Early Day Motions

RECOGNITION OF CHESS AS A SPORT IN THE UK

That this House congratulates the Minister for Sport for reaffirming his support for chess to be recognised as a sport; recognises that chess is a sport in which there are no barriers of physical ability or between the sexes; notes that in this country four million people play chess, and in England

BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART AT THE MILLENNIUM DOME

That this House regrets the failure of the New Millennium Experience Company to include books and works of art in the contents of the Millennium Experience; and urges the Company to make provision within the Millennium Dome for a bookshop and exhibition space.

BATTERY HENS (No. 2)

That this House believes that the battery cage system imposes a high degree of suffering on laying hens; is concerned that battery hens are kept in cages so small that they are unable to stretch their wings, let alone move around or peck and scratch at the ground; notes that a 1996 report by the Eur

HERTFORDSHIRE AND PFI BIDS

That this House notes with concern that the Government has changed the criteria for allocation of PFI credits to restrict highway authorities to one major project bid per authority; further notes that this takes no account of the large population, high car ownership and heavy road uses in Hertfordsh

POVERTY AND RIGHTS AT WORK

That this House notes with concern that the Treasury's latest study shows that 40 per cent. of children are born into poverty and that more than a quarter will never escape it and although overall living standards have increased by 40 per cent. since 1979 the poorest children were no better off in t

COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AND EMPHYSEMA

That this House congratulates the Government for making ú1.5 billion available for the biggest compensation case in history and agreeing on 26th March in accordance with the court's judgement a comprehensive compensation scheme to compensate former miners suffering with chronic bronchitis and emphys

REVIEW OF SUSAN MAY'S CASE

That this House considers that there is sufficient evidence to cast doubt upon the results of the Police investigation into the murder of Hilda Marchbank in 1992 and to render unsafe the subsequent prosecution of Susan May for this crime; and calls upon the Criminal Cases Review Commission to expedi

ELECTED SECOND CHAMBER

leave out from 'parliament' to end and add 'will probably need to include at least some members with some form of democratic accountability, but accepts that the exact details of its composition should only be determined after its new role has been decided and after its new relationship with the Hou

10p TAX RATE FOR PENSIONER SAVINGS INCOME

That this House notes that the 10p tax rate announced by the Chancellor does not apply to the savings income of people of pensionable age; and calls on HM Government to extend the 10p rate to pensioners' savings to reward thrift and boost pensioner incomes.

PARLIAMENT AND BBC RADIO FOUR

That this House notes that the warnings of the Right honourable Member for Manchester Gorton, the honourable Member for South Staffordshire, the honourable Member for Rotherham and the honourable Member for North Cornwall, amongst others, that changes to BBC Radio 4's parliamentary programme schedul

CORNWALL'S OBJECTIVE ONE STATUS

That this House congratulates the people of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on the success of their united campaign, led by their MEP, Robin Teverson, to achieve EU Objective One Status; wishes them equal success in together determining the best possible economic, social and environmental strategy

JUDICIAL INQUIRY INTO BALIBO MASSACRE

That this House regrets that the Australian Government has yet to acknowledge that Indonesia's top generals informed it in advance, via its Ambassador, of the Indonesian attack on Balibo, East Timor, which led to the deaths of British newsmen Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters together with three newsm

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION

That this House recognises the continued public unease surrounding the use of animal experiments; notes the recent half million signature petition presented to the Prime Minister's Office by Naturewatch supporters; deplores the excessive secrecy which still permeates the animal experiment industry;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

That this House recognises that cystic fibrosis is the United Kingdom's most common life-threatening inherited disease, currently affecting 7,000 babies, children and adults; applauds the Cystic Fibrosis Trust which since 1964 has provided direct financial, practical and emotional support to cystic

PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND INJURY AMONG CHILDREN

That this House expresses concern that while accidental deaths among children and young people have been falling, the numbers of children seriously injured and disabled in accidents has increased; welcomes the priority given to reducing accidental death and injuries among children in 'Our Healthier

PROVISION OF LOCAL RECYCLING SCHEMES

That this House calls for statutory changes to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requiring local authorities to provide recycling services to their communities; recognises that such changes would complement Her Majesty's Government's policy of less waste, more value by maximising the sustainabil

EU SUPPORT FOR A SOVEREIGN PALESTINIAN STATE

That this House welcomes the declaration by the heads of states and government of the EU on the Middle East Peace Process made at the Berlin Summit which calls for a negotiated peace settlement based on the principles of international law SCRs 242 and 338 and the Madrid and Oslo agreements and reaff

CHIEF INSPECTOR OF OFSTED

That this House understands that evidence has now been made available to the Government, that as a senior civil servant, Chris Woodhead has not told the truth and attempted to cover up an earlier relationship with a pupil when he was a teacher; believes this renders him unfit to head OFSTED; and cal

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE

That this House looks forward to the introduction of the national minimum wage on 1st April, which will tackle the scandal of poverty pay levels encouraged by the previous Conservative administration; notes that this is yet another example of the Labour government delivering on its promises; and in

KERB CRAWLING

That this House welcomes the Government's intention to make kerb crawling an arrestable offence; further welcomes the Government's review of the law on sexual offences and its commitment to protect the vulnerable from the abuse and exploitation associated with prostitution; and urges the Government

YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK ARMED FORCES

leave out from 'that' to end and add 'the benefits to their career development of the education and skills which the Armed Forces provide for 16 and 17 year olds in this country, who should not be sent on active service until they attain 18 years of age but can gain greatly from military training, a

LONDON UNDERGROUND WORKERS

leave out from 'jobs' to end and add 'owing to the total failure of the Government's public-private partnership for the operation of the Underground's infrastructure which prejudices both the modernisation of the Tube and any improvement of services to passengers.'.

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR FALKIRK EAST

That this House notes with astonishment the remarks made by the honourable Member for Falkirk East at Scottish Office questions on 23rd March that local authorities in Scotland are awash with money, given the recent parliamentary Answer which shows the Government's budget for Scottish local authorit

RECYCLED CONTENT OF NEWSPRINT

That this House supports efforts to increase the use of recycled materials; accordingly supports the Recycled Content of Newsprint Bill, introduced by a cross-party group of honourable Members on 25th March which will require newspaper publishers to use 65 per cent. of recycled newsprint by 2003, 70

HEALTH CONCERNS AND SITING OF TELECOMMUNICATION MASTS

That this House recognises the expansion of the telecommunications industry; considers that technological change is outpacing the current regulatory planning framework; further notes that the precautionary approach to decision-making adopted in the Maastricht Treaty was ratified more recently than r