Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 80open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2000
That this House believes that the debate on the position to be taken by the Fisheries Minister at the meeting of the Fisheries Council in December is of vital importance to the fishing industry; notes that for this reason it has always been the practice to hold the debate on the floor of the House; notes that this year the debate was held instead in European Standing Committee A; notes with approval the assurance given by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food that he sympathised with the objections expressed by committee members that the debate was not taking place on the floor of the House; notes with the approval that the Parliamentary Secretary said he would convey to the Leader of the House the view of the committee that the debate in European Standing Committee A was no substitute for a debate on the floor of the House; and calls upon the Leader of the House to ensure that such a debate takes place early in the New Year.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 317open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 June 2000
leave out from 'recognises' to 'jobs' in line 7 and insert: 'notes that by removing the specific references to fuel poverty, the requirement for the Secretary of State to lay his findings before Parliament, the power to make regulations and the references to specific action to provide households with a comprehensive package of home insultation, the Government has severely limited the original intent and effect of the Bill; calls on the Government to reinstate these areas of the Bill so that the Bill can be an effective tool in reducing fuel poverty,'.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 631open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 April 2000
That this House notes that on 14th January 2000 the Director of Social Services of Devon County Council reported to the council that the projected deficit of his Department at the end of the financial year 1999-2000 was in the region of ú4.5 million and drew attention to the fact that in spite of county council budget reductions the social services budget deficit for the current year could increase to ú9 million if people currently using services continued to do so; notes further that this situation arises as a direct result of the financial incompetence and administrative inability of Devon County Council in that it failed to address the projected deficit other than by withdrawing or restricting support facilities to the most vulnerable, elderly and handicapped people in the county; notes further that the council has failed to provide community support as laid down in the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; regretfully concludes that the Social Services Department has failed to discharge its statutory duty; and calls upon Devon County Council to review its spending on social services in light of the increased budget for the current financial year to ú495 million.