Early Day Motions

FUTURE OF DURHAM COUNTY CRICKET CLUB

That this House calls on the Durham County Cricket Club (DCCC) partnership stakeholders, notably the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Durham County Council, to secure the future of first-class and international cricket in County Durham; condemns the punitive action of the ECB against DCCC;

GINGERBREAD REPORT ON CHILD MAINTENANCE SERVICE

That this House welcomes the report from the charity Gingerbread, entitled Missing maintenance; notes that when child maintenance goes unpaid by a parent, children lose out; deplores the disastrous record of the Child Support Agency in collecting unpaid child maintenance, which has resulted in almos

TRIDENT REPLACEMENT (NO. 2)

That this House notes that construction has begun on the Successor submarines as part of the programme to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system; is concerned that during the debate on the Address on 18 July 2016, Official Report, columns 6-114, the Government was unable to give an estimate for

NUCLEAR WARHEAD CONVOYS

That this House notes the publication of the Nukes of Hazard: nuclear bomb convoys on our road report, published on 21 September 2016, which documents the nuclear warhead convoys which are regularly driven across the UK; is deeply concerned that Freedom of Information requests have shown that these

UN INITIATIVE ON MULTILATERAL NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

That this House notes that the UN Open-ended working group on Nuclear Disarmament concluded with the submission of a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly which calls for a conference to be convened in 2017 with a view to negotiating a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, le

COLOMBIAN PEACE AGREEMENT

That this House welcomes the official signing of the peace agreement between the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP and congratulates both sides on reaching this agreement after 52 years of conflict; recognises the ground breaking gender focus of the agreement and the transitional justice elemen

CHRONIC PAIN AND OPIOIDS

That this House notes the growing concern from medical professionals and clinical experts regarding the lack of comprehensive care for people suffering from chronic pain and, in some cases, the harmful and unhelpful purchases of repeated over-the-counter opioids to treat them; observes that 40 per c

ELECTIONS IN JORDAN

That this House recognises the successful elections that were held in Jordan; congratulates the people of Jordan on this democratic process; notes the election of women into government; and offers all support that is needed to aid this government on its democratic journey.

CHOLESTEROL LEVELS AND HEART UK

That this House registers its concern at the Government's delay in implementing the recommendations set out in the Cardiovascular Outcome Strategy 2013, announced by the Department of Health, the NHS Commissioning Board and Public Health England; notes that no assessment of its impact has been made

#JUNX10N

That this House congratulates Donaldson's Trust, Linlithgow on the establishment of its new social enterprise, #JunX10n; recognises that the #JunX10n service will empower neuro-diverse young people, aged 16 to 25, to improve their chances of achieving sustained meaningful employment or creating thei

FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HOME-START GLASGOW NORTH

That this House congratulates Home-Start Glasgow North, based in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, on its 15 year anniversary; recognises that it is one of the leading family support charities in North Glasgow, established to increase the confidence and independence of families with at least one child u

AIDS AND YOUNG PEOPLE

That this House supports the Youth STOPAIDS It Ain't Over Campaign; recognises that despite enormous progress made in the global HIV and AIDS response over the last 30 years, 2.1 million people newly acquired HIV in 2015 and AIDS remains the second biggest killer of adolescents and young people glob

GLASGOW SCHOOLS AND THE BEARSDEN CHOIR

That this House congratulates Bearsden Choir and its conductor, Andrew Nunn, on its innovative project in bringing together over 250 pupils from 10 schools from across Greater Glasgow, including St Andrew's RC, Carntyne, Hyndland Secondary School, Notre Dame High School, Kelvinside Academy, Lourdes

SYRIAN PASSPORTS

That this House notes with grave concern reports that Syrian citizens and critics of the Syrian government have had their passports declared stolen by their government; further notes reports that as a consequence of this, UK authorities have confiscated passports based on such reports from the Syria

RELEASE OF MOHAMEDOU OULD SLAHI FROM GUANTANAMO BAY

That this House warmly welcomes the news that after 14 years of imprisonment without charge Mohamedou Ould Slahi, the acclaimed author of the Guantanamo Diary, has been released from Guantanamo Bay and reunited with his family in Mauritania; congratulates the legal team led by Nancy Hollander for th

KAMAL FOROUGHI AND NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE

That this House expresses grave concern regarding the cases of Mr Kamal Foroughi and Ms Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, British dual nationals, who are currently imprisoned without charge in Iran; is worried for the health and safety of Mr Foroughi and Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe who have both been kept in soli

CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORS

That this House notes that Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and Flash Glucose Meters (FGMs) are a life-improving technology for people living with type one diabetes; further notes that CGMs work 24 hours a day and can include alarms to indicate when glucose levels are too high or low; notes that t

45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND REGIONAL EQUALITY COUNCIL

That this House congratulates the West of Scotland Regional Equality Council (WSREC), based in the Woodside area of Glasgow, on its 45th anniversary; recognises that the WSREC was established as the Glasgow Community Relations Council in 1971 but later became the Regional Equality Council and is now

CURRENCY CHARGES

That this House notes recent reports of significant overcharging at money exchanges and bureaux de changes, particularly at airports where it appears that some companies, taking advantage of current currency fluctuations, are charging rates of between 15 and 25 per cent more than market rates for po

ULSTER TELEVISION

That this House expresses concern regarding potential job losses at Ulster Television in Northern Ireland following its takeover by ITV; regrets the loss of the weeknight news review for future local capacity in news and current affairs; and calls on ITV to ensure maximum retention of Northern Irela

OUTSOURCING OF BBC RADIO PRODUCTION

That this House is concerned by the proposal relating to BBC radio in the proposed Framework Agreement requiring the Corporation to secure competition between BBC producers and external producers for at least 60 per cent of Total Relevant Broadcasting Time by 31 December 2022; notes that the BBC Tru

UK TRADE DEFICIT AND MANUFACTURING

That this House is alarmed at Britain's enormous trade deficit with the rest of the EU, equivalent to at least a million lost jobs in British manufacturing; notes that this has been a direct and tragic consequence of the persistent and gross over-valuation of sterling; welcomes the depreciation of s

OVERVALUATION OF STERLING

That this House notes the comments by former IMF Deputy Director for Europe, Professor Ashoka Mody, that the pound was 20 to 25 per cent overvalued in trade-weighted terms before the Brexit campaign got underway and that this currency distortion would have inflicted deep damage if it had been allowe

DEPRECIATION OF STERLING

That this House notes the comments by Professor Ashoka Mody, former IMF Deputy Director for Europe, that the depreciation of sterling following the EU referendum is desirable from every point of view and that the idea that Britain is in crisis or on its knees before the exchange rate vigilantes is l

AIRPORT CAPACITY

That this House notes that a decision will soon be taken in principle by the Government on airport capacity in the South East of England, initiating a lengthy planning process for a new runway at either Gatwick or Heathrow Airport; further notes that the implications of this decision in terms of pub