Early Day Motions

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM EXPLOITATION THROUGH SEX TOURISM

That this House believes that children across the world must be protected from sexual exploitation; recognises that the phenomenon of sex tourism is a problem which must be tackled both by the country where the crime is committed and, where the perpetrator is a British national, by the UK; notes par

NATIONAL ISLAMOPHOBIA AWARENESS MONTH 2014

That this House expresses its full support for National Islamophobia Awareness Month in November 2014; is deeply concerned at October 2014 figures from the Metropolitan Police that anti-Muslim hate crime had risen 65 per cent in the previous 12 months; notes that these are only figures for London an

TERM TIME ABSENCE AND THE NAHT GUIDANCE

That this House welcomes the production of Guidance for Head Teachers on the way in which decisions should be made about term time absence requests; believes that the u-turn from the Government in accepting the merits of having such guidance is also to be welcomed; notes, however, the excessive over

SOCIAL CONSERVATISM AND NON-VIOLENT EXTREMISM

That this House notes the debate about non-violent extremism; further notes that Ofsted has taken a more assertive attitude in respect of promoting a narrow agenda which is intolerant of socially conservative views since that debate started; believes that there are important general principles such

SURVEILLANCE WITHOUT WARRANT

That this House is extremely concerned that British intelligence services can access surveillance material collected by foreign spy agencies without a warrant; notes that it is admitted by the Government that GCHQ has secret arrangements with partners such as the National Security Agency to obtain r

MIGRANTS AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEARCH AND RESCUE

That this House utterly condemns the shameful decision by the Government not to support European search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean; notes that 400 migrants a day are pulled from the waters and that at least 2,500 more are known to have drowned so far this year while many more deaths go

THE LIVING WAGE

That this House notes that the voluntary living wage rate has risen by 20 pence to £7.85 an hour outside London; points out with concern that the number of people being paid less than the living wage, on the so-called minimum wage, has risen to more than five million and that this figure has doubled

THE NEED FOR NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES

That this House is deeply concerned that there will be one million fewer affordable homes in 2018 than there were in 1980, while the population has grown by seven million people; notes that there are 1.68 million households on social housing waiting lists in England and Wales; points out that rents

ASIYA BIBI

That this House deeply regrets that the death sentence passed on Asiya Bibi four years ago under Pakistan's blasphemy law has not been lifted; notes with concern that hundreds of other victims of these laws, including the Briton Mohammad Asghar, are still languishing in jails under threat of death b

THE FUTURE OF OFSTED

That this House is deeply concerned that despite spending £382 million a year on inspections by Ofsted more than half of under-performing schools did not improve after intervention while nearly two-thirds improved despite no intervention; joins with the National Audit Office in agreeing that the Dep

ACADEMY SPONSORSHIP

That this House is shocked that there are no powers to monitor and judge academy sponsors and multi-academy trusts; notes that academy schools were first introduced under Labour in 2010 but ballooned under the present Government; points out that academy chains have paid millions of pounds into the p

EAST LANCASHIRE CAMRA

That this House notes the success of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) as a campaigning organisation; further notes that this success is built on its membership and the strength of its branch network; further notes that in 2014 East Lancashire CAMRA celebrates its 40th anniversary, along with having

MAYOR OF TOWER HAMLETS

That this House condemns the decision by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to call in commissioners to exercise wide-ranging controls over the London Borough of Tower Hamlets; points out that the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman has been elected twice by an absolute ma

CAP PAYMENTS AND BULLFIGHTING

That this House is aware that under the current Common Agriculture Policy, annual payments are being made to farmers from EU countries that breed bulls for use in bullfights; notes that this provision is estimated at approximately £110 million per year, with £13.5 million alone from the proportion o

SEED SOVEREIGNTY

That this House notes that access to seed resources is central to small-scale farmers' ability to maintain resilient and productive livelihoods; further notes that, in facing the effects of climate change and changing global market forces, it is essential that poor farmers in Africa and elsewhere ar

NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE

That this House pays tribute to the lifesaving work undertaken every day by the North West Ambulance Service; notes that the geographical properties and often sparse population of Cumbria means that ambulances which are assigned for cover for South Lakeland patients are often drawn further south fro

DEATH SENTENCE ON SHEIKH NIMR AL-NIMR

That this House is deeply concerned about the death sentence by beheading and crucifixion passed by the Saudi authorities on Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr which is due to be carried out in the next few days; notes that Sheikh al-Nimr was detained in 2012 after backing mass pro-democracy protests in the Qatif

MISSING STUDENTS IN GUERRERO, MEXICO

That this House is shocked at the disappearance of 43 students from their college, Ayotzinapa, in Guerrero, Mexico on 26 September 2014; sends its sympathies and solidarity to their families and teachers; calls for the Mexican government and authorities to take all possible action to locate the miss

BANK BRANCHES IN SEDBERGH AND MILNTHORPE

That this House recognises that although the use of online banking has risen in recent years, there remains a very sizeable minority of people who rely solely on their local branch to do their banking; notes with concern the recent branch closure announcements by NatWest and Barclays in Sedbergh, wh

INEQUALITY IN POVERTY REDUCTION

That this House notes Oxfam's latest report entitled Even it up: Time to end extreme inequality; further notes that the report highlights that, in 2013, seven out of 10 people lived in countries where economic inequality is worse than 30 years ago; further notes that the report states that extreme i

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO

That this House notes that Oxfam America, Human Rights Watch and the Farm Labour Organizing Committee (FLOC), being an affiliate of the US equivalent of the TUC, have highlighted onerous conditions faced by migrant farm workers in the tobacco fields of North Carolina and the American South, includin

AIR PASSENGER DUTY FOR CHILDREN

That this House believes that the UK's air passenger duty is acting as a barrier to allowing hardworking families to take holidays abroad, when the majority already have to pay a premium due to school term-time restrictions; and calls on the Government to reduce the financial impact on hardworking f

CLOSURE OF AL-AQSA MOSQUE

That this House condemns the closure of Haram al-Sharif and the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem by Israeli authorities in yet another attack on Palestinians and Arabs; considers this action to be totally unjustified and highly provocative; believes that the move has nothing to do with security but amoun

SODASTREAM FACTORY MOVE

That this House congratulates the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement and Oxfam whose pressure has led to the Israeli-owned SodaStream soft drinks company's decision to move its factory from the occupied West Bank; recalls that the actress Scarlet Johansson severed her links with Oxfam after

HS3 AND BRADFORD

That this House believes that the proposed HS3 high speed rail link for the north of England will provide substantial economic and social advantages; is encouraged that the Prime Minister has supported the project, but is concerned that the line from Manchester will stop at Leeds and that the great