Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1286open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2005
That this House notes that telephone calls received by the computerised voice recognition system used by the TV Licensing Authority for address transfers are often terminated or transferred to human operators for completion because the software cannot understand regional and national accents and dialects; further notes that the software specifically does not understand the accent used widely in the North East of England; further notes that the vast majority of people in the United Kingdom have accents which are not received pronunciation English; is proud of the diverse regional and national accents used within the United Kingdom; and calls upon the Government to ensure that all publicly-funded voice recognition systems are able to be used by people with regional and national accents and dialects generally spoken in the United Kingdom.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 133open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2000
That this House fully supports the innovative campaign launched by the Evening Chronicle in the North East, which involves local pubs offering free soft drinks to drivers who show their keys and are accompanied by two passengers; and further believes that this initiative will help to reduce the tragic loss of life caused by drink drivers in the Christmas period.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1086open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2000
That this House expresses concern at the behaviour of the Right Honourable Member for Wokingham who issued a press release entitled Conservative News in which he states 'The news that Nissan will not invest in the new Micra in Sunderland is another body blow for the British motor industry'; notes that the decision where to build the new Micra has not been made, and that his inaccurate statement has caused unnecessary anxiety amongst thousands of North East workers and their families; and calls on the Right honourable Member for Wokingham to issue a statement giving a full apology to the company and the people of the North East and pledge his support to the winning of the new contract.