Early Day Motions

PENSIONERS' PARLIAMENT

That this House notes with grave concern the failure of any Minister to attend the recent Pensioners' Parliament held at Blackpool, apparently because of a three-line whip; further notes the right hon. Member for Wallasey found time to attend on behalf of the official opposition; and applauds the wo

BIOLIQUIDS

That this Houserecognises the important role which sustainable bioliquids made from waste, such as Used Cooking Oil (UCO), have in helping the UK meet its challenging targets to reduce carbon emissions by 34 per cent. and increase the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources to 15 per

DECLINE IN NUMBER OF TURTLE DOVES

That this House is alarmed at the huge reduction in the number of turtle doves, down by 88 per cent. since 1970 and fears that the bird faces extinction in the British Isles; notes that the reduction has been caused by the disappearance of wildflowers brought about by intensive farming; welcomes a r

70th ANNIVERSARY OF AIRBORNE FORCES

That this House pays tribute to those who served in Airborne Forces since its inception in 1940 and the 7,000 who serve today in its current formation as 16 Air Assault Brigade; records with admiration the sterling service undertaken during the past 70 years; notes that the current airborne capabili

DOMESTIC ROAD FREIGHT MARKET

That this House notes the increasing share of the UK domestic road freight market taken up by overseas registered vehicles; further notes that these vehicles pay nothing in terms of vehicle excise duty to the UK Exchequer, and under cabotage regulations can operate three times in seven days in the U

EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEE DEPARTMENT

That this House believes that the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) should take account of factors beyond the purely financial when deciding on the merits of export credits; is concerned that some cases are now exempt from environmental, human rights and social impact assessment and that, i

FUNDING FOR HOROLOGICAL QUALIFICATIONS

That this House is concerned that the funding available for the two accredited qualifications for clock and watchmaking offered by the awarding body EMTA Awards Ltd (EAL) in conjunction with the British Horological Institute have had their funding cut by the Skills Funding Agency with effect from 31

TAX

That this House calls on the Government to take urgent action to halt its programme of job cuts and office closures in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC); is concerned that the Department is already failing to deliver an adequate service, having to write-off over 11 billion worth of debt and with over 40

IMMIGRATION (HC 382)

That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules(HC 382), a copy of which was laid before this House on 22 July, be disapproved.

REMOVAL OF PEOPLE FROM HOMES AND COMMUNITIES

That this House congratulates successive Governments for their strong condemnation of regimes overseas who have embarked on policies aimed at the removal of people from their home communities, sometimes by force known as ethnic cleansing; urges the Government to maintain such a high and principled s

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

That this House congratulates successive Governments for their policies aimed at removing discrimination against people on the grounds of gender, racial grouping, religious belief, age and sexual orientation; believes that a great strength of British society over the past 60 years has been a desire

PROPOSED CLOSURE OF WOODLANDS RESPITE HOME

That this House is concerned that the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society intends to close Woodlands in York, a respite home for people suffering from multiple sclerosis; notes that the press and media were informed of the proposed closure before users and local authority social services departments; an

CHILDREN AND ACCESS TO PORNOGRAPHY ON TELEVISION

That this House deplores the easy access children have to pornography by means of satellite and cable television; and calls on Ofcom, the appropriate regulator, to amend its broadcasting code in order to ensure that access to pornographic material is only available via a secure authentication system

MAXIMUM WORKING TEMPERATURE

That this House notes that whilst there is a legal minimum workplace indoor temperature there is no clear legal maximum workplace temperature so that conditions can vary greatly from employer to employer; further notes that many employees, particularly those working in bakeries, are often subjected

BELOW-COST SELLING OF FOOD

That this House notes the negative impact of below-cost selling in the food industry on a whole range of issues, from employment conditions and consumer choice to animal welfare and the maintenance of the UK producer base; is concerned at retailers demanding high levels of discounting disproportiona

BAKERS AND ASTHMA

That this House notes with concern that bakers are about 80 times more likely to develop occupational asthma than the average worker due to exposure to flour and other bakery dusts; believes that every worker has the right to work in a healthy and safe workplace and is extremely alarmed that thousan

ARREST OF REZA SHAHABI

That this House deplores the arrest without charge by the Iranian authorities of Reza Shahabi, Treasurer of the Tehran Bus Workers Union, on 12 June 2010; is dismayed by this arrest which is the latest in a series of instances of the persecution of trade unionists in Iran; is deeply concerned that R

HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS

That this House calls on the Government urgently to halt its programme of job cuts and office closures in Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC); is concerned that the Department is already failing to deliver an adequate service, having to write off over 11 billion worth of debt and over 40 millio

WOMEN PERFORMERS

That this House regrets that many women performers still face gender inequality; notes with concern that the opportunities in the number and variety of roles available to female performers are limited compared tothose available to their male counterparts, that male performers have longer careers tha

NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE BBC

That this House calls on the British Broadcasting Corporation to restore the British National Anthem on BBC 1 at the end of each day's programming before the switch over to BBC News 24; regrets the decision on 3 October 1997 to play God Save the Queen on BBC1 for the last time; and believes that the

NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION ESTIMATE OF LEVEL OF HOMELESSNESS

That this House is deeply concerned at research by the National Housing Federation, the main voice of UK housing associations, that changes to housing benefit from April 2011 will result in more than 750,000 people being put at risk of losing their homes, 425,000 of them in London, leading to the hi

TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER OF IAN GOW MP

That this House recalls with deep sorrow, this week 20 years ago, the cowardly murder of Ian Gow, the then hon. Member for Eastbourne, a former Minister of The Crown and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, when, in the early hours of 30 July 1990, a device

PROTECTION OF CEMETERIES

That this House recalls the distress caused to many families at the proposal by BAA as part of its plans for a third runway at Heathrow to drive a road through Cherry Lane cemetery; notes the families' concern at the lack of legislative protection against this type of development; acknowledges that

PLAYBUILDER PROGRAMME

That this House expresses its concern that, in the same way that under the Building Schools for the Future programme the Government has halted any expenditure that is not contractually committed, it is also halting expenditure on the Playbuilder Programme, established to invest in the improvement of

CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY

That this House welcomes the findings of the UK Audit of Vascular Surgical Services and Carotid Endarterectomy which states that patients with symptoms of a mini-stroke or transient ischemic attack are missing out on life-saving surgery of the carotid artery because they fail to recognise the sympto