Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 896open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2013
That this House commends the Steer Clear campaign, which encourages all seasonal revellers either to leave their car at home or to appoint a designated driver; congratulates the Portsmouth News for promoting the campaign and the many pubs that have already signed up, promising to offer a free soft drink to the designated driver in a group of four or more between 6pm and 9pm; encourages the setting up of these initiatives countrywide; and expresses the hope that schemes of this kind will be successful in reducing the level of drink-driving and drink-related road accidents.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 891open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2013
That this House is gravely concerned by revelations in the UN Group of Experts report to the UNSC Sanctions Committee that the recently defeated M23 militia in Congo has continued to recruit in neighbouring Rwanda; notes that in November 2012 the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the Secretary of State for International Development described the finding of a similar report as credible and compelling; further notes that last October the US blocked military aid to Rwanda over alleged backing of M23 child soldiers; recalls that in December 2008 Sweden and the Netherlands revoked aid to Rwanda because of its support of militia gangs killing and raping in Congo; further recalls that in June 2012 Britain, the Netherlands, the US, Germany and others suspended aid money that goes directly to the Kagame regime because of Rwanda's support to the M23 militia; supports Save the Congo's appeal to the Foreign Secretary to call on the International Criminal Court to bring charges against principal members of the Kagame regime for aiding and abetting M23 crimes in Congo; and urges the Government fully to examine Britain's relationship with the Kagame regime, adopt tough measures and report to the House on this matter at the earliest possible opportunity.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 612open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2007
That this House commends the Steer Clear campaign, which encourages all seasonal revellers either to leave their car at home or to appoint a designated driver; furthermore congratulates the Portsmouth News for promoting the campaign, and the 35 pubs that have already signed up, promising to offer a soft drink to the designated driver in a group of three or more; encourages the setting up of these initiatives countrywide; and expresses the hope that schemes of this kind will be successful in reducing the level of drink-driving and drink-related road accidents.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 142open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2000
That this House fully supports the work of the European Children's Trust, which continues actively to tackle the tragedy of the institutionalisation of children across Europe, initially in Romania; and notes that their 10th anniversary year is marked by progress and challenges.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 141open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2000
That this House is appalled by the enslavement of over 5,000 people in Ghana, who are given to traditional shrines as slaves for past offences allegedly committed by family members; notes that most of the slaves are unpaid female farm labourers working for the shrine priests, and are often raped and abused; and calls upon the government of Ghana to enforce the law to end this slavery as a matter of urgency and to ensure that those rescued from bondage are cared for and rehabilitated.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 77open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2000
That this House calls on the Government to support the vital role that urban sub-post offices play in city life; notes that in Portsmouth South 15 out of 22 of them derive more than 40 per cent. of their income from Benefits Agency work, without which they will be under serious threat of closure; believes that this is not an uncommon situation and is shared by urban sub-post offices across the United Kingdom; and therefore requests the Government to look very carefully at the changes in the way benefits are paid.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 62open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2000
That this House denounces the unacceptable tactics used by lenders, specifically Abbey National Bank, to try to force settlements on debts which they will not properly substantiate; notes that such tactics breach the Mortgage Code while lenders are not being held to account; condemns mortgage shortfall debt recovery by lenders like Abbey National Bank many years after repossession; and therefore calls upon the Government to take the necessary steps to ensure borrowers are given the protection they deserve from lenders intent on maximising their profits at any expense.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 54open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2000
That this House notes that in 1998 the Captive Animals Protection Society revealed that electric shock devices or goads were being used in the training and management of the elephants at Blackpool Zoo; further notes that subsequent inquiries led the CAPS to believe that this was not an isolated case and that many zoos and safari parks in the United Kingdom have such devices; condemns the lack of protection given to captive elephants in the Zoo Licensing Act 1981; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislation to give elephants greater protection by amending the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 to prohibit discipline by means of (a) deprivation of food, water, or rest, (b) the use of electric shocks (eg by an electric goad) for training, (c) physical punishment resulting in damage, scarring, or breakage of the skin and (d) insertion of any instrument into any bodily orifice (eg hooks in mouth) and to prohibit members of the public from riding captive elephants with any breach of these conditions, being treated as a criminal offence punishable by law.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1102open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2000
That this House denounces the unacceptable tactics used by lenders, specifically Abbey National Bank, to try to force settlements on debts which they will not properly substantiate; notes that such tactics breach the Mortgage Code, while lenders are not being held to account; condemns mortgage shortfall debt recovery by lenders such as Abbey National Bank many years after repossession; and therefore calls upon the Government to take the necessary steps to ensure borrowers are given the protection they deserve from lenders intent on maximising their profits at any expense.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1100open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 October 2000
That this House notes that in 1998 the Captive Animals Protection Society revealed that electric shock devices or goads were being used in the training and management of the elephants at Blackpool Zoo; further notes that subsequent inquiries led the CAPS to believe that this was not an isolated case and that many zoos and safari parks in the UK have such devices; condemns the lack of protection given to captive elephants in the Zoo Licensing Act 1981; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislation to give elephants greater protection by amending the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 to prohibit discipline by menas of (a) deprivation of food, water, or rest, (b) the use of electric shocks (e.g. by an electric goad) for training, (c) physical punishment resulting in damage, scarring, or breakage of the skin and (d) insertion of any instrument into any bodily orifice (e.g. hooks in mouth) and to prohibit members of the public from riding captive elephants with any breach of these conditions, being treated as a criminal offence punishable by law.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 548open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 March 2000
That this House deplores the decision of Lloyds Bank TSB to close its branch in the Southsea area of Portsmouth South, and to do so with notification of, but not consultation with, the local community or its representatives; and notes that this closure will cause considerable inconvenience to local people, especially those who have no access to private transport and restricted access to public transport.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 482open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House seeks the Ministry of Defence's help to prevent the sale of Serle's House, Winchester, home of the Hampshire Regiment Museum and the Garden of Remembrance dedicated to Hampshire's Fallen in the two World Wars, on the open market; and supports the efforts of Hampshire County Council to purchase, at a reduced cost, and to protect the house and garden for the people of Hampshire.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 478open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House notes that Burma is one of the world's largest producers and transporters of illicit opium; notes that the military regime's record on human rights is appalling; notes that the International Olympic Committee's consent for an ethnically unrepresentative team to compete in the Sydney 2000 Olympiad adds credence to the regime; calls upon the IOC to ban Burma from the Olympics in Sydney, 2000; also calls for more pressure to be brought to bear upon other major sports events that sanitise those participant nations which are increasingly involved in the hard drugs trade; and calls for an expansion in education in the UK about Golden Triangle hard drugs and human rights abuses.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 311open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 January 2000
That this House calls on the Government to support the vital role that urban sub-post offices play in city life; notes that in Portsmouth South 15 out of 22 of them derive more than 40 per cent. of their income from Benefits Agency work, without which they will be under serious threat of closure; believes that this is not an uncommon situation and is shared by urban sub-post offices across the UK; and therefore requests the Government to look very carefully at the changes in the way benefits are paid.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 302open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 January 2000
That this House fully supports the work of the European Children's Trust which continues actively to tackle the tragedy of the institutionalisation of children across Europe, initially in Romania; and notes that their 10th anniversary year is marked by progress and challenges.