Early Day Motions

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR THE WREKIN

That this House notes that the honourable Member for The Wrekin, when a member of Westminster City Council's Planning Committee and while simultaneously acting as a consultant for the Safeway supermarket chain, objected to a planning brief by the Waitrose supermarket chain to build a supermarket, an

DE-REGULATED OPENING HOURS FOR RESTAURANTS

That this House calls for the early implementation of the recommendations of the Better Regulation Task Force on Extended Hours Orders for restaurants which would mean that, as now, restaurants would be able to serve alcohol with meals between midnight and one a.m. but without the current requiremen

THAMES WATER'S CHARGING POLICY

That this House believes that the method of charging for domestic use of water should be determined by the consumer unless the water company concerned can demonstrate that there is an excessive amount of water being consumed at a particular property or the consumer chooses to pay for the measured vo

CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND PRE-PAY MOBILE TELEPHONES

That this House is concerned that BT Cellnet introduced a pre-pay mobile phone system in July 1998 without adequate safeguards to protect consumers against credit card fraud; believes that plans to introduce a registration scheme are long overdue and fail to address the phones already in use; calls

MINEWORKERS' PENSIONS

That this House, aware of the impending review of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme, conscious also of the current surpluses in the Scheme, draws the attention of the Government to the anomalous situation whereby redundant white collar staff in the industry can become pension beneficiaries at age 50, a

DETOXIFICATION CENTRES

That this House wishes to see the early implementation of the recommendations of the Audit Commission and the Police Complaints Authority to set up a network of detoxification centres for drunks detained by the police; notes that it costs, on average, ú200 in police time to manage a drunk and disord

CHARGES FOR USE OF CASH POINTS

That this House regrets the decision of several banks and building societies to introduce charges for the use of cash points in the Link system; notes that some banks are proposing to charge seven or eight times the cost to themselves of making the transaction; deplores bank secrecy over costs; is c

ISRAELI DETENTION OF LEBANESE PRISONERS

That this House welcomes the visit of Mr Ehud Barak, the Israeli Prime Minister, to Britain but calls upon him to address the continuing illegal detention by the Israel authorities of Bilal Abd al-Husayu Dakrub and other Lebanese prisoners long after the expiry of their sentences in complete contrav

WTO MILLENNIUM ROUND

That this House welcomes the decision in June by the EU Heads of State to include workers' rights in the EU's negotiating mandate for the forthcoming WTO Millennium Round; regrets the subsequent decisions by the EU trade ministers to take workers' rights out of the EU's negotiating mandate; believes

FIXING OF CAR PRICES IN THE UK

That this House notes the recent admission of Volvo car manufacturers that it has been supporting secret arrangements to fix its British car prices; believes that this constitutes a serious breach of UK law and a blatant disregard to the exploitation of UK customers; further notes that Volvo escaped

NEWS AT TEN

That this House, which gave Independent Television the benefit of the doubt when the decision was taken to remove the ITN News from its ten o'clock slot, records its disappointment that the anticipated major films to be broadcast have turned out to be films such as the James Bond series that most pe

ORGANIC FOOD

That this House notes that a recent survey found 73 per cent. of the British public to be in favour of protection for organic foods; further notes that organic farming meets all agriculture policy objectives; welcomes Government expansion of the remit of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Env

DEVOLUTION FOR NORTH EAST ENGLAND

That this House welcomes the devolution of powers to Scotland and Wales, and the official openings of their new forums for democratic, economic and social renewal; is aware of the tradition within North East England, long supported by Labour, Liberal Democrats, Greens, and sectors of broad-based com

BAN ON THE MV GREENPEACE FROM UK WATERS

That this House is concerned at the actions of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions in banning the MV 'Greenpeace' from all United Kingdom waters in the Irish Sea, St George's Channel, the Bristol Channel and English Channel; notes that the MV 'Greenpeace' had embarked upon a

MV GREENPEACE

That this House notes with concern that the Government has acted to ban the MV 'Greenpeace' from United Kingdom waters; regards this move as an undemocratic and draconian reaction to legitimate action by a pressure group; and believes that the Government would be better stopping the shipments from t

RECOGNITION OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

That this House congratulates the Federation of Deaf People on their well organised march through London in support of their campaign for British Sign Language (BSL) as an official language of the United Kingdom; and calls on the Government to respond positively and promptly to the petition presente

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF CROSSROADS

That this House congratulates the carers' organisation Crossroads on its 25th anniversary; notes that it promotes, offers, supports and delivers high-quality services for carers and people with care needs; acknowledges that currently, through more than 200 schemes in England and Wales, its 3,755 car

TRADE UNION RIGHTS

That this House calls for the introduction of legislation to make provision in the laws of the United Kingdom for the human rights of workers in relation to trade unions which are established by certain international instruments ratified by the United Kingdom; and welcomes the Employment Rights (Int

RECONSIDERATION OF BOARDROOM PAY

That this House joins with ordinary members of the public in deploring the continued excessive rates in boardroom pay, particularly those of the former public utilities; welcomes the Government's review of boardroom pay; and, if no self-restraint is forthcoming, calls for legislation to reform corpo

LUFTHANSA SKYCHEFS

That this House notes with concern that 270 Lufthansa Skychefs workers have been locked out for seven months following their sacking on 20th November 1998 within hours of a one-day strike; condemns the failure of the senior management of LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, a major subsidiary of Deutsc

DETENTION OF MR GVARJALADZE AND MR VARSHANIDZE IN BATUMI

That this House deplores the illegal seizure and detention of Mr Anzore Gvarjaladze and Mr Varshanidze, directors of the British company Georgian Shipping Co., held against their will in Batumi; and calls upon Mr Aslan Abashidze as Head of the Supreme Council of Ajaria to respect and safeguard their

KISS GOODBYE TO BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the research charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer and their partners Avon Cosmetics on their latest campaign Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer, which includes a petition calling on the Government to match pound for pound what charities invest in focused breast cancer research

BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER

That this House congratulates Aberdonian Paul Lawrie on his magnificent and dramatic victory in the 128th British Open at Carnoustie, the first British or European golfer to win the Open since 1992, the first home-based Scottish golfer to win the Championship in Scotland since 1893 and the first eve

CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY (NORTHERN IRELAND)

That this House recognises the obligation on the Government to introduce measures to reduce carbon emission throughout the United Kingdom in line with the Kyoto Agreement; further notes that Northern Ireland has already achieved its share of these target emission reductions as a result of domestic a

CONSERVATIVE PARTY TREASURER AND BELIZE FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE

That this House notes with concern the role played by Mr Michael Ashcroft, the treasurer of the Conservative Party and a major party funder, as the former owner of the Belize register through Belize International Services Ltd; further notes the criticism of such flags of convenience in general and o