Early Day Motions

CONGRATULATING LOCHGELLY GALA VOLUNTEERS

That this House commends the many years of hard work by Eileen McKenna, Helen Ross and Christine McGrath in their respective roles as Lochgelly Community Development Forum's chairperson, treasurer and secretary; recognises the contribution they have made throughout the Lochgelly community and most r

BONE MARROW DONATION

That this House recognises that three year old Ava Stark, of Lochgelly in Fife, has been diagnosed with inherited bone marrow failure, an extremely rare blood condition which requires her to receive regular blood and platelet transfusions; understands that Ava's condition necessitates a stem cell tr

TEAM GB SUCCESS AT THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

That this House congratulates Team GB on its stunning success at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games; notes that this is the first time that any country has improved its total medal haul immediately after hosting an Olympic Games; further notes that this is Team GB's best performance on foreign soil, the fir

AIR CHINA PASSENGER ADVICE

That this House condemns the racist advice given by Air China to its passengers when visiting London; notes Air China advises that precautions are needed when entering areas populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people; and calls on the airline to replace that advice with a general safety warni

PEACE PROCESS IN COLOMBIA

That this House congratulates both the government of Colombia and the FARC-EP on reaching a final agreement on Peace for Colombia; welcomes the bilateral ceasefire; pays tribute to the British and Irish trades union movement and its campaign Justice for Colombia for building international support fo

THE PREVENT STRATEGY

That this House welcomes the Government's strong commitment to keeping Britain safe from terrorist attacks; believes that the Prevent strategy is no longer fit for purpose to serve this agenda; notes that there is little evidence to support Prevent or the conveyor belt theory of radicalisation; furt

CITIZENS ADVICE SCOTLAND REPORT

That this House welcomes the Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) report, Paying More to be Poor, which examines the causes and impacts of the poverty premium on low income consumers in Scotland; applauds CAS for its work drawing attention to this issue and highlighting the ways in which low income consum

UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

That this House notes the concluding observations of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the UK's sixth periodic report, published by that Committee on 14 July 2016; welcomes the Committee's recommendations to the Government to reverse the cuts in social security benefits int

REVIEW OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS

That this House notes with concern the growing casualisation of the labour market, and in particular the unwarranted blanket use of zero-hours contracts by highly profitable companies, such as Sports Direct, as well the bogus self-employment model adopted by companies, such as Deliveroo, Hermes and

THE STORR LOCHS MONSTER

That this House celebrates the first public unveiling of a 170-million year old Jurassic predator fossil that was discovered on a beach near SSE's Storr Lochs Power Station on the Isle of Skye; notes that it is the most complete skeleton of a sea-living reptile from the age of dinosaurs that has eve

DUNFERMLINE'S HERITAGE

That this House welcomes the initiative by local Dunfermline historian, Sheila Pitcairn, in highlighting the importance of the seven Scottish kings, two queens and three princes interned within Dunfermline Abbey; calls on Historic Scotland to recognise the true potential of Dunfermline as a must-see

LOCAL PHARMACY SERVICES

That this House is aware that a petition containing over two million signatures, representing approximately 3,500 citizens in every parliamentary constituency in the UK and supported by a wide array of patient groups, was recently handed into 10 Downing Street concerning proposed cuts to local pharm

LIVE EXPORT OF ANIMALS - EU FREE TRADE RULES

That this House is aware that recent statistics have revealed that in 2012 over 47,000 young calves and sheep were exported live from the UK to fattening farms and slaughterhouses abroad causing huge amounts of suffering to the animals concerned; notes that this practice operated despite the enactme

PROTECTION OF MARINE AREAS AROUND THE UK

That this House believes that following the recent referendum on EU membership, the Government should continue to strive towards UK fisheries being at or below maximum sustainable yield by 2020; further believes that the Government should not allow a return to historic levels of overfishing and inst

SECURITY AT SELLAFIELD

That this House is deeply concerned by the hazards at Sellafield exposed by the BBC's Panorama documentary, Sellafield's Nuclear Safety Failings; notes that these failings include the storage of radioactive waste in degrading plastic bottles and 97 incidents of staff shortages; further notes with co

KINLOCHSHIEL SHINTY CLUB

That this House congratulates Kinlochshiel Shinty Club on its historic Macaulay Camanachd Cup victory beating Inveraray 5-3 at Mossfield Park, Oban; recognises that this is Kinlochshiel's first major senior national trophy in its history and acknowledges this is the latest high water mark in Shiel's

80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JARROW MARCH

That this House commemorates with pride the 80th anniversary of the inspirational Jarrow Crusade; salutes the 200 jobless men who set off for London on 5 October 1936 to highlight the grim reality of life without work; commends the proud marchers who wanted Parliament to understand they were orderly

ACCESS TO PAYPAL IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

That this House notes with concern and surprise that the worldwide online payment system, PayPal, is not available to use for Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, despite it being available to users in Israel and Israeli settlers living in the occupied West Bank; recognises that the situat

CANADIAN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

That this House welcomes and congratulates the Federal Government of Canada on adopting in full the UN Declaration on Rights of lndigenous People; recognises the profound issues faced by the First Nations of Canada since European settlement; further recognises the worrying trends of high levels of

THE MARGARET ROSE SCHOOL OF DANCE, HIGHLAND DANCERS

That this House congratulates all of the Highland dancers of the Margaret Rose School of Dance in Helensburgh on their recent success, particularly Eilidh Gammons, Catriona Gammons, Isla Flint, Skye McSorley, Iona McSorley and Rhiannon Charles who have performed tremendously well this season by winn

RING-FENCING FUNDING FOR 10 HOURS WEEKLY OF GAELIC BROADCASTING IN THE BBC ROYAL CHARTER AND AGREEMENT

That this House notes that BBC ALBA, the Scottish Gaelic language television channel, reaches 74 per cent of the Scottish Gaelic audience 15 per cent of the national Scottish audience and has over 100,000 plays on BBC iPlayer every week; further notes that BBC ALBA is the first and only BBC broadcas

GIAN BOVE, ARGYLL & BUTE YOUNG INSPECTOR FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

That this House congratulates 23 year old Gian Bove from Oban on becoming Argyll and Bute's first volunteer Young Inspector for Services for Children and Young People; notes that Gian, having grown up in the care system, saw the Young Inspector Project as his opportunity to give back to the system h

CHANNEL 4'S YEAR OF DISABILITY AND UK PARALYMPIANS

That this House welcomes Channel 4's Year of Disability and the commitment to broadcasting over 700 hours of coverage from the Paralympic Games in Rio in Summer 2016; commends the diversity of Channel 4's presenting and production teams in Rio, which includes the largest ever team of disabled presen

SWEET P GIFT BOUTIQUE AWARDED BEST GIFT SHOP IN SCOTLAND

That this House congratulates Sweet P Boutique in Burnside, Rutherglen on recently winning the award for Best Gift Shop in Scotland at the 2016 Scotland's Business Awards in Edinburgh; commends the business' proprietor Paula Ogilvie on this achievement; acknowledges that although only trading for th

JALSA SALANA 2016

That this House commends the organisers of Jalsa Salana 2016 on a wonderful event; celebrates the milestone achievement of this year's conference being the UK's 50th Jalsa Salana; notes that the event brought together around 30,000 participants from more than 50 countries with the aim of increasing