Early Day Motions

CASK ALE WEEK 2011

That this House welcomes Cask Ale Week 2011, which will take place between 1 and 9 October 2011 and is supported by the Campaign for Real Ale and Cask Marque; celebrates the vital role that pubs play in communities, providing employment and contributing to the local economy; considers that well-run

NUTRITIONAL FOOD LABELLING

<p>That this House recognises the need to support consumers in making healthy choices about what they eat; regrets that the European Parliament has missed the opportunity to introduce a mandatory front-of-package traffic light food-labelling system during the negotiations on the Food Information to

DEFENCE BUSINESS SERVICES

That this House expresses profound concern at the proposed appointment of a commercial management company to partner Defence Business Services; believes that allowing a private sector partner to identify parts of the Ministry of Defence for privatisation and then bid for those contracts represents a

PARK CAKE BAKERIES AND THE AGENCY WORKERS DIRECTIVE

That this House condemns Park Cake Bakeries and their practice of hiring new staff on contracts at national minimum wage pay levels; notes that the new contract for staff removes the right for sick pay; further notes that staff employed on the new terms will potentially only be entitled to statutory

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS' HOMEWISE CAMPAIGN

That this House believes that England faces a housing shortage with fewer homes being built than the new households that are being formed each year; welcomes the Royal Institute of British Architects' HomeWise Campaign which calls for greater information for homebuyers and renters and establishes th

NATIONAL EXPRESS GRANT FOR PENSIONERS AND THE DISABLED

That this House recognises the importance to pensioners and the disabled that the National Express concession scheme is maintained during these tough economic conditions; is concerned by the Government's withdrawal of the grant offered to operating companies; further recognises the benefits in terms

50th ANNIVERSARY OF BBC TELEVISION'S SONGS OF PRAISE

That this House congratulates all involved over the past 50 years with Songs of Praise on BBC Television; notes that the first programme was broadcast on 1 October 1961 from the Tabernacl Baptist Chapel in Cardiff and that the 50th Anniversary programme will be broadcast from Alexandra Palace, Londo

INDUSTRIAL ACTION OVER PENSIONS

That this House expresses its concern that the Government is refusing to engage in meaningful negotiations with the trade unions on the future of public sector pensions and appears to be intent on provoking an industrial dispute; therefore calls on the Government to negotiate seriously in the next s

SEND MY SISTER TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Global Campaign for Education's Send my Sister to School campaign and its objective of holding world leaders to the 2015 deadline for ensuring that all children in the world have access to primary education; notes that the campaign estimates that 67 million children, the

EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT TERM FOR MUSICIANS

That this Housewelcomes the extension of musicians' copyright term from 50 to 70 years agreed by the EU on 12 September 2011; believes that this will bring a fairer reward to many thousands of recording artists, including session musicians, backing singers and orchestral players, who will benefit fr

KILLING OF MOHAJIR PEOPLE IN PAKISTAN

That this House is deeply concerned at continuing reports of the large-scale murder of Urdu-speaking Mohajir people in Karachi and Sind region in Pakistan, including shootings in broad daylight (such as five staff and engineers of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board on 22 August 2011), kidnapping f

IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL ELECTORAL REGISTRATION

That this House recognises that currently there are between 3.5 to 6.5 million electors missing off the UK electoral register, that individual registration proposed by the Government is the biggest change on electoral matters since the introduction of the universal franchise and that proposed change

LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND A LIVING WAGE POLICY

That this House welcomes the introduction of a Living Wage policy by Brighton and Hove City Council; believes that all workers should be paid a sufficient amount for an acceptable and decent quality of life; notes that currently, for Brighton and Hove employees the minimum hourly rate is 6.62, and t

EXPORT AND TRADE CONFIDENCE

That this House recognises that export is key to sustainable economic recovery in the UK; welcomes the findings of the DHL/BCC Trade Confidence Index Q2 2011 showing that, whilst UK exporters are showing signs of strength, an uncertain economic environment is deterring exporters from investing and t

CHINESE FUR FARMS

That this House notes the film evidence of extreme animal cruelty in Chinese fur farms gathered by undercover investigators and revealed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals through its China's Shocking Fur Trade campaign; believes that such barbaric treatment of animals should not be tole

WHICH? CAMPAIGN ON CARD SURCHARGES

That this House recognises that surcharges are a major problem for UK consumers; notes the Office of Fair Trading's recent estimate that British airline passengers alone are made to spend 300 million per annum in payment method surcharges; commends the consumer organisation Which? for launching a ma

PLEURAL PLAQUES COMPENSATION SCHEME

That this House welcomes the Pleural Plaques Compensation Scheme which was introduced last year; is disappointed the scheme closed to new applicants on 1 August 2011; and urges the Government to reconsider its decision and put in place further plans to provide compensation to those sufferers diagnos

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION CLEANERS

That this House is concerned that the cleaners employed by Sodexo under a contract from the City of London Corporation to clean the City's prestigious Guildhall are paid below the London Living Wage; and urges the City Corporation to raise the wages of its cleaners to the rate recommended by the Gre

HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN

That this House is concerned at the violations of press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan, particularly the case of Sardasht Osman, the university student and journalist, who after criticising the Kurdish government was kidnapped and murdered on 5 May 2009; notes with regret that the major demonstrations h

PLANNING REFORMS

That this House believes a local government-administered planning system is a public good, rather than simply a tool or barrier for stimulating growth, designed primarily to arbitrate between the differing needs placed on land, with the aim of integrating social, environmental and economic needs for

RENEWABLES OBLIGATION AND DRAX POWER STATION BIOMASS CO-FIRING FACILITY

That this House notes that having invested in the largest biomass co-firing facility in the world, Drax Power Station is the single largest generator of renewable electricity in the UK with an output of around 1.7TWh in 2010, some seven per cent. of all renewable power in the UK and more than twice

FUTURE OF TRAIN STATION TICKET OFFICES

That this House notes with concern the report of Sir Roy McNulty recommending the closure of hundreds of ticket offices at train stations which would leave them unstaffed; further notes with concern that this list includes 37 stations in Greater Manchester, five of which are in the City of Mancheste

WEST COAST MAIN LINE CLEANERS' PAY

That this House recognises the important work carried out by cleaning staff on the national rail network; is concerned that Carlisle Cleaning and Support Services (CCSS), responsible for cleaning services on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), has imposed on its staff an increase of one per cent. in ba

ARMS TRADE

That this House notes that the arms export priority markets for the UK Trade and Investment's Defence and Security Organisation in 2010-11 included Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; further notes that, with the exception of Libya, these sales efforts continue

ARGOS LTD

That this House notes recent unfair criticism of Argos; believes that Argos is a great British company employing over 33,000 people and contributing 4.3 billion in sales to the UK economy, including two major sites in Harlow; welcomes the fact that Argos funds the Teenage Cancer Trust, which helps t