Early Day Motions

FUTURE OF LOCAL RADIO ON THE ANALOGUE SPECTRUM

after `London', insert `and 107 the Bee in Darwen, Lancashire,'.

FUTURE OF LOCAL RADIO ON THE ANALOGUE SPECTRUM

after `London', insert `and Peak FM in Chesterfield'.

TAUNTON DEANE DEVELOPMENT

That this House opposes the targets for new housing building being imposed on Taunton Deane by central Government; regards them as unrealistic in the current economic climate; further regards them as undesirable due to their adverse impact on rural Somerset, including the green wedges that bring the

FAIRTRADE RETAILERS

That this House recognises the importance of fairtrade products to supporting producers and workers in developing countries; appreciates and supports the ethical commitments of fairtrade retailers and producers; particularly recognises that Sainsbury's provides over 800 fairtrade products and genera

50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEAGUE CUP COMPETITION

That this House congratulates the Football League on the 50th anniversary of the League Cup competition; recognises that no other competition is as effective in spreading football's wealth throughout the professional game in England and Wales; notes the increased interest in this year's competition,

INQUIRY INTO LIGHT RAIL AND THE CITY REGIONS

That this House supports the finding of the inquiry into light rail and the city regions conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group which concludes that modern trams support the transformation of the urban realm and contribute to giving cities the greener and more efficient transport

SALE OF GREATER MANCHESTER WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS

That this House regrets the sale of the Manchester Evening News and 22 regional titles in the North West to Trinity Mirror, thereby severing a 189-year link between Manchester and the Guardian and the Scott Trust; notes that staff and titles will be relocated to Chadderton, Oldham; and hopes that th

EDUCATION IN ENGLAND AND WALES

That this House believes that responsibility for education in England and Wales should not be passed to the French government.

COMMERCIAL BANKS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAX DEDUCTION

That this House believes that passing formal responsibility for tax deductions to commercial banks could lead to increased errors in tax deductions and could leave too much power with a part of the financial sector which has more challenging concerns than taking on the role of tax collector.

ANNIVERSARY OF KHOJALY MASSACRE

That this House calls on the Government to recognise the 18th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre and to use it as an opportunity to launch a new international peace effort to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; notes that the non-resolution of the conflict is a threat to the

TIMING OF BY-ELECTIONS

That this House welcomes the Electoral Commission's report into the conduct of the Glasgow North East by-election; notes that the decision by the Labour Party to delay moving the writ until after the summer recess resulted in the people of Glasgow North East being left without representation in the

HONOUR OUR TROOPS CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the Snow Heroes from Milton Keynes, who completed a 500 mile sponsored walk in support of the Honour Our Troops campaign and who raised thousands of pounds for the cause.

BANGLA LANGUAGE CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the campaign initiated by the Bangladeshi community in the Greater Portsmouth area to recognise Bangla, which is the fifth most spoken language in the world, as an official language of the United Nations; and calls on the Government to give its support to this proposal.

COUNCILLOR ROSS WILLMOTT

That this House notes that Ross Willmott has announced his resignation after seven years as Leader of Leicester City Council in order to fight an election campaign as prospective parliamentary candidate for North West Leicestershire; congratulates Councillor Willmott on his accomplishments during th

CHAMPION WHEELCHAIR DANCERS

That this House congratulates students from Lancasterian School, Alma Park Primary, St Paul's Primary and Ashbury Primary schools from south Manchester who made up the Wheelchair Dancers team for their spectacular performance at the National Wheelchair Dance Championships and for their outstanding h

MRI IRELAND

That this House notes with concern the number of UK citizens who have been victims of property fraud perpetuated by MRI Ireland; and calls on the Government to make representations to the Spanish, Turkish and Irish governments to take steps to ensure that these companies cannot continue to defraud m

OIL EXPLORATION IN FALKLAND ISLANDS WATERS

That this House deprecates the behaviour of the Argentine government in seeking to frustrate the exploratory oil drilling taking place in Falkland Islands waters; supports the right of the Falkland Islands government to undertake such drilling in their own sovereign waters; and urges the UK Governme

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT ON HOMEOPATHY

That this House expresses concern at the conclusions of the Science and Technology Committee's Report, Evidence Check on Homeopathy; notes that the Committee took only oral evidence from a limited number of witnesses, including known critics of homeopathy Tracy Brown, the Managing Director of Sense

SUPERMARKET PRICING

That this House congratulates the Guardian newspaper's Datablog report into supermarket prices, which found that two-thirds of pre-Christmas price cuts at Asda and Tesco were only one penny; notes with concern that more than half of all price rises during the same period were greater than 10 pence;

ORGAN DONATION AND PRESUMED CONSENT

That this House welcomes the announcement by the Welsh Assembly Government that Wales will move to a system of presumed consent, based on a soft opt-out system for organ donation; congratulates the patients and organisations, led by the Kidney Wales Foundation, on persuading the Welsh Assembly Gover

COMPLETION OF THE LONDON OVERGROUND EAST LONDON LINE

That this House congratulates Transport for London on its scheduled completion of the East London line two months early; acknowledges the positive impact the new service will have for those living in East London; commends the excellent planning and management from London Overground's integrated clie

DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTS BY OIL, GAS AND MINING COMPANIES

That this House notes that corruption in the oil, gas and mining industries has caused great human misery in Africa and other developing regions; considers that corruption would be curbed by full disclosure of revenue payments to governments by oil, gas and mining companies; further notes that the U

ROBIN HOOD TAX CAMPAIGN

That this House supports the Robin Hood tax campaign which calls for the introduction of a financial transaction tax; notes that by taking an average of 0.05 per cent. from speculative banking transactions, hundreds of billions of pounds could be raised every year to tackle poverty and climate chang

FREE SMART METERS FOR SCHOOLS

That this House welcomes the free smart meters for schools scheme announced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families; notes that the initiative unites schools in the Government's fight against climate change, whilst allowing them to save money; commends the Government's recognition of th

ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHILDCARE VOUCHER SCHEME

That this House acknowledges the huge support that the Government childcare vouchers scheme gives to the finances of all working parents and welcomes the Government's commitment to maintain the tax relief that underpins the scheme; notes with concern an emerging industry variation in the time taken