Early Day Motions

AUCHENGEICH COLLIERY DISASTER (No. 2)

That this House notes that 18 September 2018 will mark the 59th anniversary of the Auchengeich Colliery disaster, in which 47 miners went to work never to return home to their families, leaving 76 children without a father and a community devastated; recognises the fact that the youngest man to die

FOREIGN NATIONAL VISAS IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

That this House expresses concern over reports that the Israeli Government is increasingly refusing to renew the residency permits and visas of foreign nationals who live and work in the Palestinian Territories; affirms the view that foreign nationals must be granted access to visit, travel and live

CHILDCARE VOUCHERS No. 2

That this House notes that the Government is closing Childcare Vouchers to new entrants from 4 October 2018 without having conducted a proper analysis of the winners and losers from removing the scheme and replacing it with Tax-Free Childcare, despite a recommendation to so do by the Treasury Select

SMALL CLAIMS LIMIT FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

That this House expresses concern at the planned increase in the small claims limit for personal injury; regrets the small claims limit increase is not on the face of the Civil Liability Bill and unable to be debated; further regrets the proposal to increase the small claims limit by 100 per cent fr

EFFECT OF THE WATER SHORTAGE ON FARMERS IN CUMBRIA

That this House notes the rapid decline in reservoir levels in the North West due to two very dry months resulting in the Environment Agency receiving a sharp increase in reports of environmental incidents in the North West, with 25 per cent of July 2018's normal estimated reports received in the fi

POLICING AT THE APPLEBY HORSE FAIR

That this House commends the police for its hard work in Cumbria surrounding the Appleby Horse Fair; recognises the Government's failure to provide Cumbria Constabulary with the funding needed to protect communities from anti-social behaviour; and calls on the Home Secretary to provide immediate pro

COUNTRYFILE 30TH ANNIVERSARY

That this House congratulates Countryfile on reaching its 30th anniversary; notes the tremendous cross-section of agri-life that is displayed in such a wonderful way in each programme; and thanks all those involved in this excellent and informative production which gives the people of the UK such pl

SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD SCOTLAND CREATIVE COMPETITION WINNER, MYA MILROY, HILLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, GLASGOW

That this House congratulates Mya Milroy, a pupil from Hillington Primary School in Glasgow, in her achievement in winning the Show Racism the Red Card Creative Competition, Highly Commended winner in the Primary 6-7 Category; notes that the Show Racism the Red Card Scotland Creative Competition is

SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD SCOTLAND CREATIVE COMPETITION WINNER AND LOURDES PRIMARY SCHOOL

That this House congratulates pupils from Lourdes Primary School in Glasgow for their achievement in winning the Show Racism the Red Card Creative Competition, Highly Commended winners in the Additional Support for Learning Category; notes that the Show Racism the Red Card Scotland Creative Competit

MAKE DO AND GROW - THE HOOP AWARDS 2018

That this House notes the work of Make Do and Grow, based in Govan, Glasgow, a not-for-profit social enterprise and a community based organisation that offer low cost pre-loved clothing and toys for children aged 3 to 12, and creative sessions such as crafting and free-play using reusable and recycl

FUNDING FOR WALES POST-BREXIT

That this House expresses deep concern about the future of funding for Wales once the UK leaves the EU; recognises that between 2014 and 2020, Wales will have received over £2 billion from the EU through European Structural Funds; further recognises that these funds help to support people into work

PHYSIQUE AND POWER BARBELL CLUB NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARDS FOR ALL FUNDING

That this House congratulates the Physique and Power Barbell Club on successfully securing £8,076 in National Lottery Awards for All funding from SportScotland; praises the club for its plans to purchase powerlifting equipment so that it can deliver female-only lessons in the east end of Glasgow; an

HELENSLEA HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BIG LOTTERY FUND SCOTLAND FUNDING

That this House congratulates the Helenslea Hall Management Committee on successfully securing £129,975 in National Lottery funding from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland; praises the committee for its plans to deliver a range of community activities, including tea dances, parent and toddler groups, art

PRODUCED MOON NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARDS FOR ALL FUNDING

That this House congratulates Produced Moon on successfully securing £7000 in National Lottery Awards for All Funding from Creative Scotland; praises the Group for their plans to run a series of workshops in Easterhouse that will explore interactive technologies with young people; and looks forward

GREEN FLAG AWARDS IN EDINBURGH

That this House congratulates Edinburgh for winning more than 45 per cent of Scotland's Green Flag awards in recognition of the city's outstanding quality of green spaces; recognises that the Green Flag award is the ultimate benchmark for green spaces and that of 71 across Scotland, 33 were in Edinb

VISUAL STATEMENT NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARDS FOR ALL FUNDING

That this House congratulates Visual Statement on successfully securing £9,000 in National Lottery Awards for All funding; praises the Group for its plans to deliver theatre-based activities to young people at risk of alcohol abuse in Easterhouse; and looks forward to seeing the difference this fund

PLASTIC FREE BANGOR

That this House welcomes and supports the Plastic Free Bangor campaign in its mission to make Bangor the first plastic free city in Wales; celebrates the efforts of Harry Riley and Dr Christian Dunn for their energy and enthusiasm in leading the campaign; recognises the harmful impact plastic is hav

UNLOCKED GRADUATES CHARITY

That this House applauds the pioneering work of the charity, Unlocked Graduates, which aims to bring high-calibre graduate talent into the prison service; notes that participants in the charity's two-year programme serve as prison officers while working towards a fully-funded master's degree in Lead

PRE-STUNNING AND ANIMAL SLAUGHTER

That this House recognises that there is public concern about meat slaughtered in accordance with religious beliefs and thus not been pre-stunned, being sold or served to consumers who do not require their meat to be prepared in this way; further recognises that there are calls for such meat to be l

SUNDAY POLITICS PROGRAMME

That this House notes the recently-made decision by the BBC to cancel the Sunday Politics television show in its current form and the wider cuts made to the news and current affairs section as a result of wider savings the Corporation is undertaking; recognises the importance of high-quality journal

PERFORMANCE OF ARRIVA NORTHERN IN CUMBRIA

That this House condemns the performance of Arriva Northern in Cumbria where over 30 trains were cancelled over the weekend of 14-15 July 2018; notes the impact these cancellations have on the Cumbrian economy and the reputational damage it does to the Lake District; and suggests that there should b

ALCOHOL STRATEGY

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to publish a new Alcohol Strategy; notes that alcohol harms cost the NHS around £3.5 billion annually and that there are 595,000 adults with alcohol dependence in England, 80 per cent of whom are not in contact with treatment services; further not

NEW MEDICINE FOR NEUROBLASTOMA

That this House welcomes the decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to recommend dinutuximab beta for the treatment of children with high-risk neuroblastoma; praises the collaborative and flexible approach of all parties including NICE, EUSA Pharma, Solving Kids' Ca

60 YEARS IN EXILE - DALAI LAMA OF TIBET

That this House congratulates His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet on his 83rd birthday this year; acknowledge his positive contribution to humanity with his unwavering message of compassion and promotion of human values; recognises that his message of peace, compassion and nonviolence has resonated

MEMORIAL TO ST ANDREWS GOLFER AND TRIPLE OPEN WINNER JAMIE ANDERSON

That this House congratulates author and golf historian Roger McStravick on his endeavours to ensure a fitting memorial to St Andrews golfer and clubmaker Jamie Anderson, who won The Open three times in a row with victories at Musselburgh in 1877, Prestwick Golf Club in 1878 and St Andrews in 1879,