Early Day Motions

START OF THE MILLENNIUM

That this House recognises that the Millennium will begin in Teddington, Middlesex when the atomic clocks at the National Physical Laboratory complete their countdown and transmit a Millennium signal based on Co-ordinated Universal Time; applauds the achievements of the 700 staff of the laboratory i

ALLOWANCES FOR HONOURABLE MEMBERS REPRESENTING SCOTTISH CONSTITUENCIES

That this House notes the decision of the Scottish Parliament ot reduce the allowances of regional Members of the Scottish Parliament on the grounds that they do not have constituency responsibilities; further notes that honourable Members representing Scottish constituencies will also have fewer re

NATIONAL COT DEATH WEEK

after 'education', insert 'particulary about the dangerous consequences of smacking'.

RNID'S REPORT, WAITING TO HEAR

That this House welcomes the launch of Waiting to Hear, a report on excessive waiting times for NHS hearing tests endured each year by almost 200,000 deaf and hard of hearing people needing hearing aids, in some cases waiting for longer than a year; notes the isolation, frustration and barriers to o

DOWN'S SYNDROME AWARENESS WEEK

That this House congratulates the Down's Syndrome Association for the launch of its Health Alert Campaign on discrimination against people with Down's syndrome by health professionals during the Down's Syndrome Awareness Week (5th to 11th June), supports the notion that people with Down's syndrome a

MEASLES VACCINE AND AUTISM

That this House notes the suggestion of a link between the meales, mumps and rubella vaccines and autism and inflammatory bowel conditions; calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to investigate the possibility of a link and undertake a full research programme to verify the safety of the meales

BRITISH AEROSPACE AIRBUS EXPORTS

That this House congratulates British Aerospace Airbus on the announcement that it has won a Queen's Award for Export achievement; welcomes the news as further evidence of the continuing benefits from investment in high technology Airbus products; notes and welcomes Her Majesty's Government's commit

NORTHUMBRIAN ASSOCIATION

That this House warmly welcomes the formation of the Northumbrian Association, which seeks to promote the distinctive arts, culture and identity of the lands between the Tees and Tweed, from the ancient kingdom of Northumbria through almost 1400 years to the present day.

PREVENTION OF SALES TO CHILDREN

That this House notes the many recent measures taken by the National Lottery operator to combat sales of National Lottery tickets to under 16s, culminating in the launch of Project Child; further notes that the operator is one of the sponsors of the CitizenCard scheme; and therefore welcomes the eff

CENTENARY OF THE NATIONAL OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION

That this House congratulates the National Operatic and Dramatic Association on its centenary; acknowledges that since its formation in 1899 it has protected and advanced the interests of operatic and dramatic art and its member societies; notes that currently more than 2,300 societies are affiliate

RURAL RAIL

at end add 'and in particular condemns the actions of Wales and West trains for removing the popular and well used services at 5.50 am to Swansea from Milford Haven and Haverfordwest and 16.05 pm return simply because they are not stipulated in the Passenger Service Requirement.'.

EU/US BANANA DISPUTE

That this House is concerned about the situation that has developed regarding Beamglow, a packaging company in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire as a result of the ongoing banana dispute between the European Union and the United States of America; notes that the narrow nature of the definition of packaging t

SAFETY OF FISHING VESSELS

That this House, concerned at the dangers created by the increasing age of many of Britain's fishing ports and the need to invest in both ports and processing to keep the fishing industry competitive, calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to withdraw the proposals he announced on

MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL

That this House notes the 80,000 signature petition from the residents of Harrow and Hillingdon submitted during the public consultation on changes to services at Mount Vernon Hospital to Hillingdon Health Authority; congratulates Community Voice, the Pinner Association and the Hatch End Association

ADVERTISERS AND THE SUN

That this House believes that customers of major advertisers in The Sun, Wednesday 26th May 1999 will expect the major companies and charities, including Tesco, Automobile Association, Vodaphone, Tiny Computers, Alliance and Leicester, Currys, Woolworths, Vauxhall, Debenhams, British Heart Foundatio

CONCESSIONARY TELEVISION LICENCES

That this House notes with concern reports suggesting that Her Majesty's Government is considering abolishing the concessionary television licence scheme; believes that the existing scheme should be extended, not reduced; calls on the Government to consult pensioners' groups about reform of the syst

TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE

That this House notes that 4th June marks the 10th anniversary of the 1989 brutal suppression of peaceful human rights and pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in which thousands died or were wounded; notes also that over the last 10 years the Chinese authorities have instigated no

HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEACE

That this House welcomes the statement on the Balkan War of the Hague Appeal for Peace Conference held on 11th to 15th May; and urges Her Majesty's Government to call for an immediate end to war on the ground and in the air in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro, the urgent reintroduction of an enlarged f

DRIVERS' HEALTH

That this House notes with concern the incidence of car accidents caused by drivers suffering from dementia and other degenerative medical conditions which affect their fitness to drive but which have not been notified to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority; urges Her Majesty's Government to

FURTHER EDUCATION IN MERSEYSIDE

That this House notes that, of only 10 colleges awarded Beacon Status nationwide two, Knowsley Community College and Carmel College St. Helens, are in Merseyside; further notes that Knowsley Community College is one of only four colleges awarded both Beacon Status and Accreditation; and congratulate

BUILDING SOCIETIES (No. 2)

That this House urges the Government, in the interests of equity, to consider raising the percentage of borrowers needed to support conversion or take-over of building societies to 75 per cent., on a minimum 50 per cent. turnout, to bring them into line with the criteria required for savers, recogni

CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE AT DUNDEE

That this House congratulates the medical scientists at the University of Dundee on their successful progress with the new cancer therapies; and wishes them well in their appeal for ú4 million to set up a research centre.

INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST SOLICITORS

That this House notes the increasing number of complaints against solicitors, the continuing high level of dissatisfaction with the complaints handling by the Office of Supervision of Solicitors, the conflicting roles of the Law Society as both the regulator and trade association representing the in

BONA FIDES OF BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY CANDIDATES

That this House notes with dismay that for the forthcoming Euro-elections, three candidates for the constituency of the North East of England, i.e., John Bowles, Alan Gould and Colin Smith, have given false addresses on their nomination papers; that to date there is no proof that the named individua

ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS

That this House condemns the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants for its failure to function in an open, democratic and accountable manner by not having any of its officeholders directly elected by its members, by using a balloting system which has been outlawed for trade unions, for perm