Early Day Motions

DIABETES UK RECOMMENDATIONS

That this House notes with concern that diabetes is one of the biggest health challenges facing the UK today and now costs the NHS 10 per cent. of its resources; further notes with concern that every three minutes one person in the UK is diagnosed with diabetes; congratulates Diabetes UK on its Get

LICENSING OF AIR GUNS

That this House believes that the interests of public safety demand a reduction in the availability and attractiveness of guns of all kinds; notes that air guns are still available for purchase on many local high streets; congratulates the Government on its tough action against gun crime; and calls

TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKINGS (PROTECTION OF EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 246)

That this House notes that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 246) (TUPE legislation) generate uncertainty in many areas including local authority services contracts; further notes the difficulties experienced by small businesses upon commenceme

4x4 VEHICLES ON RIGHTS OF WAY

That this House notes that damage is being done to rights of way by their illegal use by drivers of 4x4s and other mechanically-driven vehicles; further notes the difficulty in bringing prosecutions and the unwillingness of the Crown Prosecution Service to bring charges to court; and therefore urges

DRAWING THE LINE CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the British Horse Society's Drawing the Line campaign; notes that the campaign aims to tackle indiscriminate breeding in equids and reduce the number of animal welfare cases by increasing awareness through programmes of education; further notes that as of 2007 over 1,00

OFFICERS OF THE IRISHMAN TUG AT PORT STANLEY IN 1984

That this House recognises the bravery of Second Officer Peter Jones, Second Officer Keith Tasker and Captain Richard Exley, who in 1984 risked their lives to prevent a floating arsenal that had broken loose from its moorings in Port Stanley from crashing into a British troop ship, Rangatira, also m

FEED-IN TARIFFS, MICRO-GENERATORS AND CLEAN ENERGY CASH-BACK SCHEMES

That this House notes the pioneering contribution that those households and businesses which have installed micro-generation capacity have made in driving forward the UK's development of its own feed-in-tariff policy; further notes that under the Government's Clean Energy Cash-Back scheme new feed-i

WAR PENSIONS AND INCOME-RELATED BENEFITS

That this House calls on the Government to change the rules for income-related benefits, including income support, income-based jobseeker's allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit to ensure that the total amount of income from war disablement pensions, war widows' pensions and the Armed F

THAILAND AND THE RETURN OF ETHNIC KAREN REFUGEES TO BURMA

That this House condemns the actions of the government of Thailand, which is threatening to deport 3,000 ethnic Karen refugees back to Burma; is appalled that on 5 February 2010 thirteen refugees were forced to return against their will to an area which is infested with landmines, and occupied by a

SEMI-OPEN PRISONER CATEGORY AND WOMEN IN PRISON

That this House expresses concern that re-categorisation of HM Prison Morton Hall and HM Prison Drake Hall from semi-open to closed prisons has left no semi-open prisons in the whole of the female estate; notes that women who were categorised as semi-open have been re-categorised as closed for no ap

ADDITIONAL STATE PENSION

That this House notes that according to the Consumer Price Index the rate of inflation currently stands at 3.5 per cent. and that according to the Retail Prices Index stands at 3.7 per cent.; further notes that the basic state pension will rise by 2.5 per cent. in April 2010 but that additional stat

BBC LICENCE FEE

That this House notes that the BBC has overspent by £110 million on its refurbishment of Broadcasting House, pushing the cost of its three latest building projects past £2 billion; further notes that £188 million was spent on the BBC Scotland headquarters in Pacific Quay, Glasgow, £62 million over b

MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE

at end add `but also considers that the UK and its allies have accelerated the trend of killing journalists, starting with the NATO bombing of the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia on 23 April 1999 which killed 16 people, the killing of journalists in Iraq, including the deliberate US strik

VOICE OF SMALL BUSINESS ANNUAL SURVEY AND PROMPT PAYMENT

That this House welcomes the recently published annual survey undertaken by the Federation of Small Businesses in conjunction with ICM Research, one of the most comprehensive business surveys since the recession began; notes with concern that over 30 per cent. of small businesses report late payment

PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES IN LONDON (No. 2)

That this House notes London's woeful position as fourth from bottom in EuroTest's newly published comparative report on local public transport systems in 23 European cities; further notes that London fares were found to be the most expensive in Europe, even before the inflation-busting January 2010

TEAM GB 2012

That this House is extremely concerned by recent reports that UK Olympic officials, including those from UK Sport, estimate that more than a third of athletes in Team GB at the 2012 Games are likely to come from fee-paying educational backgrounds; notes that only seven per cent. of the populace atte

LONDON NHS REPORTS AND STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS

That this House notes with alarm the series of recent published and leaked reports from NHS London that propose unprecedented cutbacks in NHS services across London; further notes that the Health for North East London Pre-consultation Business Case published in November 2009 details plans to cut mor

MCKINSEY LONDON NHS REPORT

That this House notes that NHS London has not yet published the report commissioned from US-based management consultants McKinsey which is believed to underpin NHS London's current crop of published and leaked proposals for swingeing reductions in NHS provision across London; believes that this repo

CHILDREN'S SERVICES IN LEEDS

That this House notes with deep concern the poor performance of Leeds City Council reported in the Ofsted Report on Children's Services in May 2009; deplores the findings in subsequent reports in November and December 2009 which state that vulnerable children were being put at potential risk of sign

NO SMOKING DAY, 10 MARCH 2010

That this House congratulates the No Smoking Day charity on its 27th annual public health campaign, which will take place on 10 March 2010; notes that one in 10 UK smokers made an attempt to quit on No Smoking Day last year; further notes that despite recent tobacco control legislation smoking remai

OVARIAN CANCER ACTION CHARITY

That this House welcomes Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in March; notes with concern that only 38 per cent. of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the UK will survive five years; recognises that women who are diagnosed at an early stage with ovarian cancer have a 90 per cent. survival rate five y

MANDATORY FIVE YEAR PRISON SENTENCES

That this House welcomes the Government's ending of the End of Custody Licence Scheme so that prisoners convicted of crimes will now serve the sentence of the courts, but considers that this scheme might not have been necessary if mandatory sentencing for administrative crimes such as possession of

RECYCLING IN SCOTLAND

That this House welcomes confirmation that Scotland is edging ever closer to meeting its 40 per cent. recycling target as new figures show that the country is recycling 35.9 per cent. of waste; notes the figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, which include figures from the second q

SUPPORT FOR SCOTLAND'S THIRD SECTOR

That this House welcomes the Scottish Government's announcement of a 2.2 million fund set up to support Scotland's third sector through the recession; notes the fund will provide one-off grants of up to 100,000 to 64 organisations across Scotland to mitigate the impact of recession on front line ser

EU TOBACCO SUBSIDY

That this House expresses disappointment at the continuing subsidy by the European Union of tobacco cultivation to the tune of some £260 million each year despite the many more millions paid by the EU in anti-tobacco public information campaigns and billions of pounds worth of damage done to the EU'