Early Day Motions

ATOS COMMENTS BY ARCHBISHOP OF GLASGOW

That this House congratulates the Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia, on his principled position in questioning the appropriateness of having Atos Healthcare as sponsors of the Commonwealth Games due to take place in Glasgow in 2014; acknowledges that the archbishop is correct to point out that

AIR PASSENGER DUTY

That this House believes that the UK’s air passenger duty (APD), the highest air passenger duty in the world, is acting as a deterrent to both inward investment and inbound tourism; is concerned about the impact of APD on UK businesses wishing to export to emerging markets; notes the compelling anal

ARMING THE SYRIAN NATIONAL COALITION OR ANY OTHER GROUPS IN SYRIA

after 'debate and', insert 'free'.

LIVING WAGE FOR BARBICAN CLEANERS

That this House notes that the cleaners employed by MITIE, under contract at the Barbican Centre, are paid below the London Living Wage; urges the Corporation of the City of London which owns the Barbican Centre to take appropriate steps to raise the wages of its cleaners to the rate recommended by

BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

That this House welcomes the Scottish Government's plans to introduce a Bill to promote the use of British Sign Language (BSL) by requiring Scottish Ministers and relevant public authorities to prepare and publish BSL plans; recognises that BSL is the preferred language of between 50,000 and 70,000

GAY-TO-STRAIGHT CONVERSION THERAPY IN THE UK

That this House believes that being lesbian, gay or bisexual is not a disease or illness and that therapy which attempts to cure or change a person's sexual orientation is both ineffective and potentially extremely harmful; notes that a 2009 survey of 1,300 British psychiatrists, therapists and psyc

PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY

That this House notes the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty now in progress; believes the Duty, albeit only recently introduced, has considerable potential to achieve the goals of eliminating all forms of discrimination, harassment or victimisation, advancing equality of opportunity and fost

RAIL SERVICE INFORMATION

That this House supports the efforts of National Rail Enquiries and Britain's train companies to improve the quality and accuracy of information to passengers about rail services; notes their increased use of social media to do this and congratulates them on reaching their millionth tweet to members

DIRECT TRAIN SERVICE FROM SHREWSBURY TO LONDON

That this House regrets Network Rail's rejection of a direct rail link between London and Shrewsbury; acknowledges the damage done to the Shropshire economy since the last rail link between London and Shrewsbury closed in January 2011; notes Virgin Train's complete rejection of Network Rail's decisi

FOOD BANKS AND FOOD POVERTY

That this House views with the gravest concern the recent report by the Trussell Trust, the biggest provider of food banks in the UK, that more than 350,000 people turned to their food banks for help in 2012-13, almost triple the number who received food aid in the previous year and 100,000 more tha

PEOPLE'S POSTCODE LOTTERY

That this House commends players of People's Postcode Lottery for raising over £28 million for good causes across Great Britain; recognises the significant positive impact this has had on the constituency of the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North where 14 projects, ranging from a healthy

POST OFFICE LTD IN YNYS MÔN

That this House is concerned that Post Office Ltd plans to close Holyhead and Llangefni Crown post offices; notes the opposition to these proposals by the residents of Ynys Môn; recognises the vital role both Crown post offices play in the daily lives of residents of those towns and the wider Angles

POTENTIAL GURKHA HUNGER PROTEST

That this House is deeply concerned by the Gurkhas’ current commitment to undertake a hunger strike in protest against the lack of proper provision of pensions compensation and medical care; recognises the enormous contribution that the Gurkhas have made to Britain and its interests for almost two

NATIONAL MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

That this House welcomes the provision within the Care Bill [Lords] of National Minimum Eligibility Criteria for care services across the country; notes that this will help to avoid a postcode lottery of care services, making the care system more consistent and fair and giving more peace of mind for

FAIR ACCESS TO CARE SERVICES CRITERIA IN BRADFORD

That this House calls on Bradford Council to maintain its hard-fought-for Fair Access to Care Services criteria at the current moderate level; notes that withdrawing services to vulnerable residents at an earlier and cheaper level will increase later care costs and increase the prevalence of multipl

EFFECT OF BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS

That this House is concerned with the announcement by the Government of the rolling out of its new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) programme to replace Disability Living Allowance benefits and at continued reports that ex-service personnel injured in Iraq and Afghanistan are being denied disabil

INCREASED AWARENESS OF PROSOPAGNOSIA

That this House welcomes attempts to raise awareness of the debilitating condition of prosopagnosia, otherwise known as face-blindness; recognises that, despite it falling within the remit of the Equality Act as an impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on one's ability to c

EWING SARCOMA CANCER AWARENESS

That this House notes with concern the lack of awareness and knowledge of Ewing sarcoma; further notes that this form of cancer is more prevalent in children and teenagers and notes the pain, anguish and struggles faced by sufferers and their families; further notes the saddening case of Natalie Pur

APPOINTMENT OF MALORIE BLACKMAN AS CHILDREN'S LAUREATE

That this House congratulates Malorie Blackman on being appointed the eighth Children's Laureate; notes that she is the author of the multiple-award-winning Noughts and Crosses series of books; further notes that she has received fifteen awards in total for her novels and script writing; further not

SHARED PARENTING RIGHTS AND THE FAMILY COURTS

That this House notes that many fathers convicted of no criminal offence have very limited access to their children as a result of decisions made by the family courts following separation or divorce; further notes that the family courts operate in conditions of secrecy in which there is a lack of pu

NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM

That this House notes that the National Media Museum in Bradford celebrates its 30th birthday this month; further notes that the Museum will be celebrating its birthday with a wealth of new activities on the weekend of 15 and 16 June 2013, including a special showing of the first IMAX film ever seen

UK MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE

That this House welcomes the UK Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Collaborative; notes that estimates of the prevalence of ME/CFS range from 240,000 to 600,000 patients; further notes that research outcomes on ME/CFS have been limited and fragmented in the past; and support

SCHOOL STARTING AGE FOR SUMMER-BORN PUPILS

That this House notes with concern the robust and consistent evidence from around the world on birth date effects, which in England shows that summer-born children can suffer long-term disadvantages as a result of England's inflexible school starting age; believes that the Government should ensure t

PIPER ALPHA 25th ANNIVERSARY

That this House notes that 6 July 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, the world’s worst offshore oil disaster, in terms of fatalities; remembers the 165 men who died on the rig and the two men who died trying to save them; further notes the pain of the survivors, both physic

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT

That this House recognises that over 50,000 people have been diagnosed with breast cancer and 12,000 people die from the disease each year in the UK; urges the Government in its spending priorities for 2015-16 to continue to support charity funded medical charity research; and calls on the Governmen