Early Day Motions

TRAVELLERS IN PRISON

That this House notes with concern that HM Prison Service has been aware of its failure adequately to address the needs of Irish Travellers in prison in England and Wales; congratulates the charity, the Irish Chaplaincy in Britain, for conducting the first research study to establish the size of the

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING 35TH ANNIVERSARY

That this House recognises the importance of engineering and congratulates the Royal Academy of Engineering on its 35th anniversary as the UK's national academy for engineering that brings together the most successful and talented engineers for a shared purpose, which is to advance and promote excel

E. COLI OUTBREAK IN EUROPE AND THE UK CUCUMBER INDUSTRY

That this House notes that no one has caught E. coli from any cucumbers produced in the UK; is deeply concerned for the growers and food businesses in the Lee Valley and across Britain who are suffering from a 30 per cent. to 50 per cent. fall in sales; further notes that June is high season for the

JOBS AT THE DAILY RECORD AND SUNDAY MAIL

That this House is shocked at the news that up to 90 editorial jobs could be lost at the Scottish newspapers the Daily Record and Sunday Mail; notes that this amounts to almost half of all journalists employed on these two titles; further notes that the Mirror Group management plan to outsource the

WOMEN IN EGYPT

That this House recognises the active involvement of Egyptian women in Tahrir Square calling for social justice, dignity and freedom and the opportunity for a new era of democracy and human rights in Egypt; notes the 4th June Egyptian National Women's Statement; expresses support for their demands,

JOB REDUCTIONS AT DAILY RECORD AND SUNDAY MAIL

That this House notes with concern the decision by Trinity Mirror newspaper group of the cut of 90 journalist jobs at its Glasgow office of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail newspapers; considers that these newspapers are at the forefront of investigative journalism in Glasgow and Scotland; further n

SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS UP-RATING REGULATIONS 2011

That this House notes that under regulation 3 of the Social Security BenefitsUp-rating Regulations 2011 more than half a million British people who have retired to any one of more than 120 countries including the majority of Commonwealth countries have their rightful British state pension frozen and

NORTH LONDON AND HERTS NEWSPAPER GROUP

That this House applauds the stand taken by journalists at the North London and Herts newspaper group in defence of quality newspapers; notes that over the last two years more than half of the newsdesk have left the newspapers without new staff being appointed; further notes that there are now only

CARERS IN WALSALL SOUTH

That this House notes that National Carers Week takes place from 13 to 19 June 2011; acknowledges the invaluable role of carers of all ages in Walsall South and across the UK; recognises that these carers provide vital support to vulnerable people in society; further notes that their hard work and c

VIOLENCE AGAINST MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN INDONESIA

That this House notes disturbing evidence of an escalation in violence, harassment and intimidation against minority Muslim and Christian communities in Indonesia; is concerned extremists who are intolerant of religious minorities have been emboldened by the brutal murder of three Ahmadi Muslims in

POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER JOHN BRAYSHAW

That this House notes the hard work of Police Community Support Officer John Brayshaw of Lancashire Police based at Morecambe police station; further notes that he has established a Big Society style project at White Lund Industrial Estate encouraging local businesses to contribute to the installati

COUNCIL TAX SETTLEMENT AT LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL

That this House notes that at a meeting of Lancaster City Council on 23 May 2011 Conservative councillors unsuccessfully fought for a commitment not to raise council tax during the present four-year cycle; further notes that in these difficult times hard-working families can ill afford tax hikes; be

MENCAP CAMPAIGN AGAINST DISABILITY HATE CRIME

That this House regrets that nine out of 10 people with a learning disability have experienced some form of bullying or a disability hate crime; further regrets that 32 per cent. of people with a learning disability have experienced this on a daily or weekly basis; notes the serious and long-lasting

MAY DAY AND GARDENING

That this House recognises the importance of the May Day Bank Holiday to the UK's 3,000 garden centres and the growers that supply them; further recognises that garden centres rely heavily on trade during bank holiday weekends in the spring season to ensure the sustainability of their business; note

ALLEGED WAR CRIMES IN SRI LANKA

That this House notes Channel 4's documentary, Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, broadcast on14 June 2011, which features devastating new video evidence of war crimes during Sri Lanka's civil war; further notes that certain footage has been authenticated by the UN and has been declared as evidence of defi

DIABETES WEEK 12-18 JUNE 2011

That this House recognises that people with diabetes could be risking their health and experiencing emotional distress by keeping their diabetes secret; notes Diabetes Week istaking place from 12 to 18 June 2011; congratulates Diabetes UK for using this week to promote the message `Let's talk diabet

INSTITUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH'S LIFE SAVINGS CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the launch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health's (IOSH) Life Savings campaign which highlights how UK business can save money by investing in good health and safety; further welcomes IOSH's helpful advice and guidance which aims to save the economy billions

LEGAL AID: CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE

<p>That this House notes with great concern the Secretary of State for Justice's statement that, as part of the Government's proposed cuts to access to legal aid, `No win, no fee is a perfectly suitable way of proceeding in clinical negligence cases', Official Report, 15 November 2010,column 667; re

CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION TRUST SCOTLAND

That this House commends the excellent work undertaken by the educational charity the Co-operative Education Trust Scotland to increase understanding of co-operative business models and democratic social enterprise among young people in schools and colleges throughout Scotland; believes that its aim

FALUN GONG (No. 2)

That this House notes the12th anniversary on 10 July 2011 of the start of the persecution of Falun Gong in China; calls for the release from detention and imprisonment of all Falun Gong practitioners held for peaceful practice of their beliefs; recognises that the Chinese government divides people b

SOUTHERN CROSS HEALTHCARE

That this House expresses its great concern at the assertions being made by Southern Cross that unless the company's landlords reduce the legally-agreed rents being charged by them then the company willgo bust, thereby putting its 31,000 frail and elderly residents in 753 homes at risk; notes that f

MYELOMA AWARENESS WEEK 2011

That this House recognises Myeloma Awareness Week 2011, held from 21 to 28 June 2011, as an important event to raise awareness of this rare bone marrow cancer affecting 14,000 people in the UK; welcomes the launch in that week of the Myeloma Academy, an innovative educational resource, developed by

BBC PANORAMA REPORT ON ABUSE OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

That this House was shocked by the recent BBC Panorama report broadcast on 31 May 2011 which exposed appalling abuse of people with learning disabilities in the Winterbourne View residential home; is aware of the existence in the UK of the Association for Real Change, a membership organisation for p

REFORM OF THE CARE AND SUPPORT SYSTEM

That this House acknowledges that the current system of care and support is in crisis and that, despite initiatives to improve early intervention, personalise services, increase choice and control, support carers and end age discrimination, the system is under-resourced and unable to deliver on thes

DEATH SENTENCES IN INDIA

That this House expresses its deep regret at the decision by India's President to approve the country's first executions since 2004, having rejected the mercy petitions of death row prisoners, Professor D. P. Singh Bhullar and Mahrendra Nath Das; and calls on the UK Government to urge the Indian gov