Early Day Motions

INDIA'S DAUGHTER AND ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

That this House notes the very powerful effect of Leslee Udwin's documentary, India's Daughter, inspired by the Indian peoples' response to the gang rape of a 23 year old medical student, Jyoti Singh, as demonstrated by the resulting month-long protests of men and women from all walks of life; furth

LESBIANS AND GAYS SUPPORT THE MINERS GROUP 1984-85 TO 2015

That this House places on record its thanks to the Lesbians and Gays Supports the Miners' Group for its solidarity with mining communities organised by the Neath, Dulais and Swansea Valley Miners' Support Group and many other mining families in other coalfields during the miners' strike of 1984-85;

CONSULTANT LOBBYING

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Registration of Consultant Lobbyists Regulations 2015 [SI, 2015, No. 379], dated 24 February 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 26 February 2015, be annulled

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 [SI, 2015, No. 102], dated 4 February 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 5 February 2015, be annulled

SECONDARY EDUCATION IN POWYS

That this House views with concern the proposals of Powys County Council to close secondary schools and sixth forms in Brecon and Radnorshire; notes that closing schools will add to the cost of transport and very long journey times for pupils; believes that many pupils will opt to be educated across

CARE.DATA AND PATHFINDER AREA LAUNCH

That this House views with great concern plans by NHS England to relaunch the care.data initiative in trial regions in the run-up to the general election; recalls that the previous attempt to launch care.data was an unmitigated disaster that had to be abandoned due to widespread public opposition; b

NHS AND THE TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

That this House notes with concern that the NHS is still included in the scope of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) despite the risk of this leading to a privatised, fragmented service that is run for private profit rather than public wellbeing; recognises that only a complet

REDRAWING PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES

That this House asks the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee to reconsider the issues and conclusions in its Eighth Report on fairer constituency boundaries and fewer hon. Members.

VAT ON WOMEN'S SANITARY PRODUCTS

That this House is concerned about the level of Value Added Tax (VAT) levied on women's sanitary products, such as tampons and sanitary towels; notes that, whilst female sanitary products are subject to a five per cent rate of VAT, shaving razors are subject to a zero per cent rate, as are other ess

ISTANBUL CONVENTION ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS

That this House calls on governments across Europe to ratify the Istanbul Convention on Women's Rights; believes the Convention to be an influential tool to tackle violence which affects the lives of millions of women in Europe; further believes that countries which ratify the treaty have an obligat

DETENTION AND TREATMENT OF BOYS FROM HARES

That this House notes that 15 March 2015, Mothering Sunday in the UK, marks the second anniversary of the arrest of five 16-year-old Palestinian boys from the village of Hares; condemns their having been dragged out of their homes at 3am by Israeli soldiers with attack dogs, taken without explanatio

INQUIRY INTO BA SURVEILLANCE OF EMPLOYEES

That this House calls for the setting up of an independent, judge-led, public inquiry into the surveillance of employees by British Airways and Gate Gourmet during and following industrial action undertaken by their employees.

SAFETY AND SECURITY ROLE OF RAIL STATION STAFF

That this House is concerned for the safety of the travelling public by threats to reduce the number of station staff; notes that the platform train interface is a major risk on the railways; further notes that Passenger Focus supports proper staffing at stations and has called for obligatory staffi

ENGLISH TOURISM WEEK, 14 TO 22 MARCH 2015

That this House recognises the importance of tourism to the national economy and to the Ribble Valley during English Tourism Week; and notes that local businesses such as The Whalley Wine Shop, Mytton Fold Hotel, Huntley's, D Byrne & Co and Cowman's Famous Sausage Shop encourage visitors to come to

McDONALD'S TAX AFFAIRS AND THE EXCHEQUER

That this House is gravely concerned at evidence of the aggressive tax avoidance strategies pursued by global fast-food chain McDonald's over several years up to 2013; commends the work of the worldwide coalition of trade unions and global justice campaigns that resulted in the disclosure of these f

INVOLVEMENT OF HAMAS IN A FUTURE PALESTINIAN STATE

That this House believes that Hamas must not be permitted any involvement in the government or administration of a future Palestinian state; and recognises that as a proscribed terrorist organisation with an overtly anti-Semitic ideology Hamas is incompatible with furthering the principles set out b

PARITY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

That this House notes with concern that some outsourced providers of public sector contracts are failing to pay their employees on the same terms and conditions as those carrying out the same work directly for the public sector; believes that all employees carrying out public sector work should have

POSTAL WORKERS AND CYBERSTREETWISE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN

That this House calls on the Government to withdraw the Cyberstreetwise publicity campaign which makes a joke of dogs biting postal workers; notes that over 3,000 postal workers are injured every year and that two were nearly killed in 2007-08; believes that education, training, encouraging responsi

GENDER EQUALITY

That this House welcomes the broadcast of the BBC's documentary India's Daughter, which draws attention to the rape and murder of Jyoti Singh and other women; applauds the students from Jawaharlal Nehru University who marched to protest against the treatment of women; commends the police force and j

ADULT SKILLS FUNDING IN LEICESTER

That this House is deeply concerned that funding for adult learning has been dramatically cut in Leicester, leading to the closure of the Leicester Open Distance Learning Centre and the Evington Road Centre; notes that the adult skills budget has fallen by over 30 per cent since 2010, and will fall

LICHFIELD FUSION CREDIT UNION

That this House celebrates the 10th anniversary of Fusion Credit Union in the parliamentary constituency of Lichfield; notes that in March 2005 volunteers founded the community-based savings and loans services offering safe savings and equitable loans to the people of the constituency; and further n

SALVATION ARMY

That this House congratulates the Salvation Army on reaching its 150th anniversary; acknowledges the great work that General William Booth began and that still continues in communities throughout the UK to this day; and commends it for its passion and dedication in the service of others.

FLOODING AT BROOKS CORNER, PAR, CORNWALL

That this House notes that residents of Brooks Corner, Par, Cornwall, have suffered from flooding on scores of occasions over more than a decade; further notes that South West Water Limited has failed to resolve the flooding issues in the area; acknowledges that South West Water Limited has paid a s

FUNDING OF FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGES

That this House believes that further education colleges are central to improving the nation's skills; shares the concerns of those working and studying in further education regarding the recently announced 24 per cent cuts to non-apprenticeship adult education funding in England; recognises that th

MEDIATION WITH UNESCO FOR THE REPATRIATION OF THE PARTHENON SCULPTURES

That this House is aware that half of the Parthenon sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin 210 years ago using a flimsy legal justification during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, remain on display in the British Museum; notes that, when presented with the facts, the British