Early Day Motions

SLAUGHTER OF SHEEP AT EID-EL-KABIR

That this House condemns the outdoor ritual slaughter at the Eid-el-Kabir festival in France of thousands of sheep, many of them exports from the United Kingdom; notes that the sheep are not stunned before slaughter but have their throats cut while they are fully conscious and are then left to bleed

ASPHASIA

That this House notes with concern that in the United Kingdom 250,000 people have asphasia, the loss of the use of language as a result of stroke of head injury; calls for much greater recognition of the condition; urges the Government to call for more information on asphasia, particularly the finan

BEHAVIOUR OF FOOTBALL AGENTS

That this House views the growing involvement of agents for professional footballers, particularly for those in the lower leagues, as being detrimental to the long-term interests of the game; notes that the parasitic actions of agents are sucking money from clubs and thus threaten their future; cong

SANCTIONS IN ANGOLA

That this House, noting that it is a breach of international law and a defiance of mandatory United Nations sanctions to supply arms, fuel, equipment and goods to, or to purchase diamonds from, Jonas Savimbi's UNITA rebel force in Angola, calls for the public identification and, where possible, pros

UP-RATING OF THE STATE RETIREMENT PENSION FOR BRITISH EXPATRIATE PENSIONERS

That this House welcomes the Third Report of the Social Security Select Committee into the Uprating of State Retirement Pensions Payable to People Resident Abroad (HC 143 of Session 1996-97); expresses its grave concern at the discrimination practised by successive British Governments against 450,00

RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE COMMUNITIES

That this House welcomes the strengthened guidance given to health and local authorities last July (HSC 1999/162: LAC (99)28) confirming the rights of people with a mental handicap and their families to make informed choices about residential and other placements, but is concerned that evidence pres

A3XX SUPER-JUMBO

That this House congratulates the Government on providing the ú530 million aid package for the Airbus A3XX Super-Jumbo aircraft; notes that the development of the aircraft will create an estimated 22,000 new jobs at BAe Systems and safeguard more than 60,000 jobs, coupled with jobs created within th

CLOSURE OF BARCLAYS BANK ABERCYNON BRANCH

That this House condemns the decision by Barclays Bank plc to close its Abercynon branch in South Wales on 7th April; notes with concern that Barclays Bank customers will now have to undertake a two hour round trip to reach the nearest Barclays branch; recognises that most Abercynon residents do not

TAIWAN AND CHINA

leave out from 'china' to end.

MISS WENJIAN LIANG AND OTHERS

That this House notes with concern the removal without trial of Wenjian Liang (32) to a forced labour camp in Guangzhou province for two years; notes that her detention and deportation was based entirely on her being a practitioner of Falun Gong meditation and that she now joins some 3,000 other Fal

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN SPENDING LIMITS

That this House wishes to reverse the 'arms race' of national campaign spending between the major parties, which spent roughly ú26 and ú28 million in the 1997 election campaign; notes the comment of the former General Secretary of the Labour Party Lord Sawyer, that in order to raise that kind of mon

OLDER WOMEN AND BREAST CANCER

That this House congratulates Age Concern and the UK Breast Cancer Coalition on their campaign to alert women aged 65 years and over of their entitlement to breast screening; is concerned that women aged 65 years and over, who are in the highest risk age group for breast cancer, are not automaticall

WAR BETWEEN ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA

delete all after Eritrean and insert 'and Ethiopian governments have accepted the Organisation of African Unity's peace plan for the resolution of the Ethiopian-Eritrean conflict; notes that negotiations concerning the technical arrangements are at a delicate stage; believes that it is unhelpful, at

DFEE SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS GUIDANCE

leave out from beginning to end of line 7 and add ', whilst recognising the diversity of family structures, must emphasize the importance of a loving marriage as the best stable environment for the upbringing of children.'.

CLOSURE OF BARCLAYS BANK, KIPPAX

That this House condemns the decision of Barclays Bank plc to close its branch in Kippax; notes with grave concern the large number of other closures announced by Barclays; notes that Barclays have failed to carry out meaningful consultations with local customers and traders; urges Barclays to recon

BARCLAYS BANK CLOSURES IN CLEADON AND EAST BOLDON

That this House deplores the closures of Barclays Bank, Cleadon Village, and East Boldon without any consultation with users; community leaders and other sectors within these communities; expresses dismay at the lack of responsibility for the elderly, disabled and those without transport; and calls

URBAN POST OFFICES IN THE NORTH EAST

That this House calls on the Government to support the vital role that the urban sub-post offices play in North Eastern community life; notes the importance of their income from Benefits Agency work, without which they will be under serious threat of closure; and, in view of the closure of community

LOCATION OF NEW NATIONAL STADIUM

That this House notes the decision on the proposed National Athletics Stadium at Wembley; recognises the role of athletes like Steve Cram and Jonathan Edwards in putting United Kingdom athletics on the map; further notes that their base is the North East of England and calls upon the Government to s

EUTHANSIA BY OMISSION

That this House notes that physician-assisted-suicide advocate, Professor Sheila McLean, stated in April 1996 in the Voluntary Euthanasia Society Scotland Newsletter that the routes taken by courts in judgments allowing the withdrawal of treatment, including food and fluid, to end the lives of those

HOUSEBUILDING IN SUSSEX

That this House congratulates the Mid-Sussex Times and the West Sussex Gazette on their strong and effective campaign against the Crow Report and welcomes the fact that its recommendations have now been ditched; but believes that the housing allocation for the South East is still of an order that pr

CASH MACHINE CHARGES (No. 2)

That this House congratulates the Government on the threat to take legal action against high street banks unless they disclose charges for cash machine withdrawals; believes that customers should be warned on screen when they are being charged and by how much they are being charged; congratulates th

POST OFFICE/BARCLAYS BANK CORNWALL EXPERIMENT

That this House urges Barclays Bank to put its decision to close the Norden Branch of Barclays Bank and other branches throughout the country on hold until the co-operative experiment between the Post Office and Barclays Bank in Cornwall has been given time to provide simple retail banking services

DFEE SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS GUIDANCE

at end add 'and calls on the Government not to repeal section 28'.

CLOSURE OF BARCLAYS BANK AT EASINGTON COLLIERY AND LLOYDS TSB AT BLACKHALL

That this House deplores the closures of Barclays Bank, Easington Colliery, and Lloyds TSB in Blackhall without any consultation with users, community leaders and other sectors within these communities; expresses dismay at the lack of responsibility for the elderly, disabled and those without transp

FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY

That this House congratulates former US President Jimmy Carter for his informative and important article in the Washington Post on 23rd February, in which he points out that both the United States and NATO have re-emphasised that they will not comply with a no first use of nuclear weapons policy, th