Early Day Motions

THE TREFEDDIAN HOTEL, AA HOTEL OF THE YEAR FOR WALES

That this House congratulates the Trefeddian Hotel, Aberdyfi, for being named AA Hotel of the Year for Wales on 24 September 2018; recognises the hotel has been run by four generations of the Cave family since 1907, and employs 54 full time members of staff; commends all staff and managing director,

GWYNEDD COUNCIL CHILDREN'S SERVICES

That this House welcomes the report published by the Care Inspectorate Wales which confirms that Gwynedd Council's children's services demonstrate significant strengths, and has a committed and stable workforce; notes that the report looked at the experience and progress of children on the edge of c

SIOP IWAN CAERNARFON

That this House congratulates Iwan and Menna Evans of Caernarfon on the success of their shop, Siop Iwan, which they ran for 33 years; recognises the hard work the Evans family put into running the shop which was an important part of retail life in Caernarfon, not only serving as a store but also as

CLWB CRICED RHYDAMAN

That this House congratulates Ammanford Cricket Club on its achievement of winning both the Premier League T20 cup and the Welsh One Day Cup during the 2018 season; recognises the successful youth structure of the club which serves to develop local cricketers and provides sporting opportunities; and

INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF WELSH LANGUAGE SPEAKERS

That this House welcomes the data published by the Office of National Statistics confirming that the number of Welsh speakers has risen to 874,700 from 726,600 in 2008; notes the Annual Population Survey asked 31,000 people about their ability to speak Welsh in 14,500 different households in the dif

BBC ALBA - 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

That this House celebrates the 10th year anniversary of Gaelic programme BBC Alba; thanks the work of Gaelic media services, rebranded as MG Alba, and BBC Scotland who jointly operate the channel through partial funding from the Scottish and UK Governments; acknowledges that over £160 million worth

SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL STADIUM - HAMPDEN PARK

That this House welcomes the decision of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) to keep Hampden Park as Scotland's national stadium; recognises that this decision cements Glasgow's reputation as a world-class sporting city; notes the positive impact this will have for the vibrancy of the local comm

CRANHILL PARISH CHURCH LOTTERY GRANT

That this House congratulates Cranhill Parish Church of Scotland on being awarded a National Lottery Awards for All Scotland grant of £2,690 from the Big Lottery Fund; notes that this funding will be used to run a neighbourhood cinema project showing a range of films to the local community at the ch

WHITEROSE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LOTTERY GRANT

That this House congratulates Whiterose Hall Management Committee on being awarded a National Lottery Awards for All Scotland grant of £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund; notes that this funding will deliver activities such as music workshops, lunch clubs and family entertainment for local people in

SUBSIDIES FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM BIOMASS

That this House expresses its concern that renewable energy subsidies for electricity generated from biomass are resulting in damaging impacts diametrically opposite to intended policy outcomes for which those subsidies were instituted; notes that biomass damages forests and biodiversity, pollutes c

BABY LOSS AWARENESS WEEK 2018

That this House supports Baby Loss Awareness Week 2018 which runs from 8 to 15 October, when it culminates in Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day; acknowledges that stillbirth, miscarriage and infant loss is a tragedy which governments in Scotland and across the UK must work to prevent; is hea

RETIREMENT OF HEAD TEACHER AT KNIGHTSWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL

That this House recognises the outstanding contribution to education in Glasgow made by Mrs Kay A. Dingwall over a period of 40 years, in particular as Head Teacher of Knightswood Secondary School; notes her dedication and service to the children who have attended that school, while keeping them at

PROUD NESS AND HEBRIDEAN PRIDE

That this House congratulates all those who took part in, and all those who organised, the Proud Ness and Hebridean Pride marches in Inverness and Stornaway respectively on 6 October 2018 and asserts the right of all people in the Highlands and Islands and elsewhere to be treated equally regardless

FREE SCHOOL TRANSPORT FOR 16 TO 18 YEAR OLDS

That this House notes that bus services in the North West have dropped from 4,241 in 2008 to 3,353 in 2018; recognises that in places such as Sedbergh and Coniston it is now often impossible to access sixth forms by public transport; further notes that the Government has raised the age of those lega

DRUG DEATHS (No. 2)

That this House notes that there were 3,756 deaths relating to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2017; further notes that this is the highest number on record; is alarmed that deaths due to Fentanyl and cocaine continue to rise; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to increase acce

WOLVERCOTE YOUNG PEOPLE'S CLUB AND FUNDING FOR YOUTH SERVICES

That this House congratulates the Wolvercote Young People's Club which has been providing services for the community in North Oxford for nearly 80 years; notes with concern that due to Government and Oxfordshire County Council funding cuts and increases in rent Wolvercote Young People's Club trustee

GILLIGAN REPORT INTO CYCLING IN OXFORD, MILTON KEYNES AND CAMBRIDGE

That this House recognises the benefits of cycling to the environment, reducing air pollution and traffic, and the benefits to people's physical and mental health and wellbeing; welcomes the report by Andrew Gillian, Running out of Road: Investing in Cycling in Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Oxford, c

ROYAL COMMISSION ON POLICING

That this House celebrates the hard work and determination of police officers across the country to serve their community against the backdrop of financial cuts preventing their ability to do so as effectively as they could; notes that it has become difficult to establish precisely what resources th

KWEKU ADOBOLI

That this House knows of no proper purpose or value in deporting Kweku Adoboli; recognises that he was last ordinarily resident in Ghana aged four; notes that he has been resident in the UK since he was 12; and calls on Ministers to halt the deportation, to meet his supporters and to allow him to co

END DEGRADING TREATMENT OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN BAHRAIN

That this House deplores the degrading treatment of political prisoners in Bahrain; is appalled by the inhuman conditions of detention facilities as described by the UN Human Rights Committee in July 2018, particularly in Jau prison, including unsanitary conditions, severe overcrowding, inadequate a

INDEPENDENT BAILIFF REGULATOR

That this House is shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Jerome Rogers, a young bicycle courier who, after being aggressively pursued by bailiffs, felt driven to take his own life; notes the evidence from Citizens Advice of poor treatment at the hands of bailiffs across the UK; considers that

FREE BRITISH PASSPORT UPGRADE

That this House believes that leaving the EU gives the UK a unique opportunity to restore its national identity; supports the Government's announcement that passports will return to their traditional, iconic blue and gold design; and encourages the Government to offer free replacements to the first

TAFARN Y FIC - LLITHFAEN

That this House congratulates Tafarn y Fic, in Llithfaen, Gwynedd on celebrating its 30th birthday, making it the oldest community pub in Europe; notes that in 1988, a number of people from the Llithfaen area formed a co-operative company and raised capital to purchase Tafarn y Fic; recognises the h

FRACKING

That this House notes that Sussex's picturesque countryside faces a persistent threat of environmental degradation and air pollution as a result of fracking for shale gas; calls on the Government to immediately cease the issuing of permits for the development and expansion of shale gas fracking; agr

SALVATION ARMY EMERGENCY RESPONSE

That this House notes the dedication of the Salvation Army in responding to major incidents; understands that in recent years it has attended many emergencies in Glasgow Central constituency, including the fires in Sauchiehall Street and the Clutha helicopter crash; notes that it offers practical as