Early Day Motions

POSTCODE LOTTERY SUPPORTS CHARITIES

That this House congratulates the winners in the S75 postcode area in Barnsley, who won their share of £250,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery Jumbo in summer 2009; notes that the People's Postcode Lottery has raised over £2.2 million for charities in the north of England; further notes that funds

BLACKLISTING RUINS LIVES

That this House is most concerned to learn that blacklisting of trade unionists is an activity that still continues and welcomes the publication of the report, Ruined Lives prepared by Professor Keith Ewing for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians and which will be launched on 20

PLEURAL PLAQUES PROTEST 28 OCTOBER 2009

That this House is aware that asbestos victims around the country were affronted by the 2007 Law Lords' judgement that people suffering with pleural plaques should no longer be compensated and notes that on 28 October 2009 there will be a combined Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians

LOCAL HOUSING ALLOWANCE

That this House strongly opposes the Government's plans to scrap excess payments to local housing allowance claimants where their rent is lower than the rate of the allowance; expresses alarm that this plan would see some of the poorest families in the country up to £780 a year worse off; believes t

WAR MEMORIALS

That this House praises the British Legion's Roll of Honour, English Heritage, Historic Scotland, the War Memorials Trust, the Imperial War Museum and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for their work dedicated to commemorating those who have died as a result of conflict and to preserving war me

LLOYDS TSB AND SCOTTISH CHARITIES

That this House notes with regret the recent decision by Lloyds Banking Group to cut its Scottish charitable foundations funding worth an estimated 6 million annually; notes the concerns raised that many Scottish charities face closure, job losses and scaling down as a result of the loss of funding;

PRESCRIPTION OF ANTI-CANCER DRUGS

That this House notes with concern the postcode lottery in the NHS in relation to the prescription of the anti-cancer drug, Cetuximab and the refusal of the Durham Primary Care Trust to prescribe this potentially life-saving drug to a constituent of the hon. Member for Easington; further notes with

OMBUDSMAN AND SUFFERING IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

at end add `and notes with concern that no debate has yet been held on any aspect of the Annual Procedures Committee.'.

ADVERTISEMENT REGULATIONS AND PLANNING APPEALS

That this House notes that planning inspectors can only consider amenity and public safety as set out in the Advertisement Regulations and are unable to consider that an advertisement application contravenes the unitary development plan or frameworks similar to the Birmingham City Plan; believes tha

MERCHANT SHIPPING (S.I., 2009, No. 1371)

That the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1371), dated 8 June 2009, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10 June, be revoked.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (S.I., 2009, No. 2542)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Business Rate Supplements (Rateable Value Condition) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2542), dated 18 September 2009, a copy of which was laid before this House on 23 September, be annulled.

CLIMATE CHANGE (No. 2)

That this House recognises that there is a climate emergency and that the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate represents the greatest threat that humanity faces; further recognises that the world is already above the safe level of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration for a stable plan

CALAIS MIGRANT CAMP

That this House believes that the existence of the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, France was inhumane; welcomes the action taken by the French authorities to close the camp, but is concerned that this is only a temporary measure; congratulates the British and French governments on their continued co

RELOCATION CASES

That this House believes that a child's relationship with its parents requires greater legislative protection with regard to the Family Court's current application of precedent in international and national relocation cases; further believes that the Family Courts of England and Wales' position on t

ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, OTLEY

That this House congratulates St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its opening by Bishop Gordon Wheeler on its present site; praises the valuable work St Joseph's does in the local community, such as contributing time to raising money for charities i

IRAQI AGRICULTURE

That this House warmly welcomes the participation of the Kurdistan Regional Government and its Prime Minister's Advisor on Sustainable Development and Agriculture, Dr Anwar Abdullah at the World Fruit and Vegetable Expo in London on 21 and 22 October 2009; believes that this will be a good opportuni

PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA

That this House recognises that the Pernicious Anaemia Society has identified fundamental problems associated with the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency in general, and with pernicious anaemia in particular, causing unnecessary suffering among patients; believes that the cu

CRIMINAL LAW (S.I., 2009, No. 2720)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2720), dated 8 October 2009, a copy of which was laid before this House on 8 October, be annulled.

ENDON HIGH SCHOOL CLIMATE COPS

That this House congratulates Endon High School on reaching the final round of the N-Power Climate Cops SOS competition at a time when local community responses to the challenges of climate change are increasingly necessary; fully supports Endon High School's goal of establishing a cycle path along

INSOLVENCY LAW

That this House believes that current UK insolvency laws and regulations fail to adequately protect unsecured creditors; and urges the Government to carry out a review of these laws and regulations to identify processes to promote opportunities to deliver a greater return from insolvent estates to u

PROPOSED TRANSPORT FOR LONDON FARE INCREASES

That this House views with alarm the proposed fare increases that Mayor Johnson plans to impose on London; and notes that these range from 3.9 per cent. to 20 per cent. far in excess of the current retail price index; that Londoners have already suffered an above inflation six per cent. fare increas

TERRITORIAL ARMY TRAINING CUTS

That this House salutes the service of members of the Territorial Army (TA); deplores the freezing of TA training; notes the adverse impact this will have on generic war fighting capability, morale, recruitment and retention; further notes that the measure conflicts with the Cottam Strategic Review

SOPHIE ATAY APPEAL

That this House supports Whickham School's 2009 annual charity week, led by co-chairs Jess Emmerson and Sarah Bilton and vice-chairs Lucy Zwolinska and Andrew Gallagher which aims to raise money for the Sophie Atay Appeal; notes that two year old Sophie has been diagnosed at a high risk stage of a r

VERTICAL CROP GROWING SYSTEM

That this House congratulates Cornish company Valcent for developing the Verticrop innovative hydroponic plant-growing system; welcomes the installation of the first project at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon; recognises the considerable potential offered by the 20 fold increase in crop yie

PARK HOMES AND FUEL POVERTY

That this House notes park home residents across the country are more susceptible to fuel poverty; further notes that park homes are not deemed to be dwellings and do not currently benefit from the majority of the Government's fuel poverty measures such as Warm Front or the Carbon Emissions Reductio