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10 October 2018 · United Kingdom · UK Parliament
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 January 2015
A Bill to make provision for the registration of voters by registration officers; and for connected purposes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2014
That this House believes that all adults with a history of depression should have access to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) because it halves risk of depressive relapse and can reduce health care utilisation and it is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); notes that despite NICE guidance access to MBCT for depression is very patchy and not available at all in some areas; highlights that prevention of depressive relapse through MBCT is particularly pertinent as up to 15 per cent of the population will experience depression during their lifetime; further notes that the World Health Organisation expects depression to be the second leading cause of disability worldwide by 2020; further notes that at least 50 per cent of people with a history of depression have more than one episode and depression costs the UK economy more than £9 billion a year in lost earnings; recognises that there is strong evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for other health conditions, in particular for reducing anxiety and depression for people living with cancer and for helping people to cope better with chronic pain; and calls on the Government to support increased availability to MBCT for people living with depression and to ensure further research funding is made available in areas where mindfulness-based interventions are showing promise for other long-term health conditions.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2013
That this House celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the Downing Street declaration signed by British Prime Minister, Rt hon. John Major MP, and the Irish Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds TD, on 15 December 1993; believes that the remarkable contribution of these two leaders to developing the path of peace is too frequently overlooked and that the Declaration itself stands as a monument to their shared commitment to overcome the legacy of history, to heal divisions and create a lasting settlement between the peoples of Britain and Ireland; recognises that the Prime Minister's re-affirmation that the British Government has no selfish strategic or economic interest in Northern Ireland, his statement on self-determination and the Government's stated commitment to encourage, facilitate and enable the achievement of agreed structures, played a pivotal role in creating confidence in a process of negotiation to be pursued exclusively by peaceful and democratic means; and urges the Government to be vigilant against threats while continuing to foster agreement and reconciliation encompassing the totality of relationships within Northern Ireland, on the island of Ireland and between Britain and Ireland.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 February 2000
That this House notes the statement by the Right honourable Member for Wells, the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, in Treasury questions on 3rd February that the Government should stop 'scrabbling around trying to increase the level of handouts from the EU Budget' for those regions that have secured Objective One status from the European Union; calls upon the Right honourable Member urgently to clarify Conservative Party policy on this matter, given that Welsh Conservative members of the National Assembly for Wales are proposing to vote against the Labour administration in the assembly for its alleged failure to secure more money from Europe; and further calls upon the Right honourable Member to state unequivocally if it is now Conservative Party policy to refuse all structural fund from the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 January 2000
That this House congratulates the farmers of Wales and the Agriculture Secretary on securing a ú3 million annual contract to supply Welsh beef to the Netherlands; acknowledges the benefits that this deal will bring to the farming industry in Wales; and recognises the efforts the present Government has taken to ensure that British beef is the best and safest in the world.