Early Day Motions

EUROPEAN LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

That this House congratulates England's men and women's lacrosse teams on winning the European championships in Amsterdam.

FAIR TRADE NATION STATUS FOR SCOTLAND

That this House commends the Scottish Fair Trade Forum's campaign for Scotland to achieve Fair Trade Nation status; welcomes the campaign's aims which include increasing awareness of fair trade and associated issues, increasing the sale of fair trade products, contributing to greater trade justice a

COST OF PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVES

That this House notes that the Government holds assets worth a capital value of 56 billion, which have been built under PFI contracts; but is deeply concerned that these will cost taxpayers around 229 billion by the time the debt is repaid up to 30 years later; further notes the South London Healthc

KESRI LEHAR PETITION

That this House welcomes the national petition launched by the Kesri Lehar campaign urging the UK Government to press the Indian government tosign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the UNConvention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or

TRANSPOSITION OF EU DIRECTIVE 2010/63/EU AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

leave out from `House' to end and add `opposes the use of stray cats and dogs in experiments; and notes that in the RSPCA report that they have looked very carefully into the use of stray animals for research, and `believe there will not, in fact, be any change to the current situation in the UK - a

USE OF STRAY CATS AND DOGS IN LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS

leave out from `House' to end and add `notes the transposition of Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes; observes that the RSPCA report that they have looked very carefully into the use of stray animals for research, and `believe there will not, in fact, be a

TIBETANS' RIGHTS

That this House is gravely concerned and saddened by the continued instances of self-immolation by Tibetans inside Tibet as a means to draw attention to the ongoing repression by the Chinese authorities; notes that there have been 41 occurrences since 2009, 25 being in 2012, and that 31 Tibetans hav

NURSERY MILK SCHEME

<p>That this House acknowledges the importance of the Nursery Milk Scheme which has been running since the 1940s, funding milk for 55,000 childcare providers to reach 1.5 million children under five years old throughout Britain; notes that the Government is reviewing the Nursery Milk Scheme as part

OIL COMPANIES AND THE OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING

That this House urges the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to investigate oil firms active in the UK; calls on the Government to consider the emergency actions being taken in other G20 nations to cut fuel prices, for example President Obama strengthening federal supervision of the US oil market and incr

PAYMENT CARD INTERCHANGE FEES

That this House notes that in 2007 the charges imposed on UK retailers for the processing of credit and debit card payments from customers in other EU countries were declared anti-competitive and unlawful by the European Commission; welcomes the recent ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ),

FURTHER EDUCATION LOANS

That this House is extremely concerned that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skill's (BIS) own regulatory impact assessment for their proposed 24+ Advanced Learner Loans, due to be introduced next March, suggests that low take up of them could cause as many as 100,000 learners to drop out

ISRAEL'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

That this House notes the statement in Israel's Declaration of Independence which promised to foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants based on freedom, justice and peace, ensuring complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespectiv

CHURCHILL CLEANERS

That this House commends the work undertaken by the cleaners employed by Churchill Contract Services on the Tyne and Wear Metro; notes they are paid minimum wage rates for the vital work they do; believes that the recent decision to freeze their wages was unmerited considering company profits had do

MANIFESTO FOR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY

That this House notes the launch of the manifesto for acquired brain injury; is concerned at the fragmented nature of care within the NHS for those with an acquired brain injury; and supports the call by the Health Select Committee's Third Report, Head Injury: Rehabilitation, Session 2000-01, HC307

PALLIATIVE CARE AND EUTHANASIA

That this House agrees that there should be no further attempts to relax the law on euthanasia or assisted suicide; welcomes the 2010 report for the Economist Intelligence Unit which places the UK at the top of an international league table rating end of life care provision; further welcomes the res

PROPOSAL FOR A CHILDREN-IN-WAR REMEMBRANCE DAY

That this House acknowledges the plight of children during wartime; remembers those children evacuated from the UK to various overseas countries during World WarsI andII as well as those in recent conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Libya and Syria who have suffered, and

ATOS

That this House deplores that thousands of sick and disabled constituents are experiencing immense hardship after being deprived of benefits following a work capability assessment carried out by Atos Healthcare under a £100 million a year contract; notes that 40 per cent of appeals are successful bu

IMMIGRATION (HC 194)

That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 194), a copy of which was laid before this House on 13 June 2012, be disapproved.

MIDDLE EAST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION-FREE ZONE

That this House notes the statement at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee, by Jaakko Laajava, the facilitator for the proposed conference on a Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone in the Middle East, that `the question of participation requires further consultation' and that `intens

EMILY RAWLINS, SILVER EUROPEAN MEDALLIST

That this House pays tribute to Emily Rawlins, of Manchester, who has triumphed over her learning disability to become a member of the Great Britain Athletics Learning Disability Team, representing our country in Croatia, Italy, France and Sweden, and winning silver and bronze medals in the hammer;

WORLD CYCLE CHAMPION'S ROAD SAFETY CALL

That this House supports the call fromBritish cycle road race champion and Olympic gold medal prospect, Mark Cavendish, to bring UK road traffic personal injury legislation into line with most other European countries by applying the principle of stricter liability to vulnerable road victims; recogn

PREVENTING THE EXPLOITATION OF STAFF IN UK HOTELS

That this House recognises concerns around the exploitation of workers, particularly agency staff employed by UK hotels; welcomes, in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Staff Wanted Initiative, launched by Anti-Slavery International and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, whi

AID TO SUDAN, CHAD AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

That this House congratulates the work undertaken by the Waging Peace campaign to bring about change and peace in Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic; recognises that far more needs to be done to stop the destruction and suffering of their populations; and urges the Government to press the

CUMBRIA BETTER CONNECTED CAMPAIGN

That this House notes with concern the proposed reduction in direct train services between Barrow and Manchester Airport and Windermere and Manchester Airport as part of the draft 2014 timetable published by First Transpennine and Network Rail; believes that these connections provide a vital service

WESTMORLAND GAZETTE BUSINESS AND TOURISM AWARDS 2012

That this House welcomes the launch of the Westmorland Gazette's Annual Business and Tourism Awards 2012; notes that with over 120 entries in 2011 and 11 categories ranging from Green Business Award and Hotel of the Year and the ultimate prize, Business of the Year, the awards have become one of the