Early Day Motions

ASTHMA AND THE NHS COMMISSIONING BOARD MANDATE

That this House welcomes the 30 advocates from across England who took part in Asthma UK's Meet the Patients event in Westminster on 19 June 2012; notes that the NHS Mandate will be a key opportunity to ensure that the priorities of the NHS are focused on getting services right for patients with lon

HORMONE PREGNANCY TEST DRUGS

That this House notes that children were born with serious deformities due to hormone pregnancy test drugs taken by expectant mothers between 1953 and 1975; further notes with concern that as the surviving victims enter their forties and fifties many of them face a host of new problems as their bodi

FUTURE OF 1st THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS

That this House believes that 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards is a highly valued regiment with a long and distinguished history; further believes that the vast majority of its membership is drawn from Wales; notes that it is known as the Welsh Cavalry; further notes that it is the only Welsh armoured

THE ROYAL WELSH

That this House believes that The Royal Welsh should be retained in its current format; notes that the 1st battalion was formed to represent the Royal Welch Fusiliers and that the 2nd battalion represents the Royal Regiment of Wales following its merger in 2006; and is of the opinion that any attemp

GANGMASTERS LICENSING AUTHORITY

leave out from `yet' to end and add `understands the desire to reduce red tape; but calls on the Government to ensure that any changes to regulations do not come at the expense of protecting vulnerable workers in the cockle-picking and shellfishing industry of Morecambe Bay.'.

INDEPENDENT ADVISER ON MINISTERS' INTERESTS

That this House believes that Sir Alex Allan's participation in a party political stunt on13 June 2012proves that Sir Alex has destroyed any claims to be independent; notes that this conduct reinforces the Public Administration Select Committee's (PASC)unanimous opinion that Sir Alex was never likel

TRAINING FOR SEAFARERS (No. 2)

That this House welcomes the Government's decision to retain the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) fund; further notes that the annual 12 million fund will be retained for the remainder of this Parliament; furthernotes that only four per cent or 500,000 of SMarT funding is spent on ratings train

SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY AND PARLIAMENTARY LINKS DAY

That this House congratulates the Society of Biology on organising this year's Parliamentary Links Day on 26 June 2012and on the timely theme of Science and Sport in view of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; notes that Parliamentary Links Day is an established and respected event on the

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SAVINGS TRUST PENSIONS

That this House acknowledges the efforts being made to promote the National Employment Savings Trust pension scheme; believes the scale of the problem for future generations will not be truly recognised until today's teenage population can avail of schemes which are straightforward and over a 40 yea

MILITARY BASES

That this House recognises the strategic and military importance of the sovereign territory bases in Cyprus and thecommitment to enhancing suchbases to work with US and the UK'sNATO allies to ensure long-term commitment both financially and economically; and notes the importance of the decompression

FREE SCHOOL MEALS IN HARLOW COLLEGE

That this House notes that there has been a loophole in the system for many years damaging the prospects of young people at Harlow College with an estimate of at least 350 students in severe need of free school meals but no funding for this; further notes that this has left students hungry and unabl

POST-MARKETING DRUGS STUDIES REGULATION

That this House is deeply concerned that post-marketing drugs studies are being used for commercial and not scientific reasons by some drugs companies; notes that recent research has shown that tens of thousands of diabetics in less developed countries have been put on expensive new medication which

BIG CLEAN CAMPAIGN 2012

That this House welcomes the North West Evening Mail's Big Clean Campaign to make Cumbria spotless; highlights the destructive impact of litter on the tourism industry, local communities and the environment; notes that littering has increased by 500 per cent since the 1960s; applauds the community c

SALE OF PUPPIES IN PET SHOPS

That this House recognises that dogs are not a commodity and should be bought only from licensed breeders; notes that puppies sold in pet shops or by other third parties are almost exclusively bred on puppy farms; and, given the fact that the Pet Animals Act 1951 is out of date, calls on the Departm

UNLICENSED ADVERTISEMENT OF PUPPIES

That this House recognises that dogs are not a retail commodity and should be bought only from licensed breeders; notes that the internet and local news media are used to advertise the sale of puppies; is concerned that these advertisements are unregulated with no controls to identify the breeder, o

OBESITY AND THE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK

That this House notes that obesity rates in Great Britain continue to grow; further notes that the NHS Information Centre estimated in February 2012 that over a quarter of the UK population was obese; further notes that overweight people are much more likely to suffer from poor health, including typ

LICENSING OF WASTE COLLECTION

That this House is aware that the collection, recycling and disposal of the nation's waste throughout the UK is both highly important and essential if the UK is to maintain good public health and clean environments within its communities; understands that failure to deliver these key endeavours pose

SHAKER AAMER

That this House welcomes the demonstration in Parliament Square held on 16 April 2012 by the Save Shaker Aamer campaign to highlight the fact that British resident Shaker Aamer has been imprisoned without trial or charge for over 10 years in Guantanamo; and calls for a new initiative by the Governme

VISIT TO THE UK BY YONA SABAR

That this House welcomes the visit to this country of Yona Sabar, Professor of Hebrew at UCLA, who was born in Iraqi Kurdistan and who will share memories of growing up in a Jewish family in Kurdistan in the 1940s, an evening organised by the charity Gulan at the Royal Geographical Society in London

SADS UK'S BIG SHOCK CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates SADS UK on organising, donating and training on over 160 automated external defibrillators to schools in the UK; notes that as many as 270 pupils are dying from cardiac arrest at school each year and that immediate defibrillation increases the chance of their survival 1

ELECTION OF PAOL MOLAC

That this House congratulates Paol Molac of the Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh/Union Dmocratique Bretonne on his election as the first Breton autonomist to win a seat in the French National Assembly.

TOTAL GREEN SCHOOL AWARDS 2012

<p>That this House warmly congratulates the pupils and teachers of Longhaven Primary School (Scotland), English Martyrs Primary School (North of England), Castle Park Primary School (Wales) and Turners Hill Primary School (South of England) on their success in becoming champions in the Total Green S

ALAN TURING

That this House commemorates Alan Turing on his birthday, 23 June, for his many mathematical and scientific breakthroughs including the vital contribution he made to Britain's war effort by inventing the machine that broke the Enigma code; regrets that following his years of national service, he rec

ARGENTINIAN DEBT DEFAULT

That this House is seriously concerned about Argentina's refusal to negotiate with and pay many foreign lenders following its historic 2001 $81 billion default; notes its continued misdirection over economic figures which are contested by independent economists, statistical offices and surveys of in

AWÁ TRIBE IN BRAZIL

That this House expresses its concern at the plight of the Aw tribe in Brazil currently on the brink of extinction; notes that there are currently 360 contacted members of the Aw tribe with an estimated further 20 to 25 per cent uncontacted, and that their territories have been legally recognised; a