Early Day Motions

REBALANCING THE NORTH ECONOMY

That this House congratulates the Sunday Sun on its campaign which calls on the Prime Minister to visit Easington constituency in County Durham, one of the most deprived areas hardest hit by a regional recession; is deeply concerned by the rise in unemployment in the North East region to 11 per cent

EVANESCENCE, SCHILLINGS, SAM SMITH AND THE RULE OF LAW

That this House notes that Schillings acting for Amy Lynn Lee Hartzler, the lead singer of the band Evanescence, and her manager Andrew Lurie of 110 Management threatened Sam Smith with legal action unless he agreed to enter into a contract not to report allegations of criminal activity, including a

GRAEME SOUNESS AND CARLOS TEVEZ

That this House supports the criticism of Carlos Tevez by TV pundit Graeme Souness for his failure to play in a game against Bayern Munich which saw his club Manchester City beaten 2-1; agrees with Graeme Souness's comments regarding Tevez's selfish behaviour which are consistent with public opinion

CERREJÓN COAL COMPANY MINE, COLOMBIA

That this House expresses concern about the devastating social and environmental impacts of the Cerrejn Coal company's huge opencast coal mine in Colombia, owned in equal parts by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata; notes with concern that communities forcibly disp

CARE HOME CLOSURES IN CUMBRIA

That this House notes with deep concern the worsening crisis for elderly care as growing numbers of local authority care homes face closure; acknowledges concerns that the loss of elderly people's care homes causes fear, anxiety and, in many cases, a higher mortality rate when vulnerable, elderly pe

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ESTATE

That this House calls on the House authorities to take urgent action to reduce the environmental footprint of the Parliamentary Estate; is concerned that, in a number of serious ways, parliament is failing to meet environmental best practice, including that in some parliamentary buildings it is impo

ETHICAL CONSUMER AND USE OF TAX HAVENS BY COMPANIES OPERATING PUBLIC SERVICES

That this House congratulatesEthical Consumer for its work exposing the poor ethical record of the companies being awarded contracts to run our public services; is deeply concerned that 13 of the 20 companies surveyed avoid tax through the use of tax havens; believes that the huge scale of Governmen

RECENT ARRESTS IN TURKEY

That this House deplores the recent arrest by the Turkish authorities of the respected professor and Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Assembly member Bsra Ersanli and the veteran publisher and writer Ragip Zarakolu; believes that the arrest of two such distinguished figures in Turkish public life has

CHAMPIONING THE UK'S REAL-LIFE ENTREPRENEURS CAMPAIGN

That this House notes with concern the high number of people not in education, employment or training but with optimism the contribution that small businesses make to the economy and the potential for more people to set up businesses and take on staff; welcomes the campaign by the Federation of Smal

CHARTIST MOVEMENT IN SOUTH WALES

at end add `further notes that one of the key aims of the Chartist movement was the equalisation of all parliamentary constituencies and notes that this is finally about to be realised.'.

OLDEST HOMO SAPIENS REMAINS IN THE UK

That this House notes the carbondating of human remains found in Kent's Cavern, Torquay, indicate the area was attracting visitors between 41,000 and 44,000 years ago; further notes that Torquay and the English Riviera continue to attract visitors and that the area's climate,beauty and reputation fo

CLUSTER MUNITIONS

That this House recalls the historic agreement reached in Dublin on 28 May 2008 creating the international convention prohibiting the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of all cluster munitions, which has now been signed by 111 states; celebrates the role of the UK in achieving the Convention

FAMILY JUSTICE REVIEW FINAL REPORT

That this House regrets that the Family Justice Review resulted in a Family Justice Panel that was not representative; notes that the response to the final report from groups campaigning for change has been almost uniformly negative; further notes that it will still cost grandparents between 5,000 a

BANK OF ENGLAND INFLATION POLICY

That this House notes the rising prices of resource commodities such as energy and food which have frustrated Bank of England inflation targeting and wider price stability; further notes that this has occurred during a prolonged period when the world economy has been weakened making a recovery in th

30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISABLED PERSONS RAILCARD

That this House congratulates the Disabled Persons Railcard (DPRC) on achieving 30 years of continued growth and welcomes the encouragement the railcard has given to disabled people when travelling by rail; notes that there are now overthree million journeys made each year with DPRC discounts compar

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - MAKING A DIFFERENCE CAMPAIGN

That this House supports Occupational Therapy Week focusing on the theme Occupational Therapy - Making a Difference, which runs from 7 to 13 November 2011, organised by the British Association and College of Occupational Therapists; congratulates occupational therapists employed in the Health Servic

DEVOLUTION OF BROADCASTING TO THE WELSH ASSEMBLY

That this House believes that, given the handling of the issue of S4C during the passage of the Public Bodies Bill, particularly the lack of opportunity for the overwhelming majority of Welsh hon. Members to debate the detail of the matter and the complete lack of opportunity for debate on S4C at Re

GUNPOWDER PLOT

That this House believes that the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot should be properly commemorated and that the significance of 5 November should be remembered; recognises the importance of the thwarting of a grave act of terrorism upon our country's democracy; calls on the House authorities either to

REPRESENTATION OF BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AND CROWN DEPENDENCIES ON REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

That this House calls on Her Majesty's Government to recognise the enormous contribution made by members of Her Majesty's Armed Services from each of the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies in wars and conflicts over centuries, fighting for Queen, or King and country; believes that t

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION (No. 2)

That this House calls on the Government to launch an inquiry into the activities of the City of London Corporation reported in The Guardian on 7 November 2011 related to the investment of City funds in the acquisition of East London sites for developments opposed by local residents groups for, and w

PARLIAMENTARY REPORTING AND IAN HERNON

That this House is concerned at the decision by Trinity Mirror North West to close its Westminster operation and the impact this will have on daily coverage of Parliamentary and constituency issues, the effect of which will result in making Ian Hernon, the most experienced lobby correspondent in Par

UK YOUTH PARLIAMENT CAMPAIGN 2011

That this House notes the recent national poll of 65,000 young people leading to the debate and vote by Members of the UK Youth Parliament at their sitting in the House of Commons on 4 November 2011; welcomes the campaign chosen by Members of the UK Youth Parliament for 2011-12 on Public transport:

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LEPROSY

That this House notes that leprosy is completely curable; welcomes LEPRA Health in Action's Humanity in Action campaign to enddiscrimination againstpeople affected by leprosy worldwide; further welcomes the Government's signing of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)resolution A/HRC/15/30 on

JERSEY AND THE IMPRISONMENT OF STUART SYVRET

That this House notes the imprisonment of Stuart Syvret; believes that the public authorities of the island of Jersey do not operate in a manner compliant with the requirements of the European Commission of Human Rights(ECHR), there being overt and significant overlaps and contaminations between the

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN ALGERIA

That this House commends the progress made by the Algerian government towards creating an open and democratic society, in which individuals have the right to freedom of conscience and freedom of religious belief; welcomes the formal recognition given to Christians through the Eglise Protestante d'Al