Early Day Motions

ACTION PLAN FOR HEN HARRIERS

That this House welcomes the DEFRA plan for brood management trials for Hen Harriers; notes the support of Natural England, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, National Gamekeepers Organisations and National Parks; and expresses the desire that licensing this trial will deliver important evidence

RECYCLING IN SOUTH LAKELAND

That this House congratulates South Lakeland District Council on reaching its target of the 100 per cent recycling collection of plastic and card by investing in smaller recycling vehicles to access the most remote and hard to access properties; welcomes the news that the amount of waste being recyc

PALESTINIAN FIREFIGHTERS

That this House recognises the outstanding work of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in continuing to support Palestinian firefighters from the Occupied Territories of the West Bank; notes that the FBU has recently facilitated the training of firefighters from the municipality of Hebron and will soon we

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINATION FOR UMBRELLA MOVEMENT

That this House welcomes the nomination of Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, Alex Chow and the entire pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, known collectively as the Umbrella Movement, for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of their peaceful efforts to defend basic freedoms, strengthen democracy and p

FLY TIPPING AND COMMUNITY PAYBACK

That this House calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to simplify the court process for the prosecution of fly-tippers; and to introduce community payback sentencing for fly-tippers to help address the increase in illegal fly tipping.

REPEAL OF THE VAGRANCY ACT 1824

That this House expresses grave concern over the continuing use of the Vagrancy Act 1824 to criminalise homeless people who are rough sleeping; notes with concern that this Dickensian law was used 1,810 times in 2016-17; welcomes that this Act is no longer in force in Scotland and Northern Ireland;

HOSPITAL CAR PARKING PROFITS

That this House notes that hospitals make up to £500,000 a day in car parking charges; is disappointed to learn, as published in the Daily Mirror on 28 December 2017, that a very small proportion of that money goes to healthcare spending; further notes the involvement of for-profit contractors in ho

FRON GOCH GARDEN CENTRE AND RESTAURANT

That this House celebrates the success of Fron Goch Garden Centre and Restaurant in Caemarfon for being awarded the Garden Centre Association award for the Best Garden Centre in the North West 2016-17; applauds the success of the restaurant which has achieved the Garden Centre Association award for

KYLE MACKAY AND THE COMMUNITY OF KILTARLITY

That this House commends the outstanding work of eight-year old Kyle Mackay in his efforts to salt the pavements of his home village Kiltarlity during snow days; notes that he showed overwhelming kindness and compassion in making sure the pavements were salted so nobody would get hurt; recognises th

ALDI AND THE REAL LIVING WAGE

That this House commends Aldi for introducing new, higher rates of pay for its employees; notes that employees outwith London will now be paid the real living wage of £8.75 an hour, deeming Aldi the highest paying supermarket in the UK; further notes that Aldi offer paid breaks, pensions and long se

HITRANS AND THE INTERREF NORTH SEA REGION PROJECT

That this House recognises the ongoing work of HITRANS and the INTERREF North Sea Region Project to promote greener passenger transport and reduce CO2 emissions from remote and rural transport in the North Sea Region; and commends HITRANS on its key work in G-PaTRA to operate an electric bus, as wel

HOSPITAL CAR PARKING AND PREMATURE BABIES

That this House notes that over 84,000 babies are admitted to neonatal care units across England every year; acknowledges research carried out by Bliss that indicates that babies in neonatal care units spend on average eight weeks in hospital; further notes that parents of babies in neonatal care un

HOSPITAL CAR PARKING AND DIALYSIS PATIENTS

That this House acknowledges research by Kidney Care UK which found that dialysis patients go to hospitals up to three times a week for life-maintaining treatment; notes that each appointment lasts a minimum of four hours; understands that four hours of parking at a NHS hospital in England costs on

HOSPITAL CAR PARKING AND CANCER PATIENTS (No. 2)

That this House notes the publication of Government guidance on hospital car parking in August 2014; further notes that nearly 60 per cent of hospitals in England are still charging at least some cancer patients for car parking; notes that almost 40 per cent of hospitals in England have ignored th

CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR ERASMUS+

That this House welcomes statements from the Government that there will be continued involvement in the Erasmus+ programme up to 2020; notes that 600,000 people from the UK have gone abroad to study, train or volunteer in the last 30 years due to this program and its predecessors; further notes the

TRADE RELATIONS WITH SUDAN

That this House is concerned about the Government's promotion of trade links with Sudan as shown by the support for the UK-Sudan Trade and Investment Forum in London on 12 December 2017; notes that Sudan ranks 170th out of 176 countries on Transparency lnternational’s Global Corruption Index; acknow

CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DAVID NELSON, GLENROTHES

That this House sends its condolences following the tragic and untimely passing of David Nelson, known as Davie to his friends, a tireless campaigner for the people of Glenrothes and Auchmuty; notes Davie's courageous campaigns against social injustice from the Poll Tax in the 1980s to the so-called

SITUATION IN THE KURDISTAN REGION IN IRAQ

That this House is cautiously optimistic about the prospects of dialogue between the Kurdistan Region in Iraq and the federal Government of Iraq on opening Kurdistan's airports, which have been blockaded since September 2017, and reaching a sustainable settlement based on full implementation of the

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SOUTH LONDON

That this House is concerned about funding for mental health services in South London; notes that insufficient funding in South London has led to increased waiting lists for assessment and therapy, increased waiting times in accident and emergency departments for referral to mental health beds, very

NEVIS BAKERY, FORT WILLIAM, AND THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PIE COMPETITION

That this House congratulates the family-owned Nevis Bakery in Fort William on its recent success in the Scottish National Pie Competition, where its mince and onion bridie gained the Diamond Award against competition from all over the country; further congratulates the Bakery on its additional succ

FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMME

That this House congratulates the 29 National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) consortia across the UK who have seen thousands of students from non-traditional backgrounds enter higher education; urges the Government to announce the future funding of NCOP before April 2018; notes that due to

SAFETY OF PLAYING AREAS FOR CHILDREN

That this House recognises the importance of children playing outdoors; understands the reluctance of some parents to allow their children to play outside due to safety concerns; urges local councils to ensure that safe green places to play are widely advertised; and calls on the Department of Healt

THE MUIRHEAD RINK

That this House congratulates the Muirhead Rink on being selected to represent Team GB in curling at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, which take place in February 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea; acknowledges the strong Scottish representation in Team GB; recognises the bronze medals the Muirhead Rin

VOTES AT 16

That this House welcomes proposals by the Welsh Government to lower the voting age to 16 in order to allow 16 and 17-year olds to vote in council elections in Wales; believes that this will increase political engagement and participation among young people as has already been demonstrated in Scotlan

100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RESTORATION OF ESTONIAN, LATVIAN AND LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE

That this House celebrates the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian independence and sends its best wishes to these forward-looking democracies that have strong historical, military and fraternal relationships with the UK; conveys to the three Governments and thei