Early Day Motions

SILENT CALLS

That this House notes that Ofcom receives over 1,000 complaints about silent telephone calls a month; recognises that, whilst silent calls are not malicious and are usually caused by automated calling systems, which are used in call centres to generate and connect calls, they can cause distress and

LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE OF INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

That this House notes the controversy surrounding attempts to have a British football team entered for the Olympics in 2012; also notes Government support for such a venture; and expresses the wish that the Government will use whatever influence it has to ensure that television broadcasters, particu

SHORT TIME WORKING AND TAX CREDITS

That this House notes that many firms have introduced short time working for employees during this time of recession; further notes that many workers who are in receipt of tax credits are facing difficulties as the reduction in hours takes them below the minimum hours required to qualify for tax cre

SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES AND GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE

That this House notes with concern the Home Office's consideration of a government database for monitoring activities of law-abiding citizens on social network websites such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace; highlights that these sites contain sensitive data on individuals which the Government has no r

USE OF UNSUPERVISED SUNBEDS BY UNDER 18 YEAR OLDS

<span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">That this House expresses concern that under 18 year olds are able to easily access unsupervised sunbed salons; notes that unsupervised sunbed salons have no staff to prevent under 18 year olds using sun

BUSINESS RATES AND NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BOROUGH COUNCIL

That this House is disappointed at the conduct of the Cabinet and senior officers of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in writing off behind closed doors business rates owed for 2008-09 by companies connected to serving Conservative Councillor Peter Whieldon; believes they have signally failed ye

KEVIN FARRELL AND THE BRITISH CERAMIC INDUSTRY

That this House notes the commendation of the work of Kevin Farrell, chief executive of the British Ceramic Confederation by hon. Members representing constituencies in North Staffordshire, other hon. Members, members of the European Parliament representing constituencies where ceramics are designed

ANNIVERSARY OF HANSARD AS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

That this House warmly congratulates Hansard writers and staff; recognises their important contribution to democracy and as an important source of information and as a key part of Parliamentary history; notes that 9 March marked 100 years since the appearance of the first volume of Hansard as an off

NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THE ORANGE FUTURE OF POLITICS REPORT

That this House notes with concern the limited way in which new technology is used to involve members of the public in its work; notes that the use of technology in the recent American presidential campaign has significantly raised the bar; welcomes the proposals in the recent Orange Future of Polit

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE

That this House welcomes the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the National Minimum Wage on 1 April 2009; applauds the fact that employees in more than one million jobs have benefited, two-thirds of them women; believes that annual uprating and effective enforcement are the key to its continue

BUSINESS RATE RELIEF

That this House notes with concern that businesses across the country are being notified of steep increases to their business rates; understands that this is because the 2005 to 2009 business rate scheme is the first under which no transitional relief will be available during the last year of its cy

MID STAFFORDSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

That this House calls for an independent inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into the failings of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

GET WALKING DAY 30 MAY 2009

That this House welcomes the Ramblers' second annual Get Walking Day on 30 May 2009, offering thousands of people in England, Scotland and Wales the opportunity to enjoy a short walk with the Ramblers; applauds the Get Walking Day goal to inspire families and individuals of all ages to go for a walk

SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS

That this House supports the proposal of China's central bank to replace the US dollar, a currency subject to debasement by a single government, as the world's primary reserve currency with special drawing rights, a reserve currency originally proposed by John Maynard Keynes.

BARCLAYS BANK AND TAX AVOIDANCE

That this House condemns Barclays Bank for indulging in alleged tax avoidance schemes which may have reduced the Treasury's tax revenues by over £1 billion; and urges the Government not to provide any loans, guarantees and financial support to Barclays and suspend its deposit-taking licence until it

WIKILEAK AND BARCLAYS BANK

That this House congratulates Wikileak for publishing documents relating to alleged tax avoidance schemes used by Barclays Bank; and urges the Government to place copies of those documents on the HM Treasury website.

TIME CHANGES

That this House notes that the one hour time change in the United Kingdom occurs again on 29 March 2009; calls for a wide-ranging debate on the merits or otherwise of continuing with the practice given the twice-yearly inconvenience caused by the current practice; and looks forward to the presentati

UK RELATIONS WITH CUBA

That this House welcomes the fresh approach to international relations with Cuba including recent legislation in the US to lift family visiting restrictions on Cuban-Americans; notes the recent formal visits to Cuba by the Irish and Spanish Foreign Ministers and Presidents of Chile and Argentina; fu

SOUTH AFRICA AND THE DALAI LAMA

That this House deeply regrets the decision by South Africa to refuse a visa to the Dalai Lama to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg this week; questions the priorities of the South African government in taking such a course of action so as not to upset relations with China; and calls on the

ACCESS TO HIV TREATMENT

That this House notes with grave concern that almost 6,000 people die every day from AIDS-related illnesses; congratulates the Government on making progress on its promise of universal access to HIV treatment, prevention, care and support by 2010; and urges the Government to promote generic medicine

WORLD AUTISM DAY 2009

That this House notes that there are over half a million people in the United Kingdom with autism who, to varying degrees, struggle to make sense of the world; further notes that this can cause them considerable anxiety, particularly in understanding and relating to other people and taking part in e

RECOGNITION FOR BRITISH HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST

That this House salutes the courage of British citizens who aided and rescued Jewish people and other minority groups during the Holocaust at great personal risk to themselves and their families; notes that in the midst of the depravity and desperation of the Holocaust, which saw the very worst of m

CONVICTION OF GEORGE KELLY

That this House notes the quashing after the longest campaign in English legal history lasting 53 years of the conviction of George Kelly who was wrongly convicted of murder in the Cameo Cinema murder case and who was executed in 1950; recognises the efforts of those, including relatives who have di

FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE

That this House recognises the 15 year anniversary commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda which began in April 1994 and resulted in around one million dead in 100 days; urges the United Nations as well as all countries to learn from its terrible consequences and act decisively to prevent genocide;

BEATBULLYING CYBERMENTORS

That this House welcomes Beatbullying's Cybermentors initiative to create an online peer group support network against cyberbullying of young people, noting the project is part funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.