Early Day Motions

WESTERN SAHARA (No. 2)

That this House notes the seriousness of the human rights situation in the Western Sahara and the need for an urgent international and independent investigation into any violence in the region; acknowledges the need for Minurso to be given a human rights monitoring mandate; further acknowledges the

ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT

That this House notes that Lady Thatcher in 1998 disavowed the Anglo-Irish Agreement and said that Enoch Powell and others had been right to oppose it; recalls that the agreement was strongly opposed by a clear majority of people in Northern Ireland; recognises that the accord failed in all of its p

CROWN DEPENDENCIES AND REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

That this House recognises the enormous contribution by members of Her Majesty's Armed Services from each of the UK Crown Dependencies in wars and conflicts over the years, fighting for Queen orKing and Country; believes that the sacrifices of all these brave men and women should be fully acknowledg

BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AND REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

That this House recognises the enormous contribution by members of Her Majesty's Armed Services from each of the British Overseas Territories in wars and conflicts over the years, fighting for Queen, or King and Country; believes that the sacrifices of all these brave men and women should be fully a

ENGAGEMENT OF HRH PRINCE WILLIAM AND CATHERINE MIDDLETON

That this House congratulates HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton on their engagement; and wishes them a long and happy marriage.

ROYAL SUCCESSION

That this House notes that under the current constitution any male child will supersede any female child in the royal succession regardless of which is the eldest; further notes the Act of Settlement 1701 under which someone in the line of succession is uniquely barred from marrying a Catholic; and

CYW WELSH LANGUAGE CHILDREN'S CHANNEL

That this House congratulates Cyw, the Welsh language children's channel, which has been nominated for Children's Channel of the Year in the British Academy Children's Awards, and Y Diwrnod Mawr, the first documentary series to be based around young children, which has been nominated in the UK Pre-S

SLOVAK LANGUAGE ACT

That this House notes the findings of the European Commission for Democracy through Law, also known as the Venice Commission, regarding the Slovak Republic 2009 State Language Act, that provisions regarding the obligation to use the state language in official communication in areas where the minorit

YOUTH WORK AND THE YOUTH SERVICE

That this House values highly the work of youth workers and the youth service and believes that these need urgent protection from unfair and disproportionate cuts in local authority and voluntary sector provision; recognises that through their unique voluntary relationship with young people youth wo

RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI

That this House welcomes the unconditional release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from her house arrest in Rangoon on 13 November 2010; supports her calls for a peaceful revolution and for dialogue with the ruling regime in order to work towards change in Burma; urges continued international attention to t

FOOD SPECULATION

That this House is concerned over recent food price volatility and inflation; expresses its sympathy with those affected by food price spikes in 2008 and 2010 especially some of the world's poorest people; notes reports this year by the World Bank, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and

NATO LISBON SUMMIT

That this House is aware of the forthcoming NATO Summit due to be held in Lisbon on 19-20 November 2010 to discuss the future planning of its organisation; is concerned about such matters as the proposed continued deterrent use of B61 Free Fall nuclear weapons currently based in a number of states a

WORK EXPERIENCE POSITIONS AT THE HOME OFFICE

That this House recognises the importance of work experience placements for young people, but believes that those undertaking work experience should not be offered jobs which would otherwise be filled by paid employees; is concerned at reports that the Home Office has offered work experience placeme

MUMBLES RANGERS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

That this House congratulates the Mumbles Rangers Boys and Girls Club in Gower on celebrating the 60th anniversary of its foundation by the legendary Billy Johns; notes how the club has gone from strength to strength over the last six decades, so that it now fields 21 boys' football teams as well as

DRAFT STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ON NUCLEAR JUSTIFICATION

That this House notes the recommendations of the Tenth Report of the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee, published on 5 November, in respect of the draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the EPR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2010 and the draft Justification D

MEASUREMENT OF GENERAL WELL-BEING

That this House welcomes media reports that suggest the Government is planning to measure the general well-being of the nation on a regular and large-scale basis, a policy which the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Wellbeing Economics has called for since its inception; believes that the promotion o

BATTLE TO RAISE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates students from Bournemouth and Poole College for their work in campaigning for cervical cancer screenings to be more readily available; is pleased that 1,000 lives a year are saved as a direct result of cervical cancer screening; recognises that eight out of 10 cases of

EU FUNDING FOR TWINING TEA

That this House believes that it is absolutely right that businesses choose how to run their affairs, but notes with concern that funding of at least 10 million euros was approved for a subsidiary of R. Twining and Company in Poland under the European Union Structural Fund (European Regional Develop

A. P. MCCOY AND BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

That this House believes that A. P. (Tony) McCoy is a very strong and worthy contender to receive the 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award; further believes that this accolade is long due to him in particular recognition of his unsurpassed achievements within the sport, including the riding

SCHOOL SPORTS PARTNERSHIPS

That this House recognises that the School Sports Partnership (SSP) has in recent years successfully transformed the quantity and quality of physical education within and beyond the school day, which also helps tackle child obesity; further recognises that the SSP has provided millions of hours of c

ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL AND WOMEN'S ENTERPRISE DAY

That this House recognises the need to support and develop entrepreneurial potential within groups disproportionately affected by the recession especially among groups which are currently under-represented in entrepreneurship, including young people, women and in particular Black, Asian and minority

AIM HIGHER

That this House expresses its appreciation for the excellent work carried out by Aim Higher in encouraging young people from areas of social and economic deprivation to raise their aspirations in terms of seeking to gain a place in higher education; notes the testimony of many school students as to

PROTECTION OF LOCAL SERVICES (PLANNING) BILL

That this House welcomes the introduction by the hon. Member for Selby and Ainsty of the Protection of Local Services (Planning) Bill, via the Private Members' Ballot, with cross-party support; notes that the Bill would enable local planning authorities to opt in to require that developers seek plan

CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR BOMBER COMMAND

That this House considers that it is more than time that a campaign medal should be issued for those who served in Bomber Command between the start of World War Two in 1939 and victory in 1945; recognises the enormous achievement of all Bomber Command's volunteer members of the bomber crew acting as

PRIVATISATION OF SECURITY AT KENSINGTON MUSEUMS

That this House is concerned by the plan to privatise in-house security functions at the Kensington museums in London, the National Museum for Science and Industry (NMSI) and the the Natural History Museum (NHM); notes that NMSI includes the National Media Museum in Bradford and the National Railway