Early Day Motions

CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL TEACHING ASSISTANTS

That this House notes with concern the significant drop in pay proposed by Cumbria County Council for Cumbria's teaching assistants, which could potentially lead to a 30 per cent. drop in income; recognises that teaching assistants play a vital role in educating our children; believes that a signifi

PUBLIC LIBRARY PROVISION IN WALSALL SOUTH

That this House values the importance and vitality of local libraries, including the five libraries of Walsall South constituency; notes that English public libraries are visited by over three quarters of a million people a day; further notes that libraries in Walsall South had over 730,000 visits a

ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

That this House believes in encouraging entrepreneurship; welcomes recommendations from the Federation of Small Businesses to encourage people to set up their own businesses in the light of high levels of unemployment; and calls on the Government to introduce enterprise zones as a means of generatin

TOURISM AND SMALL BUSINESSES

That this House recognises that the UK's tourism industry contributed over 115 billion to the UK economy in 2009; notes that the Federation of Small Businesses has recently released a report that calls for more to be done to unlock the potential of the sector; believes that responsibility for touris

HELLO CAMPAIGN FOR THE NATIONAL YEAR OF COMMUNICATION

That this House welcomes the Hello Campaign for the National Year of Communication; notes that the campaign, run by The Communication Trust, a coalition of over 35 leading voluntary sector organisations, and in partnership with Jean Gross, the Government's Communication Champion, aims to increase un

APPRENTICESHIPS

That this House notes with concern that there are almost one million people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs) in the UK; welcomes the fact that 69 per cent. of apprenticeships take place in small firms; believes that an increase in apprenticeships could help reduce the number of NEETs

NATIONAL NO SMOKING DAY 9 MARCH 2011

That this House notes National No Smoking Day is taking place on 9 March 2011; believes that smoking is one of the biggest causes of avoidable deaths and that it is the duty of Government to encourage people to stop smoking or to discourage the recruitment of new customers by de-normalising and degl

IRISH GENERAL ELECTION RESULT

That this House notes the heavy defeat of the governing Fianna Fail party in the Irish General Election; further notes the loss of all the seats in the Dail of its junior partner, the Green Party; believes that both parties were severely punished for their aggresive austerity policies and mismanagem

KEEP TRADE LOCAL CAMPAIGN

That this House recognises that small businesses are not just part of the local community, but are the local community; further recognises that the UK economy is driven by small businesses; notes that between 50 per cent. and 70 per cent. of money spent in the local economy stays in the local econom

ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

That this House expresses concern at recent findings from the Federation of Small Businesses that show around 84 per cent. of small businesses are not approaching the banks for credit either because they have already been refused finance or because the cost of finance is too prohibitive; notes that

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION

That this House believes there is an urgent need for a culture change within Whitehall to encourage policy makers to think small first when it comes to introducing employment regulation; notes that the volume and complexity of employment regulation is stifling job creation and economic growth; and c

EXPORTS AND GROWTH

That this House recognises that the Government has hailed exporting as a potential driver for economic growth; further recognises that exporting offers huge potential for small businesses to grow and that according to a report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) one quarter of small firms

JOB CREATION IN SMALL BUSINESS

That this House remains concerned at the high level of unemployment, currently at 2.5 million; notes research from the Federation of Small Businesses which shows that 44 per cent. of small firms would take on more staff if the Government cut national insurance; and calls on the Government to extend

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2011

That this House congratulates Fairtrade farmers and producers whose sales of Fairtrade goods in the UK have topped 1 billion during Fairtrade Fortnight; notes the hard work of Fairtrade towns, networks, schools, churches, mosques and synagogues across the UK whose passion and enthusiasm for trade ju

COMMUNITY SERVICE: CONSULTATION WITH COURTS AND THE PROBATION SERVICE

That this House supports the concept of community service as an important tool in the administration of justice and a means of giving offenders the opportunity to make reparation for their offences by working unpaid for the community; is therefore very concerned by the Government's decision, taken w

ARREST OF OPPOSITION LEADERS IN IRAN

That this House condemns the reported arrest of Iranian opposition leaders Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi, who were already held under house arrest; notes that they were apparently moved to the Heshmatiyeh prison in Tehran after both leaders' websites had carried calls for protests in Tehran,

RYAN GIGGS

That this House records its congratulations to Ryan Giggs on the 20th anniversary of his debut for Manchester United on 2 March 1991; is aware that throughout his illustrious career he has developed a deserved reputation for sportsmanship and fair play; recognises that his skills have been admired t

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS FIGHT THE UNFAIR CUTS CAMPAIGN

That this House applauds the petition organised by the Manchester Evening News entitled Fight The Unfair Cuts; notes that the Manchester Evening News includes each one of Greater Manchester's 10 local authorities in its petition; recognises that the Manchester Evening News has no party political aff

HEALTH AND SAFETY ENFORCEMENT AND FUNDING OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE

That this House congratulates the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on its essential work in the public interest to enforce the law and to reduce work-related death, illness and serious injury; notes that the HSE's resource has decreased year on year for the last 10 years and that this year the Gove

HEALTH AND SAFETY SURVEY

That this House notes that the results of a survey conducted by the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group show that stress levels at work have soared over the last 12 months as job cuts take place; further notes that as a result of worsening conditions at work, over one in four workers are more stressed t

MIDDLE EASTERN FUNDING FOR UK UNIVERSITIES

That this House expresses grave concerns about the extent of funding from Middle Eastern dictatorships for UK universities, including the donations to the London School of Economics (LSE) by the Libyan regime; notes that an estimated 75 million was given to the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies by 1

FUTURE OF THE TOTE (No.2)

That this House is aware that the Government is currently considering the future ownership of the Tote organisation; is further aware that this body is responsible for the employment of over 400 full-time employees as well as large numbers of part-time employees, principally at its Wigan headquarter

AGRICULTURE (S.I., 2011, No. 136)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that theOfficial Feed and Food Controls (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011(S.I., No. 136), dated 25 January 2011, a copy of which was laid before this House on 28 January, be annulled.

CENSUS AWARENESS AND THE IRISH COMMUNITY

That this House notes that Census data inform millions of decisions made by public authorities and businesses trying to meet consumer demand for goods and services and distribute resources fairly; further notes that under-counting of particular groups may neglect demand and overlook the needs of the

PROTECTING WORKERS FROM ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES

That this House notes that over 2,500 people died from asbestos-related diseases in 2009; further notes that the European Commission has told the UK to change laws that exempt some maintenance and repair activities from the EU Directive protecting workers from asbestos; and calls on the Government i