Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1066open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2000
That this House recognises the work of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in drawing attention to the difficulties faced by guide dog owners when taxi and minicab drivers refuse to carry a guide dog; welcomes the proposals for implementing section 37 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which will place a duty on licensed taxi drivers to carry guide dogs without charge; notes that this will still leave guide dog owners who have to rely on minicabs open to discrimination; and urges the Government to encourage local authorities when licensing minicabs in their areas to include within their licensing laws a requirement that guide dogs should be carried free of charge unless the driver has a proven medical condition which would preclude such action, and in London to include such a requirement when implementing the Private Hire Vehicle (London) Act 1998.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 660open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 April 2000
That this House offers its warmest congratulations to the honourable Members for Dartford, Erith and Thamesmead, Gravesham and Rotherham on their successful completion of the 2000 London Marathon; and notes that Mencap, the National Osteoporosis Society, Age Concern, Macmillan Nurses and the Ellenor Foundation will each benefit from a share of the ú16,000 which they hope to raise through sponsorship.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 587open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House notes that under the provisions of Statutory Instrument No. 704 of 2000 among those items and expenses not to be treated as essential living needs of asylum-seekers are toys and other recreational items; notes that Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child recognises the right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child; notes also that many children's organisations are now collecting toys to be given to the children of asylum-seekers; and urges all honourable Members to support the collections and themselves to donate a toy.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 395open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 February 2000
That this House notes the positive international leadership of Her Majesty's Government in negotiating the Kyoto Protocol in Japan in 1997 and in subsequent international fora leading towards the important sixth Conference of the Parties in The Hague later this year; further notes that a successful outcome in The Hague will be critical in helping the world avert dangerous climate change; further notes that Mr Lee Raymond, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Exxon (Esso) Corporation of Irving, Texas has spoken in London as guest of honour of The Institute of Petroleum at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane and that he has consistently sought to deny the existence of climate change and, through his funding of the Global Climate Coalition, to frustrate international processes that seek to tackle the issue; and therefore expresses its serious concern and condemnation of the interventions of the Exxon Corporation and particularly Mr Raymond in blocking and delaying progress during those negotiations, thereby preventing democratically elected governments from reaching necessary, constructive and prompt agreements that allow the world to move forward on this most critical of global issues.