Early Day Motions

ENFORCEMENT OF BANK OF ENGLAND ACT 1694

That this House, observing that the intention of the founding Act of the Bank of England in 1694 was `that their Majesties' subjects may not be oppressed by the said corporation', notes that those subjects have been seriously oppressed by the Bank's failure to control the greed, risk-taking and spec

SPECIAL RAIL GUARDS

That this House regrets the tragic loss of life on railways near Harlow, with over eight cases in 2008, and most recently on 22 July 2010; considers that a new force of volunteer special rail guards should be established to improve platform safety, similar to volunteer special constables in the poli

HARLOW SHEEP TRAIL AND ART EXHIBITION

<p>That this House congratulates the people of Harlow on the thriving art and sculpture in the town; notes the latest installation and exhibition of 29 life-size fibreglass sheep throughout the Town Centre, based on Henry Moore's famous sheep etchings, which will run from 31 July to 30 October 2010;

PERFORMANCE OF NETWORK RAIL

That this House notes the Secretary of State for Transport's statement during Transport Questions on 22 July 2010 that Britain's privatised railways are up to 40 per cent. more expensive to operate than the integrated state-owned railway systems on the continent of Europe; recalls the report by Cata

PROPOSED PRICE INCREASES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

That this House is deeply concerned about the proposed price increases by up to 50 per cent. for banqueting, room hire and refreshment services in the House of Commons; firmly believes that such increases will prove seriously prohibitive to community organisations, charities and other groups who use

ACCENTURE AND REDUNDANCIES

That this House deplores Accenture's decision to offshore much of the IT work it has from Scottish Power, making 60 per cent. of Scottish Power's outsourced IT workforce redundant.

REQUIREMENTS ON PROSPECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS

That this House disapproves of sections 17 and 18 of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 382, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22 July 2010 for implementation on 23 July 2010; and calls on the Government to bring forward rules which do not require prospective English langu

WIND TURBINES AND OCCUPIED DWELLINGS

That this House notes that residents in the small villages of Grange Moor and Birds Edge, in the constituency of Dewsbury, have been informed that applications to build wind turbines in the local community have been received by Kirklees Council; further notes that there is strong opposition to the p

LABOUR LAW IN IRAQ (No. 3)

That this House strongly condemns the draconian ministerial decree of 20 July 2010 ordering the immediate closure of all offices of the Electricity Workers Union in Iraq and the prohibition of all trade union activities at the Electricity ministry, its departments and sites as well as all official i

SURE START PALFREY CHILDREN'S CENTRE

That this House congratulates Sure Start Palfrey Children's Centre in Walsall South on achieving outstanding in its Ofsted inspection on 8 July 2010; notes that the centre is the first children's centre to achieve outstanding in all categories to date; further congratulates the staff and volunteers

SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD CHARITY

That this House recognises the excellent work of the anti-racist charityShow Racism the Red Card which was established in 1996 with the aim of harnessing the high-profile status of professional footballers as anti-racist role models to combat racism through education; notes that hundreds of top foot

AWARD FOR MANCHESTER AIRPORT

That this House congratulates Manchester Airport on winning the Airports Council InternationalBest Airport Award 2010; recognises Manchester Airport's unparalleled performance in terms of customer experience and service in recent years; and pays tribute to its success under the leadership of outgoin

HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN AND SANCTIONS AGAINST IRANIAN OFFICIALS

That this House supports the imposition and enforcement through the United Nations of an international travel ban and personal financial sanctions on the 15 leading Iranian officials named in the Men of violence report published by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and held respons

NEUROMUSCULAR SERVICES IN THE NHS SOUTH EAST COAST REGION

That this House congratulates the NHS South East Coast Specialised Commissioning Group (SECSCG) on its publication of a draft report on neuromuscular services in July 2010; notes that the report follows an in-depth review of specialised neuromuscular services in the region; further notes that there

FUTURE OF THE TOTE

That this House is concerned that any decision involving the future of The Tote should, at the very least, encompass the principle of its assets being used to guarantee the future of horse racing in the UK and those who work within it or are dependent upon its activities and should not involve the c

FIRST SCOTRAIL AND RMT

That this House notes the continuing dispute between First ScotRail and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers that has resulted in six days of industrial action being taken since February 2010; believes that the issue at the heart of the dispute is First ScotRail's refusal to ab

SECURITY OF VETERANS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

That this House notes with concern the recent breach of personal security for veterans in Northern Ireland who received a communication from the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency in which the envelope compromised their identity as an ex-service person; recognises the particular security circumst

SPORTING LISTED EVENTS AND THE ASHES

That this House opposes the decision not to include the Ashes in the A-list of free-to-air television; calls on the Government to reverse its decision and instead accept the recommendations of the David Davies Review; further opposes measures which deprives UK audiences from being able to share in t

DIABETES RESEARCH (No. 2)

That this House welcomes recent research which has found that diabetes can be treated by rescuing insulin producing cells and transplanting them into the liver; believes that diabetes sufferers could benefit hugely from this new pioneering treatment; congratulates the work done by the University of

FEED-IN TARIFFS AND THE RENEWABLE HEAT INCENTIVE

That this House praises the significant contribution that households and businesses which have installed micro-generation capacity and renewable heat applications have made in pioneering technology which will help move the UK away from dependency on fossil fuels; acknowledges that these pioneers hav

EVENING STANDARD DISPOSSESSED CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the London Evening Standard's creation of a Dispossessed Fund to help Londoners move out of poverty; further welcomes the Government's pledge to match-fund the fund pound-for-pound; urges the public to help the campaign hit its 1 million target; and notes the need to continu

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE APPRENTICESHIPS

That this House recognises and applauds the superb work that has been carried out, over the past 62 years, in training apprentice engineers in the Ministry of Defence; notes the high standards of skills training provided by the training centre instructors and staff, who annually turn out apprentices

FORCED MARRIAGE

That this House supports the work of the newly-formed charity Freedom Community Organisation (Freedom) which has been set up to highlight the plight of many thousands of young British Asians, male and female, who are forced into marriage against their will and often under threat of violence if they

ESTABLISHING A ROYAL SOCIETY OF APPRENTICES

That this House welcomes the Government's plans to restore apprenticeships to their former glory; considers that such a change in policy must be supported by a change in culture; believes that this Parliament should create a new golden age of vocational training, where apprenticeships are seen as pr

REFORM OF THE BBC

That this House believes thatthe BBC should be subject to the same transparency and democracy expected of Government; considers that each licence-fee payer could be given a unique PIN number, so that they could vote annually via the internet on the BBC's programmes, the level of BBC operational acti