Early Day Motions

DEATH OF BRITISH NEWSMEN IN EAST TIMOR

That this House regrets that it took 23 years for Her Majesty's Government to ask the Indonesian Government to look into the deaths of British newsmen Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters at Balibo, East Timor, on 16th October 1975; notes, therefore, that it was not until October 1998 that Indonesia's Pr

TAIWAN AND WHO

That this House notes and supports the request of Taiwan ROC to be granted observer status to the World Health Organisation; and further notes that while Taiwan already has excellent health services within its country, fully understands the aspiration of its people and all who work in the medical pr

BRITISH AIRWAYS' TREATMENT OF ITS PENSIONERS

That this House notes that in a recent ballot of 37,080 members, pensioners and deferred pensioners of British Airways APS pension scheme, 78.5 per cent. voted on a turnout of 65.3 per cent. to reject the trustees' advice to merge with a new, NAPS, pensions scheme which would considerably reduce the

URBAN POST OFFICES

That this House calls on the Government to support the vital role that urban sub-post offices play in city life; notes that in Portsmouth South 15 out of 22 of them derive more than 40 per cent. of their income from Benefits Agency work, without which they will be under serious threat of closure; be

TOBIN TAX

That this House notes that international currency speculation currently stands at about $1.5 trillion a day and that the vast majority of this is unrelated to trade in real goods and services; further notes that such enormous speculative flows substantially undermine the powers of national governmen

RACIAL ASSAULTS

That this House demands that there be no special concessions made by any of the relevant authorities for any professional footballers found to have committed racial assault.

OBJECTIVE ONE FUNDING FOR WALES IN 2000-01

That this House notes with dismay the Answer of the Secretary of State for Wales of 20th January, Official Report, column 590W, confirming that no additional cash will be made available to the National Assembly of Wales out of Objective One money granted by the EU to Wales for 2000-01, and that cons

CONDUCT OF THE RT. HONOURABLE MEMBERS FOR PENRITH & THE BORDERS, BROMLEY & CHISLEHURST AND SPELTHORNE

That this House deplores the persistent and studied insults to the Irish people which were an objectionable feature of the contributions of the honourable Members for Penrith and the Border, Bromley and Chislehurst, and Spelthorne to the debate on the Representation of the People Bill on 19th Januar

NEWSPRINT RECYCLING

leave out from 'increases' to end and add 'believes that further increases in the proportion of recycled newsprint used in the UK would lead to expansion of the UK newsprint manufacturing sector,creating jobs and improving the UK's balance of trade figures; believes that this shift to recycled fibre

REMOVAL OF BT LINE RENTAL STANDING CHARGE

That this House welcomes the decision of British Gas to remove standing charges from customers accounts and commends Northern Ireland Electricity for making a partial step in this direction; acknowledges that the telephone bills of pensioners and other limited users of telephone services include a d

DISRUPTION OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

That this House is disappointed at the appalling behaviour of a small number of honourable Members of Her Majesty's Opposition who manipulated the procedures of this House to prevent the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill from being taken, in defiance of overwhelming public opinion that wishes to see an

LEWES-UCKFIELD LINE AND FRANCHISE RENEGOTIATIONS

That this House welcomes the proposals put forward by Connex as part of their application for a franchise extension; is very pleased to note that this includes a commitment to secure the reopening of the Lewes-Uckfield railway line; wishes to see this achieved at the earliest possible opportunity; a

EUROPEAN CHILDREN'S TRUST

That this House fully supports the work of the European Children's Trust which continues actively to tackle the tragedy of the institutionalisation of children across Europe, initially in Romania; and notes that their 10th anniversary year is marked by progress and challenges.

DELAYS TO SUTTON STATION REFURBISHMENT

That this House is concerned to learn that the Deputy Managing Director of Connex, Oliver Brousse, misled people at a presentation of the company's Vision for the South Central Rail Franchise, which it hopes to renew in 2003; notes that he told the meeting that work was well on the way to completion

ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY GC

That this House salutes the professionalism of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, its dead, its wounded and their relatives; recognises its consistent efforts to achieve progressive changes, including the installation of better IT equipment and the establishment of a police college - withheld by success

HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE KOREAN WAR

That this House notes the new evidence, including evidence from those who took part, that South Korea and United States forces committed war atrocities in the early stages of the Korean War, including the mass slaughter of civilians at villages such as No Gun Ri; also notes the new research which sh

REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

That this House deeply regrets the conclusions of the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords in that they did not recommend a wholly-elected second chamber.

MR CYNOG DAFIS, FORMER HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR CEREDIGION

at end add 'but deeply regrets his decision to force a by-election only 2 weeks before the new electoral register is operational, thereby disenfranchising thousands of university students and other potential electors in Ceredigion.'.

INVESTING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

after 'intensive,', insert 'further recognises the inadequacies of the current system of standard spending assessments and, particulary, the area cost adjustment component; therefore'.

NHS IN WALES

That this House welcomes the categoric statement made by the Under Secretary of State for Wales (the honourable Member for Delyn) on 18th January, Official Report, column 744, that the Government will ensure that there is a 5 per cent. real terms funding growth in the National Health Service, and th

PROPOSED CLOSURE OF WREXHAM LAGER BREWERY

That this House deplores the intention of Carlsberg Tetley to close the Wrexham Lager Beer Company at the end of March this year; notes that Carlsberg make much of their long 153 year tradition of lager brewing in Denmark whilst closing the oldest lager brewery in Britain, with a continuous traditio

INVESTMENT IN THE NHS

That this House regrets that the Government has chosen to put tax cuts this April ahead of investment in the health service; and calls on the Government to re-direct the ú2.7 billion of lost tax revenue into the NHS.

GENE PATENTING

That this House expresses its dismay that the US company Myriad Genetics has applied in the United Kingdom and other European countries for patents on the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2; is concerned that the potential for the enforcement of very broad claims on human genes such

GENERAL PINOCHET

at end add 'and considers that any medical privilege has as a matter of law, been waived by the use of medical information in the quasi-judicial process'.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY STANDARD'S MILLENNIUM JOBS CRUSADE

leave out from 'notes' to 'congratulates' in line 2 and insert 'that due to government initiatives such as the New Deal, the introduction of a national minimum wage, and the excellent work of the local enterprise company, unemployment claimant figures in Dumfries and Galloway have fallen 25.6 per ce