Early Day Motions

ARMS TRADE TREATY

That this House supports international efforts to agree a legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty at the UN in 2012; notes that the irresponsible and poorly-regulated trade in arms fuels conflict and serious human rights abuses in regions across the world and undermines development; recognises that the UK

INTEREST RATES FOR SAVERS

That this House notes the regularity of the warnings from a range of economists regarding the Bank of England's need to raise interest rates to combat rising inflation; and calls on banks and other financial institutions, once any increase in the base rate is announced, to increase their rates for s

EU-MOROCCO FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

That this House notes with concern the fishery agreement between Morocco and the EU which includes the waters off the Western Sahara which is occupied by Morocco; is aware that this agreement is due for renewal; and, in view of the continued denial of self determination of the peoples of the Western

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY (FEES) ORDER 2011

That this House regrets the decision to approve the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2011 because for the first time it introduces the power of Government to charge fees for the registration as British citizens of the children born to British armed forces personnel serving overseas; believes

LIVE PERFORMANCES (No. 2)

That this House notes that it is now more than 12 months since the Department for Culture, Media and Sport launched a consultation to exempt small live music events from the bureaucracy of the Licensing Act 2007; further notes that an exemption has not yet been granted despite the commitment to cut

BARKING AND DAGENHAM LIVING THE DREAM TRUST

That this House congratulates the Barking and Dagenham Living the Dream Trust for its work in supporting the young talented athletes of Barking and Dagenham in preparing for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games; notes in particular that over the past two years they have assisted over 30 loca

AUTISM SUNDAY 2011

That this House warmly congratulates those cathedrals, churches, parents' groups and community groups who marked Autism Sunday 2011, the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger's syndrome, which fell on 13 February 2011; notes that Autism Sunday was initiated by British parents and carer

TRADE OF ILLEGAL IVORY

That this House is concerned that despite the world wide ban on the sale of ivory, there is recent evidence of an increase in demand for illegal ivory; recognises the commendable progress China has made in recent years to improve illegal wildlife trade enforcement; notes with concern however recent

ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR DEAF PEOPLE

at end add `further notes that around 400,000 deafened and hard of hearing people who have a spoken language as their first language often cannot hear speech over the telephone; and supports telecommunications access for all people with a hearing loss for the first time.'.

BRECHIN CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

That this House congratulates Brechin City Football Club on its magnificent achievement in reaching the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup for the first time in its long history; further congratulates the players and Manager, Jim Weir; notes that Brechin City is one of the last remaining clubs owned

MUSIC EDUCATION

That this House welcomes the new partnership between the National Union of Teachers and the Musicians Union which will ensure a stronger voice for the promotion of music education in England and Wales; further welcomes the recommendations made by the Henley Review; registers its concern, however, th

ALLIANCE BOOTS AND TAXATION

That this House deplores corporate tax avoidance; believes formerly UK-based companies such as Alliance Boots/Boots UK Ltd. re-registering in tax havens is unacceptable corporate behaviour in this time of public spending cuts; recognises the philanthropic history of Boots, especially with its founde

HILLINGDON'S MUSIC SERVICE

That this House expresses its concern at the proposal by the Conservative ruling group on Hillingdon Council to cut the funding for Hillingdon Music Service, which has provided for many years to local children the opportunity of learning to play a musical instrument; and urges the councillors to thi

MANSOUR OSANLOO, TEHRAN BUS WORKERS LEADER

That this House is deeply concerned for the health of Mansour Osanloo, the leader of the Tehran bus workers, who suffered a heart attack in Rajai Shahr prison; deplores his imprisonment since 2007 and the limited access he has to medical assistance and his family; and calls for his release and for h

LEEDS CHILDREN'S HEART SURGERY UNIT

That this House commends the surgeons and staff at the Children's Heart Surgery Unit at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) for their skill and dedication in caring for their patients; notes that the LGI is at the forefront of work on inherited cardiac conditions; recognises that the Unit serves a populat

INDEXATION OF PENSIONS AND BENEFITS

leave out `is consistently lower than the RPI' and insert `has been lower than the RPI in 16 of the last 22 years'.

GOVERNMENT BUYING STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR FOOD

That this House welcomes the principle of introducing Government Buying Standards to bring about much needed improvements to the health, ethics and environmental sustainability of public sector food and to stimulate much needed economic growth in local economies; further welcomes the comments from t

FUTURE OF HIGH STREETS

That this House believes that vital and vibrant high streets are the focal point for economically successful communities; further believes that, at a time when economic downturn has contributed to the closure of over 12,000 high street shops, planning rules must incentivise town centre development,

CHRONIC PAIN SERVICES

That this House welcomes the Patients Association's report, Public Attitudes to Pain; applauds its efforts to bring the issue of chronic pain to the attention of parliamentarians, employers and healthcare professionals; strongly urges that there be established a clear care pathway on chronic pain; w

COLD WEATHER PAYMENTS

That this House calls for an upgrade in cold weather payments of 250 payment and 400 respectively to those entitled on the basis that the cold weather system was created to deal with cold but not arctic conditions; seeks an adjustment in the winter fuel payment to enable all who reach the qualifying

WITHDRAWAL OF RESTAURANT CARS ON EAST COAST MAIN LINE

That this House notes that before rail privatisation British Rail provided 249 trains a day with restaurant cars, all open to first and standard-class passengers; is dismayed that from May 2011, to reduce costs in readiness for re-privatisation, East Coast is to remove its restaurant cars, resulting

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SPECIALIST NURSES

That this House welcomes the MS Society's report on the experiences of people using multiple sclerosis (MS) specialist nurse services; values the excellent work of MS nurses in providing high quality patient care and improved health outcomes; recognises MS nurses as an essential frontline service fo

EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE PRINCIPLES

That this House upholds and applauds the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) principles which state that the prudent use of natural resource wealth should be an important engine for sustainable economic growth that contributes to sustainable development and poverty reduction; notes th

COST OF PRESS CUTTINGS SERVICES IN GOVERNMENT

That this House regrets that more than 16,200,000 was spent over the last few years by Government departments on press cutting services; notes that by 2009 the cost had grown to almost 3 million each year for a service that could be provided free through an online alert, with a total revealed spend

COST OF PRESS CUTTINGS SERVICES IN THE CABINET OFFICE

That this House regrets that the Cabinet Office was unable to reveal its historical spending on press cuttings services over the last 10 years, citing disproportionate cost; notes they are the only part of Government not to publish this information in reply to a parliamentary question, and that ever