Early Day Motions

FAMILY-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN TACKLING SUBSTANCE MISUSE

That this House commends the recent report from Addaction, Breaking the Cycle, which highlights the importance of family-based interventions for families with drug and alcohol misuse problems; notes that a million children live with a drug misuser or dependent drinker; further notes that an effectiv

CATERING FACILITIES ON INTERCITY WEST COAST RAIL SERVICES

That this House welcomes the work of catering staff on Intercity West Coast services; is appalled at reports that some of the four bidders for the new West Coast Mainline franchise, namely Abellio, First Group, SNCF/Keolis and Virgin may be proposing to remove catering facilities from future service

YOUTH SELECT COMMITTEE

That this House welcomes the founding of the Youth Select Committee, a pilot initiative enabling young people to hold inquiries into issues it considers to be important; offers its strong support to the Committee; recognises the importance of the Youth Select Committee in inspiring young people to h

JONNY MARRAY

That this House congratulates Jonny Marray on being the first British male player to win a men's doublestitle at Wimbledon for 76 years; further congratulates him and his partner on their performance in the men's doubles; and salutes him for representing the UK so well.

ANDY MURRAY

That this House congratulates Andy Murray on being the first British player to reach the men's singles final at Wimbledon for 74 years; further congratulates him on his performance; and salutes him for representing the United Kingdom so well.

EPILEPSY AND EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

That this House notes that epilepsy is a serious neurological condition, which affects more than half a million people in the UK; further notes that epilepsy can develop in all ages soit is important to tackle the issue from an early age so that children with epilepsy can get the right support to de

PAEDIATRIC CONGENITAL CARDIAC SURGERY UNITS

That this House is very concerned about flaws in the decision making process undertaken by the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) regarding the configuration of paediatric congenital cardiac surgery units; considers that the decision made on the future configuration disregards patient ch

SUB-POST OFFICE FUNDING

That this House notes that the Post Office proposes significant changes to the funding arrangements for sub-post office branches, including the complete removal of the fixed core tier payment (CTP) for the new Post Office Local and Main operating models, that removing the CTP risks undermining the f

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

That this House congratulates the Bureau of Investigative Journalism for its thorough research in exposing the abuse of power by the City of London Corporation in using its public resources in a multi-million pound lobbying exercise to distort Government policies, in particular its tax regime, in th

BOYCOTT WORKFARE

That this House expresses its support for the week of action launched by Boycott Workfare to expose therole of the Government and companies in forcing people to undertake unpaid or low paid work by threatening to disqualify them from benefits; congratulates all those companies, charities and organis

2nd BATTALION, THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS

That this House opposes the disbandment of 2nd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, which has a long and distinguished history dating back to the Lancashire Fusiliers, whose brave soldiers famously won `six Victoria Crosses before breakfast' in the Gallipoli landings of the First War; support

CONTINUED FINANCIAL HELP FOR VICTIMS OF THALIDOMIDE

That this House is aware of the devastating effects that the drug thalidomide causedinits victims; understands that representatives of the Government recently met members of the National Advisory Council to the Thalidomide Trust and discussed future assistance to replace the healthgrantsufferers hav

DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (NO. 2)

That this House welcomes the screening on 10 July 2012 in the Attlee Suite of the film by Dr Jon Hastie entitled, A Life Worth Living: Pushing the limits of Duchenne; recognises Dr Hastie's achievement in producing the film; acknowledges the powerful contributions of everyone who took part in the fi

INTERNS

That this House congratulates the magazines, Elle and Cosmo for agreeing to pay their interns; believes that unpaid internships in the media remain the norm and that this should be challenged; notes that the report to the Cabinet Office entitled Fair Access to Professional Careers by Alan Milburn id

COASTGUARD STATIONS

That this House is alarmed by the Government's plans to close coastguard stations at Clyde, Forth, Yarmouth, Thames, Portland, Brixham, Solent, Swansea and Liverpool; notes that this would reduce the number of coastguard stations in the UK from 19 to 10 with aggregate job losses of over 140 and have

PROTECTION FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS

That this House believes greater protection should be provided to whistleblowers in the workplace; is alarmed at the Court of Appeal's decision in NHS Manchester v Fecitt & Ors which indicates that employees are no longer protected from harassment of co-workers; believes that this is just one of a n

EU REGULATIONS AND FUEL PRICES

That this House notes that bureaucrats in Europe are planning to push up the price of petrol by four pence a litre by dictating green fuel targets to Britain; is concerned that EU regulations now insist that 10 per cent of UK transport fuel must come from biofuels by 2020 at thelatest, which will hi

GOOGLE AND THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

That this House notes that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has now admitted that one of its former privacy managers, who reportedly worked on its Google StreetView investigation, is now employed by Google as a senior executive; concludes that this revolving-door policy raises serious que

SAVE HARRY THE HEDGEHOG CAMPAIGN

That this House is alarmed at the rapid decline of the UK hedgehog population which is estimated to have dropped from approximately 36 million in the 1950s to under one million today, the dramatic decline of the species being in large part due to habitat loss and the proliferation of roads; and urge

SOUTH QUEENSFERRY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

That this House congratulates businesses in South Queensferry on giving their backing for the area to be designated as a Business Improvement District (BID); recognises that the BID will ensure that South Queensferryreaches its potential; notes that 63 per centof the eligible businesses cast a vote

COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT CUTS AND LOCAL CONSULTATION

That this House notes that the Government has given responsibility for deciding who should receive council tax benefit to local authorities, whilst simultaneously cutting the budget available for council tax benefit by approximately 10 per cent; further notes that the national Government cut tocounc

FAIRTRADE YORKSHIRE 2012

That this House welcomes the Fairtrade Yorkshire campaign for Yorkshire and the Humber to be declared, by the Fairtrade Foundation, as the UK's first ever Fairtrade region; notes the efforts to raise the profile of the Fairtrade agenda in Yorkshire, through dedicated work in schools and local commun

HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GAMBIA

That this House is deeply concerned by the continued detention of Gambian journalist Ebrima Manneh who was detained in 2006 and was said to be alive in 2011 by the Gambian Attorney General and Minister for Justice Edward Gomez; notes that since then no further information has been released about the

INNOVATION IN SURGERY

That this House supports the recommendations of the Royal College of Surgeons' report Overcoming barriers to innovation in surgery; notes that on average a person will have five surgical episodes in their lifetime and that surgery is one of the most effective treatments for cancer; further notes tha

AIR PASSENGER DUTY

leave out from `believes' to end and add `recognises the need for internationally competitive aviation taxation, minimising the financial impact of taxes on the travelling public and providing effective disincentives for pollution; welcomes recent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which