Early Day Motions

MURDER OF JOURNALIST LYRA MCKEE (No. 2)

That this House mourns the death of Lyra McKee, murdered on Thursday 18 April by dissident republican terrorists in the course of her work as an investigative journalist; recognises the profound shock and sympathy that greeted this news right across the community; notes that the killing is a devasta

INTERNATIONAL WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY

That this House joins workers, trade unions and communities in commemorating Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April 2019; welcomes that Workers’ Memorial Day is commemorated throughout the world and is officially recognised by the UK Government; expresses concern that more people are killed at work than

JACKIE BIRD

That this House recognises the valuable contribution that Jackie Bird has made to Scottish media after her last appearance on Reporting Scotland; acknowledges that Jackie Bird fronts many Scottish TV events such as Hogmanay, Children in Need and the World Pipe Band Competition every year; congratula

PROVIDING FINANCIAL RESTITUTION TO 1950s WOMEN

That this House welcomes the positive interventions from many hon. Members from across the House on behalf of women born in the 1950s who have lost their pensions; welcomes the equalisation of retirement ages between women and men; recalls that women born in the 1950s were subject to discriminatory

SUCCESS OF TOMATIN DISTILLERY

That this House congratulates Tomatin Distillery on is recent success at the 2019 San Francisco World Spirit Competition; notes that the San Francisco World Spirit Competition recognises exceptional products in the spirits industry with a judging panel of 40 industry experts; commends Tomatin Distil

TIME DELI, HAMILTON

That this House congratulates Time Deli in Hamilton on being named Coffee Shop of the Year at the 9th annual Scottish Independent Retail Awards 2019; recognises Time placed first in the South West Region category before going up against 27 other coffee shops to win Best in Scotland; acknowledges the

SUCCESS OF FIFE EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TRUST

That this House commends the hard work of Glenrothes based Fife Employment Access Trust (FEAT) on their recent success at the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) Awards and the Fife Business Awards; congratulates them on winning the CSJ Work Award 2019 for charities that are supporting those with signif

RECOGNITION OF THE WEMYSS IMPROVEMENT GROUP

That this House recognises and commends the hardworking volunteers of The Wemyss Improvement Group (TWIG) who aim to improve their local area by looking after floral enhancement and environmental projects in the village of East Wemyss; congratulates the team on their recent funding success through t

GLENROTHES AS FIRST LIVING WAGE TOWN

That this House welcomes the Fairer Fife Commission and the Fife Partnership proposals to make Glenrothes the first Living Wage Town in Scotland; commends the efforts of the Fife Partnership in setting up an Action Group to take forward those proposals; welcomes the allocation of funding to provide

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

That this House congratulates the Open University (OU) on its 50th anniversary; notes that its mission of opening up education for all through flexible distance learning is as relevant today as it was in 1969; celebrates the over two million students who have been taught by the OU since 1969; suppor

TACKLING ISLAMOPHOBIA AND RELIGIOUS HATE CRIMES

That this House remains deeply concerned by the rise of Islamophobia and other hate crimes within communities; stands in solidarity with the victims of such crimes and with the wider Muslim community in both the London Borough of Haringey and across the UK; supports the Metropolitan Police in their

EIGHTY YEARS OF THE COSMO CINEMA

That this House celebrates 80 years since the Cosmo cinema, the first purpose-built art house cinema outside London, was built; appreciates the unique architecture of the building, which was designed in a mix of Art Deco and Art Moderne styles by James McKissack; notes that the cinema has been home

GORBALS THROUGH THE LENS

That this House congratulates the St Francis Heritage in the Community project on its work in the Gorbals; notes that its multi-phase project is centred around the beautiful St Francis centre, a rare survivor of the slum clearances programme of the 1950s; appreciates that the project worked with Bla

ASDA'S LONGEST-SERVING COMMUNITY CHAMPION

That this House congratulates the Asda Foundation on 30 years of giving back to the community; further congratulates Asda Toryglen employee, Elizabeth Arbuckle, on being Asda's longest serving community champion; notes that Elizabeth has served in a community role for more than 17 years; appreciates

FIFTY YEARS OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION

That this House congratulates the Riding for the Disabled Association, which was founded in 1969, on its 50th anniversary; recognises the opportunities that the charity provides to ride and carriage drive to more than 25,500 people with disabilities at 500 groups across the UK; appreciates the thera

SRI LANKA EASTER SUNDAY BOMBINGS

This House utterly and totally condemns the heinous attacks on Christians at prayer on their most holy day in Sri Lanka; supports the Sri Lankan Government in its attempts to catch those responsible; urges the UK Government to lend all the support that it can to Sri Lanka in trying to apprehend the

PROPOSED STATE VISIT BY DONALD TRUMP

That this House deplores the record of US President Donald Trump, including his misogynism, racism and xenophobia; condemns his previous comments on women, refugees and torture; further condemns his lack of action on climate change and failure to support the Paris Climate Change Deal; further deplor

EASTER SUNDAY ATTACKS IN SRI LANKA

That this House condemns the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka which killed 321 people and injured hundreds more; offers sympathies to all those killed or injured in the attack and their families and friends; recognises that many of those killed were Christians gathering peacefully for prayer; cond

CONDUCT OF THE SPEAKER (IMPARTIALITY)

That this House notes that Erskine May states that "The chief characteristics attaching to the office of Speaker in the House of Commons are authority and impartiality"; further notes that it states that "Confidence in the impartiality of the Speaker is an indispensable condition of the successful w

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY

That this House congratulates the World Intellectual Property Office on marking the 19th World Intellectual Property Day, which has been celebrated annually on 26 April since 2000; understands that World Intellectual Property Day was conceived to raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks

FUEL POVERTY IN COVENTRY

That this House recognises that there are more than 20,000 households living in fuel poverty in Coventry; further recognises that there are 2.55 million households living in fuel poverty across the UK; notes that the percentage of households living in fuel poverty in Coventry is higher than both the

RECOGNITION OF BILLY MCNEILL

That this House expresses its deep sorrow at the death of Billy McNeill, the former captain of the Lisbon Lions, who made history when he led Celtic Football Club to victory in the 1967 European Cup final; recognises Billy’s extraordinary contribution to Scottish football both as a manager and as a

BILLY MCNEILL, FOR CELTIC AND SCOTLAND

That this House notes with sadness the death of former Celtic captain and manager Billy McNeill at the age of 79; acknowledges the immense contribution he made to football in Scotland, the UK and across Europe during a glittering, trophy-laden career, in which the undoubted highlight was when he cap

MURDER OF JOURNALIST LYRA MCKEE

That this House mourns the death of Lyra McKee, murdered on Thursday 18 April 2019 by dissident republican terrorists in the course of her work reporting as an investigative journalist; recognises the profound shock and sympathy that greeted this news right across the community; notes that the killi

#ZEROHIV

That this House welcomes the publication of #ZEROHIV, HIV Scotland's new strategic plan, commends their commitment of getting to zero new HIV transmissions, zero HIV-related deaths and zero HIV-related stigma; notes the importance of PrEP, a pill that HIV-negative people can take to prevent HIV in c