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Early Day Motion
MOVEMBER CAMPAIGN: THE BIG SHAVE-OFF 2 (28 Signatures)
26 Jan 2016
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House recalls with pleasure the fundraising efforts of one of the House of Commons doorkeepers, Paul Kehoe, who raised £1,400 during last year's Movember campaign by growing a luxuriant full-set beard and then having it shaved off; thanks all those who donated and helped Paul to be able …
Early Day Motion
COURT CLOSURES (22 Signatures)
8 Dec 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House is concerned by the Government's proposed closure of 91 courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and the entirely detrimental impact this will have on access to local justice; believes that the public need to see justice being delivered within the communities it is meant to serve …
Early Day Motion
THE ARMED FORCES COVENANT AND ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL WITH MESOTHELIOMA (33 Signatures)
16 Nov 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House notes that thousands of people who served in the Royal Navy before 1987 are not entitled to full compensation for being exposed, while under military orders, to asbestos and for when they have contracted mesothelioma; further notes that they will lose out massively when compared with people …
Early Day Motion
EFFECT OF PAY RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS (15 Signatures)
16 Nov 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House believes that the one per cent four-year public sector pay cap announced by the Chancellor in the Summer Budget will inflict deep damage to public services and unfairly shut out public sector workers from the benefits of growth across the economy; notes that public sector workers have …
Early Day Motion
MILITARY COVENANT FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL WITH MESOTHELIOMA (69 Signatures)
9 Nov 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House notes that thousands who served in the armed services before 1987 are not entitled to full compensation for being exposed, while under military orders, to asbestos and to have contracted mesothelioma; further notes that they will lose out massively when compared with people who contracted the lethal …
Early Day Motion
ZERO TOLERANCE ON ATTACKS ON FIREFIGHTERS (32 Signatures)
26 Oct 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House notes with regret the necessary and strong warning issued by the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) about prosecuting people who attack firefighters while they carry out their life saving work in the light of recent physical attacks; agrees with the TWFRS that attacks on …
Early Day Motion
'ONE TEAM FOR OUR NHS' CAMPAIGN (55 Signatures)
12 Oct 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House recognises the essential work carried out by support staff in helping the NHS achieve consistently high standards of care and patient experience; believes that everyone who works in the NHS should be properly valued, whatever role they fill; asserts that the media-driven divide between frontline clinical services …
Early Day Motion
NORTHERN ROCK FOUNDATION (14 Signatures)
20 Jul 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House notes the proposal made in the Newcastle Journal by Northern Rock Foundation Chair, Alastair Balls, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should allocate a reasonable and fair proportion of profits made by the Treasury from Northern Rock's former holdings to the work of the Northern Rock Foundation; …
Early Day Motion
THE BIG SHAVE OFF (51 Signatures)
10 Jun 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House praises the efforts of Paul Kehoe, one of the House's doorkeepers and a servant of the House for 37 years, in supporting The Big Shave Off in order to raise funds for charities involved with autism, Alzheimer's, Cancer UK, Help the Heroes and prostate cancer; is impressed …
Early Day Motion
FLAT FEE LEVY ON HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (100 Signatures)
27 May 2015
Tabled by: David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House notes that the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is increasing its mandatory fees for all 16 regulated professions by a massive 12.5 per cent on 1 August 2015; further notes that this follows a five per cent increase in 2014, breaches an undertaking not to review …