Early Day Motions

LEEK UNITED BUILDING SOCIETY

That this House congratulates the members of Leek United Building Society for so decisively rejecting the hostile bid from Murray Financial; and notes by doing so the cause of mutuality has been strengthened against carpetbaggers and asset-stripping companies.

SAFER COUNTRY LANES AND VILLAGES

That this House acknowledges that country lanes are an important feature of the countryside; expresses concern that traffic on rural roads is forecast to grow by more than 50 per cent. over the next 25 years; recognises that the car will continue to be the main form of transport despite the Governme

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

That this House, while acknowledging that differences of view can sometimes arise between nations, believes that the people of Russia have shown great courage and diligence in their efforts to build a market-based democracy under the most difficult of circumstances; believes that the economic and po

WELSH SCHOOL IN LONDON

That this House notes the forty-one years of service that the Welsh School in London has provided to London's Welsh community; draws the attention of the House to the current financial crisis due to the need for relocation; threatening the closure of the school on 31st March 2000; notes that it has

RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING

That this House welcomes the Government's announcement on the Rural Development Regulation which increases rural development and environmental investment to ú1.6 million over the next seven years and which is a 60 per cent. increase; believes that this demonstrates the Government's commitment to agr

FRENCH BAN ON BRITISH BEEF

That this House unreservedly condemns the decision by the French Cabinet to continue the ban on British beef which is the safest beef in the world; notes that it is a purely political decision and follows the French scientists' decision not to support the continuation of the ban following the Britis

KENT SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING

That this House notes with concern that the incompetence of Kent County Council's Conservative administration has led to a serious shortfall in social services funding that threatens winter provision in the county and which will create difficulties for local health authorities by causing bed blockin

JUDICIAL INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF ROBERT HAMILL

That this House recalling that on 27th April 1997, Robert Hamill, a 25 year old Catholic, was attacked and killed in Portadown town centre by a large crowd whilst a Royal Ulster Constabulary land rover containing four armed officers was parked a few yards away and that despite the immediate availabi

MEDICALERT

That this House is concerned that the forthcoming telephone number change will cost Medicalert, a charity which provides life-saving telephone-supported services to people with serious medical conditions, nearly ú800,000 for recall and engraving of the bracelets or pendants, which alert medical emer

SEVERN TRENT REDUNDANCIES

That this House regards as utterly unacceptable Severn Trent's announcement of its intention to make 1,100 employees redundant and defer or abandon scheduled improvement schemes over the next three years; rejects the attempts of Severn Trent's Managing Director to lay the blame for its cynical disre

BOLTON EVENING NEWS CAMPAIGN FOR FIREWORKS SAFETY

That this House congratulates the Bolton Evening News in their campaign for firework safety; notes the concern of the thousands of Bolton people who have supported the campaign; supports the Government's actions in the Firework (Safety) Regulations 1997; calls upon the Government to tighten legislat

CANCER CENTRE STATUS FOR THE CHRISTIE HOSPITAL

That this House congratulates the Christie Hospital NHS Trust on its outstanding achievements in the fight against cancer; recognises The Christie's significant strengths in the delivery of specialist cancer surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy; and urges the Government to make resources available

INVALID CARE ALLOWANCE

That this House calls upon the Government to review the invalid care allowance limit of ú50 which permits carers to undertake part-time work without loss of entitlement; further views with concern the fact that the ú50 limit has never been increased in line with inflation since its inception and is

REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS

That this House calls upon the Government to amend the Register of Sex Offenders to that sex offenders are obliged to register addresses overseas where they intend to travel or move abroad and that child sex offenders with overseas convictions are automatically registered on their release.

GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE

That this House is extremely concerned about the inevitable closure of post offices throughout Britain due to the Government's proposed reforms to the postal service; notes that the implementation of the Automated Credit Transfer system of paying benefits scheduled for 2003 will put the existence of

STOP ON GREEN CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the British Glass Manufacturers' Campaign 'Stop on Green', designed to persuade suppliers, retailers and consumers to switch from green glass containers to clear or amber bottles, thus supporting recycling, saving energy, and protecting the environment; and calls on the Gove

POST OFFICES AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS

That this House attaches great importance to the maintenance of a nationwide network of town and village post offices; notes the concerns of the National Federation of Subpostmasters about the implications for the network of the move to benefit payment by Automated Credit Transfer over the period 20

VISIT OF MAYORS OF FAMAGUSTA, KYTHREA, MORPHOU, LAPITHOS, AND LEFKONIKO

That this House extends a warm welcome to Mr Andreas Pouyouros, Mayor of Famagusta, Mr Costas Frangoudhis, Mayor of Kythrea, Ms. Antigone Papadopoulou, Mayor of Morphou, Mr Nicos Evangelou, Mayor of Lapithos, Mr Michael Pilikos, Mayor of Lefkoniko and Mr Christos Hadjiyiagou, Secretary to the Commit

PENALTIES FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING

That this House notes with concern that the killer of PC Jeff Tooley, who was run down by a driver who failed to stop, whilst on active duty in Shoreham, West Sussex, has been sentenced to a term of just seven years imprisonment, and will be eligible for parole in three years; further notes that the

SPORT IN SCHOOLS

That this House notes with concern the statistics in the Adidas, Sport Uncovered, report showing a considerable increase in the cases of childhood obesity; further notes the decline in sporting participation among young people with more than 75 per cent. not voluntarily participating; and urges the

NATIONAL SCHOOL FRUIT SCHEME

That this House supports the call on Her Majesty's Government from health campaign groups for fruit taken from the EU apple mountain to be distributed free of charge to schools; notes that similar schemes are successfully employed in other EU countries; recognises that such a scheme would have benef

CRISIS IN ANGOLA

That this House notes with sadness the continuing crisis in Angola that has resulted in one in five of the population being forced from their homes in the last 18 months as a result of the conflict resumed by UNITA; notes that the involvement of the United Nations has failed to persuade Jonas Savimb

ORGAN REMOVAL

That this House condemns unequivocally the recent practice in a number of NHS hospitals, which include the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool and the Birmingham Children's Hospital, of removing organs and whole body systems for storage and research without the consen

FIREWORK SAFETY

That this House supports the Government's actions in the Fireworks (Safety) Regulations 1997; calls upon the Government to further tighten legislation on the sale of fireworks; notes the injuries and harassment caused to people and animals by the misuse of the fireworks; and urges the Government to

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT PARTY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS BILL

That this House notes that no representatives for the Liberal Democrat Party have played any role in the proceedings on the Financial Services and Markets Bill since 26th October and that their attendance before then had been at best 'patchy'; further notes that the role of the honourable Member for