Early Day Motions

BANKERS' BONUSES

That this House believes that the Government's cosseting of the country's greedy bankers is damaging not only to the national interest but international standing; condemns the lack of hands-on control of the RBS-owned 82 per cent by the taxpayers; notes that the banks' executives brushed aside their

PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS BILL - FITNESS CAPABILITY DISMISSALS

That this House is aware that the Government's proposed Public Service Pensions Bill will, if enacted, impose a pension age of 60 years on all firefighters, despite it receiving overwhelming evidence against, including from its own experts; believes that if this measure is introduced it would be fou

PLASMA RESOURCES AND UK HEALTH

That this House notes the Government has put the state-owned Plasma Resources UK (PRUK) out to a merchant bank to arrange its privatisation despite the fact that PRUK was originally purchased to safeguard the British plasma supply after the BSE crisis left the UK unable to harvest safe plasma from i

WESTERN SAHARA AND HUMAN RIGHTS

at end add 'further notes that the most serious sentences were for acts of violence leading to the deaths of 11 unarmed law enforcement officers and mutilation of their corpses; further notes that the convictions followed fair and open trials in a judicial process conducted in accordance with Morocc

DEATH OF PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ

That this House deeply regrets the untimely death of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela; notes that Hugh Chavez was four times elected president of Venezuela by a majority of the voters in elections considered free and fair by international monitors, including former US President Jimmy Carter; furth

PRESIDENT CHAVEZ OF VENEZUELA

That this House offers condolences to the government and people of Venezuela on the death of President Chavez; and acknowledges the huge contribution he made to conquering poverty in his country and region through ALBA and the way he spoke for the poorest and most marginalised people in Latin Americ

BRITISH DEEP MINE COAL INDUSTRY

That this House notes with great concern the parlous state of the British deep mine coal industry; further notes that the industry is facing imminent extinction which would result in the loss of thousands of direct and indirect highly skilled jobs and bring social and economic devastation to communi

DIESEL PRICES

That this House notes the oral evidence given by Mr Damian McBride to the Public Administration Select Committee on 27 February 2013, where he stated that he had explored changing the specification of ultra low sulphur diesel but was blocked by HM Customs and Excise on the grounds that 'there are so

PETROL POVERTY

That this House notes new research from the RAC Foundation showing that 800,000 homes spend more than a quarter of their income on running a car; further notes that the data based on Office for National Statistics figures show that the poorest 10 per cent of car-owning households in the UK are mire

FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT

That this House recalls, on the second anniversary of the massive accident at Fukushima, that all but one of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors have remained shut since the accident, because of public opposition and fear of nuclear power, and will remain closed for at least another year and despite this Ja

ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT

That this House congratulates the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) for its continued excellence in providing a range of neuromusculoskeletal healthcare and rehabilitation unique to the NHS, treating 100,000 outpatients and undertaking over 11,000 essential surgical procedures each year; r

SUGAR AND DIABETES

That this House is alarmed by the recent study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, that identifies sugar as a predictor of diabetes separately from obesity; notes that the study examined the availability of sugar and diabetes rates from 175 countries worldwide over the last decade, finding

ST PIRAN'S DAY

That this House notes the celebrations of Cornwall's patron saint, St Piran, on 5 March each year are growing in scope, support and significance; believes that this is a valuable opportunity for the people of Cornwall to celebrate their unique heritage, language, culture and aspirations; recognises

BEECHING REPORT AND BRITAIN'S RAILWAY HERITAGE

That this House notes that March 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the Beeching Report which produced an unprecedented culling of Britain's railways; further notes this was just three years after the last steam engine built by British Railways, 92220 Evening Star, rolled out of Swindon works presaging

BRADFORD'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND ITS LAST REMAINING SYNAGOGUE

That this House congratulates Zulfikar Karim, the General Secretary of the Bradford Council of Mosques, the Bradford Council of Mosques Management Committee and the members of the Bradford Muslim community for their extraordinary ecumenical gesture in raising a very large sum of money to repair the

RYAN GIGGS

That this House congratulates the Manchester United player Ryan Giggs on reaching the milestone of 1,000 senior appearances; notes that Giggs throughout his career has brought grace, pace, explosive power and lasting pleasure to spectators of the game and even opponents; further notes that he has be

BRADFORD ODEON (No. 2)

That this House very much welcomes the report that the former Odeon building and the old police station in Bradford can be saved and these iconic buildings developed if essential health and safety and maintenance works costing £4.1 million are carried out; realises that because of local government c

INDEPENDENCE OF LUXEMBOURG

That this House believes that Luxembourg is not too small to be an independent state; notes its distinct approach of choosing its own separate ways due to its independence to manage its own needs and opportunities; and further notes that despite its limitations small Luxembourg can be an inspiration

UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN NORTH KOREA

That this House welcomes the announcements by the South Korean government and the Japanese government stating that they will support the establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea; notes that both the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and

SCOTLAND A FAIR TRADE NATION

That this House notes that at the start of this year's Fair-Trade Fortnight Scotland became a Fair Trade nation; and congratulates the many groups and individuals throughout Scotland who have tirelessly campaigned for fair trade in their communities, schools and places of work to bring about this ma

IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS

That this House notes that there are 15,000 people living with a fatal lung condition called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in the UK; further notes that numbers are increasing and that every year 5,000 people die from the disease; is concerned that despite its severity, little is known about t

MOTOR ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS

That this House is deeply concerned by the pace and extent of change in the motor accident compensation claims system and in particular the proposal to raise the small claims limit from £1,000 to £5,000; acknowledges the need to cut costs in the legal system but urges the Government to ensure that t

SECRET IMPRISONMENT OF WM AND CONDUCT OF HIS HONOUR JUDGE CARDINAL

That this House notes that an individual identified only as WM was imprisoned for five months for contempt by His Honour Judge Cardinal in case No. 11952926 of the Court of Protection for (inter alia) taking her father to see a solicitor in Birmingham and giving him a wooden cross; further notes tha

NHS - BACKDOOR PRIVATISATION

That this House is aware that the Government has recently published new regulations, SI257, under section 75 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; recalls that during the passage of that Bill Ministers gave assurances that any such changes would not lead to the privatisation of the NHS and that lo

NEW NAME FOR CAR

That this House notes that the Korean car manufacturing firm Kia has produced a new small car which it has called the Provo; further notes that this name has caused deep offence given that the Provisional IRA were known as the Provos when they were murdering and bombing in Northern Ireland, the rest