Early Day Motions

FATALITIES IN IRAQ

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Colour Sergeant John Cecil, Royal Marines, UK Landing Force Command Support Group, aged 35, from Plymouth, Lance Bombardier Llywelyn Evans, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, aged 24 from

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 2)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Sapper Luke Allsopp, 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD), aged 24 from North London, Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth, 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD), aged 36 from Essex, Sergeant Steven Roberts, 2nd Ro

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 3)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Lance Corporal James McCue, 7 Air Assault Battalion, REME, aged 27 from Paisley, Private Andrew Kelly, 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, aged 18 from Tavistock, Gunner Duncan Pritchard,

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 4)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Major James Stenner, Welsh Guards, aged 30 from Monmouthshire, Sergeant Norman Patterson, Cheshire Regiment, aged 28 from Staffordshire, Lance Corporal Andrew Craw, Argyll and Sutherland Hig

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 5)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Private Pita Tukutukuwaqa, The Black Watch, aged 27 from Fiji, Sergeant Paul Connolly, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, aged 33 from Crawley in West Sussex, Squadron Leader Patrick

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 6)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Fusilier Donal Anthony Meade, aged 20 from Plumstead in South East London, and Fusilier Stephen Robert Manning, aged 22 from Erith, Kent both from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Major Matt

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 7)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Corporal John Johnston Cosby, 1st Battalion The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry, aged 28 from Belfast, Corporal Matthew Cornish, of 1 LI killed in Iraq, aged 29 from Yorkshire, Gunner S

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 8)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Second Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, aged 24 from Hove, Private Luke Daniel Simpson, 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, aged 21

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 9)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Private Kevin Thompson, Royal Logistic Corps, aged 21 from Lancaster, Corporal Jeremy Brookes, 4th Battalion the Rifles, aged 28 from Birmingham, Corporal Rodney Wilson, aged 30, from 4th Ba

FATALITIES IN IRAQ (No. 10)

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Iraq and records with sorrow the deaths of Private Craig Barber, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, aged 20 from Ogmore Vale, Leading Aircraftman Martin Beard of No. 1 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment, aged 20 from Rainworth, near Ma

DEAFLYMPICS GAMES AND DEAF ATHLETES

That this House congratulates the Deaflympics as the second oldest multi-sport and cultural festival in the world, with a proud history stretching back to the first Deaflympic Games in Paris in 1924; notes the opportunity that the Games present in allowing deaf athletes the chance to participate and

SRI LANKA (No. 2)

That this House notes with grave concern the deepening crisis in Sri Lanka, in which more than 2,000 lives have been lost since January alone; laments the dearth of coverage in the Western media of the crisis and thus the failure of the media to tell the world what is happening in Sri Lanka; further

HASSAN NUR KUL HAWADLEH

That this House expresses its sorrow and anger at the needless death of Hassan Nur Kul Hawadleh, son of the last Prime Minister of Somalia, the late Mohammed Hawadleh; further expresses its profound sympathy and condolences to Hassan's mother, grandmother, siblings and extended family; notes that 19

ARREST AND TRIAL OF BAHÁ'ÍS IN IRAN

That this House notes the arrests in March and May 2008 of Mahvash Sabet, Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz Tavakkoli and Vahid Tizfahm, members of an informal leadership council of the Iranian Bahá'i community; further notes with concern the announcement of

POBL@GWAITH TRAINING PROJECT

That this House congratulates the award-winning training project Pobl@Gwaith for its outstanding success in helping to transform the lives of unemployed people returning to work in the social care sector; further congratulates Pobl@Gwaith for receiving the Outstanding Achievement in Wales award at t

SITUATION OF CHAGOS ISLANDERS

That this House remains concerned about the position of the former Chagos Islanders; and urges the Government to review the position and inform the House what steps it will take to improve their situation.

FUNDING FOR THE TRAINING OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

That this House expresses concern that the basis of funding for the training of educational psychologists in England is undermined by the lack of long-term stability or security; notes thatthe funding of the training is the responsibility of individual local authorities; believes that a national nee

FUTURE OF ROYAL MAIL

That this House recognises the importance of an efficient, publicly-owned Royal Mail business; welcomes the news that the Royal Mail made an increased profit of £255 million in the nine months to Christmas 2008; further welcomes the Royal Mail's prediction that it will nearly double the level of pro

THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER

That this House welcomes The People's Charter - a Charter for Change, which sets out a programme for challenging the economic crisis and providing hope for a fairer society; notes that this programme includes public ownership of the main banks, public utilities and transport and ending the privatisa

VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS DAY

That this House welcomes the second annual Vocational Qualifications (VQ) Day on 24 June 2009 to celebrate vocational achievement and the many paths to success available to United Kingdom learners; congratulates Edge, the education foundation and the wider vocational qualifications community on this

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND EQUAL PAY

That this House recognises the importance of International Women's Day on 8 March which has been commemorated by the trades' union movement since 1908, when thousands of women garment workers in New York took to the streets to demand trade union rights and better pay and conditions, and is now an an

E. REX MAKIN

That this House congratulates E. Rex Makin on the 60th anniversary of his qualifying as a solicitor; notes that in his long career he has been involved in many high profile cases of local, national and international interest including the Cameo murders and the Hillsborough and Heysel stadium disaste

SIR BOBBY CHARLTON AND THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER

That this House congratulates Sir Bobby Charlton on being given the Freedom of the City of Manchester; recognises that this award celebrates Sir Bobby's close links, not only with Manchester United Football Club but with the whole city of Manchester; and believes that Sir Bobby's record as footballe

PUBS AND BANK LENDING PRACTICES

That this House is deeply concerned by reports from licensees and pub owners that they have been unable to access credit and have been told by bank representatives that it is their policy not to offer finance to pubs; is worried that pubs like many small businesses are often dependent on such credit

HEATHROW AIRPORT EXPANSION FUNDING

That this House notes that BAA has reported a loss of £1.3 billion for 2008, with its parent company's debt totalling £12 billion, and that it faces the forced sale of airports currently in its ownership; and, in view of the significant potential shortfall facing Ferrovial, BAA's owners, in raising