Early Day Motions

CHILDHOOD BRAIN TUMOURS

That this House congratulates Enfield Council, Sutton Council, Hampshire County Council and Reading Borough Council for working with The Brain Tumour Charity to raise awareness of the symptoms of childhood brain tumours through its HeadSmart campaign; notes that 500 children are diagnosed with brain

INEOS AND TRADES UNIONS

That this House expresses serious concern at the anti-trade union behaviour of INEOS at its petrochemical plant in Grangemouth where it has dismissed Mark Lyon, the UK Vice-President of Unite The Union for carrying out his responsibilities as the elected convener of Unite The Union at the Grangemout

RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF IRELAND

That this House salutes the work and achievements of the volunteers of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) in its golden anniversary year; acknowledges the valuable work carried out by the Society across the whole island of Ireland in preserving and restoring to working order its flee

CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY

That this House notes the excellent ongoing work carried out by groups such as Christians Against Poverty, helping individuals and families who have found themselves in deep financial and emotional difficulties, offering help, hope and guidance for thousands, some of whom have contemplated suicide;

CHRISTIANS IN VIETNAM

That this House expresses concern at the decision to increase restrictions on Christian leaders in Vietnam that will prevent the practising of Christianity including holding services, training ministers and repairing places of worship; and notes that Decree 92 makes it virtually impossible for unreg

UGANDAN ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL

That this House calls on President Yoweri Museveni to return the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill to parliament with the amendments proposed by Sexual Minorities Uganda's recent report, that is to amend sexual offences laws to make them gender neutral, to ensure a system of mandated reporting of all

UNIVERSAL JOBMATCH AND UNSCRUPULOUS EMPLOYERS

That this House notes that at times unscrupulous employers who fail to pay wages or pay people cash-in-hand will have jobs advertised on the Government website Universal Jobmatch; recognises that if employers are subject to valid complaints, their advertisements will be withdrawn; further recognises

TV BROADCASTING FAIRNESS IN THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM

That this House encourages the BBC and other television broadcasters named in the interim report by Dr John Robertson of the University of the West of Scotland, titled, Fairness in the First Year?, about political balance in broadcasting to at least cover the report on television so that viewers may

CHRIS MCGRATH AND LYNDA DALKIN

That this House congratulates Chris McGrath and Lynda Dalkin, who recently retired as secondary heads in Workington; notes the huge contributions they made to the lives of the young people in West Cumbria; and wishes them well in whatever they do in the future.

BUSINESS RATES REFORM

That this House is aware of the disquiet and anger amongst businessmen and women concerning annual inflation-linked increases in business rates, regardless of the ability to pay, or wider economic circumstances, especially those which inhibit growth and investment; and believes that whilst acknowled

BANISHING THE UNDER-OCCUPANCY PENALTY IN SCOTLAND

That this House congratulates the Scottish Government on its decision to cover the full cost of the under-occupancy penalty in Scotland with support from opposition parties; notes the highly destructive, cruel and pernicious effect that the under-occupancy penalty has had on some of the most vulner

CHECK-OFF OF UNION SUBSCRIPTIONS

That this House is concerned that Government departments have been asked by the Cabinet Office to review the established system known as check-off, by which public servants pay their union subscriptions directly via payroll; recognises that check-off was introduced as a helpful and inexpensive way f

NIGERIA No. 1 (2014) (Cm. 8791)

That the Agreement, done at Abuja on 9 January 2014, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Cm. 8791), a copy of which was laid before this House on 27 January 2014

ASDA EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

That this House expresses its disgust with and condemnation of the employment practices of Asda, in particular with regard to its treatment of a staff member at its branch in Longsight, Manchester; notes that this staff member was suspended for nearly two years on bogus allegations and has now, afte

RECOGNITION OF SCIENTIST DOROTHY HODGKIN

That this House recognises the work of Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994), a pioneer scientist in the field of X-ray crystallography who, before the high-tech age, identified the three dimensional positioning of atoms in the molecules of various materials, including penicillin, vitamin B12, steroids and in

CONVICTIONS RELATING TO MORECAMBE BAY COCKLE PICKERS' DISASTER

That this House notes that Lin Liang Ren, Lin Mu Yong and Zhao Xiao Qing were all convicted for their involvement in the Morecambe Bay cockle pickers' disaster; further notes that the 10th anniversary of the disaster is in February 2014; considers that the people of Morecambe deserve to know how man

CHANGES TO FLOODLINE CHARGES

That this House notes that the Prime Minister has forced the Environment Agency to launch an 0345 floodline number; further notes that this was in response to complaints that the old 0845 number cost up to 41 pence a minute to call; believes that this service should be as affordable as possible to u

CURRENT SITUATION IN BANGLADESH

That this House notes that the 10th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh were held on 5 January 2014 and that over half of constituencies went uncontested; is deeply concerned about the levels of violence and instability surrounding the election; urges the UK Government to explore every available o

2014 SUPER BOWL

That this House congratulates the National Football League (NFL) on hosting a successful 2014 Super Bowl week and game in New York and New Jersey; notes the positive economic impact of such world-class sporting events on the local economy; welcomes the news that three NFL games will be played at Wem

ENGLAND WOMEN'S CRICKET TEAM ASHES VICTORY

That this House congratulates the England women's cricket team for retaining the Ashes after defeating Australia 10-8 in the multi-format series; pays tribute to captain Charlotte Edwards and her team for their strong performance; recognises the players as great role models for girls and young women

SYRIA - YARMOUK AND HOMS

That this House expresses deep concern over the continued suffering of civilians in towns and suburbs in Syria such as Yarmouk and the Old City of Homs which are beseiged by Syrian government armed forces; notes that there have been documented deaths due to starvation; asks the Government to continu

NUCLEAR SUBSIDY

That this House believes that the UK has been ripped off by Électricité de France (EDF) which has agreed to sell future electricity in France at £38 per Mwh while pressuring the Government to pay £92.50 per Mwh for Hinkley Point electricity, double the present price, index-linked and guaranteed agai

NUCLEAR SUBSIDY (No. 2)

That this House is appalled that UK consumers will pay up to £17.6 billion of super-normal subsidies via their energy bills to the French government-controlled company EDF for Hinkley Point nuclear electricity; and calls on the Government to accept the European Commission's judgement, abandon this

FAMAGUSTA PETITION

That this House is aware that recently a petition signed by more than 50,000 people, supported by both the Famagusta Association of Great Britain and the Turkish Cypriot Association for Democracy was delivered to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street; notes that it also contained the results of an

SYRIA

That this House notes the present conflict worsening considerably in Syria with the increasing numbers of people fleeing the country in search of safety now reaching epidemic proportions, 52 per cent of whom are children; believes that as this crisis intensifies Britain should do all in its power to