Early Day Motions

GIRLGUIDING UK STREETS AHEAD PROJECT

That this House recognises the importance of encouraging youth participation in local communities; further recognises the essential role Girlguiding UK plays, as the largest voluntary youth organisation in the UK, in optimising the opportunities for girls and young women to become involved in improv

SOUTH POLE BRITISH RECORD ATTEMPT

That this House notes that Livingston resident and young explorer Kasim Rafiq is planning an attempt to become the youngest British citizen to reach the South Pole with no outside assistance; further notes that his planned 730 mile journey, departing from Hercules Inlet on the Antarctic coast, to th

TIME LIMIT FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY REFERENDUMS

That this House welcomes the ability of local communities to determine the form of governance used by their local authorities; notes with concern that communities in England can hold a referendum on local government arrangements only once every 10 years compared to five years in Wales; and calls on

EFFECT OF SPENDING REDUCTIONS ON SEASIDE RESORT ECONOMIES

That this House notes thatthe seven local authority areas with the largest percentage of their population in receipt of local housing allowance are coastal areas containing some of the nation's best known seaside resorts; further notes that seaside resorts dependent on tourism tend to have economies

TRIAL OF SINGLE/DOUBLE SUMMER TIME

That this House notes the significant financial, environmental, public health and quality of life benefits that could accrue by advancing the clocks to GMT+1 in winter and GMT+2 in summer; further notes in particular the increased trade in the tourism, hospitality and retail sectors estimated at ove

CLOSE SEASON FOR HARE SHOOTING

That this House deplores the shooting of hares throughout their breeding season as cruel and unnecessary; notes that in Scotland the brown hare and mountain hare now have close seasons to protect nursing mothers and their dependent young; and calls on the Government to confer similar protection on t

PROTECTION OF COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT

That this House notes with alarm the sectarian violence directed at Coptic Christians in Egypt; believes that the Egyptian authorities have failed to investigate or prosecute those responsible for these attacks on Christians and their places of worship; further believes that Egyptian military and po

BENEFITS SYSTEM AND SHARED PARENTING

That this House notes that child benefit can only be paid to one parent; further notes that this unnecessarily discriminates against the other parent where parents are separated and maintain shared custody of children; further notes that this can further discriminate against one parent by preventing

SEASONAL UNEMPLOYMENT

That this House notes with concern that many coastal resorts in the UK experience seasonal employment fluctuations; is concerned that many workers in resorts experience low wages and employment uncertainty; and calls on the Government to consider policies to address the difficulties coastal resort e

TYPE 1 DIABETES RESEARCH

That this House supports the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) in its campaign to increase awareness and understanding about type 1 diabetes; notes that type 1 and type 2 diabetes are separate and distinct conditions; acknowledges that type 1 diabetes is a chronic, life-threatening auto i

INDUSTRIALISATION OF DAIRY FARMING

That this House notes that pressures are building for the increasing industrialisation of UK dairy farming and that a growing number of cows are being kept indoors for all or most of the year, many of which are pushed to extremely high milk yields; further notes the 2009 report by the European Food

SMOKE DETECTORS AND FIRE SAFETY

<p>That this House notes that the number of fatalities from fires in dwellings has fallen by a quarter since 1999 but that there are still on average five fatalities a week; further notes with concern that approximately one quarter of social homes do not have smoke alarms; calls on the Government to

NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR DIABETES

That this House notes there are 3.7 million people in the UK with diabetes, including an estimated 850,000 who have not been diagnosed, and a further seven million are at high risk, and that every year diabetes results in around 24,000 excess deaths; further notes with concern that in 2011 diabetes

AVOIDABLE DEATHS FROM DIABETES

That this House notes with alarm that up to 24,000 people with diabetes die in England each year from causes that could have been avoided; further notes that there is no reason why people with diabetes cannot live long and healthy lives if they receive the right care and support to help them manage

SCOUT COMMUNITY WEEK 2012

That this House supports Scout Community Week and the 2,500 groups taking part in activities across the UK during the week 14 to 20 May 2012; applauds the 144,000 young people who will be participating in Scout Community Week events to `do one thing' to improve their local communities; encourages ho

PENSION RIGHTS FOR HM FORCES

That this House believes that all ex-servicemen and womenshould receive equal pension rights regardless of when they retired from HM Forces.

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

That the Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011, dated 22 November 2011, a copy of which was laid before this House on 29 November 2011, in the previous Session of Parliament, be annulled.

UNION FLAG

That this House notes the proposal that the European flag should be flown when the Union flag is flown; recognises the sovereignty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and as such refutes the notion that the European flag is equal and could take pride of place alongside our n

DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE

That this House notes the planned replacement of disability living allowance (DLA) with a personal independence payment; further notes that this will mean that, from April 2013, blind and partially sighted people will start to be reassessed for the new benefit; recognises the concern expressed by th

INTERNATIONAL THALASSAEMIA DAY 2012

That this House celebrates International Thalassaemia Day on 8 May 2012; recognises the importance of the day in raising global awareness of thalassaemia; agrees with the key theme that thalassaemia patients and affected communities should have access to approproprate information on this condition;

POLICE FEDERATION MARCH, 10 MAY 2012

That this House notes the Police Federation march on 10 May 2012; further notes that this is to highlight rank and file officers' views on Tom Winsor's proposals on policing; commends the work of ordinary officers during a period of austerity; and calls on the Government to take into account officer

VAT ON STATIC HOLIDAY CARAVANS

That this House recognises that static caravans and their associated industries make a significant contribution to the UK economy; notes that more than three million trips were made in owned caravans in 2010, contributing 334 million to UK tourism particularly in rural and coastal areas; further not

MICK SHAW

That this House is saddened by the death of Mick Shaw, former president of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), who will be remembered as a principled trade unionist, socialist and internationalist; recalls that he joined the London Fire Brigade in 1977, trained in Southwark and worked as a firefighter at

ASSETCO AND LONDON FIRE BRIGADE

That this House is deeply concerned about the financial problems at AssetCo's UK subsidiaries, one of which holds the London Fire Brigade PFI contract to lease and maintain all fire appliances and 50,000 other pieces of emergency equipment; notes the critical role of fire services in London during t

ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION IN PALESTINE

That this House notes the desperate plight of over 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners who are on hunger strike in protest against inhumane treatment and the denial of basic human rights including administrative detention, the punitive use of solitary confinement and refusal of family visits; note