Early Day Motions

LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES ON LOANS

That this House notes that wonga.com is currently advertising a typical interest rate of 4214 per cent. and that this is not the only institution offering a similar service; further notes that these high interest rates are often paid by the poorest in society; believes that all financial institution

ILKLA MOOR BAHT 'AT

That this House welcomes the campaign of Otley Brass Band to save the Yorkshire anthem, the Ilkla Moor Baht 'at, by teaching the song to youngsters throughout the county; notes the hard work of Gordon Eddison, musical director of Otley Brass Band, who has launched the campaign; further notes that th

HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S VIEWS ON WIND FARMS

That this House notes the comments of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on wind farms; believes that his comments are in line with the views of many residents particularly those in areas blighted by wind farms; and further believes that all future wind farms should be offshore where continuit

SWANSEA, DEMOCRACY AND THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

That this House recognises the courage of all those who served in the International Brigades defending Spanish democracy during 1936 to 1938; welcomes the memorial to be unveiled on 14 December 2011 honouring those from the City and County of Swansea who served in Spain; welcomes too that the memori

ENTERPRISE INNS AND BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS COMMITTEE REPORT ON PUB COMPANIES

That this House condemns the recent attack on the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee by Enterprise Inns' Chief Executive Ted Tuppen, who described the Committee's efforts in compiling its report on pub companies (TenthReport of Session 2010-12, HC 1369-1) as `political pantomime', implied tha

SOCIAL CARE COSTS - DEMENTIA

That this House is aware of the vital importance of the provision of social care for people suffering from dementia, currently estimated as affecting around 750,000 people in the UK, two-thirds of whom live in the community; recalls the findings of the Dilnot Commission in July which included within

ACTION AID RESEARCH ON TAX HAVENS

That this House is shocked to learn from Action Aid, the leading overseas aid organisation, the fact that 98 per cent. of the FTSE 100 listed companies use tax havens and that they locate at least a quarter of their subsidiaries within them; and notes the main reason given for them doing so is to av

STATUS OF JERUSALEM

That this House believes that Jerusalem is a shared city, sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians; notes with alarm the systematic attempts to reduce the Palestinian population of East Jerusalem and the Jerusalem periphery through evictions of Palestinian families, demolition of Palestinian homes, ex

WORLD AIDS DAY 2011

That this House notes, 30 years on from the first officially reported cases of HIV, the importance of World Aids Day 2011 on 1 December; welcomes the significant treatment advances which mean that many people with HIV are now living long and active lives; further notes that despite this medical prog

CHILD SACRIFICE IN UGANDA

That this House condemns the abhorrent practice of child sacrifice in Uganda; notes with concern that between 2006 and 2010 only one person was found guilty despite 83 criminal cases and an estimated 900 murders of young people through child sacrifice; and urges the Ugandan government to implement t

RESOURCING OF UK BORDER AGENCY

That this House believes that the UK Border Agency is suffering from a damaging cuts programme resulting in chronic under-resourcing; notes with concern staff reports that the Agency is suffering from a culture of mismanagement and that those running the organisation are attempting to impose a cultu

PROPOSED CLOSURE OF VIRGIN MEDIA LIVERPOOL OFFICES

That this House is concerned that Virgin Media is proposing to close itsLiverpool offices in Albert Dock with the loss of over 400 jobs; notes that Virgin's aim is to reduce office costs and urges the company to work with Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Vision and other appropriate bodies to ident

HUMAN RIGHTS IN EGYPT

That this House strongly condemns the continuing human rights abuses by the military rulers in Egypt; notes with serious concern that on 9 October 2011, 26 people were killed after the army targeted a peaceful protest marching to Egypt's state television buildings at Maspero; is concerned that the r

EURIMAGES AND THE UK FILM INDUSTRY

That this House is aware that every year in Europe approximately 675 commercial films are produced, many from the independent sector, which in the UK's case in recent times has created a number of remarkable successes including such films as Trainspotting, The Full Monty, Brassed Off and Billy Ellio

EU CONVENTIONAL BATTERY CAGE BAN AND ILLEGAL EGG IMPORTS

That this House is alarmed by news that illegal eggs for general consumption could continue to be imported into the UK after 1 January2012 despite the EU conventional battery cage ban being brought into force on that date; notes that the European Commission has admitted that there will be a number o

THEFT OF METALS FROM WAR MEMORIALS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP

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RAISE THE RATE CAMPAIGN ON DEBT BLOCKING OF PRE-PAID METER CUSTOMERS

<p>That this House calls on Ofgem urgently to raise the level of debt below which pre-paid meter (PPM) customers can switch their energy supplier from the current level of 200 to 350, thereby preventing debt blocking from occurring by allowing indebted PPM customers to switch to a cheaper supplier h

CYBER CRIME

That this House notes that despite overwhelming numbers of UK businesses being affected by cyber crime, 40 per cent. of cyber crimes committed against businesses currently go unreported; further notes that 33 per cent. of small and medium-sized enterprises agree that there is a lack of support and r

AN ENGLISH PARLIAMENT

That this House should establish a select committee to report on the cases for and against establishing an English Parliament.

CALL OF DUTY 3

<p>That this House is deeply concerned about the recently released video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, in which players engage in gratuitous acts of violence against members of the public; notes in particular the harrowing scenes in which a London Underground train is bombed by terrorists, be

BIOMASS AND BIOLIQUIDS FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION

That this House is concerned that increased use of biomass and bioliquids for electricity generation is likely to have substantial negative impacts on global hunger, biodiversity and on climate change; notes that over 75 per cent. of UK biofuels are imported and that as much as 44 per cent. of globa

BEHAVIOUR OF TV LICENSING

That this House is concerned that TV Licensing is both intimidating and misleading in its correspondence with households which do not have atelevision licence; is further concerned that those who have no need of atelevision licence are thus unduly harassed; notes that TV Licensing routinely claims t

ACTIONS OF BASILDON COUNCIL IN RESPECT OF RICHARD HOWITT MEP

That this House notes with concern the forcible removal of East of England MEP, Richard Howitt, from the official media area of Dale Farm by officials of Basildon Council during the eviction of Travellers; further notes that this followed Mr Howitt commenting critically on some of the actions of Bas

HOUSING AND HEALTH

That this House welcomes the Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) publication, A Foot in the door: a guide to housing and health; supports the NHC's efforts to encourage greater co-operation between housing and health and wellbeing; notes the positive contribution housing makes to improving health outc

MIDLANDS AMATEUR ORCHESTRAS AND CLOSURE OF YORKSHIRE LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION MUSIC AND DRAMA SERVICE

That this House notes with concern the recent announcement of the intended closure of the Yorkshire Libraries and Information (YLI) Music and Drama Service currently operating from Wakefield Library's headquarters; believes that closure will mean dispersal and/or privatisation of a hugely rich and v