Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 752open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000
after 'area' , insert 'notes that, in some areas of low demand in older private sectors housing stock, housing clearance can be a legitimate task to help with the problem of empty homes as a part of the strategy; and therefore calls on the Government to modernise compulsory purchase order procedures and to modify the compensation rules in order to enable local authorities to make more progress where their local strategy identifies clearance as a priority.'.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 727open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House congratulates all at Burnley Football Club on securing automatic promotion to Division 1 in the Nationwide Football League and wishes them well in the next season, recognising their success is good for the fans and the town as a whole; and also congratulates them on introducing a new children's season ticket for all parts of the ground at ú35, thus enabling many more families to attend and ensuring the younger generation are able to become the committed football supporters of the years ahead.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 546open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2000
That this House is deeply concerned at the impact of landmines on innocent civilians in Pakistan, where many such weapons are laid indiscriminately as a result of conflict in the region; notes with dismay a recent attempt by Pakistan ordnance factories to sell anti-personnel mines in the United Kingdom; believes that it is of the greatest importance for all states in the region to acceded to the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel mines; and urges Her Majesty's Government to enter into discussions with Pakistan to encourage accession to the Convention without further delay; and to consider what aid might be made available to assist with demining and assistance for landmine victims.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 497open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House is dismayed by the 450 redundancies at TRW Burnley announced on 2nd March; believes that every step possible should be taken to save these jobs and ensure the safeguarding of the other jobs at the Burnley site; expresses concern at sourcing production of car switchgear and components outside the EU as proposed by TRW; believes that these actions should be reconsidered; and recognises that Government assistance to the Rover Group should require United Kingdom production of components, wherever possible to keep employment in the car industry and motor component industry in the United Kingdom.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 332open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 31 January 2000
That this House deplores the refusal of North West Water, a privatised water utility company, acting on behalf of the public as the prosecuting authority, to reveal why it dropped pollution charges relating to a pollution incident in the River Calder in 1995 by the chemical company NIPA Laboratories at their Oswaldtwistle site when the case came before Blackburn Magistrates' Court on Friday 28th January; demands an explanation, as a matter of urgency, of allegations made that an agreement was made between the two companies' lawyers before the arranged court hearing which involved a six figure payment by NIPA to North West Water as 'costs' and, on the understanding that details of the settlement would not be made public; notes that the same company on Monday 31 January appeared in Burnley Crown Court for a serious air pollution incident and was fined ú20,000 and ordered to pay ú54,000 costs; and asks the Environment Agency to carry out a full investigation into the company's actions.