Early Day Motions

TROOPS HOME FROM AFGHANISTAN

That this House believes that the Government must now withdraw all British forces from Afghanistan beginning immediately and that all troops must be home by Christmas.

HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER AND SIR NORMAN BETTISON

That this House believes the cover-up by South Yorkshire police officers of the truth about the Hillsborough disaster is an outrage; further believes that this cover-up slurred Liverpool fans in general and those who so tragically died in particular; supports the call by Richard Wells, former Chief

PARTHENON MARBLES

That this House is aware that half of the Parthenon sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin 210 years ago using a flimsy legal justification during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, remain on display in the British Museum; notes that, when presented with the facts, the British

ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING THIS IS NURSING INITIATIVE

That this House welcomes the Royal College of Nursing's This is nursing initiative to promote the profession of nursing and to highlight the dedication, knowledge and skills needed to be a modern day nurse; acknowledges the seven key work streams of the initiative, paperwork and administration, safe

TEACHING LIFE-SAVING SKILLS AT SCHOOL

That this House knows that around 60,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur each year in Britain, with around 50 per cent of these being treated by emergency medical services, with survival rates varying across the UK; understands therefore the importance of the teaching of emergency life support

RENEWABLE ENERGY: MADE IN BRITAIN REPORT

leave out from `economy' to end and add `so long as it provides energy at competitive prices without subsidies for which no coherent and defensible rationale has been produced.'.

UN HOUSE SCOTLAND

That this House welcomes the launch of UN House Scotland in Edinburgh, a new centre which brings together organisations working to support and promote the aims of the United Nations in Scotland; recognises the significant contribution of its member organisations, which include UNA Scotland, CIFAL Sc

PLASTIC BAGS

That this House welcomes the comments by the Prime Minister that the recent rise in carrier bag use is unacceptable and the statement by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that if the use of carrier bags does not decrease, the Government will consider taking additional measures;

WOMEN BISHOPS AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

That this House welcomes the continuing engagement of Anglicans with different views on how and when women and men are consecrated as bishops and how all with the calling and thepotential can serve and flourish; would have preferred the deletion of clause 5.1.c. of the draft Measure; and, in the kno

APPEAL B4/2011/2952 [2012] EWCA CIV 684 DF (CHILDREN)

That this House notes the permission hearing Appeal B4/2011/2952 [2012] EWCA Civ 684 DF (Children) from May 2012; recognises that permission was refused notwithstanding the falsity of the key allegation of Liverpool City Council that the mother was lying and claiming not to be pregnant when she was

HILLSBOROUGH AND OTHER COVER-UPS

That this House notes the organised cover-up of the truth about Hillsborough; commiserates with the Hillsborough families; thanks the many campaigners for not giving up; further notes that there is evidence of other cover-ups of wrong doing that has not been brought to light; recognises that the jud

TOWER OF LONDON CLEANERS

That this House notes that the Tower of London has seen thehighest number of visitors in over 30 years and that the Historic Royal Palaces have seen an admissions income for 2011/12 of 42.8 million; expresses disappointment that cleaners employed at the Tower of London under contract by MITIE Cleani

SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS

That this House believes that elections to chairmanships of select committees have been a worthwhile reform; regrets that the choices in many instances were limited to a small number of candidates; and further believes that, at the halfway point of the present Parliament, new elections should be hel

QUARTERLY STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN

That this House regrets the failure of the Government to list the present perils of the Afghanistan situation in its bland, self-deluding September statement; notes that it ignores the increased level of green on blue attacks, the deepening corruption of the Karzai regime, the early withdrawal of tr

AWARD OF HONOURS

That this House believes that awarding honours as consolation to failed male former Ministers, creating a whips-dominated committee to distribute honours to hon. Members and the plan to prostitute honours politically to resuscitate the collapsed Big Society project are three unique prime ministerial

CHILD POVERTY IN MANCHESTER AND NATIONWIDE

That this House notes the Report, Family Poverty Strategy which was considered by Manchester City Council on 12 September 2012; is concerned that 40,000 children are in families living below or seriously below the poverty line; is aware of the links between poverty, poor health, low educational and

LASER PEN ATTACKS ON AIRCRAFT

That this House believes that more should be done to prevent laser pen attacks on aircraft due to the danger caused to passengers and crew of such actions distracting pilots and temporarily impairing their vision; recognises that such attacks could lead to a loss of control of any particular aircraf

STATE FUNERAL FOR RICHARD III

That this House notes the discovery of a skeleton beneath a car park in Leicester that is believed to be that of Richard III; praises the work of the archaeologists and historians responsible for the find; hopes that DNA evidence will prove the remains to be those of the last king of the Plantagenet

RESTRUCTURING OF THE BBC IN SCOTLAND

That this House notes with concern the proposed reductions in staffing at BBC Scotland, representing 35 senior posts across the country; further notes with particular concern the loss of 50 per cent of senior personnel in Inverness, undermining the BBC's ability to give fair coverage of the varied a

HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GAMBIA (No. 2)

That this House is deeply disturbedby the recent escalation of human rights violations in The Gambia; notes with concern that two Gambian journalists, Babucarr Ceesay and Abubacarr Saidykhan, were arrested after requesting permission to demonstrate as required by Gambian law; is very concerned by th

MURDER OF BANGLADESH LABOUR LEADER

That this House condemns the savage murder of Aminul Islam, legendary labour leader of the downtrodden garment workers of Bangladesh; deplores the proliferation of political murder in Bangladesh; and demands meaningful action by the Bangladesh government to arrest the slide into violent anarchy, pol

BADGER CULL

That this House opposes the mass cull of badgers; urges the Environment Minister to follow the lead of the Welsh Assembly by implementing a vaccination programme with increased levels of testing and improved bio-security as a more effective way to tackle bovine tuberculosis long-term; notes that vac

ANTI-SEMITISM

That this House notes the report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism; further notes that explicitly anti-Semitic materials are available for download via the amazon.co.uk website; believes that books like The Myth of the Extermination of the Jews should be available for academi

PARDON OF RAMIL SAFAROV

That this House expresses grave concern at the decision of Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev to grant a pardon to Army Major Ramil Safarov who was convicted in Hungary in 2004 for the unprovoked murder of Army Lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan during a NATO-sponsored studies course; condemns President A

WAYNE CLINTON

That this House notes that Wayne Clinton, constituent of the hon. Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale, is the founder of Morecambe-based Disability Online; further notes that Wayne has been shortlisted as a nominee for the prestigious National Diversity Awards; and wishes Wayne the best of luck for t