Early Day Motions

CHLAMYDIA

That this House is alarmed that Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually-transmitted infection, affecting as many as 1 in 14 young people; notes that if left untreated it can cause long-term problems in women, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and infertility, and can als

CLOSURE OF WHITWORTHS, WARRINGTON

That this House deplores the decision of Whitworths to close its factory in Warrington with the loss of approximately 250 jobs; regrets that the company failed to return to negotiations with Warrington Borough Council before announcing its decision; believes that its failure to recognise trade union

NATIONAL POST OFFICE DAY

That this House supports the excellent proposal by the Western Morning News to establish a National Post Office Day, to promote the benefits of a comprehensive network of post offices in villages, towns and cities across the United Kingdom, and to give the opportunity for people to show their suppor

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL

That this House congratulates Soroptimist International for producing their detailed report on rape; notes that the report from the working party detailed 28 recommendations for action that would lead to women who were raped feeling more confidence in the judicial system; and calls on the Government

PRESS FREEDOM

That this House is concerned at the assault on independent journalism represented by the attempt to intimidate The Guardian, The Observer and the reporter Martin Bright, by obtaining orders under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to force them to surrender information relating to contacts wi

LEEDS UNITED TRAGEDY AND FOOTBALL SAFETY (No. 2)

That this House, in reaffirming its heartfelt condolences to the families of Kevin Speight and Christopher Loftus, supports the request of Leeds United that Galatasaray supporters should not be allowed to attend the second leg of the UEFA Cup tie in the city, believing that this would represent an u

PERFORMANCE RELATED PAY FOR TEACHERS

That this House expresses its deep concern at the Government's determination to use the provisions under section 2(5) of the Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1991, thereby denying teachers the opportunity of consultation on a significant and fundamental change, by introducing a requirement which wil

COSTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

That this House believes that in order to stabilise good community race relations it is essential to demonstrate that Her Majesty's Government is meeting in full the costs of support and services to asylum seekers and their families; and calls upon the Government to fund in full and without delay th

RJB MINING BID FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY

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MOROCCO

That this House welcomes the new reality of Morocco, described by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the honourable Member for Leicester East, in Westminster Hall on 4th April as having 'the best human rights record in Africa and the Middle East', as stated by Amnesty Internatio

BRITISH VETERANS' ATHLETICS FEDERATION

That this House congratulates the British Veterans' Athletics Federation on gaining 114 gold medals at the 13th World Veterans' Track and Field Championships held at Gateshead between 29th July and 8th August 1999, in particular the four world records set by Stephen Peters, Men's Over 45 200m, Rosem

SITING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS MASTS

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CAMPAIGN SPENDING LIMITS

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RJB MINING BID FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY

That this House notes that the RJB Mining Company is seeking ú73 million in financial aid from the Government for the purpose of subsidising deep mine coal production; is concerned at the assertion that failure to secure such subsidy will result in the closure of the remaining deep mines in the Nort

CITY STATUS FOR CHELMSFORD

That this House welcomes the Home Office's clarification that applications for city status, including one from Chelmsford, are still being actively considered and that no final decisions have yet been made; thanks the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for taking the initiative in writing to hon

BANKS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES

That this House considers that those major banks which take a commercial decision to withdraw their services from local communities should provide compensation for their customers in the form of tangible financial support to the local post office, credit union or other community business and financi

FREE LONG-TERM CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

That this House warmly welcomes the support for free long-term nursing home care for the elderly expressed by the Secretary of State for Health following his speech to the Royal College of Nursing Congress in Bournemouth on 5th April; notes that this is in line with the recommendations of the Royal

CONDUCT OF THE HON. MEMBER FOR HACKNEY SOUTH AND SHOREDITCH

That this House calls on the honourable Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch not to practise in public his vituperation about the remaining supporters of the honourable Member for Brent East, shown in his proposed Motion (Conduct of the honourable Member for Brent East).

LEEDS UNITED TRAGEDY AND FOOTBALL SAFETY

That this House expresses its sincere condolences to the families of Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, the two Leeds United supporters who lost their lives on 5th April in Istanbul where they had travelled to watch the Galatasaray-Leeds United UEFA Cuf Final semi-final; urges the Turkish authori

DROUGHT IN ETHIOPIA

That this House is gravely concerned about the impending famine in Ethiopia which has been caused by successive rain failures and climatic change; recognises the significant efforts made by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since the overthrow of the Derg regime in 1991 t

POLICE DRIVING

That this House welcomes the decision of the Metropolitan Police to re-test and where needed provide additional training to all drivers; notes the worryingly frequent occurrence of collisions involving police vehicles nationwide; and urges other police forces to follow the Metropolitan example.

CITY STATUS FOR READING

That this House welcomes the Home Office's clarification that applications for city status from a number of English towns are still being actively considered; and believes that Reading, which has been a settlement on the confluence of the rivers Thames and Kennet at least since Saxon times, which ha

BREAKING THE AIR EMBARGO ON IRAQ

That this House congratulates the Italian MEP Vittorio Sgarchi, the French Catholic priest and filmmaker Jean-Marie Benjamin, the Secretary-General of the Deato Angelico Foundation and two colleagues on breaking the air embargo on Iraq on 3rd April, an embargo which is increasingly seen as immoral,

SALE OF HOMES TO PAY FOR CARE

That this House notes that the Prime Minister stated before the 1997 General Election that he did not want to live in a country where pensioners are forced to sell their homes to pay for their care; is concerned that over a year has passed since the Royal Commission on Long Term Care reported; regre

AGE ADDITIONS TO THE BASIC STATE PENSION

That this House notes that the 25p age addition to the basic state pension at 80 was introduced in 1971 and has been frozen at 25p ever since; further notes that it would be worth ú3.70 if it had been uprated in line with earnings; and calls on the Government to immediately uprate the aged addition