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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2000
That this House notes with regret the decision of the Home Office to grant an entry visa to Mr Mike Tyson in light of the widespread speculation tha the American boxer hopes to take part in a boxing match at either Hampden or Parkhead in Glasgow; and urges Glasgow City Council to refuse applications for a licence to organise such a contest at any venue in the City of Glasgow.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2000
That this House congratulates the Government on its decision to award the contract to the METEOR missile offered by Matra BAe Dynamics for the new Eurofighter aircraft and for selecting the European collaborative aircraft A400M to provide new air transport for Britain's armed forces; notes the significant positive impact this will have on employment in the North West, creating or sustaining thousands of high-skill, high wage jobs across the country; and calls on the Government to encourage its European counterparts in the Airbus consortium to follow the lead of the British Government and commit themselves to the A400M aircraft.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2000
That this House regrets the Home Secretary's decision to admit Mike Tyson for a second fight to be staged in Glasgow in spite of the overwhelming opposition of Scottish public opinion; regrets the Home Secretary's explanation that substantial revenue lost to the UK economy is a reason for this decision, putting profit over principle; and insists that this decision must be accompanied by a condemnation of crimes of violence, particularly against women.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2000
That this House notes that, for a number of months, supplies of the BCG vaccine have been limited, forcing some local authorities to suspend vaccination programmes in schools; further notes that at a time of resurgence in the number of cases of tuberculosis world-wide the continuation of such a programme of immunisation is of paramount importance; and therefore calls upon the Government to investigate fully how such a shortage arose, and to identify, as soon as possible, an additional supplier of the BCG vaccine to allow the earliest possible reinstatement of the immunisation scheme in schools and to safeguard the nation against further suspension of such schemes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2000
That this House congratulates the British Veterans Athletics Federation on gaining 114 gold medals at the 13th World Veterans Track and Field Championships, held at Gateshead and South Tyneside between July 29th and August 8th 1999, in particular the four world records set by Stephen Peters (Men's Over 45, 200m), Rosemary Chimes (Women's Over 65 discus), Jenny Brown (Women's Over 40 Heptathlon) and the Women's Over 60, 4 by 400m relay team; commends the federation for having the foresight and ability,together with Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and the South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, to successfully bid to bring these championships to Great Britain and to provide such a memorable and well-organised athletics event for the 78 participating countries; and urges the Minister for Sport to support more plans to encourage more people of older age groups to participate in active sport as part of a healthy lifestyle.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2000
That this House expresses deep concern that unintentional injury is the single largest cause of death and disability in children under the age of 14 years in the United Kingdom; notes that the number of severe accidents suffered by children while playing outside is on the increase; calls for greater education and awareness about injury prevention, while encouraging children to be more active and independent; commends the Child Accident Prevention Trust and its partners, Child Safe Scotland, Child Safe Wales, University College Hospital, Lewisham and Johnson & Johnson for developing the SAFE KIDS Campaign, which is committed to contributing to a 25 per cent. reduction in the number of deaths and serious injuries to children and young people aged 14 years and under by 2010; and welcomes the launch of the Campaign's theme for 2000, SAFE KIDS at Play, which aims to reduce accidents among children by helping them to develop safe places to play near their homes, which they can reach and use without risk of serious injury.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2000
That this House congratulates Catrin Finch, a native of Ceredigion, on her appointment as official harpist to HRH the Prince of Wales; notes that the Welsh musical tradition has contributed much to world culture; and wishes to see it thrive.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 May 2000
That this House is in favour of greater clarity in the attribution of the long-term assets held in the life fund of shareholder-owned insurance companies; recognises that the guiding principle in the allocation of surplus assets is that the reasonable expectation of the policyholders should be protected; notes the continuing controversy over the division of these assets between policyholders and shareholders and that this does not relate to mutual insurers such as Standard Life who are owned by their policyholders; expresses concern that these assets may be used to pay compensation for pension mis-selling where it may be more appropriate that the risk be borne by the shareholders; supports the comments of the Government Actuary that the actuarial profession is placing too much emphasis on shareholders and the life assurance industry is not doing enough to protect the interests of policyholders; and calls on the FSA, when the Financial Services and Markets Bill becomes law, to issue guidance and make rules for the protection of policyholders and potential policyholders of shareholder-owned insurance companies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 May 2000
That this House congratulates Derby County Football Club for staying up in the Premier Football League; congratulates the directors, manager and players of the Club for all of their efforts and hard work; pays tribute to the supporters of Derby County Football Club for their continuous support and loyalty; and wishes them all the very best for the 2000-01 season and hopes that they continue to stay in the Premier League.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 May 2000
That this House welcomes the efforts of the Environmental Transport Association to promote participation by British towns and cities in this year's European Car Free Day on 22nd September.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 May 2000
That this House calls on the Government to introduce an ambulance service medal to award those working in the Ambulance Service for their courage and distinguished service.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 May 2000
That this House is of the view that the Scottish Football Association and Celtic Football Club should decline any requests, made by a boxing promoter, to stage a boxing match at Hampden or Parkhead involving Mr Mike Tyson, the American boxer who has a history of violent behaviour towards women; notes that significant sums of public money have helped create the national stadium and that it would be both entirely inappropriate and deeply offensive to allow either venue to be used by Mr Tyson and his management team to make substantial financial gain; and therefore calls upon the Home Secretary to reject Mr Tyson's application for a visa which would enable him to travel to Scotland for such an unsavoury event.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 May 2000
That this House deplores the willingness with which many mobile phone users on trains divulge intimate details of their domestic and business affairs to their fellow passengers; further notes the alarming increase in the frequency of mobile phone use on trains and the consequent inconvenience to non-phone using passengers; congratulates Heathrow Express on the introduction of Quiet Zones on its trains for passengers who wish to work and/or travel in peace; and calls on the Government to encourage the rail operators to designate mobile phone free zones on all trains, following the precedent established by smoking and non-smoking sections.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 May 2000
That this House welcomes the report of the Park Homes Working Party and congratulates all members on two years work during which park owners and residents have come together to discuss the serious problems that blight what should be an important industry and a pleasant way of life; recognises that real progress has been made on issues such as the written statement, the recognition of residents' associations and harrassment, but nevertheless considers that necessary reform will be dependent on the Government's willingness to bring this important sector of affordable housing out of the realm of caravans and mobile homes; and calls for a new Act of Parliament to ensure that park homes are brought within housing legislation, to impose new statutory duties of registration and inspection on local authorities, to bring fair scrutiny of pitch fees and commission charges and to ensure that rogues and villains are prevented from exploiting vulnerable people and that responsible people flourish.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 May 2000
That this House congratulates Royal Marines Corporal Alan Chambers and Marine Charlie Paton who have completed a trek of 700 miles across shifting sea ice and reached the North Pole.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 May 2000
That this House deplores the waste of over 770,000 empty homes in England, over 250,000 of which have been empty for a year or more; notes that these wasted homes exist across the whole country; also notes that long-term empty housing and wasted buildings attract crime, vandalism, anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping, blight local communities, deny homes to those in housing need and increase pressure for new development on greenfields; calls upon the Government to make it a statutory duty for every local authority to develop, publish and put into practice an empty property strategy setting clear targets and plans for tackling empty homes and wasted property across all tenures within their area; further notes that in line with estimates from the Empty Homes Agency, fewer than 200 of the over 350 local authorities in England have such a strategy in place, despite recent encouragement from this and previous governments; and believes that local residents in those areas not covered by an empty property strategy are being denied an appropriate quality of life and proper action on empty homes, with the result that there is a negative effect in their communities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
after 'locations' insert 'recognises that police forces such as Northumberland cover vast rural areas as well as densely populated urban areas;'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
leave out 'representing rural constituencies'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
after 'UN', insert 'to offer a'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House notes with concern the growing number of reported cases of inappropriate use of not for resuscitation (NFR) orders; believes that there is a gap between guidelines and practice which leaves patients and family members uninvolved in the decision to mark a patient's records 'NFR'; notes that research reported in the British Medical Journal found that two out of three patients with NFRs were not involved in the decision and that patients with NFRs were 30 times more likely to die; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to stamp out this immoral practice and issue clear instructions to the NHS on the use of not for resuscitation orders.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House congratulates Kettering Town Football Club and Kingstonian Football Club on reaching the final of the FA Umbro Trophy on Saturday 13th May; and further congratulates both teams for playing an entertaining match which was a credit to non-league football.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House welcomes the decision of the Treasury Committee to conduct an inquiry into how Government funds are shared across the United Kingdom; and urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to look at this issue in his comprehensive spending review and to equalise spending levels by use of the Barnett formula throughout the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House supports The Independent newspaper's campaign to establish convincing scientific evidence for the alarming decline in the number of house sparrows in Britain, particularly in urban and city centres; notes that the RSPB estimates that there has been a fall on average in the last 30 years of 65 per cent.; pays tribute to this hardy bird that has been known to survive 14,000 feet up in the Himalayas and nearly 2,000 feet down in a Yorkshire coal mine; and urges the Government to support research into why the decline has happened and how it can be reversed.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House welcomes the publication of the report of the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones into Mobile Phones and Health; and furthermore welcomes the Government's immediate response and acceptance of the recommendation for a precautionary approach advised by the Stewart Group in addition to expressing willingness to introduce a requirement for full planning permission for all new telecommunications masts, thereby allowing proper democratic input in dealing with any such planning applications for telecommunications masts which was effectively withdrawn by the previous Conservative Government who granted permitted development rights for such applications.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House congratulates the Phoenix Consortium, led by John Towers, for its successful deal with BMW which will maintain volume car production at Longbridge and commends the efforts of Government and the DTI to further and broker this deal; wishes Rover every success in maintaining and expanding a proud British marque which is crucial to the industrial future of the West Midlands; points out that large-scale car production at Longbridge needs to be sustained into the long-term future, but that that depends not only on the efforts of Rover workers and management in boosting productivity, but also on the competitiveness of the exchange rate which translates British costs into foreign currency terms; emphasises that the pound is presently substantially overvalued, particularly against the undervalued euro, and urges the Government to continue what it has now begun by helping and sustaining Rover over the long-term in every possible way, including both alleviating its burdens and, if necessary, by providing, guaranteeing and facilitating the necessary finance to allow Rover to build the long-term better future for its marque, for Longbridge and for the British component industries which depend on it; and points out that Britain cannot allow Rover to fail, which gives government a responsibility to sustain and support it in every possible way.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House, recognising that the change from ecu to euro in setting agricultural support intervention and market prices has been deeply damaging to the financial returns of UK agriculture and of farmers generally, because the ecu would have reduced disparities in exchange rates where the euro now heightens them when the pound is overvalued and the euro in decline, a process further compounded because the change to euros was coupled with the reduction of compensation arrangements; and therefore urges Her Majesty's Government to insist on a special compensation scheme for British agriculture, financed by the EU which has caused the problem, so as to offset the consequences for British agriculture of the fall in the value of the euro and the excessive valuation of sterling.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House, concerned at the overvaluation of the pound, particularly against the euro, points out that the inevitable consequences of sustained overvaluation are that manufacturing contracts, so that exports suffer, imports rise, investment falls and production is transferred overseas, all processes more like rigor mortis than stability; accepts that, though the Bank of England always errs on the side of deflation by undershooting its inflation target, it cannot manage the exchange rate, which is the responsibility of the Chancellor, and that for him the strategy of Conservative governments in the overvaluation crises of 1981 and 1991 of 'do nothing and hope for the best' is an abdication when the manufacturing base which generates the majority of Britain's exports is suffering so badly; and therefore calls on the Chancellor to review his options for getting the exchange rate down, for persuading the euro zone to end a competitive devaluation against sterling which stimulates their growth, employment and exports but damages British production, and points out that unless the pound comes down substantially the only alternative defence of the manufacturing base is either by direct subsidy, of the type offered to coal or agriculture, or massive cuts in all burdens on producers including tax, NIC, utility and government charges, because doing nothing will lead to more damage to the productive economy, to the manufacturing regions, to employment, exports, economic growth and investment in this country, resulting in a lopsided, uncompetitive economy unable to pay Britain's way in the world.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House believes that breastfeeding should be allowed in standing and select committees of the House.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House, supporting Her Majesty's Government's message that it will not tolerate violence against women, opposes Mike Tyson being granted a visa to enter the UK for a second boxing match; recalls that the Home Secretary permitted his previous visit because fans had already bought tickets and businesses in Manchester stood to lose if the boxing match were cancelled, circumstances which do not apply now; notes that many honourable Members and Right honourable Members have constituents whose relatives, having committed no crime of any kind, have been refused entry to the UK even to attend family funerals or to visit the seriously ill; and insists that Mike Tyson should not be granted a visa to enter the UK as the only reason for seeking to do so is that he and others can make some easy money.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House considers that sufficient parliamentary time has been allocated to the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill; and calls upon the promoters of the Bill to withdraw this Bill in its current form and to resubmit proposals for a genuine democratic reform of the City of London Corporation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House congratulates the London Unison nursing students who participated in Unison's nationwide campaign, Yes to Wages, No to Poverty, by sleeping out in an all-night vigil outside the Department of Health, Whitehall, on Tuesday 16th May; and expresses its support for Unison's call for an end to poverty wages, for the provision of safe and affordable housing and the rescinding of the cuts in travel claims for all nursing students.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 May 2000
That this House welcomes the decision of the House authorities to restore overtime pay rates for catering staff in the Members' Tea Room and Refreshment Department; regrets that this entitlement had been withdrawn in the previous year but commends the House authorities for fully restoring and backdating it, putting staff pay and conditions back into a more legitimate framework; and calls upon the House authorities to ensure that staff are paid these arrears forthwith.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House commends the work of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood; supports its proposal to establish a 24-hour free phone helpline; and considers that funding such a facility should constitute part of the Government's response to the report of the Waterhouse Inquiry, Lost in Care.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House congratulates the Trinity Community Project on the re-opening of the Clitheroe Grand Cinema on Saturday 13th May 2000 with the special showing of the 1961 film, 'Whistle Down the Wind'; thanks John Lancaster and all the volunteers for helping to rescue a part of the culture and heritage of the United Kingdom; and further believes that this cinema dating back to 1921, featuring many of the original features, should be listed for the enjoyment of future generations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House regrets the decision of the BBC not to show live coverage of the Pageant on 19th July to celebrate the 100th birthday of Her Majesty, The Queen Mother; believes this pageant will be a significant display of affection and gratitude on behalf of charities and organisations with which Her Majesty, The Queen Mother, has been involved during her life; reminds the BBC of its public service remit; and calls on the BBC to give full and live terrestrial coverage of this unique event.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House notes that it is National Volunteers Week from 1st to 7th June; welcomes the work being done during the week to recognise and reward the contribution the 22 million volunteers in the United Kingdom make to the nation's quality of life; congratulates the National Centre for Volunteering, the National Association of Volunteer Bureaux, the Northern Ireland Development Agency, Volunteer Development Scotland and the Wales Council for Voluntary Action for marking this week for the 14th year; and urges the Government to support volunteering as an important source of citizenship and community wellbeing.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House congratulates all at Burnley Football Club on securing automatic promotion to Division 1 in the Nationwide Football League and wishes them well in the next season, recognising their success is good for the fans and the town as a whole; and also congratulates them on introducing a new children's season ticket for all parts of the ground at ú35, thus enabling many more families to attend and ensuring the younger generation are able to become the committed football supporters of the years ahead.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House welcomes the publication of the Stewart Report; notes its conclusions and recommendations; and urges the Government, in view of the widespread uncertainty and public concern over the rapid increase in the number of base stations and escalating sales of mobile phones to take a precautionary approach to future development and adopt the ICNIRP guidelines for public exposure to RF radiation rather than those of the NRPB, to set up a register of occupationally exposed workers so that cancer risks and mortality be examined to determine any harmful effects, to act immediately to revoke permitted development rights for masts under 15 metres and require any future planning application for a mast to be subject to the normal planning process, to require any change to the structure or overall power radiated from an existing base station to be treated as if it were a new development, to require all operators to register each individual site with the local authority detailing the exact location, the frequency, modulation characteristics and power output, to require each local authority to maintain an up-to-date data base of all macrocell, microcell and picocell installations in their area, to set up a national data base of such installations, to require a regular and independent inspection of installations to ensure that exposure guidelines are not exceeded outside the marked exclusion zone around any base station and to establish a marked exclusion zone around each installation with appropriate hazard warning signs and protective barriers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House welcomes the publication of the Stewart Report; and notes its conclusions and recommendations; and urges the Government, in view of the widespread uncertainty and public concern over the rapid increase in the number of base stations and escalating sales of mobile phones to inspect all installations on or near school grounds to ensure that the beam of greatest intensity does not fall on any part of the school buildings or grounds without the agreement of the school and parents, to empower local authorities to ensure that the RF fields to which the public will be exposed can be kept to the lowest practical levels, to empower health authorities to limit the use of mobile phones within any hospital or health related site, to require that at the point of sale all mobile phones should carry a clear statement of their specific energy absorption rate and that comparative SAR values be made available to the consumer, to require industry to take immediate steps to discourage the non-essential use of mobile phones for children under the age of 16 years, to take into account, in the absence of peer-group validated research, anecdotal and non-peer group validated research to set up substantial new research programmes immediately under the aegis of a demonstrably independent panel with the cost of research jointly funded by the industry and the Government, to subject new research to a triennial review that is reported to Parliament or earlier if the circumstances demand and to produce information and send it to every household about mobile phone technology and related health aspects and to make these leaflets available at the point of sale of mobile phones.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House congratulates Bangor City Football Club on winning the Welsh Cup.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 May 2000
That this House congratulates Kingstonian F.C. on their thrilling victory over Kettering Town F.C. in the F.A. Trophy Cup Final 2000; notes this is a particularly historic achievement as it is the second year running that Kingstonian F.C. have won the Trophy Cup Final and the last such final to be played at the current Wembley Stadium; commends both sides for the sporting manner in which the match was played and both sets of fans for their impeccable behaviour and loyal support they showed for their local teams; applauds the Kingstonian's manager, Geoff Chappell, for continuing to develop such a strong and successful team; hopes that all those involved with football in the United Kingdom will have noted the increasing strength of non-league football, particularly in the conference and will therefore extend to more non-league clubs some of the advantage enjoyed by league clubs including funding for football academies; and wishes Kingstonian F.C. the very best for next season as they develop their stadium in anticipation of early promotion to the Football League itself.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
at end add ', which was dedicated to the former honourable Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, the late John Golding.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
at end add ', in particular Birmingham City FC.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
at end add ', recognising especially their approach to inclusive and comfortable facilities for disabled spectators in their new stadium.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
at end add 'but is extremely concerned about the effect on breast cancer patients of the additional delay in issuing guidance on the use of taxanes for the treatment of breast cancer; recognises that it is estimated that several hundred women will continue to be denied these anti-cancer drugs in the delay period alone, some of whom may die prematurely as a result of the delay in publishing guidance; and joins the Cancer Research Campaign in calling on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to approve Taxotere while the appeal into Taxol takes place, so that women eho do not have the benefit of time can start to be treated efficiently and effectively with this drug.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
That this House notes that Autism Awareness Week 2000 will take place between 15th May and 21st May; notes that the week will include the launch of a campaign entitled, Action for Autism by the National Autistic Society, which will seek to highlight the rights and interests of people with autism and Asperger Syndrome; further notes that the public launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism, which will seek to raise awareness in Parliament about the problems facing autistic people, will also take place during the week; and calls upon the Government to look into the establishment by research of reliable prevalence rates of all autistic spectrum disorders in the United Kingdom and to encourage collaborative working across health, social services and education agencies, to facilitate accurate early identification and diagnosis and effective inclusive policies in educational settings and in society in general for people with autistic spectrum disorders.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
That this House warmly congratulates the Countryside Agency on its role in helping 250 urban and rural communities in England to create their own millennium greens with ú10 million of Lottery money from the Millennium Commission; notes that the Millennium Greens programme has been enormously successful, with thousands of people designing, creating and owning their green; and further praises the contribution millennium greens have made to the quality of life for those living in the area, by creating permanent breathing spaces for all to enjoy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
That this House, remembering the honourable role of the Daily Mail in relation to the death of Stephen Lawrence, congratulates the Daily Mail for its prominent and balanced report on Thursday 11th May concerning the attack in Brighton in January 1999 that led to injury to Michael Abatan and Lloyd Jeffers and to the death of Jay Abatan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
That this House welcomes the benefits of combined heat and power generation in making UK industry more competitive, reducing greenhouse emissions and providing secure, diverse and sustainable supplies of energy; welcomes the Government's target to achieve at least 10 GWe of CHP capacity by 2010, and the Secretary of State's confirmation in his recent statement on energy policy that the Government continues to support CHP and in particular 'will expect developers to be able to show that they have explored opportunities to use it'; welcomes the efforts of developers who are already exploring industry's needs and identifying opportunities to use CHP in exactly the way commended by the Government; and urges the Secretary of State to make early decisions on the CHP applications currently under consideration in his Department, in the interests of UK industrial competitiveness and combating climate change.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 May 2000
That this House acknowledges the increasing importance and usage of mobile phones and efforts by mobile phone operating companies to tackle safety and environmental concerns; therefore welcomes the publication of the Report of the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones, the 'Stewart Report'; further welcomes the finding that allowing installation of base stations up to 15 m (48 ft) in height in residential areas without the need for a full planning application is 'unacceptable'; calls on the Government to follow the recommended precautionary approach with regard to the siting of mobile phone base stations near schools and residential areas, including auditing of all existing base stations; and further calls on the Government to ensure that local residents are involved in planning decisions concerning the siting of masts and to ensure that mobile phone operating companies are encouraged to share phone masts where technically possible.