Records
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 870open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2013
That this House notes that Abdul Qader Mollah has been sentenced to death by the courts in Bangladesh for crimes committed during the 1971 war; further notes that international monitoring organisations have concluded that the judicial process which led to Abdul Qader Mollah being found guilty of war crimes was deeply flawed; believes that the execution of Abdul Qader Mollah would be unjust and wrong and do nothing to promote peace and reconciliation in Bangladesh; calls on the Government to make urgent representations to the Bangladesh authorities not to proceed with this execution; and urges the Bangladesh authorities not to proceed with this execution.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 868open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2013
That this House believes that the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement demonstrates that he is attempting to balance the books by slashing welfare and by pouring cash into property speculation, rather than productive investment; notes that if there is no change in policy by 2018-19, public services will be cut by 20 per cent; further notes that according to the respected Institute of Fiscal Studies the bulk of the reduction in the budget deficit will come from cuts in spending rather than tax increases, 86 per cent as against 14 per cent; is convinced that this policy of locking the country into a low productivity, low investment, low wage economy will see public services crumble and poverty soar; and calls on the Liberal Democrat partners in this damaging coalition to divorce themselves from this disastrous course which can only mean falling living standards for the majority of people while the rich once more prosper.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 867open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2013
That this House believes that police have no place on university campuses and other seats of learning; condemns the University of London management for calling in officers and private security to break up a peaceful protest against plans to close down the student union; deplores the naked mendacity in the statement from Chris Cobb, the University's chief operating officer, that the University would always support peaceful and legitimate protest; and demands that the University's Vice-Chancellor and its Collegiate Council act immediately to rescind the closure of the union and the prohibition of protest at Senate House.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 861open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2012
That this House welcomes the decision that the Tour de France in 2014 will start in Leeds; congratulates those who worked so hard to secure this honour for Leeds and for Yorkshire; regrets that the planned route of the Tour de France at the moment does not include Bradford; believes that Bradford should be one of the cities through which the Tour de France should run as this will boost the city; and calls on those planning the route to include Bradford in the route.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 859open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2012
That this House notes the tremendous achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution over the last 14 years in Venezuela under the leadership of Hugo Chavez; further notes that Hugo Chavez was recently re-elected for a fourth term as President of Venezuela; observes that former US President Jimmy Carter has declared that `of the 92 elections that we've monitored, I would say the election process in Venezuela is the best in the world'; regrets that the cancer which Hugo Chavez has been afflicted with has returned and that President Chavez has had to undergo further surgery in Cuba; and gives him every good wish for a successful fight against cancer and a rapid recovery to full health.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 858open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2012
That this House deplores recent initiatives by the British Government, after a 10-year boycott, to court the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, who played a major role in the 2002 pogrom of Muslims which left hundreds dead; notes that the state government continues to refuse to repatriate the remains of the four British tourists murdered then; further notes that Modi was denied a visa to Britain on the grounds that he was `responsible for or directly carried out... particularly severe violations of religious freedom'; demands that the Government reiterates that Modi will not be allowed to visit Britain; and instructs the British High Commissioner in India to sever relations with him.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 853open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2012
That this House acknowledges the great effort by the Rt Hon Desmond De Silva QC and the sincerity of the Prime Minister's apology on behalf of the country to the family of the late Patrick Finucane; notes the depressingly large-scale collusion between state officials and loyalist killers revealed by De Silva; and calls for a full public inquiry into these events as being the only way to provide closure for the Finucane family, whose dignified campaign so moved the Prime Minister and the House, to reveal to the public and parliaments of both the Irish Republic and Great Britain the exact nature and extent of state collusion in loyalist murders.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 849open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2012
That this House notes that Bradford City Football Club has been through some very difficult times in recent years including two periods of administration; further notes that, despite this, the club has maintained a very large and loyal fan base and is now extremely well-managed thanks, above all, to the joint chairmen Mark Lawn and Julian Rhodes; further notes that Bradford City FC has a wonderful stadium at Valley Parade now known as the Coral Windows Stadium; further notes the remarkable performance of the team in beating Premiership side Arsenal in the League Cup now known as the Capital One Cup; congratulates the team, its manager Phil Parkinson and everyone involved in this fabulous success; and wishes the Bantams every success for the future.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 839open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2012
That this House notes the recent arrest of the Acting General Secretary of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) Mr Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as he was leaving the central office of the Party to attend a meeting with the visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Mr Robert Blake at the residence of the BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia; further notes this is part ofa pattern of arrests and harassment of senior political figures in the BNP, including Mr Alamgir, in advance of the elections in 2014; further notes that there appears to be a deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh as tensions rise in advance of the elections; expresses its profound concern about these developments; and calls on the Foreign Secretary to urge the Bangladesh government to do all in its power to reverse this situation and to ensure that the road to the elections in 2014 is marked by a new spirit of respect for all political trends and that the run up to the elections and the elections themselves are conducted on a level playing field and are free, fair and participatory.