Early Day Motions

LIPREADING

That this House recognises that more than eight million people are hard of hearing or severely deaf; notes that most of them rely on spoken English for communication with family or friends and for equal access to leisure and social activities, public services, employment and education; further notes

LANCASHIRE ACCENTS AND THE BURY CALL CENTRE

That this House welcomes the decision by Cellnet to open a new call centre in Bury, creating 2,000 jobs for local people; notes that, in addition to the suitability of the site and the excellent communication skills of local people, one of the significant factors determining the choice of location w

TIBET

That this House pays tribute to the Tibetan people and His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the non-violent pursuit of their right to self-determination; is aware that 25th April is the birthday of the child Panchan Lama; expresses serious concern for his wellbeing and that of his family; deplores the ref

CHILDREN IN ERITREA

That this House takes note of the African Conference on the Use of Children as Soldiers held in Maputo, Mozambique; is concerned by allegations that children are being forcibly conscripted into the armed forces by the Government of Eritrea; welcomes the adoption and ratification of the Convention of

LUFTHANSA SKYCHEF SACKINGS

That this House notes with concern that five months have passed since the sacking of 300 workers by the Lufthansa Skychefs General Manager Tim Otteridge, following a one day strike of staff in protest at the refusal of management to negotiate in good faith changes in working conditions; reminds Mr O

SAFETY OF THIRD GENERATION CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS

That this House welcomes the recent decision by the Committee on Safety of Medicines to restore the third generation contraceptive pills to a first line therapy option; regrets the confusion caused by the 1995 judgement which affected 1.5 million women and reversed the falling trend in abortions and

WOODS AIR MOVEMENT LIMITED OF COLCHESTER

That this House congratulates Woods Air Movement Limited of Colchester on winning a 1999 Queen's Award for Export Achievement; acknowledges that in 1998 the company was named Britain's Exporter of the Year; notes that its industrial ventilation equipment is exported to more than 70 countries; and wi

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE BBC

That this House reasserts the importance of maintaining the integrity and political impartiality of the BBC; recognises the contribution made by Mr Greg Dyke to the broadcasting industry; believes, however, that his substantial financial donations to the Labour Party render him inappropriate to be t

GP LISTS

That this House calls on the Department of Health and Social Services to amend the Patient's Charter to allow freedom of information and thereby ensure that individuals who have been struck off general practitioners' lists are given detailed reasons for such actions.

PROVISION OF BETA INTERFERON

That this House notes the issuing of Health Service Circular 1999/999 on the multiple sclerosis drug Beta Interferon; believes that this circular represents a further withdrawal from the Government's pledge of universal care for those that need it; finds the circular pre-empts proper consideration b

BRITISH TOMATO GROWERS

That this House recognises the valuable contribution the British tomato industry makes to the British economy by employing over 3,500 people UK-wide; congratulates the British Tomato Growers Association for its efforts to promote British tomatoes in Britain and around the world by bringing together

NUCLEAR SAFETY IN THE UKRAINE AND THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

That this House notes the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's plans to fund completion of two partially constructed Soviet-designed reactors in the Ukraine, reactor No. 2 at Khmelnitsky and reactor No. 4 at Rovno, known collectively as K2/R4; is concerned that with the forthcoming 13t

MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE

That this House congratulates the Marie Curie Cancer Care's Bradford appeal board which, with the support of the local community in all parts of the Bradford and Keighley district, has raised ú1 million towards the ú5.2 million needed to build the much-needed new Marie Curie Centre in Bradford; and

ENVIRONMENTALLY-BENIGN REFRIGERANTS

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to tackling global warming but notes that without further measures the United Kingdom is unlikely to reach its targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; recognises that environmentally-benign refrigerants with low global-warming potentia

SERPS FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS AFTER 6 APRIL 2000

That this House notes that from 6th April 2000, the amount of SERPS inherited by a spouse is cut from 100 per cent. to 50 per cent.; welcomes the decision of the Parliamentary Ombudsman on 29th March 1999 to investigate claims that from 1986 to 1999 the DSS was mis-advising people about their widows

TILLERY VALLEY FOOD LTD

That this House condemns Tillery Valley Foods Ltd. in Blaenau Gwent, for its failure to recognise the trade union, ISTC, despite the fact that a majority of the workforce are union members; and calls upon the Company to rethink its strategy and respect the democratic wishes of the majority of its wo

ST DUNSTANS

That this House expresses its gratitude to St. Dunstan's on its continuing work caring for men and women blinded in the service of their country; and regrets that, despite an extending need for the services it provides due to the increasing frailty of the ex-servicemen and women it supports, this ch

DEPLETED URANIUM

That this House welcomes the fact that depleted uranium-based ammunition has not been used by the United Kingdom forces in the present Operation Allied Force against Serb forces; and, given the persistent concern about the potential long-term radiation and chemical toxicity hazards, calls on the Gov

RATIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TREATY

That this House notes that 80 states, including the United Kingdom, have signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; welcomes the recent ratification by Senegal and Trinidad and Tobago of the statute; notes that Belgium, France, Italy and members of the Caribbean community are at an

BRADFORD AND BINGLEY BUILDING SOCIETY

That this House expresses its concern that if the Bradford and Bingley Building Society were to become a bank, serious damage would be caused to the entire building society movement, which would directly affect every person in the United Kingdom who wished to take out a mortgage to buy a home; belie

PENSIONS CLAWBACK

That this House believes that the practice of integrating occupational pensions with the state pension, commonly known as clawback, which allows employers to deduct a significant proportion of their employees' pension, affecting up to 2.5 million pensioners across the United Kingdom and hitting the

WITHDRAWAL OF TAXI SERVICE TO PIZZA HUT STAFF

That this House deplores the action of Pizza Hut, which, in its opposition to the national minimum wage, has cut funds for late night taxi services for its staff, many of whom are under 18 years and some of whom work as late as 1.00 am; considers such action prejudicial to the welfare and safety of

KOSOVO (No. 2)

That this House believes that NATO's intervention in the former Yugoslavia is justified on humanitarian grounds and, in the light of Slobodan Milosevic's policy of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, urges NATO to redouble its efforts to do all it can to avoid civilian casualties and to work incessantly for

LIGHTER SAFETY

leave out from 'standards' to end and add 'and urges Her Majesty's Government to introduce mandatory safety standards covering lighters imported into the United Kingdom, and such standards should specify that all lighters imported into the United Kingdom should bear the name and address of the regis

SUEZ CANAL ZONE GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL (No. 3)

at end add 'and Mr G. Harlow.'.