UP FEES

That this House condemns proposals by the Russell Group of Universities that students be required to pay up to ú6,000 on top of existing tuition fees; believes that top-up fees would restrict poorer students' access to the leading universities; and calls on the Government to rule out the introductio

EATING DISORDERS, BODY IMAGE AND THE MEDIA

That this House congratulates the Board of Science and Education of the British Medical Association for the publication of its report 'Eating Disorders, Body Image and the Media' which considers the role that the media can play in the causation of eating disorders; notes that eating disorders have o

VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE

That this House notes with the most serious concern the relentless state-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe where blacks and white alike are being savagely murdered almost daily with an apparent impunity; deeply regrets that, following the brutal attack and wounding on Monday 29th May of Mr Nick Syrett,

NATIONAL ANAESTHESIA DAY

That this House congratulates anaesthetists throughout England on National Anaesthesia Day on 25th May; notes that anaesthetists are often not recognised for being trained to an extremely high standards after qualifying as doctors and are involved in many areas of delivery of care to patients, rangi

MRS MANJIT BASUTA

That this House notes that Mrs Manjit Basuta, a British citizen, has been convicted in the United States and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment after an unsafe trial; further notes that the trial did not comply with Article 14 of the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights stating that

GM AGRICULTURE AND THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES

That this House regrets the delay in informing the National Assembly of Wales about the release of genetically-modified oil seed rape seed; believes this shows contempt for a body established by this House to deliver environmental protection in Wales; and calls for the National Assembly to be consid

EUROPEAN SEED PURITY STANDARDS

That this House firmly rejects the proposal of the European Seeds Association that a threshold of 1 per cent. of GM seeds in conventional seed stocks be adopted by the EC as a legal basis for the sale of conventional seeds; and calls on Government ministers to oppose any such measures.

MILLENNIUM DOME

after 'environment;', insert 'contrasts this with the fact that not a penny of public money has been forthcoming for JC2000, the largest arts festival for schools ever staged in the UK in which over 18,000 schools serving more than six million pupils have been given the chance to learn the true mean

MILLENNIUM DOME

leave out from 'for' to end and insert 'the accounts to be called in by the National Audit Office immediately.'.

FOOD SUPPLEMENTS DIRECTIVE

That this House notes with interest the adoption by the European Commission of a proposal for a directive on food supplements; observes that the purpose of the directive is to remove barriers to trade in vitamin and mineral supplements throughout Europe; welcomes the principle underlying the provisi

HALIFAX CASH MACHINE CHARGES

That this House congratulates Halifax on their decision to drop charges for the use of their cash machines; urges them to implement their decision without delay; and calls on all the other banks urgently to follow their example.

CLOSURE OF MAGNOX NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS, THE B205 REPROCESSING PLANT AND THE FUTURE OF THORP

That this House welcomes the announcement by the Chief Executive of British Nuclear Fuels plc of the immediate closure of the Hinckley Point A nuclear reactor and the closure dates of Dungeness A, Sizewell A, Calder Hall and Chapelcross; further welcomes the closure date of the B205 reprocessing pla

SOUTHERN WATER CHARGING POLICY

That this House expresses its deep concern that Southern Water has received over ú100 million since 1989 by charging 595,000 customers in Sussex approximately ú18 per year for drainage of surface water even though a high proportion of their houses have soakaway systems and, therefore, do not use the

MR ARTHUR SMITH

That this House congratulates Mr Arthur Smith on successfully completing sixty-five years as organist and choirmaster of Christ Church, Walmersley, in the constituency of Bury North; notes that Mr Smith is almost certainly both the organist and the choirmaster with the longest record of continuous s

CHILD SAFETY AND PONDS

That this House notes the number of tragic deaths caused through young children drowning in garden ponds; and calls on the Government to initiate a campaign through the national media and to work with DIY stores and garden centres to highlight the potential dangers of ponds and water features in rel

GM-CONTAMINATED MAIZE

That this House is alarmed to discover that up to 100,000 hectares of this year's maize crop in Europe may be subject to GM contamination; is concerned that this is on a larger scale than the recently admitted GM contamination of oilseed rape; believes it is grossly dishonest of the European seed in

LOCAL EXCHANGE TRADING SCHEMES AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

That this House notes the conclusions of the report of the Policy Action Team on Jobs that local exchange trading schemes could offer the opportunity to acquire valuable work experience and demonstrate a work ethic to potential employers in the open labour market, but that despite these potentially

PENSION ADJUSTMENTS

That this House, recognising that many of the nation's senior citizens experience serious difficulty in understanding fully the intricacies of the welfare benefit payment procedures, noting that many pensioners lose out in failing to make claims as required for benefits to which they may become enti

MOBILE PHONES, HEALTH AND PLANNING

at end add 'and calls on the Government to declare a moratorium on further planning applications for new telecommunication masts pending the outcome of the review of planning policy announced by the Government.'.

FOOTBALL TRUST AND THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

after first 'up', insert ',but further notes that this sum is less than the cost of the new Wembley Stadium;'.

SIR JOHN GIELGUD

That this House is saddened by the news that Sir John Gielgud has passed away aged 96; recognises that he was one of the greatest classical actors of the twentieth century who made his stage debut at the Old Vic in 1921 in Henry V and went on to play Trofinov in The Cherry Orchard, Richard II and Ha