Early Day Motions

MND RESEARCH AND GORDON'S FIGHTBACK

That this House congratulates Gordon Aikman on a stunningly successful campaign, Gordon's Fightback, which has substantially raised the profile of Motor Neurone Disease (MND), a cruelly progressive and debilitating disease, for which there is currently no cure; notes that over £320,000 has been rais

UNIVERSAL ELECTRICITY MARKET

That this House calls for the creation of one universal market for electricity distribution in the UK and the ending of 14 regional markets that results in consumers and businesses in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland paying the highest prices in the UK resulting in unacceptable levels of fuel p

BALLIEMORE CUP FINAL

That this House congratulates Beauly Shinty Club on winning the Balliemore Cup Final for the first time in its history on 18 July 2015 at Kingussie when it defeated Glasgow Mid-Argyll by 5-3; notes Beauly has a long and distinguished history having been established in 1892; and further notes the suc

CUTS IN BENEFITS

That this House is disappointed to learn that the Government is planning to cut support for people placed in the work related activity group (WRAG) of employment and support allowance from April 2017, down to the rates paid to people on jobseeker's allowance (JSA); notes that half of the people plac

TAX ON BANKS

That this House is aware that in the last Budget discussions the Chancellor announced changes to the bank levy which will mean in the long term such institutions will pay less, contrary to promises he made before the last election that in future they would be required to pay higher, fairer levels of

PALLIATIVE CARE FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL

That this House is aware of the findings of research conducted by the London School of Economics which demonstrated that many of the approximately 468,000 people who die each year in the UK needed palliative care during their illness, but did not receive it; notes that the report pointed out that ma

McROBERT AWARD

That this House congratulates Artemis Intelligent Power on being awarded the McRobert Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering; commends the team at Artemis on developing their digital displacement system which led to winning this prestigious award; and recognises the technology made by Artemis cou

DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE AND TAX CREDITS

That this House fails to understand how a family with a disabled child receiving disability living allowance can be better off if the parents lose their tax credits because they have a collective household income of more than £15,000 per annum; and calls on the Government to help and protect the dis

COMPENSATION FOR THALIDOMIDE VICTIMS

That this House notes that the campaign to persuade the German government to provide adequate compensation for victims of Thalidomide is at a crucial stage; recognises that this compensation is needed to cover the medical costs of their condition which occurred as a result of the drug manufactured b

FOOTBALL CLUBS AND THE LIVING WAGE

That this House welcomes the decision of Premier League football to pay a living wage; notes that this will not be introduced until the 2016-17 season; applauds the work of the GMB's End Foul Pay campaign highlighting this issue; further notes the findings of a Survation poll of football fans showin

NORTHERN ROCK FOUNDATION

That this House notes the proposal made in the Newcastle Journal by Northern Rock Foundation Chair, Alastair Balls, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should allocate a reasonable and fair proportion of profits made by the Treasury from Northern Rock's former holdings to the work of the Northern R

TREATMENT OF DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS EMPLOYEES IMPLEMENTING UNIVERSAL CREDIT

That this House condemns the employment practices of the Department for Work and Pensions in imposing new working conditions without consultation with unions in an attempt to rush out the universal credit system; notes that the PCS Union balloted members in Bolton and Glasgow on strike action, with

CARL FRAMPTON

That this House congratulates Carl Frampton on his excellent victory in his recent IBF world title bout; and notes the inspiration that he is for all sporting enthusiasts, both young and old, and for being a great ambassador for Northern Ireland.

OUR POWER ENERGY

That this House welcomes the establishment of Our Power Energy, the first UK energy company to operate on a non-profit distribution basis, which hopes to reduce bills to customers by as much as 10 per cent; recognises that Our Power Energy has been founded by 35 organisations, including many of Scot

ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TRANSPENNINE AND MIDLAND MAINLINE ROUTES

That this House welcomes the Yorkshire Post's Back on Track campaign that seeks to urge the Government to honour its pre-election pledge and urgently reinstate plans to electrify the TransPennine and Midland Mainline routes; notes with concern that the loss of these infrastructure projects undermine

DUNOON PRIMARY SCHOOL

That this House congratulates Dunoon Primary School pupils, Olivia Robertson, Lewis MacKay and Aidan Purdie, on winning the 2015 Kodu Kup, a competition open to all children aged between seven and 14, with their game Rural Racers at the final of the UK-wide game creation competition, held at the hea

CONTRIBUTION OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD WARS

That this House warmly welcomes the We Won the War exhibition at Leicester's Race Equality Centre, which has been shortlisted for the final seven in the heritage category of the National Lottery Awards; notes that this ground-breaking exhibition highlights the story of the African, Caribbean and Asi

EXPANSION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY EDUCATION SERVICE

That this House warmly welcomes the completion of the Parliamentary Education Centre and congratulates Mr Speaker and the House of Commons Commission following the official opening on 15 July 2015; notes that this state-of-the-art centre will increase Parliament's capacity for student visitors each

CHATHAM HOUSE SPEAKER INVITATION

That this House is concerned by the decision of the Royal Institute of International Affairs to invite the self-proclaimed President of the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to address a meeting at Chatham House; and calls on the Royal Institute of International Affairs to consider making a for

STAT XPLORE

That this House condemns the policy of the Department for Work and Pensions of responding to Parliamentary Questions merely by linking to the website of its hard-to-use stat xplore tool, refusing to publish figures or place them in Parliamentary Answers; notes with concern that this practice makes i

SHORTAGE OF FOXES

That this House agrees with the view expressed by the Countryside Alliance that its organisation would be ridiculed in Parliament on the publication of a letter sent in 2004 by the Masters of Fox Hounds Association to 800 hunt masters warning of the nationwide shortage of foxes and urging landowners

PUMPED STORAGE

That this House welcomes the inclusion of two pumped storage projects, SSE's Coire Glas, up to 30 gigawatt hours storage potential, and Scottish Power's Cruachan II upgrade, up to 7.2 gigawatt hours additional storage potential, in the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricit

ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL

That this House recognises the success of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival (AIYF) which will run for the 42nd time from 24 July to 1 August 2015; understands the festival will have over 80 performances across 50 venues in the North East of Scotland; notes that the AIYF began as an orchestra

DR ION JINGA, DEPARTING AMBASSADOR OF ROMANIA

at end, insert 'and highlights his work in Scotland working with the Scottish Government, MSPs, local authorities, Chambers of Commerce, non-governmental organisations, universities and students' associations of around 800 Romanian students and also his active support for the successful integration

PARTHENON SCULPTURES

after 'Parthenon;', insert 'regrets the Coalition Government's rejection of an offer from Unesco to mediate with the Greek authorities;'