Early Day Motions

THE DIAMOND SYNCHROTRON PROJECT

That this House regrets the Government's decision to award the ú200 million Diamond Synchrotron project to Oxfordshire and not to the existing synchrotron facility at Daresbury in Cheshire; notes that the long-term cost to the North West economy will be ú550 million; notes that it will damage the sc

INEQUALITIES IN EDUCATION FUNDING

after 'provision' insert 'supports the principle of a national minimum level of per capita funding for each local education authority;'.

CONSULTANTS' CONTRACTS AND PRIVATE PRACTICE

at end add 'but recognises that the majority of consultants, including surgeons, work in excess of their contracted NHS hours,and also recognises that by far the most significant determining factor in long NHS waiting time is the level of human and financial resources made available by the Governmen

POST OFFICE/BARCLAYS BANK CORNWALL EXPERIMENT

after 'country', insert 'including Newick'.

MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE

That this House congratulates the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for its recent Manufacturing Excellence: Competitiveness in Manufacturing debate, which found that the way for the UK engineering firms to compete with their international counterparts is to share knowledge and best practice withi

BANK CLOSURES IN SOMERSET

That this House deplores the decision of Lloyds Bank TSB to close its branch in Wireliscombe, and to do so with notification but not consultation with the local community or its representatives; and notes that this closure will cause considerable inconvenience to local people, especially those who h

UNCHR DEATH PENALTY RESOLUTION

That this House supports the universal abolition of the death penalty; welcomes the support given by Her Majesty's Government to a strongly-worded resolution on the question of the death penalty at the 1999 UN Commission on Human Rights; believes that a similar resolution should be tabled this year

FOOTBALL REGULATOR

That this House welcomes the lobby of Parliament by the Football Supporters Association on Thursday 2nd March when representatives from over 50 football supporters clubs nationwide met honourable Members to demand that Parliament should impose a regulator on the industry, as proposed in the fans' ev

REDISTRIBUTION OF FOOTBALL INCOME FROM TELEVISION

That this House notes that the Premier League and Nationwide League are commencing negotiations for a renewed television deal with all television companies which is likely to bring in more than one billion pounds over five years and that this deal will mean an over 20 per cent. increase in income; n

UK IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COLLECTIVE REDUNDANCIES DIRECTIVE

That this House notes that a recent decision of an employment tribunal suggested that employee representatives should be consulted in collective redundancy situations only after the management has made a firm decision as to who should be made redundant; notes that this is contrary to Article 2 of th

NUCLEAR SAFETY AND THE FUTURE OF BNFL

That this House is extremely concerned by the contents of the three reports by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate on management practices and safety at Sellafield; notes that the NII states that safety at Sellafield is only just tolerable; also notes that, following the falsification of data rel

SAFETY IN THE SEA-FISHING INDUSTRY

after 'vessels' insert 'and the compulsory carriage of survival suits for all crew members on all fishing vessels.'.

LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS

That this House believes that liquid petroleum gas has environmental advantages as a road fuel over the conventional fuels of petrol and diesel because of its overall emission profile; notes that LPG has environmental advantages over kerosene and gas oil as a commercial fuel for similar reasons; fur

FOOTBALL REGULATOR

That this House welcomes the lobby of Parliament by the Football Supporters Association on Thursday 2nd March when representatives from over 50 football supporters clubs nationwide met honourable Members to demand that Parliament should impose a regulator on the industry as proposed in the fans evid

FOOTBALL INCOME FROM TELEVISION

That this House notes that the Premier League and Nationwide League are commencing negotiations for a renewed television deal with all television companies which is likely to bring in more than one billion pounds over the five years; further notes that this deal will mean over 20 per cent. increase

PRICE OF MILK

That this House notes that M.D. Foods have reported a 91 per cent. rise in pre-tax profits for the year to September 1999; understands that this was in part achieved by reduced procurement costs at a time when falling prices are driving many hard working decent people out of dairy farming altogether

ELECTRICITY COMPANIES AND THE REGULATOR

That this House expresses concern at the reaction of the regional electricity companies to the Distribution Price Review of the Electricity Regulator, who called for price cuts of around ú15 a year in electricity charges; believes that the actions taken by the electricity companies in response to th

NATIONAL SPRING CLEAN CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the Tidy Britain Group on its National Spring Clean Campaign to clear the United Kingdom of litter; notes with dismay the annual national cost to council taxpayers of ú320 million per year to remove litter from streets; further notes with dismay the annual cost to the c

WIDOWS' SERPS ENTITLEMENTS

That this House notes that the 1986 Social Security Act introduced a halving of widows' SERPS entitlements in respect of deaths occurring after April 2000; notes that DSS leaflets and correspondence failed to reflect that change for at least a decade after the Act reached the statute book, leading t

ROSEMARY NELSON

That this House regrets that one year since the murder of Northern Ireland human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson, her murderers have not been brought to justice; and joins Amnesty International and other human rights organisations in calling for an independent judicial inquiry into the circumstances s

BANK CLOSURES IN CORNWALL AND DEVON

That this House deplores the decision of Barclays and Lloyds banks to close several of their branches around Devon and Cornwall, including branches in Polperro, Mullion, St Just, Porthleven, Portscatho and Torquay, and to do so without any consultation with the local community; notes that these clos

INDEX OF LOCAL DEPRIVATION

That this House believes that if the Index of Local Deprivation is to be used as the key determinant of the allocation of billions of pounds of public money it is essential that it can be demonstrated to be a robust, accurate and transparent method of calculation of the levels of deprivation which e

NATIONAL BRAIN INJURY WEEK AND 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF HEADWAY

That this House congratulates Headway, the brain injury association, on its 21st anniversary; notes that each year around one million people attend hospital as a result of having a head injury, and that currently around 135,000 are suffering permanent brain damage of varying severity, with 1,000 new

COMPETITION (S.I., 2000, No. 293)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Competition Act 1998 (Director's Rules) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 293), dated 9th February 2000, a copy of which was laid before the House on 9th February, be annulled.

WOMEN AND LUNG CANCER

That this House notes with concern that lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among women; understands that women who smoke are twice as likely as male smokers to develop lung cancer; is concerned that smoking remains prevalent among young women; supports the G