Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 328open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2003
That this House is aware that political parties are banned and thousands of activists jailed and tortured in Uzbekistan; believes that Uzbekistan is not a functioning democracy and does not appear to be moving in that direction; is also aware that the United States has the use of Uzbek air bases, that hundreds of American troops are now stationed there and that US aid to Uzbekistan tripled to $295 million in 2002; believes that pragmatism and self-interest are guiding US policy on Uzbekistan; concurs with the view of the British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Mr Craig Murray, that 'no government has the right to use the war against terrorism as an excuse for the persecution of those with a deep personal commitment to the Islamic religion and who pursue their views by peaceful means'; abhors the abuse of human rights in Uzbekistan; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to bring political pressure to bear to end these abuses and to urge the US Administration to do likewise.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 318open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2003
That this House is dismayed and appalled at death threats made against road safety campaigners on motoring websites by drivers opposed to speed cameras; notes that descending to such depths of personal harassment and other illegalities such as vandalism of cameras is anti-social, offensive and shocking; further notes that such illegality is being fuelled by anti-camera articles in the national media, including BBC's Top Gear, The Sun, News of the World, The Telegraph and others, who are being fed misleading information by speed bullies such as the Association of British Drivers and Safe Speeds; and calls on the Government urgently to publish more data about speed cameras in the safety camera partnerships, particularly relating to their effectiveness at reducing casualties, to support evidence published this year that the pilot partnerships achieved casualty reductions of 35 per cent. at the speed camera sites.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 87open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2000
That this House congratulates the Government on making the morning-after pill available for sale without prescription in chemists to all women over the age of 16 years; and recognises that this will prevent many abortions and unplanned teenage pregnancies.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 51open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2000
That this House believes that the Ottawa Treaty on anti-personnel landmines should be amended to include a ban on the use of cluster bombs; notes that during the Gulf War 30,000 tonnes of ordnance was dropped on Iraq, this included cluster bombs which are still killing people; notes that similarly in Kosovo the RAF alone dropped 53 cluster bombs, each containing 147 bomblets, many of which did not explode on impact; further notes that Denis McNamara the UN Humanitarian Envoy claims in Kosovo there are 15 casualties a month and many children are victims; and believes that as well as a total ban on cluster bombs, those countries responsible for dropping them must undertake and pay for clearance of this lethal ordnance.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1045open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 July 2000
That this House congratulates Brake, the road safety organisation, on its success in raising the profile of road safety by encouraging 6,000 schools and companies to run road safety initiatives in Road Safety Week 2000; welcomes the Government's 'THINK!' campaign, which aims to co-ordinate road safety initiatives by various organisations but believes that more can be done in the field of road safety education, enforcement and engineering to save the 70 lives lost each week on United Kingdom roads; and urges the Government to invest more money in such measures in order to meet its challenging casualty reduction targets of 40 per cent. in the number of people killed or seriously injured and 50 per cent. in the number of children killed and seriously injured in road accidents as soon as possible.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 882open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 June 2000
That this House congratulates the UN Human Rights Envoy in the Balkans, Jiri Dienstbier for his honest comments, and severe criticism of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and in particular the criticism of the head of mission Bernard Kouchner; believes the UN Mission has singularly failed to protect the minorities; notes that over 1,000 have been murdered, many kidnapped and over 200,000 ethnically cleansed; further notes that UN Resolution 1244 has not been implemented; and believes that Bernard Kouchner must be replaced immediately with a more impartial and competent administrator.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 860open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2000
That this House welcomes the Gardening Which? Garden for People being created by community gardeners at the Hampton Court Flower Show; recognises the value of community gardening in improving health, community-building, increasing biodiversity, and promoting regeneration, while providing refreshment and healthy recreation for those without a garden; notes that such gardens face fierce competition for space in urban areas; and calls on the Government to help secure the future of community gardens and through revised planning guidance and to promote them through the New Opportunities Fund.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 796open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2000
That this House congratulates the Board of Science and Education of the British Medical Association for the publication of its report 'Eating Disorders, Body Image and the Media' which considers the role that the media can play in the causation of eating disorders; notes that eating disorders have one of the highest mortality rates of all psychiatric illnesses, and are an increasing problem in modern western societies; welcomes the Government summit which is to take place on this issue on 21st June; and calls upon the Government to implement the recommendations in the BMA's report which call for clearly defined targets for the reduction in the number of eating disorders through preventative measures, extra resources to be given for mental health services, specifically eating disorder clinics, and increased public education on the connections between dieting, physical activity and health, and the health risks associated with eating disorders and being underweight.