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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 January 2009
A Bill to make provision to remove discrimination in respect of Royal marriages and succession to the Crown.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 December 2004
That this House recognises the right to peaceful protest about matters which are considered offensive, upsetting and insulting; further recognises the right of journalists, playwrights, novelists and others to conduct their business within the law; condemns the violence of the protests outside the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 18th December; regrets the decision of the theatre to cancel the play Bezhti on the grounds of safety to staff and public; calls on the Government and the police to ensure that there is no repetition of this violation of freedom of expression; further calls on the Government to recognise the need to communicate to religious leaders and their followers that there are no plans to create new blasphemy offences and recognises that such a message would be strengthened by the repeal of the existing law on blasphemy; and believes that such a repeal would help to ensure that freedom of expression is safeguarded and that there is no discrimination in respect of protection from criticism of parody of Christianity over other faiths.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2000
at end add 'for the whole of the next Parliament and to provide alternative funding for universities which have had funding cut on a per student basis since 1997.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2000
at end add 'including the provision of funding for such initiatives.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2000
after 'groups', insert 'particularly for women's and visual sports which are poorly funded.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2000
at end insert '; and believes that some of the excellent BBC science programmes currently scheduled on BBC2 would benefit from being shown on BBC1.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2000
That this House notes the findings of the report of the Chief Medical Officer, Donaldson Report, into the ethics and practice of embryonic stem cell research, so-called therapeutic cloning; supports its recommendation that the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 be extended to allow the use of embryonic cells up to 14 days old for research into treatments for degenerative diseases, cancer, spinal injury and mitochondrial diseases in addition to the existing proposals already allowed; further supports its recommendation of a new law banning human reproductive cloning which is already not permitted by the 1990 Act; welcomes the Department of Health's support for these recommendations; notes that Parliament will soon be given a change to decide on the statutory instrument on a free vote; further welcomes the support of the Parkinson's Disease Society, the Medical Research Council, the Association of Medical Research Charities, the British Heart Foundation, the Genetic Interest Group, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the British Medical Association for these proposals; and calls on honourable Members to support the forthcoming regulation to extend the provision of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2000
leave out "victims" and insert "patients".
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2000
leave out "victims of" and insert "patients with".
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 June 2000
at end add "but notes that exhaustive studies have not found a link between silicon breast plants and systemic (whole body) disease.".
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 April 2000
That this House notes the publication of the Social Exclusion Unit's report (PAT 14) into financial exclusion which confirms that a lack of access to short-term credit and other financial services create serious problems for many low income households; notes that research published by the Policy Studies Institute in 1994 found that three million households were reliant on the services of licensed money-lenders who routinely charged between 100 per cent. and 500 per cent. APR for cash loans; further notes that many people on low incomes turn to these money-lenders to pay for essential items; believes that this situation has contributed to the dramatic increase in debt-related problems recently reported by the National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux; calls on the DTI to fully implement the recommendations from the research they commissioned from Bristol University into the problem of extortionate credit lending; calls for the Government to promote economic citizenship as part of its commitment to tackling poverty and social exclusion; wishes to see a joined up approach from Government which incorporates increased access to social fund grants for essential items for people on low incomes, improved regulation of consumer credit lending - including a statutory maximum interest rate, better resourcing of credit unions, and the promotion of socially responsible service provision by high street banks; welcomes the launch of the Debt on our Doorstep campaign; and calls for a public debate on this issue.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 April 2000
after 'items' insert this is typical of the mean-mindedness of the government's new support arrangements.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 April 2000
leave out from 'House' to 'believes' in line 3.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 March 2000
at end add 'but recognises that the majority of consultants, including surgeons, work in excess of their contracted NHS hours,and also recognises that by far the most significant determining factor in long NHS waiting time is the level of human and financial resources made available by the Government.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 February 2000
at end add 'as promised by the Labour Party before the last election'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 January 2000
at end add 'as a first step to the disestablishment of the Church of England and complete separation of Church and State.'.