Early Day Motions

DONALD GREWAR AND MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

That this House recognises the resilience of North East Fife resident Donald Grewar in his battle with motor neurone disease (MND); notes Donald's resilience has inspired many local residents, including former colleagues of Madras College in St Andrews and pupils; commends his former pupil Brynja Du

REVERAND JAN AND LINDA STEYN UK CITIZENSHIP REFUSAL

That this House is concerned about the decision by the Home Office to refuse UK citizenship to Reverend Jan Steyn and his wife Linda Steyn of Cupar, Fife; notes that after five years of dutiful service to Cupar St John’s and Dairsie United Parish Church of Scotland as minister for the congregation,

BARISTA VISAS

That this House expresses concern about the implementation of barista visas; sees the introduction of such visas as a way of replacing EU free movement to the UK after the UK has left the UK; deems those visas to be a mechanism to preserve the flow of migrant labour and exploit workers through poor

PREMIER INN

That this House condemns Whitbread PLC's decision to quit the Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) after just 18 months of membership; notes that Whitbread owns Costa Coffee, Premier Inn and Brewer's Fayre; fully endorses the ETl's code on freedom of association; criticises any organisations that centre t

GARROWHILL PRIMARY'S SUPER 7s

That this House congratulates the Primary Seven pupils of Garrowhill Primary School in Glasgow’s East End on their recent success at the Super 7s athletics event; commends the pupils for their hard work; and wishes them every success for their future.

UK STEEL CRISIS

That this House notes with caution the proposed merger between Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp; acknowledges the industrial logic behind that partnership that would create the second biggest steel business in Europe with all the benefits that could bring for the UK; seeks robust assurances that jobs wil

GKN HOSTILE TAKEOVER BY MELROSE

That this House opposes the hostile takeover bid tabled by Melrose for GKN; notes that GKN is a vital supply chain manufacturer in the automotive and aerospace sectors, employing over 6,000 workers across the UK; further notes with concern that the City is claiming the bid which will shoulder GKN wi

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

That this House urges the Royal Bank of Scotland to put an immediate moratorium on its branch closure programme; welcomes the announcement that the bank is halting the planned closure of 10 out of 13 planned branch closures in Scotland; calls on the taxpayer-funded bank to take the same action for i

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE: NAMING AND SHAMING OF NON-COMPLIANT EMPLOYERS

After 'transparent;' insert 'recognises the necessity of considering the Apprenticeship Minimum Wage when naming and shaming;'.

IRELAND RUGBY TEAM

That this House congratulates the Ireland Rugby Team on its great victory in the Six Nations Championships and securing the Grand Slam and Triple Crown; commends Ulsterman and Captain Rory Best on his excellent and inspirational leadership, and the entire team on its commitment, professionalism and

COUNCILLOR GURPAL VIRDI, THE POLICE AND THE CPS

That this House calls for an inquiry into the investigations and prosecution decisions that preceded the acquittal of retired Metropolitan Police Sergeant Councillor Gurpal Virdi, to establish how there could be a trial without evidence from PC Markwick and PC Mady, how PC Makins could be a prosecut

GOVERNMENT GUIDLINES ON HOSPITAL CAR PARKING

That this House notes the Department of Health and Social Care Guidance, entitled NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles; further notes that the guidance suggests specifically that details of charges, concessions and additional charges should be well publicised; highlights written par

LABELLING OF MEAT AND MILK BY FARMING METHOD

That this House congratulates the Times on its exposé of labels that suggest animals have been farmed outdoors when in fact they have been kept indoors throughout their lives; notes that such misleading labels undermine farmers who genuinely operate to high animal welfare standards; and calls on the

EXPORT OF DEPLETED URANIUM TO RUSSIA

That this House condemns the sale of depleted uranium to Russia; raises with alarm concerns that Russia is the UK's biggest customer of depleted uranium, with 92 per cent of the UK's total exported weapons-grade substance sold to Russia in 2016 for a sum of £1.2 million; notes that depleted uranium

LUCOZADE RIBENA SUNTORY SUGAR REDUCTION

That this House congratulates Lucozade Ribena Suntory for the successful implementation of its 2017 Health and Wellbeing Plan; welcomes its decision to reformulate its drinks and create zero or reduced calorie alternatives for every brand; supports its £30 million investment in Made to Move, inspiri

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE: NAMING AND SHAMING OF NON-COMPLIANT EMPLOYERS

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to come down hard on businesses that breach the National Minimum Wage; notes that a key plank of the Government's efforts to both raise awareness and discourage such breaches is the naming and shaming of non-compliant businesses by the Department

WALES TOURISM WEEK CLWYDIAN RANGE MYTHFEST

That this House welcomes MythFest, organised by the Clwydian range tourism group; notes MythFest is the first innovative environmentally sustainable festival supporting community cohesion to be held in the Clwydian range in North Wales; further notes events are to be held in the communities of Talac

HOSPITAL CAR PARKING CHARGES AND GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE

That this House notes the Government guidance published in 2014 about hospital car parking charges; further notes the Government recommends in this guidance that hospitals make concessions or free parking available for disabled people, frequent outpatient attenders, visitors with relatives who are g

STRATHDEARN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS FUNDING SUCCESS

That this House congratulates Strathdearn Community Developments on its successful application for a £500,000 grant to help build its new community hub in Tomatin; recognises that this funding will help to develop a 21st century community hub that will include a village shop and café, alongside the

ST ANTHONY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL

That this House congratulates St Anthony's Primary School in Johnstone on being the first Scottish School to be awarded the UKLA Literacy School of the Year; commends the efforts of all the teachers, staff and pupils of St Anthony's Primary School for this achievement; welcomes Renfrewshire's Litera

ST MUNGO'S ACADEMY DEBATE TEAM

That this House warmly congratulates the St Mungo's Academy debate team on winning the 2018 Parliamentary World Debate Competition (PWDC) held in Tokyo, Japan; understands that the team were the first Scottish team to compete, and also the youngest competitors; notes that the purpose of the PWDC is

HIGHER EDUCATION

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018, (S.I., 2018, No. 245), dated 26 February 2018, a copy of which was laid before this House on 28 February, be a

EARTH HOUR 2018

That this House welcomes the WWF's Earth Hour which falls on 24 March 2018, and aims to see millions of people across the UK switch their lights off for one hour starting at 8.30pm in order to highlight the need for strong action to tackle climate change; expresses concern that in the last 25 years

RENFREWSHIRE PROVOST AWARDS 2018

That this House congratulates all the nominees and award winners at the Renfrewshire Provost Community Awards at a ceremony held on 9 March 2018;·notes that over 70 nominations had been submitted, highlighting the range of fantastic work being done in Renfrewshire by committed individuals; welcomes

CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN TELFORD

That this House expresses concern about the scale of child sexual exploitation in Telford; notes that, in 2015-16, Telford had the highest number of child sexual offences recorded, per head of population, in each of the 317 community safety partnerships in England and Wales; recognises the horrific