1,327 ingested motions from United Kingdom introduced in 2000. Year filters use the introduced date shown on each card. Walk years back as far as this source still publishes.
That this House welcomes the Secretary of State for Defence's answer to a parliamentary question on 3rd July in which he stated that 'Our current assessment is that there is no significant threat to the UK from weapons of mass destruction'; also welcomes the recent statement by the US State Department which acknowledged that North Korea, Iran and Libya, who were the rationale behind the National Missile Defence project 'are no longer rogue states'; further welcomes the compelling arguments which have been advanced by a number of honourable Members in support of their opposition to the NMD; notes the widely reported public criticisms by France, Germany and Italy of the NMD; also notes that Mr Pedersen, the Foreign Minister of Denmark, has said that it would not be Denmark's policy to use Thule radar station, which is an essential component of the NMD; deeply regrets the failure by the present Labour Government to take an unequivocal position on the NMD; is concerned that the US is determined to go ahead with the system, despite its profound implications for the future of the nuclear disarmament process; urges Her Majesty's Government to recognise the increasing swell of cross party and public anxiety about the NMD and its implications for international peace and security; and calls for an early debate before any decision is made about the use by US of the ground radar station at Fylingdales in Yorkshire, which is integral to the NMD.
That this House welcomes the launch of the 1999 Annual Research Report of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre formed between the Royal Marsden National Health Service Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research; recognises the tremendous developments in cancer research and the achievements in improving treatments and patient care which are increasing survival rates and delivering a better quality of life for cancer patients; hopes the first draft of the Human Genome Sequence and the expertise of dedicated scientists will help the centre fulfil its mission of relieving human suffering by pursuing excellence in the fight against cancer; and thanks all the staff for their commitment and hard work.
That this House congratulates Premier Cabs of Blackpool on their decision to convert six of their taxis to run on liquid petroleum gas; notes that, as well as substantially reducing pollution, liquid petroleum gas costs about 39 pence a litre; is delighted that a Blackpool business is leading the way in environmentally-friendly transport; welcomes the news that this conversion will save Premier Cabs about ú5,000 per car per year; and encourages other taxi companies and high mileage road users to follow the lead of Premier Cabs and convert to liquid petroleum gas.
That this House recognises the progress made in addressing the needs of former British child migrants following the publication of the Health Select Committee Report in 1998; welcomes in particular steps taken by Her Majesty's Government to improve access to records and assistance with travel costs, thereby enabling some former child migrants to return to their roots; further welcomes many positive developments in Australia in particular steps taken by the Western Australian State Government; and calls on the Federal Government of Australia to further assist the Child Migrants Trust to develop its services in Australia and provide funding for travel for former child migrants.
That this House notes with regret that less than three in 10 people in this country carry organ donor cards, whilst there has been a three per cent. rise between 1998 and 1999 in the number of people awaiting a transplant; believes that the failure of many banks, libraries, shops, GP surgeries and other public facilities to stock organ donation cards, combined with widespread public apathy, is partly responsible for this; and urges the Government, in conjunction with the medical profession, to initiate a programme to publicise the shortage of organs available for transplant and encourage the wider distribution of organ donor cards and a wider take-up of donor cards by the public to coincide with National Transplant Week starting on 16th July.
That this House condemns plans by the Government of Japan to expand its programme of so-called scientific whaling to include Bryde's and sperm whales in addition to minke whales; regrets that Japan has ignored requests from the International Whaling Commission to stop its whaling; notes that the IWC has said that it does not need the data obtained from Japan's scientific whaling; is further deeply concerned that Japan is killing whales in the Southern Ocean despite the decision in 1994 to declare this area a whale sanctuary; and respectfully calls on the Government of Japan to withdraw this proposal and to stop its whaling activities.
That this House notes with dismay that Matthew Thornton of Billingham resisted a fixed fine penalty for not wearing a seat belt in a motor vehicle; that having been found not guilty he was awarded costs to be paid from central funds; that Teesside Magistrates Court would only take receipt of the invoice from Tilly Bailey & Irvine if it had been settled already; that Mr Thornton could not settle without borrowing the amount necessary; that the cost of borrowing would have exceeded the ú20 fixed penalty; that the court taxation officer's duties would have required him to challenge the amount of time and travel costs claimed by the legal firm and possibly discount it in part leaving Mr Thornton to bear the differential; that this would have resulted in further unwarranted cost to Mr Thornton; and consequently calls upon the Government to examine as a matter of real urgency the circumstances where a citizen can be seriously penalised for being innocent and proving it.
That this House commemorates the 50th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the first war fought in the name of the United Nations; pays tribute to the British servicemen, many of whom had been called up for National Service, who served in the war which lasted from June 1950 to July 1953; recognises their courage and endurance, and their indomitable spirit and tenacity in the most difficult circumstances; honours the memory of the 1,090 who were killed; and congratulates the British Korean Veterans' Association for their continuing work in representing the interests of those who served in this war, for organising events to commemorate it, and for their determination that this should not be a forgotten war.
That this House recognises the importance of regional theatres in providing high quality productions to their local communities despite years of chronic underfunding; welcomes the review commissioned by the Arts Council of England into regional theatres, undertaken by Peter Boyden which gives a robust analysis of the crisis facing regional theatre; recognises that without extra investment many actors would not continue to be able to appear in regional theatres due to the low allowances paid for actors touring and living away from home; considers furthermore that without extra money theatres will not be able to produce high quality drama, audiences will fall and that ultimately many theatres could close; and urges the Treasury to provide the ú25 million extra per year that the Arts Council says it needs to bring stability and maintain excellence and audiences in our regional theatres.
That this House, noting that at the UN Social Summit Plus 5 held in Geneva, June 2000, the 160 government delegations present agreed unanimously to ask for a detailed investigation of the practicalities of a 'Tobin' tax on currency speculation so as to both reduce currency speculation and provide a potential source of UN funding, congratulates the non-governmental organisations, War on Want and ATTAC for their work among others to bring this to the attention of the world; and further congratulates the Government for supporting, through the UN Summit, this investigation.
to leave out from 'weapons' to end, and 'add but trusts that this dangerous step will not be taken until it can be guaranteed not to make the world safe, once again, for full-scale conventional warfare between the current nuclear powers.'.
after 'work;' insert 'especially regrets the inadequate control of extensive disruption caused by the privileged position of contractors installing new cabling networks;'.
leave out from 'members' to end and insert 'and therefore calls for the restoration in full of the condition, suspended in 1974, and adherance to all international standards on human rights.'.
That this House notes with concern the deteriorating level of service amongst ambulance services around the country; recognises that this is due to under-resourcing over many years and does not reflect at all on the dedication and professionalism of ambulance crews; calls attention to the fact that the last national review of the Ambulance Service was in 1966; and therefore calls for a national review of ambulance provision to produce a formula to ensure the proper staffing, training and resourcing of ambulance services across the country so that a patient's chances of survival will no longer vary according to where he or she lives.
That this House notes that current arrangements for water metering provide no short or medium term arrangements to ensure fair water charging and that arrangements for metering significantly disadvantage poorer households; and recommends that the Government put in place fair and progressive machinery for charging for water, including measures that allow water companies to link tariffs for water to council tax bands.
That this House notes with concern that, in this electronic age, banks and building societies drag their heels when clearing cheques according to a Consumers Association study; notes that cheque clearance time varies greatly between financial institutions; further notes the extreme inconvenience caused to account holders by the antiquated system which denies them access to their own money for unnecessarily long periods; deplores the way the system provides financial institutions with another way to profit excessivley from their account holders; urges the banks and building societies to update their practices to give bank account holders access to their own money more quickly; and calls on the Government to apply pressure to the industry to bring it into the twenty-first century.
That this House welcomes the statement in Climate Change: Draft United Kingdom Programme, that the use of the powerful global warming gases, HFCs, is not a sustainable technology in the long term and that HFCs henceforth should be used only when safe, technically feasible, cost-effective and more environmentally acceptable alternatives do not exist; notes with pleasure that the Coca Cola company decided in June to move away from HFC cold drink equipment in order to make a significant impact on its contribution to the world wide movement to combat climate change; calls upon the Government to consider environmentally-benign procurement for refrigeration and air-conditioning in all departments and especially in the National Health Service; and requests the Government to consider incentives to encourage the phasing out of refrigerants with a high global warming potential.
That this House calls upon the Government to introduce legislation to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act, to the maximum penalty for stealing birds' eggs from a fine of ú5000 to a custodial sentence, in view of the recent case of Keith Hartburn from Hartlepool who admitted two charges of taking eggs, admitted being in possession of 558 eggs which were found at his home but who escaped with a conditional discharge after declaring himself as bankrupt.
That this House calls on the Home Secretary and the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service to analyse the numbers of, and reasons for, claims of unfair treatment on the grounds of sexual or racial institutional discrimination; and invites the Metropolitan Police Service to fulfil its ambition to be a fair employer in the interests of effective policing in London.
That this House notes that the use of Welsh as well as English in Welsh Grand Committees held in Wales has proved a success and also notes that the Welsh Assembly is completely bilingual; and therefore calls for both languages to be given equal status in the Welsh Grand Committee, wherever it meets.
That this House welcomes the positive partnerships between the police, local authorities and the Probation Service, such as that in the London Borough of Sutton, and their role in tackling crime; is concerned that the good work of all the above bodies in tackling crime such as graffiti could be undermined in Sutton and elsewhere by the circulation of a magazine called Graphotism, which features photographs of graffiti on commuter trains, and markets products for use by the graffiti artists; further notes that many people are of the view that it encourages people to break the law; and also believes that more should be done by paint suppliers to ensure the materials they sell are put to lawful uses; and calls on the Government to investigate what action can be taken against the publishers of such magazines.
That this House applauds the loving care provided by the 5.7 million carers looking after their ill, disabled or elderly relatives throughout the United Kingdom; notes that this care has been valued at ú34 billion each year; welcomes Her Majesty's Government's pledge to review invalid care allowance, the main carers' benefit; and asks that Her Majesty's Government makes more money available for respite care and training.
That this House notes with concern the cases highlighted at the British Medical Association conference of inappropriate use of not for resuscitation orders; is alarmed at reports that junior doctors feel cajoled and coerced into making NFR orders; notes that this is in clear breach of the guidelines that make clear the leading role of consultants in such decisions and the requirement to consult the patient and their family; and calls on the Secretary of State for Health to take urgent steps to ensure compliance with the guidelines and launch an information campaign to inform patients of their rights.
That this House recognises the leading role being played in regeneration by Groundwork; supports its policy of empowering local communities in making sustainable development a reality by working in partnership with people, local authorities and the public and private sectors; and welcomes the new initiatives it has announced.
That this House congratulates Bahrain's Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, on his announcement that the next parliament of the Consultative Council will include women members, and that the following parliament, beginning in 2004, will be democratically elected; recognises the importance of the steps taken by Bahrain's government over the last year to safeguard human rights, including the establishment of the Human Rights Committee; and welcomes Bahrain's effort to build a tolerant and inclusive society.
That this House notes that the Agricultural Wages Board is a statutory body, involving representatives of farmers and agricultural workers together with independents, negotiating legally enforceable minimum wages and conditions which are significantly superior to those set by the National Minimum Wage and Working Time Regulations; notes furthermore that the Agricultural Wages Board also sets a series of rates of pay to reflect the varying qualifications and experience of farm workers, thus providing a visible career structure for recruits going into agricultural work and is used as a benchmark for other rural employment; is nonetheless concerned that average earnings in rural areas are considerably lower than in urban areas; believes that any weakening of the Agricultural Wages Board or its abolition would further impoverish the rural working class, exacerbating social deprivation and the undesirable indicators associated with social exclusion; and therefore calls on the Government at the conclusion of the current review, to retain the Agricultural Wages Board as it is currently constituted.
That this House expresses its concern at the use for political purposes of the Metropolitan Police, in particular the visit in March of this year by a Special Branch officer to the home of a British physician, Dr Misconi's name and address had been unwittingly supplied to the Foreign Office by the honourable Member for Glasgow, Kelvin as a would-be passenger on a proposed flight from London to Baghdad; notes the attendance by two Special Branch officers, taking notes and presumably names of those in attendance at the fringe meeting on the health situation in Iraq at the British Medical Association conference, addressed by the Member for Glasgow, Kelvin in the Abbey Community Centre in Great Smith Street on 26th June; and considers that whilst the use of the police for political purposes may be routine in some countries it should not become a feature of life in Great Britain.
That this House calls on Her Majesty's Government to clarify the position on the acceptability of mobile phone masts erected before the publication of the Stewart Report in light of the Report's recommendation of the precautionary principle, especially with regard to masts located on or near schools, school buildings and facilities regularly frequented by children; notes the inevitable anomalies that will arise between the acceptability of masts erected before the report and those erected after the report; and takes the view that urgent discussions should now be called with telecommunication operators to determine whether public safety, especially for children, requires selective relocation of existing masts.
That this House congratulates the Evening Gazette in Teesside, and other newspapers across the country, for highlighting the problems that drug abuse can bring to communities and to families; notes that its Families Against Drugs campaign is being run jointly with the Teesside Drugs Education Team and is putting into action many of the Cabinet Office's Policy Action Team's recommendations concerning the importance of community action in tackling the problems facing deprived neighbourhoods; and welcomes the work being done by a local newspaper to bring the community together and work with drugs agencies, police and probation services, community and voluntary groups,and families to give information and support to people fighting against drug abuse.
That this House regrets the dispute that has arisen between ratings and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; notes that ratings suffer from inferior shore leave to that enjoyed by officers; recognises that despite the industrial action short of strike action being undertaken - only when vessels are securely moored in safe berths - ships involved in military conflict and humanitarian actions, such as Sierra Leone, have been exempted from such action; regrets the threat that ratings may be subjected to deductions from pay or ordered to leave their ships if it is decided by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary not to accept partial performance of duties; calls upon the Secretary of State for Defence to withdraw the threat of such actions; and urges a speedy resolution of the dispute so that ratings are offered parity of leave with officers.
That this House notes Egypt's Christian minority continues to suffer routine acts of discrimination and prejudice, often enshrined in unjust legal provisions such as the outmoded Hamayouni decree which still requires Christian congregations to submit petitions for the building of churches to the President; further notes the omission of the Coptic era of Egyptian history in the school curriculum; also notes the inadequate representation of Copts at senior levels of government; is appalled that acts of violence against the Coptic community continue to break out sporadically, most notably in El Kosheh at the beginning of January when 21 Coptic Christians were massacred during several days of rioting; is concerned that the General Prosecutor's long-awaited report into the incident was not released until mid-March, provoking widespread speculation that it was being deliberately delayed in order to allow international attention to move elsewhere; notes that all the casualties were Christians; and urges Her Majesty's Government to make representations to the Egyptian authorities on this subject with the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue.
That this House welcomes the recommendation of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence that the anti-cancer drugs docetaxol (Taxotere) or paclitaxel (Taxol) for breast cancer, irrespective of the health authority in which they reside; notes the geographical inequality with the current availability of these drugs; recognises the financial constraints faced by local health authorities; and calls on the Government to ensure sufficient extra funds for health authorities to make these treatments available so that access to these drugs is based on patient suitability rather than financial constraints.
That this House notes with concern that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence may recommend that beta interferon be denied to those people with MS who would benefit from it; recognises that significant numbers of people across the world have benefited from beta interferon; is aware that beta interferon is available in all other major European countries; and calls upon NICE to ensure this treatment is equitably available through the NHS.
That this House congratulates the Tynwald for its decision to make an ex gratia payment of ú10,000 to residents of the Isle of Man who were either prisoners of war or internees held by Japan during the Second World War; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to make a decision on whether it will make an equivalent payment, including widows, in the UK before this House rises for the summer adjournment.
That this House notes with regret the events surrounding Mike Tyson's recent fight in Glasgow; the public opposition to the visit and the questionable benefits to the Glasgow economy and the UK's reputation as a venue for major sporting events; notes with particular concern the unacceptable comments made by Mike Tyson in relation to Lennox Lewis and his family; and calls on the Home Secretary to reject any future visa applications for Mike Tyson to visit the UK.
That this House congratulates all those scientists and technicians who have worked so hard in 16 countries across the world, especially the group at the Sanger Centre, Cambridge, for completing their historic initial work on sequencing the Human Genome; and urges the UK Government, the Wellcome Trust and all others engaged in funding this research to continue to do so.
That this House notes that a study of cohorts of individuals with similar academic abilities, as determined by SATs at age 14, has established that students in comprehensive schools do as well or better than their academic counterparts at grammar schools, that the Minister for Education and Employment, Lords Official Report, 15th March, column 1546, has confirmed that the performance of the top 24 per cent. of students at comprehensive schools exceeds that of students at grammar schools and that despite this clear evidence that a comprehensive system of education achieves better education outcomes than selective education, there are several local education authorities that continue to select about a quarter of children for a grammar school education at age 11 and who do not offer any comprehensive alternative; further notes that the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, rightly made it possible for parents to call a ballot to address this issue but, in areas where there is a predominantly selective education system, the size and complexity of the trigger petition is a practical impossibility for volunteer workers; welcomes the Secretary of State's promise to review the rules governing the collection of a petition for a ballot on the future of selective education; and hopes that fairer and more practical arrangements can be put in place for the coming academic year.
That this House congratulates The Royal Society of Chemistry on holding its Parliamentary Links Day at the House on Tuesday 27th June and on its continuing commitment to serve the public interest by seeking to improve the access of Members of Parliament to scientific information and a better understanding of science; notes that the Society's pioneering parliamentary link scheme, which provides information and briefing on chemistry-related scientific subjects, is open to Right honourable and honourable Members on all sides of the House; further notes the extensive educational activity of the society to promote high quality chemistry teaching and education at all levels; applauds the theme of Problems for Society - Solutions from Science and the involvement in this year's Links Day for the first time of the scientific societies representing all the three core scientific disciplines of chemistry, physics and biology; and welcomes the contribution that Parliamentary Links Day makes to maintaining a dialogue between Parliament and the scientific community on scientific issues.
That this House applauds the 7,000 people who marched through London on Saturday 24 June to support asylum rights; is distressed that this significant demonstration received no coverage on major television and newspapers; and call upon Her Majesty's Government to examine the poverty of many asylum seekers in the United Kingdom and to be far more critical of human rights abuses in the countries from which people seek asylum.
Leave out from 'House' to end and add 'while fully accepting the merits of the delivery of hot meals, deplores the unfair and misleading attempts of Labour honourable Members to misinterpret the action of Essex County Council which is simply undertaking a five year Best Value Review as required by Government; and believes that Labour honourable Members concerned with welfare issues would be better directed to enquire why the then Labour-controlled Council in Southend imposed sharp and savage new charges for services provided to the elderly and disabled, which have happily been cancelled by the new Conservative-controlled Council.'.
That this House congratulates Ellen MacArthur on becoming the youngest person to win the Europe 1 New Man Star single -handed trans-Atlantic race and the first Briton to score an overall win in the race since 1968; commends Ms MacArthur, her project manager Mark Turner and their team for securing such a brilliant victory; and looks forward to similar success for Ellen and her boat 'Kingfisher' in the Vendee Globe in November.
That this House considers it alarming that the police and the Nursing Council agreed not to notify the employers of a nurse suspected of inducing the deaths of terminally-ill children for the six-month period whilst the police investigation was being carried out; considers that this gave no chance for the Health Service employers, whilst protecting the covert nature of the police investigation, to institute some protective arrangements for the children within this nurse's care; is worried at the apparent leisurely pace the police adopted to investigate such a serious matter; considers it a scandal that professional bodies who know of serious complaints against their members can delay for up to a year notifying their NHS managers; and calls upon the Government to address fully the serious implications raised by this case.
at end add ' and notes that the welcome rapprochement between North and South Korea has destroyed the main justification for the system, namely perceived threat to the USA from South Korean missiles.'.
That this House congratulates the UN Human Rights Envoy in the Balkans, Jiri Dienstbier for his honest comments, and severe criticism of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and in particular the criticism of the head of mission Bernard Kouchner; believes the UN Mission has singularly failed to protect the minorities; notes that over 1,000 have been murdered, many kidnapped and over 200,000 ethnically cleansed; further notes that UN Resolution 1244 has not been implemented; and believes that Bernard Kouchner must be replaced immediately with a more impartial and competent administrator.
That this House welcomes proposals to define, in statute, community amateur sports clubs; acknowledges such clubs' invaluable role in improving public health, building stronger communities and providing recreational opportunities, particularly for young people; recognises that many clubs have long struggled to make ends meet; notes that comparable arts organisations receive far more favourable tax treatment, as a result of the outdated and anomalous Recreational Charities Act 1958; believes that the introduction of limited tax exemptions could reduce CASC's overheads and, above all, increase their ability to raise money from their local communities; notes the growing cross-party support for such proposals; and believes that the implementation of these measures would be warmly welcomed, particularly among the 1.5 million volunteers upon whom the long-term wellbeing of British sport is dependent.
That this House, in view of the large numbers of multiple sclerosis sufferers using cannabis to alleviate and treat their condition, because they know its value as confirmed by the BMA report on cannabis, and the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology which recommended that it should be made available to them, knowing that in the light of all this, juries have become increasingly reluctant to sustain prosecutions against the victims of this terrible disease, for possession, use or even growing cannabis, a failure which brings the law into disrepute and undermines the war against hard drugs, as the Runciman Report for the Police Foundation wisely points out; regrets that the Government refuses to hear representations from the Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics and its expert advisers on the grounds that decisions must be postponed indefinitely for protracted research; considers that this unjust attempt to postpone the inevitable is an abdication of responsibility, particularly now that NICE is recommending withholding from new MS victims the only current alternative treatment, beta interferon; and recommends the Government to grasp the nettle and to stop putting MS sufferers on the front line of its war against drugs by ending attempts to prosecute victims of multiple sclerosis, or their close relatives, for using, possessing or growing cannabis, for treatment of their condition, when recommended in writing by their doctor.
That this House welcomes the Government Summit on 21st June on the pressures on young people to be thin; notes that at least 60,000 people in the United Kingdom suffer from an eating disorder; deplores the postcode lottery of treatment which means Wales, the South West of England and West Scotland have no NHS specialist provision; welcomes the Eating Disorder Association's plan of action; and urges the Government to plug the gap on service provision as well as fighting excessive social pressures.
That this House deplores the unethical behaviour of Leeds-based solar-power equipment suppliers Sunuser Limited; particularly notes the disgraceful and intimidating treatment of disabled pensioner Mr B. J. Leavesley of Bromsgrove, who believed his ú700 deposit could be refunded within seven working days of signing a contract; deplores the overbearing and harassing behaviour of Sunuser sales employees who stayed over five hours in Mr Leavesley's home pressurising him to sign a contract; further notes his deposit has not been returned and he has been threatened by the company with legal action if he does not accept the loss of his deposit in return for what they claim is loss of profit; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to take action against such rogue firms who use high pressure home sales techniques to play on the vulnerable and the elderly.
That this House is concerned about the dangerous implications of the plutonium deal agreed by Presidents Putin and Clinton on 4th June; calls upon the Government, when the matter is raised at the G8 Summit at Okinawa in Japan, not to support any financing of the agreement, which would greatly increase MOX plutonium fuel use; and further calls upon the Government to work with other G8 members on independent technical and economic assessment (including liability issues) of the USA/Russian plutonium agreement.