Early Day Motions

INLAND WATERWAYS

at end add `, including a detailed action plan to build the proposed Burslem Port.'.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

That this House welcomes the Special Olympics Britain Summer Games in Leicester between 25 and 31 July 2009; recognises the huge contribution of the Special Olympics movement in transforming the lives of intellectually disabled athletes by providing competitions and year round sports training to nur

EAST TIMOR

That this House welcomes the exhibition in Parliament this week, from 6 July 2009, highlighting the sufferings of the Timorese people under the illegal Indonesian occupation between 1975 and 1999; commends the UK Government for funding part of the truth and reconciliation process in East Timor, culm

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CHINA

That this House notes the Chinese government's systematic persecution of those peacefully expressing their beliefs, including detention without trial, torture and judicial execution; further notes, in particular, that July 2009 marks the tenth year of the use of these measures against Falun Gong pra

HIV TREATMENT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

leave out from `2010' to `and' in line 9 and insert `notes that no company has yet agreed to sign up to putting drugs to treat HIV into the UNITAID or other patent pools, and urges pharmaceutical companies to do so;'.

COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION'S INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

after `Westminster;', insert `welcomes President Mohammed Nasheed, who will open the conference;'.

BRADFORD REFORM SYNAGOGUE

That this House congratulates the Bradford Reform Synagogue on attainment of Grade II* listing; acknowledges the architectural merit of one of the few surviving synagogues in Europe built in the Moorish style; recalls that it was built by German immigrants in 1881 and is Yorkshire's oldest purpose-b

METAL THEFT

That this House notes the loss of life associated with recent cases of metal theft; further notes that the theft of metal continues to be a major problem in the United Kingdom; calls on the Government urgently to look at reforming the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1974 by removing the cash element between

ASSAULTS ON PRISON OFFICERS

That this House notes with concern the number of assaults on prison officers, with a 58 per cent. increase in attacks on officers in male prisons and a 121 per cent. increase in assaults in female prisons between 2000 and 2006; recognises the valuable work done by prison officers; pays tribute to th

CONDUCT OF LORD JAY AND THE LORDS APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE

That this House is dismayed by the report in the Guardian newspaper that the Noble Lord Jay, Chairman of the Lords Appointment Committee, has written to the Prime Minister warning that the elevation of former Speaker Martin to the House of Lords would diminish the Upper House; and calls on the Noble

DAIRY FARMERS OF BRITAIN (No. 2)

That this House notes the large number of dairy farmers who face financial hardship as a consequence of Dairy Farmers of Britain being taken into receivership; highlights the fact that 1,800 dairy farmers have been left, in most cases, with money being owed to them; recognises the difficulty dairy f

GOVERNANCE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME

That this House welcomes the seventh report by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, Local Authority Investments, HC164, which highlights the importance of healthy and transparent local authority finances; notes the use of hard-pressed Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds by

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (LOCAL ACTION) BILL

That this House believes that it is vitally important to involve, rather than simply instruct, people and communities and local authorities in efforts to combat climate change; notes that the Sustainable Energy (Local Action) Bill, introduced by a cross-party group of hon. Members, will set in motio

MESOTHELIOMA AWARENESS RIDE

That this House congratulates Katrina London, Jason Addy and Paul Glanville who are cycling 1,200 miles from Glasgow to Southampton stopping at cities along the route to raise awareness and raise funds for the victims of mesothelioma cancer and other diseases caused by exposure to asbestos and to ob

ELIZABETH CROSS

That this House welcomes the introduction of the Elizabeth Cross, the first time that the name of a reigning monarch has been given to a new award since the George Cross was instituted in 1940; welcomes the fact that the new award will be granted to armed forces personnel killed in battle or by terr

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

That this House welcomes proposals from the Scottish Government to make all Government vehicles electric vehicles by 2020; notes that this demonstrates real commitment and determination to meet the 42 per cent. reduction target enshrined in the Climate Change Act (Scotland) 2009, the most ambitious

STRATHCLYDE POLICE PIPE BAND

That this House expresses concern over planned cuts to the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band; recognises that it is not only a national institution but also one of the oldest and most prestigious pipe bands in the world; recalls its 12 wins at the World Pipe Band Championships; believes the band is an am

HOME EDUCATION

That this House recognises that an estimated 45,000 to 150,000 children are educated at home; believes that parents should be allowed and supported to home educate; notes with concern the proposals put forward in the recent Badman Review; expresses particular concern at the lack of consultation invo

HOME EDUCATION AND THE BADMAN REVIEW

That this House acknowledges and celebrates the hard work of the many home educators in Britain who teach their children to an exceptionally high standard; recognises the excellent value they represent to the Government; notes with concern the conflation of welfare concerns with education issues in

CHRIS CARVER'S OTLEY TO LONDON RUN

That this House congratulates Mr Chris Carver on the extraordinary achievement of completing a 218 mile run from Otley to London; further congratulates Mr Carver on managing to raise over £2,000 for the charity Orchid, a cancer charity dedicated to preventing, diagnosing and treating male cancers; i

PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF EAST COAST RAIL

That this House welcomes the nationalisation of East Coast Rail; recognises the enormous benefits that nationalisation will bring to the rail network; recommends that East Coast Rail remains permanently under public ownership; and calls on the Government to extend nationalisation to all of the UK's

SOLIHULL HOSPITAL MATERNITY SERVICES

That this House notes with concern proposals announced by the Heart of England Foundation Trust to downgrade Solihull Hospital to no longer allow high risk, complicated or premature births to take place at the hospital from April 2010; further notes that as a result only a quarter of the 2,700 birth

COUNCILLOR KEITH WHITMORE AND GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED TRANSPORT AUTHORITY

That this House congratulates Manchester City Councillor Keith Whitmore on being appointed Chairman of the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority; notes that Councillor Whitmore is both the first Liberal Democrat and first Manchester councillor to be elected to the post; commends his 30 y

ROYAL MARINES SPONSORED HALF MARATHON FOR HELP FOR HEROES

That this House welcomes the initiative being taken by 10 Royal Marine aircrew from 845, 846 and 848 Naval Air squadrons, based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, to run the Bristol Half Marathon on 6 September 2009 while carrying a 31 foot long 300lb Sea King rotor blade, in order to raise money for th

PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTIONS

That this House regrets the fact that in 1997 Prime Minister's Questions was moved from twice a week to once a week; notes that there was no proper consultation about this step; further notes that this has made it more difficult for back-benchers to ask topical questions; further notes that conseque