Early Day Motions

SAUDI ARABIA PUBLIC EXECUTIONS

That this House is appalled at the continued use of the death penalty in many countries, including Saudi Arabia; is deeply disturbed that public executions are carried out in a country that is a major UK trading partner and regularly receives Ministerial and Royal Family visits; and calls on the Gov

SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES

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ELECTRIFICATION OF THE LAKES LINE IN CUMBRIA

That this House notes plans to electrify routes around Manchester and create a hub ensuring an hourly service from that city to Preston, Carlisle and Scotland; raises concerns that these plans will put the Lakes Line from Oxenholme to Windermere under threat unless it is electrified too; highlights

DIFFERENCES IN PAY FOR PARLIAMENTARY ESTATE STAFF

That this House draws attention to the discrepancies in proposed salary increases amongst staff working on the Parliamentary estate, ranging from one per cent for lower paid staff to an average of five per cent for senior level staff; expresses concern at these double standards; notes that lower pai

LONELINESS

That this House requests that the Government addresses the problem of Britain's elderly who are gripped by a loneliness epidemic by allocating funding to those charities and groups that work in the communities to ensure that there is no isolation of the elderly and that there is always someone avail

ATTACKS IN PAKISTAN

That this House condemns the attack in Pakistan on over 170 Christian homes; calls on the Government to contact the Pakistan government asking it to increase the £1,300.00 compensation that has been offered; and further asks that the Pakistan government takes steps to protect Christian families and

MUTUAL INTEREST AND CREDIT UNIONS

That this House believes that the gap is too great between the rates of interest allowed to be charged by credit unions and the rates and charges commonly charged by high street lenders; and calls for the upper limit for small short-term credit union loans to be raised to 3 per cent a month.

NO SMOKING DAY 2013

That this House welcomes No Smoking Day on 13 March 2013; notes that almost a million people made an attempt to quit on No Smoking Day 2012; draws attention to the 2013 campaign in aid of No Smoking Day, which highlights how much money the average smoker could save by quitting for good; further note

POPE FRANCIS I

That this House congratulates the Catholic Church on its election of Pope Francis I; recognises the great responsibility this office brings with it; and sends good wishes and prayers to His Holiness in his future ministry.

CASTE DISCRIMINATION IN THE UK

That this House supports the majority vote passed in the House of Lords to outlaw caste discrimination in the UK by including caste as an aspect of race in the Equality Act 2010; notes the UK's international human rights obligations; and calls on the Government to reconsider its position and to upho

SAFETY AT LEVEL CROSSINGS

That this House notes that the implementation of the Crewe to Shrewsbury modular signalling scheme has been beset with problems causing its delay; is deeply concerned that barriers on the currently manned level crossings have not been fitted with the correct detectors, which means that if they were

SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES

That this House notes with alarm that, according to the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit, 94 per cent of children and young people with Type 1 diabetes are not receiving the full care and support they need; further notes that 85 per cent of children and young people with diabetes have poor blood g

McDONALD'S AND PUBLIC HOUSES

That this House condemns McDonald's for actively encouraging the use of public houses as sites for development through the development section on its official website which lists pub conversions amongst other desired sites and offers a £20,000 introductory fee to anyone able to locate a suitable sit

RECOGNITION OF THE KURDISH GENOCIDE

That this House warmly welcomes the historic resolution of 28 February 2013 to unanimously recognise the Kurdish genocide; further welcomes the constructive responses to the mood of the House by both the Foreign Office Minister and his Opposition counterpart in agreeing to work together and with Kur

GANNETT FOUNDATION AND PRINCE'S TRUST ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

That this House welcomes the announcement of the Gannett Foundation's new scheme to provide start up grants and training to young entrepreneurs both in Westmorland and across the North West; notes the exceptional flair and creativity of Cumbria's entrepreneurs across all sectors including retail, to

IMPRISONED IRANIAN PASTOR

That this House notes with great concern the continued detention in Evin prison, Tehran, of Farshid Fathi, an Iranian pastor arrested on 26 December 2010 on account of his Christian faith; further notes the Iranian regime's fallacious and deceptive attempts to suggest that Mr Fathi has committed cri

TIBETAN RESISTANCE IN TIBET SINCE 1959

That this House on the occasion of the 54th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of 10 March 1959, expresses its sadness at the loss of countless Tibetan lives over the last 64 years due to China's military occupation; draws attention to the continued Tibetan resistance to China's repressive

WESTERN SAHARA AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2013

That this House welcomes National Apprenticeship Week 2013, run by the National Apprenticeship Service, from 11 to 15 March 2013, which aims to raise the profile of apprenticeships amongst employers, individuals, teachers, parents and the media; congratulates the 520,600 people who started an appren

UNSAFE FOOD IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

That this House recognises the serious public health implications of chronic aflatoxin exposure, which affects an estimated 4.5 billion people living in developing countries, is responsible for over a quarter of the world's liver cancer, and contributes to childhood stunting and immunosuppressive di

10th ANNIVERSARY OF RECOGNITION OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

That this House joins the British Deaf Association, the Royal Association for Deaf People and Signature in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Government's official recognition of British Sign Language (BSL) on 18 March 2003; notes that BSL is used by many thousands of deaf people as their first

APPOINTMENT OF CITY CULTURE CHAMPIONS FOR DUNDEE

That this House welcomes the appointment of actor Brian Cox, television presenter Lorraine Kelly and traditional singer Sheena Wellington to help highlight the unique strengths of Dundee City Council's bid to become UK City of Culture in 2017; recognises that the city's great cultural strengths incl

EDF

That this House notes with interest that the energy company, EDF, ostensibly a privatised component of the British energy sector, is in fact publicly-owned, but by the French government not the British; is concerned that any profits made by EDF therefore accrue to the French state and to French taxp

A NATIONAL ENERGY CORPORATION

That this House believes that Britain's energy industry should be returned to public ownership; considers that the privatised energy companies, now over 50 per cent foreign-owned, have not served the national interest or consumers well, such that the country now faces a potential energy crisis with

BRITISH GAS

That this House recalls that it was a Conservative government under Margaret Thatcher which cheaply sold-off a sparkling element of the family silver, British Gas; notes that had this not happened its profits would now be going towards supporting the poorest in society by keeping down bills rather t