Early Day Motions

SQUATTING

<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">That this house believes that squatting should be criminalised.</font></p>

DISABLED ACCESS TO LICENSED PREMISES

<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">That this House notes the success of the Barred Campaign founded by Mark Cooper and endorsed by Capability Scotland and supported by other disability charities to improve disabled access information to pubs; consi

GIVING RBS AND LLOYDS TO THE PEOPLE CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the launch of Getting Your Share: Giving the Banks back to the People, written by the hon. Member for Bristol West, in conjunction with Portman Capital and published by Centre Forum; believes that the British public will not accept a return to business as usual in terms of b

NO SMOKING DAY 2011

at end add `and calls on all Ministers, all hon. Members and their staff to lead by example and cease smoking in 2011'.

NHS REFORMS

That this House notes the current proposals to reform the NHS in England; believes that potentially positive elements of the NHS reforms - giving clinicians responsibility for commissioning and shaping local health services, increasing public and patient involvement, and focusing more on public heal

SAHAVIRIYA STEEL INDUSTRIES (SSI) TAKEOVER OF CORUS

That this House welcomes Sahaviriya Steel Industries' (SSI) recent takeover of Corus TCP after lengthy negotiations which started in the summer of 2009; further welcomes the 1 billion investment pledged to secure the future of steelmaking on Teesside; acknowledges the hard work of those involved wit

40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE

That this House congratulates CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, on reaching their 40th anniversary this year; notes that CAMRA now has over 120,000 individual consumer members; believes that the size of their membership illustrates the continued and growing importance of real ale and well-run pubs w

NATALIE PORTMAN AND ANTI-SEMITISM

That this House congratulates Natalie Portman for denouncing the anti-Semitic remarks of John Galliano in Paris and for demanding his sacking by the company Dior and supports this public stance against anti-Semitic remarks.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS ACT 1964 (AMENDMENT) BILL

That this House notes the provisions of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (Amendment) Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Wirral South on 1 December 2010; recognises the important role that local government funding plays in supporting cultural activity in communities across the UK; furthe

BENEFITS FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE

That this House supports the historic change made to the Welfare Reform Act in 2009 that means blind people will receive the higher rate mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance and partially sighted people will be able to claim the lowest rate of the Disability Living Allowance's care

WWF'S EARTH HOUR 2011 CAMPAIGN AND THE GREEN ECONOMY

That this House supports, in the organisation's 50th anniversary year, WWF's Earth Hour 2011, during which hundreds of thousands of people across the country will switch off their lights for one hour at 8.30 pm on Saturday 26 March 2011 as a call for continued action to address climate change, both

REFUSAL OF UK VISA FOR HELEN BERHANE

That this House regrets the decision by the UK Border Agency to refuse a visa for Helen Berhane to enter the UK; recalls the enormous suffering and persecution endured by Helen whilst held prisoner in Eritrea in appalling conditions in a shipping container where she was tortured, abused and beaten b

PHONICS-BASED READING TEST FOR SIX YEAR OLDS

That this House endorses the views of many early years experts in calling for a rethink on the introduction of a phonics-based reading test for all 6 year olds; believes that phonics can play a crucial part in reading but that a simplistic exclusive focus on phonics can distort children's learning a

FREE PRESCRIPTIONS IN SCOTLAND

That this House welcomes the passage of legislation which will result in prescriptions for all patients in Scotland being free from 1 April 2011; notes that the Scottish government has gradually reduced the cost of prescriptions since 2007 and in doing so has helped large numbers of patients, partic

PROPOSAL FOR A FUEL DUTY REGULATOR

That this House notes the vote in the Scottish Parliament which saw a majority vote for the UK Government to cancel the rise in fuel duty planned for April 2011 and implement a fuel duty regulator; believes that the UK Government must now listen to the views of people across Scotland who can no long

TEESSIDE'S TRANSPORTER BRIDGE

at end add `and further applauds the inclusion of the splendid Newport Transporter Bridge in the joint bid; and further notes that the Welsh bridge is a fine example of a lovingly preserved treasure of the UK's industrial heritage'.

DEATH OF SHAHBAZ BHATTI

That this House condemns the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the Pakistani Minister for Minorities, who was the only Christian in the cabinet; notes that this comes only days after the government of Pakistan's retention of a minorities representative in the new cabinet and the Ministry for Minoriti

AMBLESIDE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE

That this House welcomes Ambleside Community Enterprise's bid to bring affordable local housing to Ambleside; recognises the need for affordable housing in Cumbria; and calls for Cumbria County Council to sell the land at a cheaper rate to Ambleside Community Enterprise so that it can be developed a

DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE FOR CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL

That this House expresses its concern at the suspension of disability living allowances (DLA) for children spending more than 84 days in hospital; congratulates the Contact a Family and The Children's Trust's campaign, Stop the DLA Takeaway, to restore DLA payments for those children; recognises tha

REFERENDUM ON EU MEMBERSHIP

That this House calls on the Government to give the British people a referendum on UK membership of the EU.

HEALTHCARE CHARITIES AND VALUE ADDED TAX RECOVERY

That this House supports Sue Ryder's campaign on value added tax (VAT) recovery for charities; notes that if a Sue Ryder hospice was run by the NHS it would be able to recover as much as 57 per cent. of the VAT incurred on non-business supplies; recognises their concerns about the impact of the Big

AVIATION TAXATION

That this House notes that the UK has the highest level of tax on air passengers anywhere in the world; recognises that aviation as a sector is crucial to the health of the UK economy and essential to the recovery; welcomes the Government's commitment to boosting tourism and international trade; and

PENSIONS BILL AND PENSION AGE FOR WOMEN

That this House notes that the Pensions Bill currently before Parliament accelerates the rise in pension age to 66 for women from the originally planned date of 2026 to 2020; further notes that this will delay 2.6 million women born between 1953 and 1959 from receiving their state pension by periods

CORNWALL'S PATRON SAINT

That this House notes the celebrations of Cornwall's patron saint, St Piran, on 5 March each year are growing in scope, support and significance; believes that this is a valuable opportunity for the people of Cornwall to celebrate their unique heritage, language, culture and aspirations; recognises

TEESSIDE'S TRANSPORTER BRIDGE

That this House supports Teesside's Transporter Bridge's bid for the UNESCO title; notes that the World Association of Transporters Bridges, headed by the King of Spain, is leading the bid; recognises that the bridge is a Grade II listed building which was built in 1911 and is an historic icon, inte