Early Day Motions

DEVELOPMENT IN BOLTON-LE-SANDS

That this House notes that Lancaster City Council has granted planning permission for 77 new homes on a greenfield site in Bolton-le-Sands; further notes that the only reason the Council accepted this development was because it feared losing at appeal and having costs awarded against it; believes th

GAME TO EAT CAMPAIGN

leave out from `Campaign' to end and add `which will help to publicise Britain's worst animal cruelty secret; regrets the indifference to animal suffering that subjects 40 million birds annually to inhumane battery cages that breed enfeebled birds who cannot protect themselves from weather exposure

PRIORITY SCHOOL BUILDING FUND

That this House notes that the Government has dramatically cut budgets to rebuild schools in England; further notes that eight schools inBassetlaw constituency have been nominated for priority school building funding; supports the bids by Misterton Primary, Hallcroft Infants, Dyscarr Primary, Carr H

OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS TO LITERACY

That this House is concerned aboutthe high number of children and adults who struggle to read; is alarmed by the large proportion of offenders and excluded pupils with literacy difficulties; recognises the significant social and economic cost of poor standards of literacy; welcomes the inquiry by th

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FEED-IN TARIFFS

That this House recalls the previous administration's decision to introduce a national solar photovoltaic feed-in tariff scheme throughout the UK to encourage users to switch to green energy to help the UK hit its target of reducing carbon emissions by 80 per cent. by 2050; is alarmed that the prese

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF AL JAZEERA ENGLISH

That this House congratulates the award-winning Al Jazeera English on its fifth anniversary on 15 November 2011; recognises Al Jazeera's important role in developing freedom of speech throughout the Middle East and beyond; and wishes Al Jazeera every success in continuing to provide a voice to the v

DISPLAY OF POPPIES BY RUGBY LEAGUE TEAMS

That this House welcomes the fact that all four teams playing in this weekend's Four Nations Rugby League test matches will be proudly displaying poppies on their jerseys; commends the Rugby League International Federation and the Rugby Football League for permitting teams to display the symbolic po

BELFAST MUSIC WEEK

That this House congratulates the City of Belfast on Belfast Music Week with MTV which took place from 28 October to 5 November 2011, a celebration of local bands and venues, as well as the wider music industry and community, featuring more than 170 live music performances, workshops, seminars and n

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE BOXERS RICKY BURNS AND JOHN SIMPSON

That this House congratulates the professional Scottish boxers Ricky Burns from Coatbridge, who now holds both the Lightweight and Super Featherweight world titles and John Simpson from Greenock, who shortly is to challenge for the World Featherweight Championship; notes that these fine athletes hav

EVIDENCE-BASED DRUGS POLICY

That this House notes the serious harm caused by drugs; recognises the need for evidence-based policy making with a clear focus on prevention and harm-reduction; and calls on the Government to establish an independent panel tasked with carrying out an impact assessment of the Misuse of Drugs Act 197

MR RONNIE MCFALL MBE

That this House offers its congratulations to Mr Ronnie McFall MBE on his 25 years as Manager of Portadown football club; notes that he is the longest serving manager in the Irish League; further notes his four Irish Leaguechampionships, three Irish Cups and his five Manager of the Yearawards among

BOXER SCOTT HARRISON

That this House congratulates the Scottish Area Boxing Council, its officials, especially Chairman Bernard Connolly and Secretary Brian McAllister for unanimously deciding to recommend to the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC), that pugilist Scott Harrison be returned the right to resume his pro

ORGAN DONATION (No. 2)

That this House believes that all people should automatically be classed as organ donors unless they expressly opt out; acknowledges that organs are viable from people over 80 years old; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislation as soon as is possible in order that more lives can be s

RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE DEATH PENALTY

That this House notes recent public calls for the re-introduction of the death penalty in the UK; further notes that Parliament last debated the subject in 1998; and calls on the Government to set aside time to enable hon. Members to debate its re-introduction.

GAME TO EAT CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Game to Eat Campaign initiated by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and Countryside Alliance; and encourages the general public to eat more game recognising that it is nutritious and healthy food and can be a tasty part of a balanced healthydiet.

BRITISH JOURNALIST HELD BY ISRAEL

That this House expresses its extreme concern at the illegal detention by Israel since 4 November 2011 of Hassan Ghani, a British journalist, who was on board the Tahrir which, along with the Soairse, was delivering aid to Gaza; and calls on the UK Government to seek the immediate release of Hassan

CLEANERS' WAGES AT EXCHANGE TOWER, CANARY WHARF

That this House is concerned that the cleaners employed by LCC Support Services, under contract from MGPA private equity company, to provide cleaning and support services at the prestigious Exchange Tower in Canary Wharf, are paid below the London Living Wage; notes with concern that employees at Ex

NATIONAL STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER WEEKEND

That this House commends the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club for promoting the Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed and responsible dog ownership on the occasion of National Staffordshire Bull Terrier Weekend on 12 and 13 November 2011; notes that Staffordshire Bull Terriers are among the top 10 most po

DIABETES BLUE MONUMENT CHALLENGE

That this House welcomes the number of organisations, including the Leicester Mercury, who are joining together to light iconic monuments in the internationally recognised colour for diabetes awareness, to raise the profile of this important health issue; calls on other organisations to participate

RAGIP ZARAKOLU AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY

That this House calls on the Turkish government to release Ragip Zarakolu immediately from detention as well as the many other scholars, academics, researchers, writers, journalists and human rights activists who are imprisoned in Turkey for expressing their thoughts; and believes that these detenti

BRIGHTON-BASED CHARITY RHYTHMIX AND THE X FACTOR

That this House notes that Rhythmix is the name of a small Brighton-based charity providing music-making opportunities to vulnerable youngsters; welcomes the decision by the entertainment company Simco to drop its use of the name Rhythmix for a group of contestants on The X Factor television program

ATOS HEALTHCARE

That this House notes with concern that many hon. and right hon. Members have received complaints from disabled constituents on the practices of ATOS Healthcare; believes that the company is refusing claims from people who are later shown to be quite clearly unable to work; further believes that by

FIFA'S BAN ON POPPIES

That this House notes that all sporting bodies haveapublic duty that extends far beyond their own sports; further notes that FIFA has now backed down onits opposition to the wearing of Remembrance Poppies; believes that FIFAis dangerously out of touch with the public; and calls onit to reform in ord

ANTIBIOTIC ACTION INITIATIVE

That this House notes the importance of the aims of the Antibiotic Action Initiative of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy that is examining ways to encourage the discovery, research and development to bring to market new antibacterial agents; further notes the need to ensure that li

VISTEON UK LTD PENSION SCHEME

That this House notes that, when Visteon UK Ltd was spun off from the Ford Motor Company, employees transferred from Ford's pension fund into the Visteon UK pension fund on the clear understanding that their pension rights would be unaffected; further notes that when Visteon UK subsequently went int