Early Day Motions

DEPORTATION RIGHTS

That this House believes the Government should ensure that it has the powers that take precedence over human rights to deport failed asylum seekers who are found guilty of a criminal offence.

BANKERS' BONUSES AND SALARY INCREASES

That this House considers that large scale bonuses for bankers and/or the use of the device of converting these bonuses into sizeable salary increases will be viewed by the British people, whose taxes were used to bail out the banking system, as obscene and unacceptable; and therefore calls on the G

PROFILE OF THE REIGNING MONARCH ON POSTAGE STAMPS

That this House calls on the Government to introduce legislation to make it a legal requirement that the profile of the reigning monarch must feature on all UK postage stamps regardless of the future ownership of the Royal Mail, andmake it afurther requirement that the reigning monarch approves the

LETTER FROM POLISH AMBASSADOR TO LITHUANIA JANUSZ SKOLIMOWSKI

That this House condemns the article in Lithunian magazine Veidas on 14 November 2010 entitled The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg - the biggest legal farce in history; welcomes the letter of 26 November 2010 from the Polish Ambassador to Lithuania Janusz Skolimowski condemning the arti

TAXPAYERS' ALLIANCE AND TAX AVOIDANCE

That this House notes the organised efforts of citizens to draw attention to tax avoidance behaviour by corporate bodies; believes that no person or corporate body advantaged by location in the UK should, by seeking loopholes or by convoluted means, endeavour to avoid paying their allotted tax share

INDEPENDENT LIVING FUND (No. 2)

That this House notes with concern the Government's announcement that the Independent Living Fund will be permanently closed to new applicants and completely phased out by the end of this Parliament; further notes that this will affect around 21,000 current recipients as well as those who would have

EU PARTNERSHIP-BUILDING WITH EASTERN EUROPE

That this House commends Aberystwyth University's Department of International Politics for its project on Europeanising or Securitising the Outsiders? Assessing the EU's partnership-building approach with Eastern Europe led by Dr Elena Korosteleva, which has investigated the effectiveness of the Eur

TAXATION RELIEF AND INVESTORS IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

That this House recognises that social enterprises have the proven expertise and dynamism to find business opportunities amid poverty, provide life changing experiences for individuals and communities and deliver quality public services; further recognises that with public spending now contracting,

X FACTOR AND DISCRIMINATION

That this House condemns the email sent to music colleges by X Factor researchers offering work at industry agreed rates to `camera friendly' female violinists; notes that this offer was based on the condition that applicants were not to be Musicians' Union members; believes that this not only discr

HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS INFECTION AND GENITAL WARTS

That this House notes that diagnoses of genital warts in young people have continued to rise, with 66 per cent. of all new genital warts diagnoses in women being in those under 25; supports the call by FPA, Brook, Terrence Higgins Trust, the Royal Society for Public Health, Medical Foundation for AI

PRETORIA PIT MINING DISASTER CENTENARY

That this House acknowledges the 100 year anniversary of the Pretoria Pit Disaster, the third largest coal mining disaster in British history, which saw the loss of 344 men and boys on 21 December 1910; offers condolence to the many families who still remember their relatives and their coal mining h

WORKING GROUP ON SEAFARERS' ACCESS TO THE MINIMUM WAGE

That this House welcomes the Government's enactment of the previous administration's decision to establish a working party to consider, and potentially agree, the legal position on the issue of applying the national minimum wage to non-UK flagged ships trading between UK ports; notes that seafarers

SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER

That this House notes that severe weather has in many cases been closing schools across the country for two weeks or more; further notes that this represents five per cent. of a child's education each year; further notes that this is in addition to days missed for ill health and other authorised act

BRINGING MURDERERS TO JUSTICE

That this Housewelcomes the conviction of Mark Weston, found guilty of the murder of Vikki Thompson in 1995; notes the second trial came about only as a result of the change in 2005 in thelaw on double jeopardy since Weston was previously tried in 1996 for the murder and found not guilty; further no

ATHLETIC LEGACY FOR THE OLYMPIC STADIUM

That this House recognises that the new London 2012 Olympic Stadium will be the best athletics stadium in the world; believes the future of the Olympic Stadium after 2012 must include an international athletics track; notes that other than the Olympic Stadium there are no athletics stadia in England

GATESHEAD ADVICE CENTRE AND CUTS TO LEGAL AID

That this House recognises the economic and social importance of the work of the citizens advice bureaux, including the Gateshead Advice Centre, whose legally-aided advice and representation on welfare benefits, debt, community care, housing, family and employment are vital for many constituents; fu

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON WESTERN SAHARA

That this House acknowledges the most recent European Parliament resolution on the situation in the Western Sahara, which calls on the European Commission to monitor the human rights situation in Western Sahara and regularly to send missions to that territory.

SCALLOP DREDGING

That this House notes with concern the impact which scallop dredging is having on the marine environment; further notes that this practice has only started in recent decades and effectively scrapes the seabed to retrieve scallops but in the process damages other species and marine life; further note

FUEL PRICE INCREASES

That this House notes with concern the recent increases in fuel prices; further notes that this increase has made it hard for haulage companies across the country; demands that oil producers end the OPEC cartel that pushes up prices and restricts the free market; further demands that the Government

RENEWED COMPACT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR

That this House welcomes the publication of the renewed Compact, between the Government and the voluntary sector; notes that it outlines the principles of good partnership working between government and civil society organisations; further notes that the accompanying accountability mechanisms will s

OBESITY AND DIABETES

That this House notes with concern that the UK is one of the unhealthiest nations in Europe according to the OECD Health at a Glance report; further notes that the UK, with an average of 24.5 per cent. adult obesity, has the highest level of obesity in the EU; recognises that there is a high prevale

RE-OPENING THE BATHGATE TO AIRDRIE RAIL LINE

at end add `; and congratulates the SNP Scottish Government on delivery of this £300 million project completed on time and on budget.'.

JUSTICE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Justice for All campaign launched in the House of Commons on 12 January 2011; supports the aims of the campaign which are to raise awareness of the vital importance of advice and representation on legal matters for the most vulnerable in our society and to ensure that ev

DETENTION OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN IN ISRAEL

That this House notes with grave concern that every year Israel prosecutes an average of 700 Palestinian children from the occupied West Bank in military courts; further notes that children as young as 12 are brought to these courts in shackles and cuffs and denied a fair trial, that most of these c

UK ALCOHOL POLICY

That this House acknowledges the Government's aimof tackling alcohol harm; notes with concern its intention to work closely with global alcohol businesses in developing UK alcohol policy; calls on those businesses to demonstrate they deserve the trust placed in them by refraining from price-led mass