Early Day Motions

PUBLIC BODIES

That this House recognises the good work done by many of the non-departmental public bodies included in the Public Bodies Bill [Lords]; is concerned that a single Bill gives Ministers the power to abolish or change the status of a wide variety of organisations with diverse functions; and calls on th

CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY

That this House recognises the good efforts of the Child Support Agency (CSA) to ensure parents receive the money to which they are entitled; further recognises that child maintenance is vital in helping to keep many families out of poverty; is concerned at proposals to cut the CSA in its current fo

UN INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CHEMISTRY 2011

<p>That this House congratulates the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) on organising the Parliamentary launch of the United Nations International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011 in the House on 24 January at 7pm; notes that this will include an address by the President of the Society, Professor David Ph

FUNDING FOR THE LESSONS FROM AUSCHWITZ PROJECT

That this House supports the important and effective work of the Lessons from Auschwitz project run by the Holocaust Education Trust; appreciates that the original public funding was provided by the UK Government to support the programme involving post-16 students in schools throughout the UK; notes

ENTITLEMENT FUNDING FOR POST-16 EDUCATION PROVIDERS

<p>That this House opposes the decision to reduce Young People's Learning Agency entitlement funding for all post-16 providers; notes that entitlement funding is currently used to provide essential tutorial and enrichment activities such as sport, drama, dance, music, extra-curricular subject-based

DISCARD OF MARKETABLE FISH

That this House congratulates Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Channel 4 for highlighting the wasteful discarding of marketable fish at sea; commends the Scottish fishing industry for having significantly reduced discards of North Sea cod, haddock and whiting in recent years through a combination of

CENTENARY OF THE DEATH OF ROBERT TRESSELL

That this House notes the centenary of the death of Robert Noonan (Tressell) on 3 February 2011 interred in a pauper's grave in Walton, Liverpool; recognises the significance of his seminal work, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists within the wider Labour movement; and applauds both the work of the

CUP FOOTBALL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

That this House notes the continuing decline in interest over a number of years in the various cup competitions in association football throughout the UK; further notes the recent poor attendances at cup games in both England and Scotland; is concerned at the increasing domination of football genera

HOUSING BENEFIT AND LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT

That this House notes that the Office of Budget Responsibility forecasts 1.36 million people will be claiming jobseeker's allowance at the start of 2013; further notes that in areas of high unemployment jobseekers are outnumbering job vacancies by more than 10 to one and that it will take longer tha

SUPPORT FOR YEMEN

That this House recognises that a stable and prosperous Yemen will help ensure a stable Middle East and that there is a continued need to combat terrorism through preventative measures both at home and abroad; congratulates this and the previous Government on the 105 million worth of development aid

TEACHER TRAINING IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

That this House notes that the statutory leaving age will rise to 18 years by 2015; understands that the demand for high quality vocational education will increase; agrees that vocational educationmust be at the heart of the education system; further notes that teachers of vocational subjects in sec

90th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

That this House congratulates the Royal British Legion on its 90th anniversary in 2011; notes that, out of the horrors of The Great War of 1914 to 1918, The British Legion was formed from four separate ex-Service organisations with the first official poppy day held on 11 November 1921 and was honour

ACTIS

That this House notes the comments of the Secretary of State for International Development expressing his view that the management of Actis had outnegotiated the previous Government by structuring itself to avoid paying any profits to the taxpayer and that this was shameful; and therefore calls on t

NEW ZEALAND WAITANGI DAY

That this House is proud to join the people of New Zealand in celebrating Waitangi Day, their national day, on 6 February 2011, commemorating the historic signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 that marks the coming together of the Maori people and representatives of the British Crown; recognises

AUSTRALIA DAY

That this House joins the people of Australia in celebrating 26 January, marking Australia's National Day, commemorating the anniversary of the day on which Captain Arthur Philip in 1788 unfurled the Union Flag at Sydney Cove; recognises the strong historical bonds and friendship that exist between

PROPOSAL FOR A FUEL ALLOWANCE FOR NHS EMPLOYEES

That this House expresses concern that NHS employees often cover a significant amount of the costs involved in travelling to carry out their daily duties, due to huge local variations in the expenses regime inherited from the previous Government; notes that employees in mental health services are pa

STAFFING ON LONDON UNDERGROUND (No. 2)

That this House notes with alarm the savage attack on a young man at West Finchley station; further notes that there were no station staff on duty to assist him; and calls on London Underground to halt its programme of cuts to 800 station staff in order to ensure the safety of passengers on London U

CARTER RUCK

That this House notes with concern the report in The Guardian of 19 January 2011 that the solicitors Carter Ruck threatened the Soil Association with libel proceedings in order to bully the Association into withdrawing its objection to a planning application and considers that this presents a seriou

FUTURE OF THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY

That this House is concerned at the substantial cuts proposed for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) fleet; notes that the RFA is Britain's essential supply service to the Royal Navy and recognises that the service also demonstrates unrivalled technical expertise through training, the deployment of shi

REMOVAL OF ACCESS TO END YEAR FLEXIBILITY FUNDS

That this House notes the decision by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to remove 316 million from the resources available to the Northern Ireland Executive by its decision to end access to funds accumulated under end year flexibility (EYF); recognises that this money had originally been allocated to

DEATH OF LANA AMEEN

That this House deeply regrets the tragic death from swine influenza of Lana Ameen, aged three years; extends its deepest sympathies to her family; notes that Lana was not in one of the at risk groups whichwould have indicated a requirement for vaccination against swine influenza; and calls on the S

CLOSURE OF LOCAL DRIVING TEST CENTRES

That this House notes with concern the programme of closures of local driving test centres, including Arbroath and Forfar in Angus constituency; further notes that there have been 22 such closures in the last two years and that many such closures are being undertaken without any consultation with th

BEATING BOWEL CANCER'S 1, 2, 3, CAMPAIGN

That this House is concerned that half of the 38,600 people diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK will die from the condition but that bowel cancer is curable if detected early enough; welcomes the Government's announcements on bowel cancer, including the introduction of flexible sigmoido

REDUCING AVOIDABLE SIGHT LOSS

That this House notes with concern that over two million people in the UK are at risk of needlessly losing their sight through treatable eye conditions; further notes that 100 people every day start to lose their sight, half of which could have been prevented through regular sight tests and early tr

FOOD AND DRINK MANUFACTURERS AND NEW ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS

That this House welcomes the significant progress already made by food and drink manufacturers in reducing the environmental impact of their operations, as set out in the third annual report of member company achievements under the Food and and Drink Federation's Five-fold Environmental Ambition pub