Early Day Motions

SALE OF SHARK FINS

That this House notes that the shark fin trade is decimating shark populations worldwide at a rate of over 73 million sharks slaughtered annually, resulting in a third of shark species now being threatened with extinction; further notes that when sharks are eliminated, disastrous effects can happen

RBS NATIONALISATION

That this House notes that the Royal Bank of Scotland has again been fined by regulators, this time for 390 million over the Libor scandal; believes that the Bank's Chief Executive Stephen Hester ought to resign along with investment boss John Hourican; believes that, despite the taxpayer funding th

PRESS DEFAMATION

That this House welcomes the decisive vote of the House of Lords to introduce a low-cost arbitration system for victims of press defamation; notes that newspapers which do not join the system will face higher damages; further notes the comments from Lords Fowler and Puttnam that the Government and O

GAS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

That this House calls on the Government to ensure that Britain does not export gas at a lower price than it is importing it; notes that any analysis of gas flow by The Guardian newspaper and Greenpeace found that in the coldest months from December to February when gas demand is greatest gas was exp

KING RICHARD III AND HIS RETURN TO YORKSHIRE

That this House notes the recovery of the remains of King Richard III from a car park; further notes that, contrary to historical belief, King Richard III did not have a deformity of the spine; further notes that King Richard III was the last monarch of the House of York, grew up at Middleham Castle

ANTI-COAGULATION SELF-MONITORING ALLIANCE

That this House welcomes the Anti-Coagulation Self-Monitoring Alliance campaign to give greater choice and control to the estimated 1.25 million patients in the UK who take long-term warfarin; notes that only two per cent of these patients currently self-monitor their blood clotting time, despite ev

SELLAFIELD MISMANAGEMENT AND NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT PARTNERS

That this House notes that the Public Accounts Committee states thatitisnot convinced that taxpayers are getting a good deal from the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency's (NDA) plans; believe that these enormous costs need to be strictly controlled by robust, verified assessments of the sums involved, s

ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST

That this House congratulates the work of the Angus Lawson Memorial Trust children's charity and their new book, What Does Dead Mean? written by their grief counsellor, Jenni Thomas OBE; notes that the book helps adults to have conversations with children about death and dying; further notes that th

REPORTING OF REASONS FOR ABORTION

That this House, in acknowledging that there is a wide range of different but sincerely held views on the issue of abortion law, nevertheless unites in registering its profound shock at the recent research by Eurocat which has found substantial misreporting by doctors and licensed abortion clinics o

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

That this House notes with concern the increased risk of stroke for sufferers of atrial fibrillation, which is the most common heart rhythm disturbance and affects up to 750,000 people in the UK; recognises the limited attention paid to preventing strokes caused by the condition by the healthcare se

ASYLUM SUPPORT RATES

That this House believes that Britain can rightly be proud of its history of welcoming those fleeing persecution and war; welcomes the cross-party parliamentary report on asylum support for children and families; notes with concern the finding of that report that current asylum support levels are le

WANDLE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK

That this House welcomes the Wandle Valley Regional Park campaign launched by the Sutton and Wimbledon Guardian newspapers and the investment the London boroughs of Sutton, Croydon, Merton and Wandsworth have secured for the Wandle Valley Regional Park; and calls on the Government to amend the legis

FETAL VALPROATE SYNDROME

That this House notes with concern the withdrawal of public funding from the Fetal Anti-Convulsant Litigation in November 2010; further notes that the taxpayer is now covering the additional health, education and welfare costs incurred by families affected by fetal valproate syndrome; believes the D

TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR PRIVATE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

That this House welcomes news that exemptions from corporation tax for private healthcare providers have been ruled out by NHS regulator Monitor; opposes tax exemptions for private healthcare providers in any form; is determined that any private company seeking to make a profit from the provision of

STATUTORY CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PUB COMPANIES

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to a statutory code of practice for pub companies, overseen by an independent adjudicator, which will enshrine in law the prime principle that a tied licensee is no worse off than a free of tie licensee; believes this is great news for tied pubs a

BURMA - THAILAND REFUGEE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRISIS

That this House is alarmed that, whilst the government of Thailand has agreed in principle to allow the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) access to hundreds of Rohingya refugees that have fled Western Burma's continuing sectarian violence, permanent access has still not been granted; welcome

ANDY MURRAY AND DOPING IN TENNIS

That this House welcomes Andy Murray's plea for more rigorous doping tests in world tennis; notes that his recent comments follow those of the president of the Association of Tennis Professionals, Roger Federer, and world number one, Novak Djokovich, that they are being tested less frequently than i

FIFA AND THE OFFSIDE RULE

That this House welcomes the decision by Fifa, football's governing body, to ask the game's rule-making body, the International Football Association Board, to clarify the offside rule; notes that there is currently huge confusion about whether a player in an offside position is interfering with play

CHILCOT INQUIRY

That this House deplores the continuing failure of Sir John Chilcot to deliver his report on the invasion of Iraq almost a decade after hostilities commenced; notes that the Inquiry was announced in June 2009; further notes that following a postponement in 2010 because of the General Election Sir Jo

HENRY MOORE SCULPTURE ENTITLED DRAPED SEATED WOMAN

That this House notes with concern that due to excessive central Government cuts to local authority funding, councils are under severe pressure and many nationally treasured works of art are being prepared for sale in order to try and balance the books; is concerned by the decision of the Mayor of T

VISCOUNT MASSACRES

That this House notes that 12 February 2013 will mark the 34th anniversary of the shooting down of Air Rhodesia Viscount Flight RH827 (the Umniati) by members of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) in the former Rhodesia resulting in the death of all on board; further notes that this wa

GAMBLING MACHINES IN BETTING SHOPS

That this House is concerned at the spread of fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in betting shops and that £40 billion a year is now gambled and re-gambled on them; notes that most money is paid into machines in poorer areas of the country, accounting for 50 per cent of the profits of betting shop

NUCLEAR BUILD

That this House is alarmed at the delays and cost-overruns of new nuclear power stations; notes that the Olkiluoto station in Finland that promised to start generating in 2009 at a cost of 6.4 billion eurowill not be ready until after 2014 at a cost of 8.5 billion euro; further notes that the Flaman

NUCLEAR WASTE

That this House recalls the warning of the Flowers report in 1976 that it was irresponsible to use nuclear power withouta solution for waste disposal; is surprised that a staggering 68 billion has been spent to guard UK nuclear waste and that Cumbria Council has rejected the only waste repository th

NUCLEAR FINANCE

That this House recalls the repeated Government assurances that no subsidies would be paid to new nuclear stations; notes the estimate of former government adviser Professor Tom Burke that a taxpayer subsidy of up to 30 billion of taxpayers' money will be demanded in addition to the unique taxpayer