Early Day Motions

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS' INVESTMENT IN ARMS COMPANIES

That this House welcomes the Church Commissioners' decision that they will not hold shares in British Aerospace on ethical grounds, and that therefore if they receive any such shares as a result of the purchase of GEC's defence wing, Marconi Electronic Systems, they will dispose of them; notes the c

CYPRUS (No. 2)

That this House considers that peace and security are vital to the well-being of the Turkish Cypriots and the Greek Cypriots; congratulates the Turkish peace-keeping force for putting an end to fighting among the Greek Cypriots and ethnic cleansing of the Turkish Cypriots 25 years ago this month, an

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARDS

That this House notes that the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 mandates local authorities to take measures to improve the energy efficiency levels of their housing stock; congratulates the 141 local authorities who between them have won ú3.74 million under the Energy Saving Trust's Energy Efficien

LOCAL LOOP ACCESS

That this House welcomes OFTEL's recommendation, in its latest consultation document, on opening up the local loop access charge to competition by 2001; and calls on the Government to implement this immediately so that the United Kingdom can maintain the lead position in the world in e-commerce.

WATER FLUORIDATION

That this House welcomes the Secretary of State for Health's proposals to conduct an independent review of the safety and benefit of fluoridation; believes that water companies should only fluoridate where there is local support for doing so; congratulates Bolton Council for being the only town in B

MR MICHAEL ASHCROFT AND THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY

That this House notes that Mr Michael Ashcroft acts as the Conservative Party's Treasurer and most generous funder; expresses its surprise that he should occupy those positions given his status as a UK tax exile, domiciled in Florida, conducting his principal business activities in Belize, serving a

CRIMINAL DEFENCE SERVICE

That this House insists that all state-funded criminal defence services should not be provided by private sector lawyers and calls for salaried lawyers to be employed to provide such services; believes that a mixed economy of private sector and salaried lawyers would provide an effective criminal de

EAST LONDON LINE

after 'Islington', insert 'including an extension to link Finsbury Park with the East Coast line'.

GRASSLAND FARMING

That this House notes the difficulties faced by farmers, in particular grassland farmers; welcomes the fact that the draft texts of the Rural Development regulations following the Berlin Summit allow support for planting costs of energy crops on grassland; regrets that annual maintenance costs for f

OCCAR

That this House takes note of the Convention on the Establishment of the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation between the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy (OCCAR), Cm 4367, presented to Parliament on 18th June; and requests that Her Majesty's Government does not ratify it until the

STUDY OF ANGLO-SAXON HISTORY

That this House deplores the decision by the Oxford and Cambridge Examination Board to remove the study of the Anglo-Saxon period from their A-level History syllabus; believes that the study of this period can provide a unique opportunity for history students to develop critical faculties and foster

HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH EAST SRI LANKA

That this House views with great concern the official and unofficial embargoes on food and medicine to the Vanni and other Tamil areas in the north east of Sri Lanka which are causing enormous suffering, starvation and deaths in the civilian population; notes the lack of free flow of information in

CERVICAL CANCER VACCINE

That this House congratulates the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Research Campaign and the Ludwig Institute for backing the development of a vaccine against the human papilloma virus to protect women against cervical cancer that affects 4,000 women and causes 1,600 deaths every year; supports

STATEMENTS FROM THE CHIEF RABBI AND CARDINAL WINNING ON EUTHANASIA

That this House welcomes the individual statements from the Chief Rabbi, Professor Jonathan Sacks, and from His Grace Cardinal Thomas Winning of Glasgow, each expressing deep regret and concern at the BMA guidelines on withholding and withdrawing nutrition and hydration from patients; notes that bot

WOMEN PRISONERS AND THEIR CHILDREN

That this House believes that custodial sentences for women offenders with dependent children should be used only when essential for public safety; believes that the imprisoning of babies should end and that redundant open prison areas should be converted to hostels for women offenders and children;

V & A'S SIKH ARTS EXHIBITION

That this House wholeheartedly congratulates the Victoria and Albert Museum for staging the exhilarating exhibition, The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms, which is the first international exhibition of the artistic heritage of the Sikhs; and pays tribute to Susan Stronge, curator, and her staff and volunte

INCONTINENCE

That this House notes that several million people in the United Kingdom suffer problems of bladder and bowel control; deplores the irrational stigma still attached to incontinence that results in many people believing it to be incurable and deters them from seeking medical assistance; is therefore d

EAST LONDON LINE

That this House congratulates the Deputy Prime Minister for allowing London Transport to develop the business case and draft powers for proposed southern extensions of London Underground's East London Line, and to design the links with Railtrack lines in South London, so that the case for linking th

NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE

That this House congratulates Nelson and Colne College in winning the Schools' Analyst Competition organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry's Analytical Division; notes that this is the second year running that Nelson and Colne College has won this competition; notes that this is the only nationa

MORTGAGE MIS-SELLING AND EXCESS PROFITS

That this House applauds the Daily Mail's description of the action of banks and building societies in failing to reduce interest rates as 'greed, naked and unashamed'; notes that half of all mortgages were mis-sold in a recent survey in Suffolk; is concerned that a mortgage mis-selling scandal of e

CONDUCT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH HONOURABLE MEMBERS

That this House notes with concern the failure of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions to respond to a letter from the honourable Member for New Forest East when originally sent on 16th March and when faxed to his office on 25th May; further notes that the only matte

SURF LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

That this House commends the safe and enjoyable environment provided on British beaches by the Surf Life Saving Association and other organisations with similar aims; recognises that many lives are saved each year by members of the Association; welcomes the opportunities offered to young people to p

ACCESS TO LOCAL BANKING SERVICES

That this House is concerned at the number of closures of district branches of major banks and the increase in semi-automated branches which present major difficulties for small retailers as well as the elderly, the disabled and the visually impaired; calls upon the Government to consider appointing

FUTURE OF CYPRUS (No. 2)

That this House believes that after 25 years, the Cyprus problem has gone unresolved for too long; welcomes the intention of the Secretary General of the UN to invite both sides to a fresh round of negotiations on the basis of existing UN resolutions; urges all concerned to seize this best opportuni

INTERCOMMUNAL RELATIONS BETWEEN GREEK AND TURKISH CYPRIOTS

That this House congratulates the Friends of Cyprus for their work since 1974 in bringing together representatives of Greek and Turkish Cypriot civil society, including teachers, environmentalists, engineers, journalists, business people, trade unionists and students; commends the Foreign and Common