Motions

1,327 ingested motions from United Kingdom introduced in 2000. Year filters use the introduced date shown on each card. Walk years back as far as this source still publishes.

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Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 872open

CHINA WESTERN POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 June 2000

leave out from 'report' to end

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 878open

ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 June 2000

That this House expresses deep disappointment that the England football team did not progress past the first round of Euro 2000 after losing to Portugal and Romania, although welcoming the first football victory over Germany in a competitive match in 33 years; pays tribute to Alan Shearer's service; urges a review of the Premiership clubs' preference for buying foreign players over promoting English players; demands that the Home Office takes tough action against holiday hooligans and prevents them from setting foot on the terraces at a football match again; appreciates the genuine support of millions of English fans; and hopes the Football Association and the England manager will develop a new England team with young talent that will bring the next World Cup back home.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 879open

URBAN TREES AND WOODS

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 June 2000

That this House recognises the many benefits which trees and woods bring to towns and cities; understands the contribution they make to improving air quality, reducing the risk of flooding, and increasing biodiversity; believes that a strategic approach is necessary to help achieve maximum amenity from limited urban green space; and calls upon the Government to ensure that the protection and promotion of urban trees and woods forms part of its plan to improve the quality of life in towns and cities and to ensure that such a strategy is included in the forthcoming Urban White Paper.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 880open

MOOR LANE JUNIOR SCHOOL OFSTED INSPECTIONS

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 June 2000

That this House is concerned by Ofsted and HMI's handling of its inspections at Moor Lane Junior School; believes the enormous efforts made by teachers and governors to improve the school have not been properly recognised; considers the recent resignations of the majority of full-time members of staff to be a direct consequence of Ofsted and HMI's excessive criticisms; welcomes the positive support given to the school during this difficult period by governors, staff and parents; recommends aspiring teachers to apply for a position at this excellent community-orientated school; and calls upon the Government to review the role of Ofsted and HMI to ensure that the teaching profession is given positive encouragement and support to develop and raise standards instead of all too often having their efforts and hard work criticised.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 881open

FOOD AND DEMENTIA

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 June 2000

That this House notes the publication of the Alzheimer's Society report Food for Thought which marks Alzheimer's Awareness Week, 2nd to 8th July; recognises the problems people with dementia face getting an adequate and nutritious diet in care homes, hospitals and in their own homes; and calls for greater support and advice for carers of people with dementia on eating and diet, increased dementia training for health and social care staff in care homes and the NHS and improved standards of food provision in all care settings.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 752open

EMPTY PROPERTY STRATEGY

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 852open

FARROWING CRATES

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000

leave out from 'in' to end and add 'Britain and Northern Ireland; welcomes the protection afforded to new born piglets by the use of farrowing crates; and calls upon Her Majestys Government to ensure that the lives of newborn piglets are protected by the continued use of farrowing crates in pig production in the United Kingdom.'.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 871open

STREET WORKS

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000

That this House condemns the chaos and disruption caused to all road users by utility companies digging up the road; notes that research by the RAC Foundation has shown the cost to the taxpayer in delays caused by street works is now well over ú100 million a year; believes that a more co-ordinated approach to street works and the congestion they cause is needed to stop the problem from worsening; welcomes the recent announcement by Her Majesty's Government that they intend to implement section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 so as to penalise those utility companies that fail to co-ordinate their work; and encourages Her Majesty's Government to implement the fines-based scheme as soon as possible to end the misery caused to all road users.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 872open

CHINA WESTERN POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000

That this House is deeply concerned that the World Bank intends to support the Qinghai component of the China Western Poverty Reduction Project without releasing the findings of the Independent Inspection Panel's report; notes that this project will resettle 58,000 Chinese farmers to a Tibetan and Mongolian autonomous county of Qinghai province, threatening the region's cultural, social and economic rights; calls on the World Bank to release its report; and further calls on the United Kingdom Government to instruct its Executive Director to vote against this project.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 873open

ISLINGTON'S VOLUNTARY SECTOR

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000

That this House values the contribution of the voluntary sector in helping to develop a harmonious and cohesive society; deplores the cuts now being threatened to Islington's voluntary sector by the Liberal Democrat administration which is attempting to save ú1.4 million by cuts to community centres, ethnic organisations, advice agencies, luncheon clubs, youth facilities and pensioners' clubs; believes that these cuts will increase social exclusion and will result in huge losses to the borough because without core funding community centres will not be eligible for other financial support; and accordingly calls on the council to halt the programme of cuts and on the Government's social exclusion unit to report on the impact of the voluntary sector on community life.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 874open

AXA 2000 COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000

That this House congratulates the more than 2,800 employees of the AXA Group in the UK for their participation in the AXA 2000 Community Challenge on 16th and 17th June, part of an international programme involving AXA staff in 39 countries around the world; praises AXA management for promoting the concept of encouraging staff to volunteer to help in a wide range of community projects and for offering a day's paid leave; notes that AXA staff based at 37 locations in the UK volunteered and undertook 251 different community projects; and urges other companies to follow the AXA lead in sponsoring similar schemes of promoting volunteering.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 875open

LAUNCH OF COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE INFORMATION PACK

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000

That this House notes that public demand for complementary and alternative medicine is increasing rapidly, that 75 per cent. of the public support access to complementary medicine through the NHS, that currently 20 per cent. of the UK population use complementary medicines, that there are now around 49,000 complementary medicine practitioners in the UK and that an estimated ú1.6 billion is spent annually on complementary medicine in the UK; welcomes the initiative of the Department of Health, the NHS Alliance, the National Association of Primary Care and the Foundation for Integrated Medicine to produce a new information pack on complementary and alternative medicine for general practitioners, primary care groups and primary care trusts; observes that this pack is designed to inform clinicians and managers, and act as a resource for making sensible and locally sensitive decisions about commissioning the six complementary therapies which are most often provided acupuncture, osteopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine, hypnotherapy and homoeopathy; and welcomes that exhibition in the Upper Waiting Hall mounted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative and Complementary Medicine in the week commencing 19th June providing information on all aspects of complementary medicine and its role in an integrated system of healthcare in the UK.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 876open

HOUSING IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000

That this House believes that houses in multiple occupation provide an important source of housing for many vulnerable groups of people; notes that many of these properties are in poor condition, with up to 20 per cent. falling below the legal standard of fitness for human habitation; supports proposals to introduce a licensing scheme to improve conditions and increase value for money which would benefit tenants and responsible landlords alike; and hopes the Government will include legislation to implement these proposals in the next Queen's Speech.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 877open

VISUALLY-IMPAIRED CRICKET FESTIVAL 2000

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 June 2000

That this House congratulates all the teams which took part in the Visually-Impaired Cricket Festival 2000 at Euxton Cricket Club in the constituency of Chorley on 17th and 18th June; pays tribute to Gary O'Neil, the organiser, for bringing the teams together from all over the country to participate in this highly competitive tournament for blind and visually-impaired cricket teams, with Mr O'Neil playing in the winning team, White Rose, against a strong, competitive Welsh team; notes that the festival was made possible by the committed volunteers, members of Euxton Cricket Club, and the main sponsors BAe Systems, Cheshire Building Society and Multipart; and hopes that this national annual festival continues to go from strength to strength.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 800open

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

at end add 'and believes that this will serve as an inspiration to other Welsh bands, such as the Liza Stephens Band who will become great in the near future'.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 840open

GREEN TRAVEL PLANS

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

at end add ', which should include landing facilities for those wishing to use water-borne transport.'.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 851open

DEATH PENALTY IN THE UNITED STATES

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

at end add 'prior to the abolition of the death penalty.'.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 856open

ITV REGIONAL COMPANIES

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

at end add 'but notes that the global media companies are all currently American and that a single ITV company would enable it to develop into a rival global player creating even more job opportunities; and calls on the Government to fast track the merger of United-Carlton-Granada but in so doing ensure regional television is protected in a new ITV3 digital channel.'.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 864open

VIOLETTE SZABO MUSEUM, HEREFORDSHIRE

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

That this House recalls with gratitude the life of Violette Szabo, who spent part of her childhood in Herefordshire; notes that her husband Etienne died at El Alamein fighting for the Free French Foreign Legion and never saw his daughter Tania, after which Violette joined the Special Operations Executive; recalls her flight to France, 24 hours after D Day, to pass messages to the Maquis; further recalls that she was captured by German troops despite giving fierce resistance, and was tortured and shot by the Gestapo at Ravensbruck Prison in January 1945; is proud that this young woman became the first woman to be awarded the George Cross posthumously and then the Croix de Guerre with Clasps; congratulates Miss Rosemary Rigby MBE who now lives at Cartref in Wormelow, where Violette stayed between missions, for establishing the Violette Szabo Museum; looks forward to the opening of the museum on 24th June, by Miss Virginia McKenna who played Violette in the film, Carve her Name with Pride; and salutes all those men and women of SOE and other special forces for the part they played in defeating Nazism in Europe.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 865open

SUDAN

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

That this House notes with deep concern the existence of the large-scale practice of abduction and forced labour in Sudan as identified in the report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur; further notes that the Rapporteur condemns the practice as heinous and acknowledges that it is linked with the war effort of the government forces of Northern Sudan against the Southern Sudanese Christian people; calls for the release of all those abducted; and urges Her Majesty's Government to raise the Rapporteur's concerns with the Government of Sudan and to actively promote a peaceful solution to the Sudanese civil war which has claimed the lives of more than two million people over the last 30 years.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 866open

DEATHS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

That this House is horrified at the death of fifty eight asylum seekers in a lorry entering the United Kingdom from Belgium; sends its deepest sympathy to their families and friends; recalls the deaths of other asylum seekers trying to enter Europe with the deepest regret; and resolves to seriously examine the economic, social and political desperation that causes victims to attempt to flee to Europe, rather than looking for even more draconian measures against asylum seekers.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 867open

TUC 'ROOT OUT RACISM' CAMPAIGN

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

That this House welcomes the launch of the TUC's Stephen Lawrence Task Group's 'Root Out Racism' hotline; recognises the determination with which the TUC intends to tackle institutional racism, including the action plan with a major educational strategy, new personnel approaches, and help to those who want to take up cases with the aim that every worker whatever their colour or creed has the right to equal treatment and respect in finding a job, being treated decently at work and having equal chances of promotion, and agrees with John Monks that the deepest thanks go to Doreen and Neville Lawrence for unstinting support and for their dignity and courage.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 868open

REVITALISING HEALTH AND SAFETY

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

That this House welcomes the Health and Safety Commission strategy statement recently launched by the Deputy Prime Minister which for the first time sets 10 year targets for reducing workplace illness by 20 per cent. and major injuries and fatalities by 10 per cent. drawing a line under the safety deregulation debate and accepting that UK workplaces need to be made safer; and in this context further welcomes the Government's commitment to legislate at the earliest opportunity for tougher penalties for health and safety offences and to assign health and safety responsibility to a named director of the company.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 869open

CARERS' POVERTY

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

That this House expresses concern over research recently published by the Carers' National Association which paints a picture of many carers suffering financial hardship as a result of caring, with 77 per cent. of carers saying that they are worse off since becoming carers; regrets that the main carers' benefit, invalid care allowance, is the lowest benefit of its kind and is not available to carers over the age of 65 years; and urges the Government to make greater provision for carers by means of improving basic incomes and ensuring that people are aware of benefits to which they are entitled, bearing in mind that 40 per cent. of disability benefits go unclaimed.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 870open

RIO TINTO AND THE CAPPER PASS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 June 2000

That this House welcomes the news of the successful campaign waged against Rio Tinto plc by former workers, their families and residents in respect of industrial diseases, illnesses and deaths resulting from its operation of the former Capper Pass tin smelter; cautiously supports Rio Tinto's proposals to set up a claims tribunal to decide compensation according to the merits; notes Rio Tinto's decision not to contest whether the injuries, illnesses and deaths arose through negligence, to admit that it owed a duty of care and to waive statutory time limits, but expresses great concern that Rio Tinto refuses to meet the generic or individual legal costs of the claimants, thereby attempting to debar them from pursuing their cases, and calls upon it to reconsider such refusal; is disappointed at Rio Tinto seeking to silence its critics by claiming that disclosure of its proposals constitute irresponsible publicity, by encouraging wholly unmeritorious claims; notes that since the disclosure 60 new claims were lodged, including 15 deaths resulting from liver, oesophageal and lung cancer, brain tumours and Hodgkins Disease, 19 cases, lung cancer, respiratory disease, skeletal disintegration, thyroid disease, leukaemia and epilepsy, deaths of residents including children aged between four and 14 years, from brain tumours, bone cancer, neuroplasma and leukaemia, and illnesses of residents including brain tumours, leukaemia, Hodgkins Disease and myeloma; and calls upon Rio Tinto to recognise its responsibilities and to desist forthwith from further attempts to discredit the claims of workers, families and residents and expeditiously make provision for the payment of full compensation and costs.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 860open

COMMUNITY GARDENS AND THE HAMPTON COURT FLOWER SHOW

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 861closed

ORAL QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2000

That this House notes that on Monday 12th June, 18 backbench honourable Members were called to put questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and to the Home Secretary, and that of the 173 sentences uttered, 103 were questions and 70 were statements; and further notes that, had honourable Members used two interrogative sentences, 86 Members, almost five times as many, could have been called in the same time.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 862open

ILISU DAM

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2000

That this House is concerned at the continuing social, political and economic oppression of the Kurdish people in south east Turkey; draws attention to the fact that the construction of the Ilisu Dam would result in the forced resettlement of 25,000, mainly Kurdish, people and seriously affect a further 11,000; believes that this is part of a wider strategy of ethnically cleansing the area of Kurds; is concerned that the dam would flood and destroy the ancient town of Hasankeyf, a site of archaeological importance, destroy the ecological balance of the whole region and have the potential to precipitate a war over water with neighbouring Syria and Iraq; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to refuse the ú200 million aid and assistance for this project requested by Balfour Beatty and to do all in its power to prevent the scheme proceeding.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 863open

STAKEHOLDER PENSION SCHEMES REGULATIONS 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1403)

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 June 2000

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Stakeholder Pension Schemes Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1403), dated 24th May 2000, a copy of which was laid before this House on 25th May, be annulled.

Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 831open