Early Day Motions

FLOODING AND THE FIRE SERVICES

That this House is aware that firefighters throughout the UK have recently been involved in responding to the devastating effects of flooding that have hit the nation over the last few months, working tirelessly to keep people safe and reduce damage to homes and businesses; notes that today the role

DEFIBRILLATORS

That this House believes that schools and workplaces in the UK should be equipped with defibrillators; notes that there are 60,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests in the UK every year and that every minute without cardiac pulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation reduces the chance of survival by 1

STATUS OF NETWORK RAIL

That this House notes that the Office for National Statistics is to reclassify Network Rail as a central government body from 1 September 2014, adding Network Rail's £30 billion debt to the national debt; recognises that since Network Rail's creation, Ministers have respected the company's status as

RAIL ELECTRIFICATION AND THE CALDER VALLEY LINE

That this House welcomes plans to electrify a number of rail routes; notes that a joint taskforce was recently announced to look at developing eight new electrification schemes in the North; expresses concern that the Calder Valley Line (CVL) was not included in the list of schemes; further notes th

AL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS IN DETENTION IN EGYPT

That this House is concerned at the safety of Al Jazeera journalists who are still being held in detention in Cairo and thus preventing proper reporting of important news from Egypt by this global channel; urges the Government to put all possible pressure on the government of Egypt to ensure the fre

CONDUCT OF LOBBYIST MR CHRIS WHITEHOUSE

That this House is surprised that the lobbyist, Chris Whitehouse, defends his involvement in the disgraced commercially driven charity TOAST on the grounds that it had dozens of parliamentary patrons; notes TOAST's abuse of its relationship with an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) as exposed by

CONDUCT OF LOBBYIST MR CHRIS WHITEHOUSE (No. 2)

That this House is baffled by the objection in a recent e-mail from lobbyist, Chris Whitehouse complaining about the wording of an Early Day Motion tabled by the hon. Member for Newport West 22 years ago; invites hon. Members to consider the wisdom of Mr Whitehouse's complaint against the following

BOOST BINGO CAMPAIGN

That this House acknowledges that, despite being recognised as a soft form of gambling that plays an important social role within many local communities in the UK, bingo is subject to a gross profits tax of 20 per cent, as opposed to the 15 per cent charged on other forms of gambling; notes that wit

EARLY ACTION RESPONSE OFFICER POSTS IN LANCASHIRE

That this House notes that Lancashire County Council (LCC) has reallocated a budget of £3.7 million originally intended to create 48 Police Community Support Officers or 30 police constables to fund the creation of 27 Early Action Response officer (EARo) posts at a cost of £6 million; further notes

AIRTRICITY CHARGES FOR NOT PAYING BY DIRECT DEBIT

That this House condemns Airtricity for charging consumers up to £80 per annum for not paying their gas and electricity bills by direct debit; notes that 45 per cent of households do not pay their electricity bills by direct debit; further notes that one million British adults do not have a bank acc

VENDING MACHINES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

That this House notes the introduction of a number of newly-installed vending machines on the Parliamentary Estate packed with crisps, fizzy drinks and confectionery; questions the thinking behind the installation of these additional machines within an institution which purports to care about the he

ATTACK ON GOLDEN TEMPLE AT AMRITSAR IN 1984

That this House notes with concern the evidence now available as a result of the most recent release of Foreign and Commonwealth Office documents which reveal that in 1984 the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and Foreign Secretary, Geoffrey Howe, agreed that the UK would provide military ass

FIREFIGHTERS' ADDITIONAL PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS

That this House recognises that firefighters in the 1992 Firefighters' Pension Scheme currently pay 12.9 per cent of their salary into an unfunded scheme; is concerned at the Government's proposal which will take their contributions to 14.2 per cent from 1 April 2014; notes that a firefighter earnin

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY BUDGET

That this House commends the excellent work undertaken by staff employed at the Environment Agency in dealing with recent flooding incidents; recognises however that Environment Agency staff do a lot more than dealing with just the prevention and aftermath of flood incidents; further recognises that

MENB VACCINE AND CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATION SCHEDULE

That this House welcomes the public letter signed by over 100 nurses, doctors and scientists, who deal with the consequences of Meningitis, calling for positive decisions on an available meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine for children in the UK; notes their observations that the new MenB vaccine, licens

27 EARLY ACTION RESPONSE OFFICER POSTS CREATED IN LANCASHIRE

That this House notes that Lancashire County Council has reallocated a budget of £3.7 million, originally intended to create 48 police community support officers or 30 police constables, to fund the creation of 27 early action response officers at a cost of £6 million; further notes that most of the

DEATHS OF CHILDREN FROM CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN ENGLAND

That this House notes that prosecutions for manslaughter and murder as a result of a child death in 2011 were 16 and in 2012 were 19, but in 2013 were 34; further notes that this would imply an increase in the number of child deaths from child abuse and neglect; further notes that Ofsted hold record

WHITEHOUSE CONSULTANCY AND OBESITY WEEK

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS

That this House notes the demonstrations during the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka in November 2013; further notes the UK's work on the UN Human Rights Council; regrets the Indian Supreme Court's criminalisation of homosexuality; and urges the Government to ensure that the Commonwealth continues t

SCOTTISH TENANT GROUP OF THE YEAR AWARD 2013

That this House congratulates Tenants and Residents in Muirhouse (TRIM) on winning the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland Tenant Group of the Year Award 2013; acknowledges that tenants' groups from across Scotland took part in the competition; recognises that TRIM won the award for its i

BEATRIX POTTER AND WOMEN IN SCIENCE

That this House recognises and commends the contribution to science by Beatrix Potter; notes that, from an early age, she was studying and recording the characteristics of a wide variety of animals, birds and insects in a home-made sketchbook; further notes that in April 1897 she presented a scienti

PILOT SCHEME FOR TRANSFORMING REHABILITATION AGENDA

That this House recognises that the supervision of offenders in the community is demanding and complex work; notes the Government’s intention to subject the majority of probation work to competitive tender; and therefore calls on the Government to pilot the proposals first and independently evaluate

NON-DIRECT DEBIT SURCHARGE BY ENERGY COMPANIES

That this House notes that 17 energy companies are effectively charging consumers extra for not paying by direct debit; condemns those companies for that practice; further notes that four energy companies offer other payment methods at no extra cost; concludes that many companies are charging exces

TELEVISION IN NORTH KOREA

That this House notes the suggestion that the broadcast of programmes like Teletubbies would change the attitudes of the North Korean dictatorship, which has incarcerated more than 200,000 of its citizens in gulags; and believes that the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs would

CHINA'S POPULATION CONTROL POLICIES AND MR ZYANG YIMOU

That this House notes with profound concern the 7.5 million yuan fine imposed by the Chinese authorities upon Mr Zyang Yimou, the Director of the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, simply for having a third child; further notes the severity of the demographic crisis which Chi