Early Day Motions

BADGER CULLS

That this House notes the encouraging downward trend in bovine TB incidence in England and Wales; urges the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairsnot to put these improvements at risk by culling badgers; further urges the Secretary of State to follow the peer-reviewed advice of t

BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2011

That this House recognises that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer; that there is a death from bowel cancer every 30 minutes; notes that during April's Bowel Cancer Awareness month over 3,200 people in the UK will be diagnosed with bowel cancer and more than 1,350 will die from th

BBC LOCAL RADIO

That this House values BBC local radio as a key voice in the community; is highly concerned at the threat to local daytime programming; notes the contradiction between the centralisation of programme-making and the BBC's stated aim of moving production to the regions and nations; and calls on the BB

JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

That this House notes with the gravest concern the impact of the largest earthquake in Japanese history and the massive destructive power unleashed by the subsequent 10 metre tsunami on the people of Japan, and its economy and the populations of the wider Pacific Basin; sends its heartfelt condolenc

STATE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

That this House notes that Warton in Morecambe and Lunesdale is the ancestral home of the Washington family; further notes that the coat of arms of the village formed the basis of the Stars and Stripes flag of the United States of America; believes that a visit to this historic village should form p

EQUAL PAY

That this House notes that equalising pay will give businesses proper access to the full range of talents available; is concerned that the latest Office of National Statistics figures show that the average gender pay gap still remains at 15.5 per cent.; recognises the Government's commitment to equa

REGULATION OF SUPER FARMS

That this House notes that so called super farms should be licensed by the Government; and considers that in order to prevent the decimation of the farming community such farms should be limited in numbers by areas to prevent super farms having the same effect that supermarkets did on corner shops.

GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN THE ENGLISH REGIONS

That this House recognises the important work of civil servants based in the Government Offices for the English Regions; regrets the closure of the remaining Government Offices by 31 March 2011 as announced by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 13 July 2010; welcomes the

DAIRY FARMERS AND THE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION STANDARD MILK CONTRACT

That this House notes that dairy farmers in Morecambe and Lunesdale and across the UK are in many cases falling foul of unreasonable contracts; further notes that legislation is in place to eliminate such practice; further notes that the National Farmers' Union standard contract would form a good ba

DIABETES MISDIAGNOSIS

That this House notes with concern that an estimated 100,000 people have been misdiagnosed diabetes or wrongly told which form of the disease they have; further notes that these mistakes have been made because of a lack of understanding of the condition by doctors and health professionals; recognise

YEMENI STUDENTS AT DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

That this House commends and welcomes the arrival of three Yemeni students from the University of Sana'a to study at De Montfort University, Leicester; recognises the hard work and co-operation between the two institutes in instigating a scholarship to facilitate this, in particular the Vice-Chancel

RAIL FARES

That this House notes that rail fares are at an all-time high, with some season tickets now costing over 5,000, or the equivalent of a fifth of the average UK salary; is concerned that such high fares will put rail travel out of reach for many people, restrict access to jobs and result in greater co

SUPREME COURT RULING ON DIANNE WILLMORE

That this House notes the Supreme Court judgement of 9 March 2011 that upheld that Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council negligently exposed Dianne Willmore to asbestos when she was a pupil at her secondary school; further notes with sadness that she died of mesothelioma aged 49 the day after the Ap

FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX

That this House welcomes the vote by the European Parliament in favour of two resolutions on 8 March 2011 proposing the introduction of a Robin Hood tax on financial transactions, clamping down on tax havens and introducing measures aimed at tackling tax evasion; and calls on the Government to intro

LABOUR PARTY AND TUITION FEES

That this House notes the comments of Lord Mandelson in the foreword to his updated memoir The Third Man that `I assumed, as the Treasury did, that the outcome [of the Browne Review] would have to include a significant increase in tuition fees' and that he felt that tuition fees would have to double

EXETER UNIVERSITY AND FUNDING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

That this House notes that senior staff of Exeter University met Colonel Gaddafi in 2003 in a bid to set up a 75 million deal which would see British universities educate elite Libyan officials; further notes that there was an announcement of a deal to set up an Exeter Centre for English in the Liby

140th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY TESTS ACT 1871

That this House commemorates the forthcoming 140th anniversary of the University Tests Act, which was enacted into law on 16th June 1871, and which prevented universities from discriminating in employment and admissions on religious grounds for non-theological courses; notes that this brought to an

SUPPORT FOR FAMILY MEALTIMES

That this House recognises the need for families to be able to eat together more often; notes the health, learning and social benefits that family mealtimes can bring, including the early findings of the Economic and Social Research Council Understanding Society study pointing to the importance of f

ELECTORAL REFORM SOCIETY CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH YES TO AV

leave out from `notes' to end and add `that the Electoral Reform Society has been in existence for 127 years and has been committed to electoral reform for all of this time; is therefore not surprised that it will continue to campaign for electoral reform in the forthcoming AV referendum; expresses

FUNDING FOR THE QUILLIAM FOUNDATION

That this House notes the review of funding of the Quilliam Foundation; believes that ever since Ed Hussain and Maajid Nawaz set up Quilliam it has been a beacon for rational and moderate debate on the interlinked problems of extremist Islamism and Islamophobia; further believes that Quilliam has ma

ONE MILLION FREE BOOKS CAMPAIGN

That this House notes the recent events connected with World Book Day; acknowledges that distributing one million free books is to be highly commended; expresses the hope that the ongoing issues associated with literacy problems can be highlighted as a result of this worthwhile initiative; and calls

RANGERS CHARITY FOUNDATION

That this House notes the tremendous work done by the Rangers Community Programme and the Rangers Charity Foundation in its work with UNICEF; acknowledges the fact that representatives of the Charity and Community departments were welcomed to the House of Commons on 8 March 2011 to brief hon. Member

TOBACCO DISPLAY BAN

That this House commends the Government on its decision to implement the ban on tobacco displays in shops, which is outlined in the Tobacco Control Plan for England, published on 9 March 2011; welcomes the commitments in the Tobacco Control Plan to investigate other measures to tackle the prevalence

DEBT RELIEF (DEVELOPING COUNTRIES) ACT 2010

That this House is deeply concerned by the November 2010 judgement by a Jersey court in favour of FG Hemisphere Associates LLC, a US distressed debt fund, or vulture fund, that claimed for a debt of $100 million against the Democratic Republic of Congo, which it bought in 2003 for $37 million; notes

OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVAL RATES

That this House welcomes the news that ovarian cancer survival has doubled over the last 30 years; notes that the five-year survival for women with early stages of the disease has increased from 21 per cent. in the early 1970s to 41 per cent. today; recognises that these figures mean over 1,000 more