Early Day Motions

RE-ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA

That this House welcomes the re-election of President Barack Obama as a moment of joy and satisfaction; looks forward to his continuing to serve the world with idealism, intelligence and an audacity of hope; recognises that his opposition to the Iraq war was an act of great foresight and courage; ap

FUEL DUTY AND THE COST OF LIVING (No. 3)

That this House notes newspaper reports on the auction of the 4G spectrum, which suggest that it could raise around 2billion to 3 billion in 2013; further notes that this would be enough revenue to scrap the previous administration's 3p January petrol tax twice over; andtherefore calls on the Govern

PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN THE MEDIA

That this House is concerned by representations of women in the media that construct unrealistic notions of female beauty; notes the negative impact of such portrayals on the body image of young women; further notes findings by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image that 70 per cent of wome

25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQI ASSOCIATION

That this House warmly congratulates the Iraqi Association on its 25th anniversary; notes that the Association, which became a charity in 1990, was established in response to the need by the Iraqi community, whatever their race, ethnic origin, language, religious or political background, to create a

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

That this House commends the excellent work undertaken by the staff employed at the Environment Agency in dealing with the floods which struck much of the UK in summer 2012; notes that Environment Agency staff gave advance warnings, repaired flood defences, unblocked drains and set up incident rooms

WIND FARMS AND PROPERTY VALUES

That this House notes that, whilst there is widespread agreement that wind technology has a part to play in reducing the UK's carbon dioxide emissions, there is genuine concern from many that the value of properties in proximity to wind turbines will reduce; further notes that only limited research

GCSE EXAMINATIONS

<p>That this House notes that the Association of School and College Leadershas submitted evidence to Ofqual that suggests more than 10,000 students who sat GCSE tests in January were more likely to get a higher grade for the same marks than those who were assessed this summer; further notes concerns

TRUSTEES' WEEK 2012

That this House welcomes the third annual Trustees' Week on 5-11 November 2012 as an opportunity to celebrate the charity trustee role and encourage people to get involved in running local charities; recognises the work that 750,000 trustees do across the country in managing charities of all shapes

TRUSTEES' WEEK 2012

at end add `and calls on the Government to rethink the connected charities provisions in the Small Charitable Donations Bill which could entail undue complications for those who might offer themselves as trustees of local charities and/or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) and bring untoward imp

FIRE SERVICE INVESTMENT

That this House recognises that cuts to the fire and rescue service put the public at great risk; is deeply concerned that around 1,500 frontline firefighter jobs and over 700 support jobs were lost in the last year in the UK; notes that professional bodies throughout the service including the Fire

TAX AVOIDANCE (No. 2)

That this House notes that there has been no investigation of the tax avoidance industry in this country; urges the Government to appoint an independent committee of inquiry to investigate the whole industry and particulary the role of the big four accountancy houses - PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG,

BIG CHANGE CAMPAIGN

That this House notes the Big Change campaign, run by Which? and 38 Degrees, calling for fundamental reforms to the practices and culture of the banking industry; believes that the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards should make sweeping recommendations to improve the professional standard

CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS

That this House is aware of the recent Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' decision, taken without discussion with the thoroughbredequine breeding industry, to denotify the contagious equine metritis disease in the UK, this despite the fact that previous reported cases of it in non-t

AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS

That this House is alarmed by reports that at the forthcoming EU-level discussions involving the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' responsibilities, consideration is to be given to the possibility of lifting the ban on the import of thoroughbred horses into the UK from South Africa

GET BRITAIN CYCLING

That this House notes that cycling benefits public health, the economy, the environment and quality of life; further notes the strength of public and parliamentary support for The Times newspaper's Cities fit for Cycling campaign, and its backing for an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Cycling

HELP WITH DEBT

That this House notes the extent of the financial problems hitting families all across the country; is concerned at the deepening debt crisis that is affecting people both in work and on benefit; acknowledges the work that agencies such as Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)and others do in dealing with pr

CHILD ABUSE IN NORTH WALES CARE HOMES

That this House notes with grave concern the fact that victims of institutionalised child abuse whose allegations were made to the Waterhouse Inquiry into child abuse in North Wales care homes were not believed, thus affording the perpetrators anonymity; and strongly supports the view of the Childre

ILLEGAL BIRD TRAPPING IN CYPRUS

That this House is alarmed about the chronic and fast-growing practice of illegal wild bird trapping, in particular in the Republic of Cyprus, with massive profits being made by organised ruthless trappers, who sellhundreds ofthousands of mostly migrant birds, killed to supply expensive ambelopoulia

US CONGRESS BILLS ON CHILD POVERTY AND MOTHERS' CARING WORK

That this House welcomes two bills presently in the US Congress, the Rise Out of Poverty Act (RISE Act) and the Women's Option to Raise Kids Act (WORK Act), which make the elimination of child poverty the first priority of welfare policy and recognise the right of all mothers, including those on wel

COMMUNITY ENERGY

That this House recognises the significant contribution that co-operatives and community projects can make to the Government's stated energy goals of reducing carbon emissions and increasing energy security; notes that co-operative and community-owned renewable energy projects tend to enjoy greater

AIR PASSENGER DUTY ON FLIGHTS TO THE CARIBBEAN

That this House believes the current system of air passenger duty fails to provide the airlines with an effective disincentive for polluting; further believes that any duty should be based on the level of carbon emissions produced by flights rather than arbitrary zones based on the location of a cou

COMPENSATION FOR ZIMBABWEAN FARMERS

That this House calls on the World Bank and the Zimbabwe government to respect the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) court ruling in April 2009 that granted compensation of EUR22.5 million to Zimbabwean and European farmers, including Timolene Tibbett, who were i

WORK CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT AND DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

That this House wishes to record the case of Mr Brian McArdle who, having suffered a blood clot on his brain, was left paralysed on one side, unable to speak properly and blind in one eye and yet was summoned to an Atos work capacity assessment, before which he suffered a further stroke and was even

WEST PAPUA

That this House welcomes the visit of the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to the UK from 31 October to 2 November 2012; further welcomes the steps that have been taken to restore democracy in Indonesia since 1998; and urges the Indonesian government to take further steps to increase tr

PRINCE ANDREW AND AZERBAIJAN

That this House is surprised by the statement made by a spokesman for Prince Andrew that he continues to play a role, at the request of the Government, in helping trade relations between the UK and Azerbaijan; notes that the Prince has visited the loathsome, anti-democratic, election-rigging, oppres