Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 578open
PROGRESS ON ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL STABILITY
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 April 2000
leave out 'extremely remote' and insert 'appalling'.
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Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 588open
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 April 2000
That this House congratulates Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in her centennial year; values her outstanding 64 years of public service; and calls upon the Government to recognise the gratitude of the nation by declaring a public holiday on the Monday following the anniversary of her birth.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 589open
ENGLAND'S RUGBY VICTORY IN THE SIX NATIONS CUP
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 April 2000
That this House congratulates England on winning the first Six Nations Rugby Union Championship; and wishes all associated with English rugby further success in the years ahead.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 590open
CONDUCT OF THE RT. HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR NORTH TYNESIDE
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 April 2000
That this House expresses grave concern at the conduct of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, the Right honourable Member for North Tyneside, in his failing to make public the full exchange of information between his Department and Rover/BMW since June 1999; considers it an affront to the House of Commons that on Thursday 30th March 2000 journalists and not the House were given a full briefing on the matter; notes that newspaper reports subsequently have alleged that details were either doctored or omitted; and calls upon the Secretary of State to deposit immediately all such letters, minutes and records in the Library so as to allow honourable Members the opportunity to study them in advance of the Trade and Industry Select Committee meeting on Wednesday 5th April 2000.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 591open
ORGAN TRANSPLANTS (PRESUMED CONSENT) BILL
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 April 2000
That this House regrets that an estimated 200 people die each year awaiting life-saving organ transplants while fewer than one third of those willing to allow their organs to be used carry donor cards; notes that where potential donors have not indicated consent in advance, relatives have to guess their views at a time of maximum of stress, and that in many cases organs are wasted when the deceased would not have objected to their use to save lives; recommends the establishment of a register of those refusing consent to the use of their organs and then to assume consent in adults not on the register unless relatives object; and welcomes the Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent) Bill to be introduced on 11th April.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 592open
HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHECHNYA
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 April 2000
That this House notes with concern that the UN's Human Rights Commissioner, Mary Robinson, was apparently denied permission by the Russians to visit several villages and a detention centre to investigate allegations of serious human rights abuses by Russian soldiers; is alarmed that, according to Amnesty International, the abuses against Chechen civilians have not stopped and that arbitrary arrest, torture, ill-treatment and deaths in detention are still occurring; is deeply disturbed at reports that detainees in secret filtration camps are routinely and systematically tortured, then are raped, beaten with hammers and clubs, tortured with electric shocks and tear gas, have teeth sawn off and are beaten around the ears to burst their ear-drums; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to insist that the Russian authorities address international demands to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in Chechnya forthwith.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 426open
COMBATING TINNITUS
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
at end add 'and further urges that research should include alternative therapies which are claimed to be ineffective in dealing with tinnitus.'.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 574open
REBRANDING PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
leave out from 'citizens' to end.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 576open
THORLEY TAVERNS
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House notes that Thorley Taverns have won The Publican newspaper's prestigious award of Multiple Operator of the Year; congratulates the management and staff on their well deserved recognition; is grateful for the major contribution that Thorley Taverns and its Managing Director, Mr Frank Thorley, make to the regeneration of Thanet and the wider economy of East Kent; believes that the high standards of all Thorley Tavern businesses, the hard work of their staff, the quality of their goods and services and the friendly welcome they offer to their customers fully justifies this award; and hopes this recognition will make their business more widely known and be a further stimulus to tourism in East Kent.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 577open
FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL AT THE MILLENNIUM STADIUM
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House congratulates the Welsh Football Association on issuing tickets for the international game at the Millennium Stadium on Wednesday 29th March at £5 and £3; notes the family atmosphere at the game with many parents and children attending the match; further notes that there were no arrests before or after the game; and calls on other football associations to follow the lead of the Welsh FA in providing affordable tickets at international matches which will promote a greater interest in our national sport, and lead to a greater family presence at football matches.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 578open
PROGRESS ON ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL STABILITY
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House, recalling the NATO strategy of April 1999, considers the use of nuclear weapons to be an extremely remote possibility; and believes that the reduction and elimination of any threat is a far better strategy than investing in the doubtful effectiveness of missile defences, which would, by their nature, undermine progress on arms control and international stability.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 579open
GOVERNMENT NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House believes that multilateral nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament measures are fundamental to international security; notes with concern events in India, Iraq, Pakistan, and North Korea; is deeply concerned at the lack of political will being invested by the United States as leader of the Western alliance in the START process, the nuclear CTBT, the Anti-Ballistic Misile Treaty and the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; recalls the United Kingdom's legal commitment under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to negotiate the elimination of its own nuclear weapons in a multi-lateral context; and urges the Government to seek the agreement of the United States, in advance of next months NPT conference which it is hoped the Prime Minister will attend, that it is now time to begin the lengthy process of negotiating a verifiable and enforceable global ban on nuclear weapons.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 580open
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE MISSILE DEVELOPMENTS
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House, in support of an effective defence of the United Kingdom, welcomes appropriate American leadership of NATO, but is concerned that the United States is considering abandoning the strategy of mutual deterrence in favour of combining offensive and defensive missiles, thereby creating a recipe for a new arms race (China-Russia); and urges the Government to state clearly that no British bases may be used by the United States for purposes of missile defences outside the context of the ABM Treaty.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 581open
DISABLED ACCESS TO WESTMINSTER TUBE STATION
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House notes that £3.3 billion of taxpayers' money has been spent on the Jubilee Line extension to the London Underground; believes that public transport facilities should be accessible to all members of society; deplores the fact that, since its re-opening, the District, Circle and Jubilee line platforms at Westminster Underground Station have not been accessible to those disabled people travelling by public transport who wish to meet honourable Members and Ministers; and calls on the Government to ensure that the lifts at Westminster Underground Station are brought into service as a matter of urgency.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 582open
PETERBOROUGH READING BUDDY SCHEME
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House congratulates the Peterborough Reading Buddy Scheme, established by the Kids at Christmas 1999 Appeal in Peterborough, on its success; welcomes the work done by 102.7 Hereward FM in bringing together a partnership of Peterborough City Council, Greater Peterborough Chamber, the Peterborough Evening Telegraph and the charity, Business in the Community; commends the 17 Peterborough companies and their staff that have committed to send reading teams into local primary schools to help raise literacy levels; further commends the many residents of Peterborough who have together donated over 3,5000 books to the scheme; and wishes the scheme and all its partners every success in the year ahead.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 583open
UK'S INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRES
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House supports the efforts of the Post Office Union, CWU, to retain a continuing role for the UK's eight international mail centres known as Dover, London Mount Pleasant, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Birmingham Z, Reading and Belfast; deplores the decision of the Post Office Board to centralise all international mail operations to a single new centre in Langley; condemns the Board's failure to accept alternative proposals made by the workforce and the many representations made by honourable Members; and insists that the Post Office honours its promise to make no compulsory redundancies.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 584open
LEGALISATION OF CANNABIS
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House congratulates the Daily Telegraph for their intelligent, progressive call to legalise cannabis for an experimental period.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 585open
THE WELSH TRUST FOR PREVENTION OF ABUSE
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House, noting the innumerable lives scarred by physical, sexual, psychological and emotional abuse, welcomes the launch of the Welsh Trust for Prevention of Abuse at a reception in the House of Lords on Tuesday 4th April; endorses the aims of the trust to prevent paedophiles infiltrating the child care system by a strong and reliable vetting procedure, to protect children from sexual and physical abuse, to include within its remit protection for the elderly and those with learning disabilities, and to liaising closely with the churches in Wales, the police, the Missing Person's Bureau and many voluntary and statutory care providers; further notes that the trust will work to secure the implementations of the recommendations of the Waterhouse Report; and extends to all those involved in this laudable project its very best wishes for every possible future success.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 586open
MINIMUM INCOME GUARANTEE CAMPAIGN
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 March 2000
That this House expresses concern that more than ú1.7 billion of benefits for retirement pensioners is unclaimed every year; welcomes the launch of the Government's TV and target letter campaign, aimed at getting pensioners who qualify for the minimum income guarantee to take up their entitlement; and notes the positive approach to this issue by Age Concern in Bolton and congratulates them for launching Your Rights Week commencing 7th April, which will provide information about benefits and the minimum income guarantee and urge pensioners to take up benefits that they qualify for.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 587open
CHILDREN OF ASYLUM SEEKERS
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 560open
USE OF APPLE COMPUTERS WITH PDVN
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2000
leave out from 'notes' to 'computers; and' in line 2
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 569open
NEW DEAL FOR STUDENT NURSES
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2000
That this House welcomes the successful nurse recruitment campaign, begun last year and which has already led to an increase of 4,500 nurses in the NHS; recognises however that, if the NHS is to become the world's greatest health service, up to 16,000 more nurses need to be urgently recruited by the NHS; notes that until 1989 student nurses were paid a salary which at today's prices would be ú10,000 per annum in acknowledgement that they also worked, often putting in a 38-hour week on the ward in addition to their time studying; further notes that after 1998 a confusing three tier system has developed whereby some student nurses are seconded by their NHS employer and continue to receive their salary but the majority either receive a Department of Health bursary of ú4,000 or a means-tested student loan; understands that whatever their income source or amount, student nurses still have to work, as well as learn, for a total of 4,600 hours over three years; is extremely concerned that up to 25 per cent. of student nurses drop out, many due to financial hardship, exacerbated by a sense of unfairness at an income that does not respect their commitment; and calls on the Government to review the current confused and inefficient system of income for student nurses with urgent consideration given to returning all student nurses to employee status in order to improve recruitment and retention rates, boost morale and promote fairness as well as equality of opportunity within the NHS.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 570open
INVESTORS IN PEOPLE AND THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR CARSHALTON AND WALLINGTON
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2000
That this House recognises the role of the Investors in People standard in helping businesses and organisations develop through the effective performance of their staff; congratulates the 15,000 organisations nationally which are recognised as Investors in People; and warmly congratulates the honourable Member for Carshalton and Wallington on becoming the first member of this House to receive the Investor in People accreditation for his constituency office.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 571open
UK BISCUIT INDUSTRY
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2000
That this House is concerned about the acquisition of United Biscuits plc. by the Finalrealm consortium, which would lead to a dangerous concentration of ownership in the UK biscuit market with Finalrealm controlling 60 per cent; notes that partners in this consortium include Danone, which dominates the French biscuit market and owns British-based Jacobs, and also Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, an American leveraged buy-out firm which already owns Hillsdown Holdings and its subsidiary Horizon Biscuits; notes that the resultant rationalisation would lead to the loss of 3,000 manufacturing jobs; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government urgently to examine this acquisition through the Department of Trade and Industry and appropriate UK competition authorities.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 572open
CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION AND NEW CAR PRICES
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2000
That this House welcomes the initiative shown by the Consumers Association in establishing its new Internet website to make available new cars in the UK at mainland European prices; and looks to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to respond positively by taking the lead in the reducing new car prices in the UK.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 573open
ARMS EXPORTS TO MOROCCO
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2000
That this House is deeply concerned by Morocco's continuing armed occupation of Western Sahara; fears for the safety of Saharawi citizens following violent clashes in towns across Western Sahara in March; believes that the issuing of British military export licences, including CS gas grenades and rubber bullets, to Morocco contravenes Criterions 2 and 4 of the EU code of Conduct on Arms Exports; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to halt the issuing of all licences to Morocco until the Saharawi people have exercised their inalienable right to self-determination.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 574open
REBRANDING PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2000
That this House is concerned by reports that it is Ministers' intention to rebrand pensioners and pensions in the UK with trendier titles of greater appeal to the young; and notes that such an exercise would have to involve consultation with representatives of senior citizens, many of whom believe at present that any such changes should reflect Britain's retired population being currently in receipt of less than the national minimum wage.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 575open
FUTURE OF THE LONGBRIDGE ROVER PLANT
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 March 2000
That this House congratulates the Rover Group trade unions for their organisation of the march and rally on Saturday 1st April in support of the Rover workers at Longbridge; believes that this will be an opportunity for the people of Birmingham and the West Midlands to express solidarity with the workers whose jobs and livelihoods are threatened and to campaign for a long-term future for the Rover Longbridge plant; welcomes the prompt action taken by the Government to set up the Special Task Force to stand by the local community and to build on the success of Birmingham City Council in attracting new investment into Birmingham and the wider region; and calls on BMW to open its books to the sponsors of any credible proposal to retain volume car production at Longbridge and on the Government to give all possible support to such a venture.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 566open
NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS TREATY (NPT)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2000
That this House notes the importance of the forthcoming NPT Review Conference for the future of international arms controls and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons; views with concern that there are 36,000 nuclear weapons in operation world-wide; welcomes the Government's stated recognition that the NPT must remain the cornerstone of international efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons; and calls upon the Government to do everything within its power to ensure that the NPT Review Conference agrees that the nuclear weapons states must remove their nuclear forces from continuous alert, adopt a policy of 'no first use' of nuclear weapons, and begin a programme of nuclear weapons reduction.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 567open
COMBATING FINANCIAL CRIME
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2000
That this House welcomes the formation of the United Nations Offshore Forum and congratulates the Government of the Cayman Islands, which will be host to the first meeting of the Forum on 30th-31st March; believes that this meeting is an important recognition of the Cayman Islands' success as a major international financial centre and its record in combating financial crime and establishing high-quality systems of financial regulation; further believes that United Kingdom Overseas Territories such as the Cayman Islands deserve full support and co-operation from the United Kingdom Government; and welcomes this initiative by the United Nations to establish accepted international standards in the cross border financial services industry throughout the world.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 568closed
EDUCATION (S.I., 2000, No. 868)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 March 2000
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 868), dated 23rd March 2000, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27th March, be annulled.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 562open
EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON CHILDREN
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2000
That this House notes with alarm the new study in California on the effects of smoking by pregnant women; expresses concern that children, born to mothers who smoke, suffered decreased lung function which does lasting damage; notes that the Royal College of Physicians has reported that 17,000 under-fives are hospitalised every year because of respiratory illnesses due to parental smoking; further notes that 23 per cent. of women smoke all through pregnancy and a third smoke at some point in pregnancy; is saddened that 93 per cent. of men smokers do not give up smoking when their partners become pregnant; recognises that smoking is addictive and it is better to actively encourage smokers to give up rather than blame them; and congratulates the Government on its new anti-smoking campaign, but urges it to give extra support to pregnant women through smoking cessation services so that the Government can meet its target of reducing smoking during pregnancy from 23 per cent. to 15 per cent. by 2010.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 563open
CHIPPENHAM TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2000
That this House congratulates Chippenham Town Football Club on winning through to the final of the FA Carlsberg Vase; and wishes them well in the final at Wembley on 6th May.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 564open
INCOME SUPPORT MORTGAGE INTEREST, STANDARD RATE
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2000
That this House notes with concern that the current scheme for calculating the standard rate of interest for mortgage payments through income support or job seeker's allowance is inflexible and causes increased indebtedness and the threat of repossession if mortgage shortfalls cannot be made-up by the borrower; notes that it costs on average ú55.80 per week in housing benefit payments to rehouse repossessed families compared to ú38.81 per week to meet full interest costs; therefore calls on the Government to review the way the standard rate is calculated to provide greater flexibility and sensitivity to changes in interest rates; and further calls on the Government to lay the necessary regulations to increase the standard rate given that the 0.25 percentage point change required to trigger a change in the rate occurred in January.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 565open
PAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE NHS
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 March 2000
That this House notes that back pain is the number one cause of disability in the UK costing the country over ú6 billion per annum and affecting the lives of two in five of the adult population; calls on the Government to ensure that guidance on back pain issued by the Clinical Standards Advisory Group in 1994 is followed; and further calls on the Government to issue guidance on appropriate care pathways for pain management that ensures timely diagnosis, and appropriate treatment that reduced the number of people suffering chronic back pain.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 561open
DEATH OF SIMON JONES
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 March 2000
That this House welcomes the decision of the High Court to ask the Director of Public Prosecutions to re-examine the case for the prosecution of the employers of Simon Jones, killed on his first day at work at Shoreham Docks and expresses its dismay that, according to the court, the DPP wrongly and irrationally applied the law in this case; congratulates the Simon Jones Campaign and the family's legal team; and calls upon the Government to review the whole position of the law on corporate manslaughter and to institute a public inquiry into the continuing toll of avoidable workplace deaths in Britain.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 558open
SALT INTAKE
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 March 2000
That this House believes that the salt intake of people in the United Kingdom is too high, leading to raised blood pressure which in turn is responsible for increasing the number of strokes and heart attacks, the two commonest causes of death in the United Kingdom; is aware that three-quarters of people's salt intake currently comes from salt contained in processed food; acknowledges that some major food retailers like Sainsbury's, Asda, Co-op and Marks and Spencer and food manufacturers like Heinz and Kellogg's have announced reductions in the salt content of some of their own-brand foods of between 10 per cent and 25 per cent; and calls on the Government proactively to encourage the rest of the food industry, including manufacturers, retailers, restaurateurs and caterers, to reduce the salt content of their food by a similar amount.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 559open
NEWCASTLE UNITED SUPPORTERS SAVE OUR SEATS CAMPAIGN
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 March 2000
That this House notes the actions of Newcastle United Football Club in its forced relocation of 4,000 loyal and longstanding fans to accommodate extra corporate seating in the redeveloped stadium; recalls that the fans were sold these specific seats in 1994 for 10 years to create major revenue at a time when the club was in need of financial assistance; welcomes the judge's view that there was an alternative solution in the new upper tiers; and urges the Government to implement the recommendation of the Football Task Force.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 560open
USE OF APPLE COMPUTERS WITH PDVN
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 March 2000
That this House notes that Apple Computers are more intuitive and of a higher quality than ordinary personal computers; and requests that the PDVN opens discussion with Apple (Europe) to ensure that those honourable Members who use Apples in the House and at home be given access to the system.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 503open
LOCATION OF NEW NATIONAL STADIUM
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 March 2000
at end add 'and the new National Football Stadium in the East Midlands to provide much easier access to the great majority of English football supporters and to combat the chronic metro-centricity which distorts national sporting priorities and media coverage thereof.'.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 556closed
GNER CYCLE CARRIAGE CHARGES
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 March 2000
That this House believes the ú6 return charge imposed by GNER for carrying passengers' bicycles is excessive, unnecessary and inconsistent with the promotion of environmentally friendly transport; and calls upon the company to adopt a more positive and sympathetic approach to those who wish to combine rail and cycle travel.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 557open
THERAPEUTIC USE OF CANNABIS
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 March 2000
That this House, recognising that decriminalising marijuana possession is on the agenda and likely to become, with the Police Foundation report, an issue which will precipitate emotive public debate urges Her Majesty's Government to take the question of the therapeutic use of marijuana for the treatment of medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Aids, arthritis and the relief of severe pain, out of this debate entirely so as to ensure that sufferers are not forced onto the streets to purchase illegal drugs or face an omnipresent threat of prosecution which puts the sick and dying on the frontline of the war against drugs, but that instead, recognising the opinion of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology that marijuana has therapeutic value as well as the overwhelming volume of evidence about its benefits which is now emerging, should follow the suggestions of the Lords' Select Committee, accelerate the research which will legitimise prescription of marijuana for treatment on a named patient basis, but in the meantime, to prevent the law being brought into disrepute and juries being faced with agonising choices about jailing MS victims suggests that the police be instructed not to prosecute victims of these diseases and conditions who grow or purchase marijuana for their own exclusive use with the written support of their doctor, so that with the issue of medical use taken out of the debate, the wider decisions on marijuana can be taken on a rational and considered basis.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 553open
FURTHER BARCLAYS BANK CLOSURES ON THE WIRRAL
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 March 2000
That this House notes with extreme displeasure the decision by Barclays Bank to once more spring on small Wirral communities, such as Irby, a round of bank closures without consultation and without any regard for local customers, in particular the elderly and businesses; and calls upon Barclays to review its decision immediately.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 554open
TREATMENT FOR HEPATITIS C
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 March 2000
That this House is concerned to note that more than 600, 000 people in the United Kingdom are infected with hepatitis C; notes that many of these were infected as a result of blood products treatment by the National Health Service; welcomes the success of Ribavirin and Recombinant Interferon Alpha trials in fighting hepatitis C; regrets that some health authorities, including Avon Health Authority, refuse to fund the use of these new treatments; is concerned that as a result of this treatment by postcode, many patients, such as Mrs Patricia Greed of Weston-super-Mare, do not receive necessary medical care; and calls on health authorities and the Department of Health to ensure that all hepatitis C sufferers, regardless of where they live, have equal access to treatment.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 555open
LAUNCH OF BAHA'I GROUP
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 March 2000
That this House congratulates the Baha'i faith, which now enjoys 6,000,000 followers in the world, on its 158th anniversary; and welcomes the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Friends of the Baha'is on 21st March.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 545open
CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2000
after 'tobacco', insert 'further notes that bootlegging is a serious law and order issue which should not be solved by capitulating to criminals and that the Government should not be deflected from well-founded tax and health policies, but should impose punitive measures against those involved in smuggling'.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 550open
BARCLAYS BANK, CRICIETH
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2000
That this House regrets that Barclays Bank is pursuing a programme of closure of banks in small towns and in rural areas; notes with dismay that Cricieth - the home town of David Lloyd George MP, one of Britain's greatest Chancellors - will be a Barclays-free area; believes that maintaining an adequate infrastructure of banking facilities is essential to serve the tourists and associated service industries, as well as the indigenous population, in a town such as Cricieth; and calls on Barclays Bank to withdrawn the closure threat against their branch in Cricieth.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 551open
AGRIMONETARY COMPENSATION
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2000
That this House notes that the deadline for the Government to submit this year's claim for agrimonetary compensation is the end of April; recognises that agriculture is going through a very difficult period, not least because of the high value of sterling against the euro; sees agrimonetary compensation as a directly relevant way of ameliorating this problem; notes that all EU states, with the exception of the UK, have over recent years claimed the EU-funded share of agrimonetary compensation; and calls on the Government to submit a full claim before the end of April.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 552open
FOURTH REPORT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE, SESSION 1999-2000
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 March 2000
That this House takes note of the Fourth Report of the Environmental Audit Committee Session 1999-2000, on the Pre-Budget Report 1999: pesticides, aggregates and the Climate Change Levy HC 76, as relevant to debate on the Budget 2000; and regrets that the Chancellor of the Exchequer refused to allow reference to this report to appear on the Order Paper for the information of all honourable Members.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 548open
BANK CLOSURES IN PORTSMOUTH
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.