Early Day Motions

INTERNET GOODS DELIVERY SURCHARGES

That this House notes that people living in the north east of Scotland and the Highlands and Islands are often asked to pay substantial surcharges for the delivery of goods ordered over the internet; is concerned that such charges are often not clear to customers ordering products online; believes t

NIGEL DAVENPORT

That this House notes with sadness the death of Nigel Davenport, a truly great and prolific actor of stage and screen and a former President of Equity, the actors' union.

YOUTH ORGANISATIONS IN HARLOW

That this House notes the remarkable work of youth organisations in Harlow and the value they give to the local community; further notes that they help young people in need, and provide a range of services in education, skills, mentoring, sexual health services, sport, music, culture and other relat

400TH ANNIVERSARY OF PORTADOWN

That this House congratulates Portadown on its 400th anniversary; commends the Mayor of Craigavon, Councillor Mark Baxter, and his council colleagues and council staff as they deliver a range of events to mark this momentous occasion; recognises the difficult times the town has experienced at the ha

VISTEON UK LTD PENSION SCHEME

That this House continues to note that, when Visteon UK Ltd was spun off from the Ford Motor Company, employees transferred from Ford's pension fund into the Visteon UK pension fund on the clear understanding that their pension rights would be unaffected; further notes that when Visteon UK subsequen

CLOSURE OF NHS SERVICES

That this House notes that the Secretary of State for Health has suffered another embarrassing legal defeat after the Court of Appeal judges ruled he had acted illegally in deciding to cut accident and emergency and maternity services at Lewisham Hospital; has concerns about Government amendment 168

STREET LIGHTS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PRIVATE COMPANIES

That this House notes that many council street lamps are housed on shared poles belonging to utility companies such as Electricity North West or British Telecom; further notes that many such companies have proposed to end this arrangement despite their infrastructure having been largely paid for by

WORKING CONDITIONS IN QATAR

That this House expresses its deep concern at reports of the ill treatment of migrant workers in Qatar on construction projects in preparation for the World Cup in 2022; calls on the government of Qatar to guarantee all International Labour Organisation conditions, including the right to join and be

SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE DURING RECONSIDERATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE REFUSALS

after `successful', insert ', which suggests that, at a minimum, the appeals system is doing what it was designed for'.

EDENDERRY PRIMARY SCHOOL

That this House congratulates Edenderry Primary School, Portadown as they celebrate 125 years of learning excellence; acknowledges the dedication and commitment of pupils, teachers, staff and Board of Governors for the past 125 years; commends the current Principal Mr Stephen Doyle and all his team

PRAYERS AT COUNCILS

That this House notes the ever decreasing number of Councils who pray and read from the Bible at the onset of meetings; congratulates those Councils such as those in Northern Ireland who continue to respect the tradition and necessary act of seeking God's face before making decisions; and asks the G

LABOUR AND TRADE UNION LAW IN IRAQ

That this House notes that the international trade union movement has urged successive Iraqi governments to amend the labour and trade union laws which place substantial restrictions on the fundamental rights of workers, including to associate freely, to bargain collectively and to strike; further n

TRUSTEES' WEEK 2013

That this House welcomes the fourth annual Trustees' Week between 4 and 10 November 2013 as an opportunity to recruit new trustees and to celebrate the work of nearly one million charity trustees across the UK and the vital contribution they make to civil society; notes the importance of the role go

KINGS SCIENCE ACADEMY IN BRADFORD AND THE FREE SCHOOL PROGRAMME

That this House is deeply concerned that a report which catalogued a series of financial irregularities at the Kings Science Academy in Bradford appears to have been suppressed for five months by the Department for Education; notes that more than £80,000 of public money was misused with false invoic

FORMATION OF THE POST-CRASH ECONOMICS SOCIETY AT MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY

That this House congratulates the economics undergraduates at the University of Manchester who have formed the Post-Crash Economics Society, which aims to combat the orthodox neoliberal globalised free market teaching which has been churned out by many universities over the last 40 years and has bee

LLANGYNDEYRN 1963

That this House remembers the successful campaign led by the people of the Gwendraeth Fach valley against the flooding of their communities and prime agricultural land by Swansea Water Corporation; notes that the proposals would have led to the drowning of several thriving Welsh language communities

SAFE REGISTERED NURSE STAFFING ON HOSPITAL WARDS

That this House shares deep concern about occasions when patient safety has been compromised on acute hospital wards; believes that any cases of inexcusably poor nurse practice should be rooted out; notes however, that many reports on such cases provide compelling evidence of a link between the adeq

CHARTISM AND PARLIAMENT

That this House welcomes the recent lecture by Professor Malcolm Chase as an apposite recognition in Parliament of the Chartist Movement's legacy to parliamentary democracy; acknowledges with gratitude Mr Speaker's significant contribution to celebrating the 175th anniversary of the People's Charter

JAILED QATARI POET

That this House notes that the Qatari poet, Muhammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami, has now served two years of a 15 year sentence for allegedly criticising the Qatari government in the wake of the Arab Spring; believes that this is an outrageous sentence to impose for the exercise of freedom of speech; cal

BENEFACTORS AND PATRONS OF FREE SCHOOLS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

That this House is gravely concerned that apparent benefactors and patrons of so-called free schools are able to benefit financially, directly or indirectly, from contracts awarded to them or to their companies; notes that a company of the Conservative vice-chairman Alan Lewis, who is a patron of th

SECRET IMPRISONMENT

That this House notes that at a hearing on 18 September 2013 where the claimant had applied to have the female defendant imprisoned for contempt of court it was decided that the court should sit in secret; further notes that an anonymised judgment was produced giving the reasons for this, but that h

WINDRUSH DAY

That this House notes the cross-party campaign to celebrate a Windrush Day every year on 22 June to celebrate the positive contribution of the first generation of Caribbean immigrants since the MV Empire Windrush landed at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948; recognises that this generation have helped sh

CHAGOS REFUGEE ASSOCIATION

That this House congratulates the Chagos Refugee Association on their conference in Mauritius to mark 30 years since their foundation following their displacement from the Chagos Islands; and recognises that this historical wrong can best be corrected by allowing and facilitating their return to the

OPEN GOVERNMENT AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

That this House is concerned that the current lack of accountability and openness created by the secrecy clause, Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, is a hindrance to public accountability, open government and the replacement, reduction and refinement of animal use in experim

TESTING OF HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS ON ANIMALS

That this House notes that the Coalition Agreement contained a pledge to end the testing of household products on animals; further notes that a response to a Parliamentary Question on 28 March 2011 stated that `the prohibition will apply to both finished household products and their ingredients, alt