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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 March 2000
That this House notes the decision on the proposed National Athletics Stadium at Wembley; recognises the role of athletes like Steve Cram and Jonathan Edwards in putting United Kingdom athletics on the map; further notes that their base is the North East of England and calls upon the Government to site the new National Stadium in the North East.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 March 2000
That this House notes that physician-assisted-suicide advocate, Professor Sheila McLean, stated in April 1996 in the Voluntary Euthanasia Society Scotland Newsletter that the routes taken by courts in judgments allowing the withdrawal of treatment, including food and fluid, to end the lives of those in a persistent vegetative state and other patients 'endorse a form of non-voluntary euthanasia'; notes that she was a member of the drafting committee of the British Medical Association Guidelines on Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Prolonging Medical Treatment which advocates extending the withdrawal of tube feeding to a range of patients who are not in PVS and who are not dying; regrets that the Government's report, Making Decisions, endorses much of the BMA guidelines, which, if adopted, would serve to consolidate further the practice of medical killing by omission; further notes that in Scotland, the Deputy Minister for Community Care, Iain Gray, has said that any doctor who follows the BMA guidelines on non-PVS patients such as those who have suffered a stroke would be open to criminal prosecution; welcomes the Minister's statement that the Incapable Adults (Scotland) Bill 'makes no distinction between different means of delivering food and water'; further welcomes the Minister's clarification that 'nothing in the Bill will permit a patient to be denied basic care, or to be starved, dehydrated or otherwise mistreated'; and calls on the Government to adopt a similar position and withdraw its opposition to the Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill and to honour its pledges to oppose euthanasia.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 March 2000
That this House congratulates the Mid-Sussex Times and the West Sussex Gazette on their strong and effective campaign against the Crow Report and welcomes the fact that its recommendations have now been ditched; but believes that the housing allocation for the South East is still of an order that presents a major threat to increasingly scarce countryside in Sussex and places an unsustainable burden on the local infrastructure.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 March 2000
That this House congratulates the Government on the threat to take legal action against high street banks unless they disclose charges for cash machine withdrawals; believes that customers should be warned on screen when they are being charged and by how much they are being charged; congratulates those banks and building societies which continue to offer free access to cash machines; and urges the Government to require that the financial institutions increase the sums of money allowed in cash back transactions in supermarkets.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 March 2000
That this House urges Barclays Bank to put its decision to close the Norden Branch of Barclays Bank and other branches throughout the country on hold until the co-operative experiment between the Post Office and Barclays Bank in Cornwall has been given time to provide simple retail banking services in village areas using the Post Office as agent.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
at end add 'and calls on the Government not to repeal section 28'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House deplores the closures of Barclays Bank, Easington Colliery, and Lloyds TSB in Blackhall without any consultation with users, community leaders and other sectors within these communities; expresses dismay at the lack of responsibility for the elderly, disabled and those without transport and at a time when these communities are undergoing immense regeneration programmes; and calls upon the Government to institute a formal consultative procedure which would examine the consequences of such closures and ensure that adequate banking services are available to meet the needs of customers within their own community.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House congratulates former US President Jimmy Carter for his informative and important article in the Washington Post on 23rd February, in which he points out that both the United States and NATO have re-emphasised that they will not comply with a no first use of nuclear weapons policy, that Russia has reacted to this by rejecting its previous no first use commitment and is now more likely to rely on its nuclear arsenal, and also that American and Russian nuclear missiles are still maintained in a hair trigger alert status, susceptible to being launched in a spur-of-the-moment crisis or even by accident; further notes that former President Carter calls for all nuclear states to renew efforts to achieve worldwide reduction and ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons, and for leaders of nuclear nations to honour existing security agreements, including the test ban and anti-ballistic missile treaties, and to remove nuclear weapons from their present hair-trigger alert status; and calls upon the UK Government to act as the former president suggests, including at international fora, to counter this growing nuclear weapons crisis.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House welcomes National Science Week commencing on 17th March and organised by the British Association; notes that in every constituency a scientific event is being arranged; and hopes that all honourable Members will support this admirable initiative designed to raise the awareness of science with both parents and children.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House deplores the ongoing campaign of violent discrimination against the Dalits, who are born into the bottom of India's caste system; supports the Indian Government's continuing efforts to end caste discrimination through legislative initiatives such as the Prevention of Atrocities Act; expresses its concern at the apparent inability of the Indian judiciary to deal effectively with high-caste militia violence aimed specifically against Dalits, such as the Laxampur-Bathe massacre of 1st December 1997 which left 61 adults and children dead; urges the British Government to support the political and social development of the Dalit people through focused development programmes and closer contact with the Indian authorities; and welcomes the excellent contribution to this human rights campaign by the International Dalit Solidarity Network.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That the Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2000, dated 6th March 2000, a copy of which was laid before this House on 8th March, be annulled.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House deplores the military threats against Taiwan by China; condemns the Chinese policy documents suggesting China be prepared to launch a massive attack upon Taiwan; upholds the right of the Taiwanese people to exercise their right of self-determination; calls upon China to improve human rights for its citizens; notes that Taiwan is one of the world's top 15 trading powers; and looks forward to both China and Taiwan becoming members of the World Trade Organisation through which relations will improve as a result of dialogue and increased trade.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House is dismayed at the decision of Barclays Bank to close its branch in Earby, a town of 5,000 people; recognises that the branch appears to be well-used and is always busy; urges Barclays to listen to those who desperately want to retain the only bank left in the town; and calls on Barclays to reconsider their entire strategy which involves the wholesale closure of banks in small communities across the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House welcomes the Marine Conservation Society's annual report, Beachwatch 99; congratulates the 1,500 volunteers who took part in beach surveys that covered 171 beaches, covering 92.8 km of coastline in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands; notes that 1,913 pieces of litter were found per kilometre, weighing 11.6 tonnes, including in total 11,000 crisp and sweet packets, 9,000 cigarette ends and an assortment of other objects; recognises that the total litter found was almost double the level found in 1993 although the level over the previous year was slightly down; is greatly alarmed that tens of thousands of birds, fish and other marine life are killed by litter every year; urges the Government to encourage people, especially tourists, to take rubbish home and properly dispose of it; and calls upon the Government to give more support to local authorities to keep beaches clean and enforce anti-litter laws.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House condemns the continued occupation of Tibet and the current crackdown on dissent in Tibet and China and, recalling the uprisings of 10th March 1959 when thousands of Tibetans were killed by Chinese forces and the Dalai Lama was forced into exile, calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China to enter into negotiations without preconditions with the Tibetan Government in Exile; to respect the human rights of the Tibetan people; to end the use of torture, beatings and arbitrary detentions; and to release all political prisoners, including 10 year old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House is dismayed by the 450 redundancies at TRW Burnley announced on 2nd March; believes that every step possible should be taken to save these jobs and ensure the safeguarding of the other jobs at the Burnley site; expresses concern at sourcing production of car switchgear and components outside the EU as proposed by TRW; believes that these actions should be reconsidered; and recognises that Government assistance to the Rover Group should require United Kingdom production of components, wherever possible to keep employment in the car industry and motor component industry in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House expects the Prime Minister to set a good example to other ministers by giving full, accurate and consistent answers; notes that in a prepared oral answer to his honourable Friend for Warrington North, Official Report, column 941, 16th February, he asserted that the number of midwives fell by around 1,000 under the last Government and that there are 'now more than 33,000 practising midwives'; notices the contrast with the figures given for whole time equivalent numbers of midwives of 15,382 in 1979 and 18,310 in 1997; and invites the Prime Minister to consult the Head of the Office of National Statistics about the propriety of picking at will between numbers of part-timers or full-time equivalents.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 March 2000
That this House welcomes the presence in the division lobbies on 7th March of the Right honourable Member for Glasgow, Anneisland, and the honourable Member for Fife Central, to vote on an issue unconnected with Scotland; contrasts this with their zero ratings, according to the Library, for participation in any divisions in Session 1999-2000 to 31st January 2000; and encourages more Labour rebellions on such measures as the Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill, in order to improve the dismal voting records of Scottish honourable Members.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
at end add 'and also asks the government to look again at the question of biotechnology patenting in order to define all discoveries relating to the building blocks of life as being beyond the legitimate limits of patenting.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
leave out from 'democracy' to end of line 5
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
leave out 'total nuclear facility' and insert 'Magnox processing plant, the Thorp reprocessing plant, the MOX demonstration facility and the Sellafield MOX plant (SMP)'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
leave out from 'card' to end and add 'but is not in favour of the introduction of national identity cards.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
leave out from beginning to end of line 6 and add 'recognises that some regions do not coincide with the boundaries of central government defined regions which were designed for administrative convenience rather than to reflect regional identity; and welcomes efforts to enable regions to have devolved government appropriate to their needs, following the precedent of devolving power to places with regional identity and cultural and historic integrity, as was the case in Scotland and Wales.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House warmly welcomes the first report of the Liaison Committee, published on 2nd March, which observes that the membership of select committees is effectively under the control of the Whips and that this has led on occasion to long delays in setting up committees at the start of a parliament and in replacing members thereafter and that members have been kept off committees because of their views; agrees that this is wrong in principle; and believes the implementation of the report's recommendations would strengthen parliamentary scrutiny of the Executive to the positive benefit of both.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House applauds Sunderland AFC efforts in combating social exclusion; recognises the SAF Community, its non-profit making community arm, its role in focusing on health, education and children's coaching throughout the region; and commends the Sunderland AFC campaign, Take Care, Not Risks, through teaming up with local education authorities to prevent drug abuse amongst children.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House notes that Burma is one of the world's largest producers and transporters of illicit opium; notes that the military regime's record on human rights is appalling; notes that the International Olympic Committee's consent for an ethnically unrepresentative team to compete in the Sydney 2000 Olympiad adds credence to the regime; calls upon the IOC to ban Burma from the Olympics in Sydney, 2000; also calls for more pressure to be brought to bear upon other major sports events that sanitise those participant nations which are increasingly involved in the hard drugs trade; and calls for an expansion in education in the UK about Golden Triangle hard drugs and human rights abuses.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House condemns the decision by Barclays Bank plc to close its branch in Todmorden; notes with grave concern the large number of other closures announced by Barclays, many in semi-rural areas, causing considerable inconvenience to those local communities; notes that Barclays have only given one month's notice to the loyal customers and regrets the lack of corporate responsibility for the elderly, disabled, those without transport and the business community of Todmorden and district; regrets the demise of the concept of banking as a service to the community; deplores the practice of, choose your customer, choose your community, based on profit; and urges Barclays to reconsider their decision for the benefit of the community.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House believes that the new sex and relationships education guidance from the DFEE will play a crucial role in achieving the Government's target of halving the conception rates of under 18 year olds by 2010; notes that, to this end, the guidance needs to give unambiguous advice to schools so that they are able to meet the needs of all children in developing effective relationship skills; and further notes that to do this, the guidance must recognise the diversity of family structures whilst acknowledging the importance of marriage and other committed relationships.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House recognises that fishing has the worst industrial safety record in the United Kingdom, with proportionately more lives lost in the industry than in any other; further recognises that recent tragedies bring into sharp focus the need for more effective preventative measures including: a more thorough process of consultation between fishermen and the Maritime Coastguard Agency, the use of dynamic stability tests, full investigation into situations when hydrostatic release mechanisms have failed, challenging the culture of unacceptable risk-taking, where it occurs, using the Fisheries Protection Squadron to check and advise on the safety of vessels at sea, and the introduction of the compulsory wearing of lifejackets on single-handed vessels; and urges the Government to reintroduce fishing safety grants as a matter of urgency to support these and other measures.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House seeks the Ministry of Defence's help to prevent the sale of Serle's House, Winchester, home of the Hampshire Regiment Museum and the Garden of Remembrance dedicated to Hampshire's Fallen in the two World Wars, on the open market; and supports the efforts of Hampshire County Council to purchase, at a reduced cost, and to protect the house and garden for the people of Hampshire.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House recognises that the local diversity of landscape features is central to the character and landscape of the English countryside; welcomes the Government's commitment to the need for stronger protection for England's hedgerows and its recognition that protection for other landscape features should be introduced as soon as evidence shows that it is needed; and urges the Government to use the opportunity provided by the Countryside and Rights of Way Bill to deliver on these commitments to protect the nation's rich and varied countryside by giving local authorities discretion and flexibility to determine which hedgerows are important locally, redefining what constitutes a hedgerow to cover all features known locally as hedges and enabling the Government to extend protection to all landscape features.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House acknowledges the valuable contribution to the United Kingdom economy made by the textile and clothing industry which remains the eighth largest manufacturing industry in the country employing over 300,000 people; notes the continuing job losses in the industry but recognises there are opportunities to develop further in areas such as innovation, branding, niche marketing and diversification; believes that Government support and promotion of the domestic textile and clothing industry is crucial for its future success; welcomes the publication of a National Strategy for the United Kingdom Textile and Clothing Industry drawn up by industry representatives in consultation with the Department of Trade and Industry; and urges the industry and Government to take all necessary steps to implement the recommendations set out in the strategy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House is dismayed at the decision of Barclays Bank to close its branches in Coggeshall and Hatfield Peverel, and other branches; and urges the Government to promote alternative banking arrangements in those towns and villages now without a bank.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House congratulates the 48 members of the Westminster Weight Watchers Meeting for losing a combined 108.5lbs in the run-up to Christmas; notes that in recognition of their efforts Weight Watchers (UK) Ltd presented a cheque for ú3,422.50 to the British Diabetic Association; welcomes the continuation of the weekly weigh-ins in the new millennium; and calls on the Chairman of the Commons Catering Committee to liaise with the Refreshment Department so that the 'Points' value of at least two of the meals available daily in the Commons cafeteria is listed on the menus.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 March 2000
That this House congratulates John Pilger on his distressing but riveting TV programme exposing the real effects of UN sanctions on Iraq, which have led to the deaths of thousands of Iraqi children, and intense suffering for others who cannot get adequate treatment, nourishment or pain relief, but which effects appear to be avoided by Saddam Hussain and his friends; further notes that former UN official Dennis Halliday explained on the programme that he had been able to save the lives of two children by illegally taking them medicines but that he could not do that for thousands; further notes that the woman doctor who explained the children's problems was exceedingly upset by what she saw day by day, knew that most of the children in her ward would die and said it was like seeing her own children dying; also congratulates the honourable Member for Glasgow, Kelvin on organising the humanitarian flight to Iraq originally scheduled for Saturday 11th March and regrets the obstructions put in his way by the Foreign Office; points out that many British people will disapprove of this flight being described as a publicity stunt and will consider that the Iraqi situation should be publicised and made as widely known as possible; and calls on the Government to make real its oft-stated claim that it is not at war with the Iraqi people by withdrawing the wholehearted support it as present gives to the United States of America in relation to these sanctions.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 March 2000
That this House is concerned that there is no requirement in new-build homes for smoke detectors to be fitted in bedrooms, especially as modern day uses of electronic equipment such as computers are often fitted into children's bedrooms and are left connected and live overnight; and calls on the Government to consider introducing legislation to ensure detection of fire at the earliest moment of combustion.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 March 2000
That this House congratulates and thanks all those home front workers whose efforts were recognised after more than half a century by a service of thanksgiving and dedication at Coventry Cathedral on Friday 3rd March; thanks the Government and its representatives for making a memorial to the home front possible; thanks the City of Coventry and its university and cathedral for their hospitality; and requests the Government to support the erection of a memorial to the women of World War Two on the vacant plinth in Trafalgar Square.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 March 2000
That this House welcomes the launch of the Campaign for the English Regions on 7th March; backs the call for directly-elected regional assemblies; supports the current work undertaken by campaigns and constitutional conventions in the different English regions; and welcomes efforts to enable the regions of England to have devolved government appropriate to their needs, following the precedent set by Scotland, Wales and London, together with effective local government responsive to communities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 March 2000
That this House recalls that in August 1969 an Act of Free Choice (the Act) took place in the former Dutch colonial territory now known as West Papua or Papua, then under Indonesian administration, which was intended to be an act of self-determination conforming with international practice; further recalls that the Act in fact involved an unrepresentative group of 1,025 persons selected by Indonesia voting under duress to become part of Indonesia; is concerned that the Act was not free and fair and was not a proper act of self-determination in accordance with international law; notes that in December 1999 the Government of the Netherlands agreed to investigate the circumstances under which West Papua was incorporated into Indonesia; further notes that in February 2000 the Grand Assembly of West Papua, comprising representatives from across the territory, voted to reject the result of the Act because it did not conform with international practice and took place amidst intimidation and murder by the Indonesian military; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to recognise that the inalienable right of the people of West Papua to self-determination has not yet been realised in accordance with international law and to press the UN to investigate the Act with a view to carrying out a proper act of self-determination in the territory; and further calls upon Her Majesty's Government to press the Government of Indonesia to enter into meaningful dialogue with West Papuan representatives to seek peaceful and democratic solutions to their grievances.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 March 2000
That this House, in common with all parliaments of the Commonwealth, proudly observes Commonwealth Day on Monday 13th March; recognises the increasing potential of the Commonwealth in helping its diverse membership to improve communications and international understanding following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Durban in November last; gratefully acknowledges the work of the United Kingdom branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in strengthening the links binding together the Commonwealth's ever-widening family and in sharing experiences in the field of democracy building at all levels of government; and looks forward to welcoming delegates to the 46th annual conference of the Association, to be held in September of this millennium year in London and Edinburgh.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 March 2000
That this House congratulates CitizenCard on reaching its first anniversary as the UK's first national proof-of-identity card; welcomes the fact that it has issued over 30,000 cards; applauds its backers for funding the CitizenCard in the absence of a government scheme, including the Association of Convenience Stores, the National Federation of Retail Newsagents, Ladbrokes, Somerfield, the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, Camelot and the British Amusement and Catering Trades Association; acknowledges the Government's intention to issue an education-focused youth card later this year; and calls upon the Government to ensure that the holder's photo and date of birth are displayed on the youth card.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2000
leave out 'any export licences to Sudan' and insert 'export licences for equipment relating to the extraction, transport and refining of Sudan's oil reserves'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2000
leave out from 'system' to end of line 5.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2000
after 'businesses;', insert 'notes that this is part of a process of small branch closures across the country, including that of Somerton Branch in Somerset;'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2000
after 'wish', insert '; notes that cash machines were installed to replace counter staff and have resulted in significant savings to the banks;'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2000
That this House congratulates the relief agencies on their efforts in response to the crisis in Mozambique, but regrets the delay in co-ordinating a response which left many people frustrated and angry that they were unable to offer personal contributions to the disaster relief effort; and calls upon the Government to create in partnership with non-governmental organisations a permanent disaster relief contact point with a publicised emergency hotline phone number where offers of assistance can be logged while a substantive response is co-ordinated.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2000
That this House regrets the complacency of DTI Ministers concerning the effect which the high parity of the pound is having on the future viability of the UK steel industry, as manifested at DTI questions on 2nd March; notes that the Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe dismissed worries at Llanwern and Ebbw Vale as being no more than press speculation; and calls on the Government, in the context of the forthcoming budget, to introduce the necessary fiscal policy changes to reduce the parity of the pound to a level which gives a fairer opportunity to the steel industry to compete on a level playing field.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2000
That this House regrets the recent decision of the Accommodation and Works Committee to reject a proposal to make the new Portcullis House a total non-smoking building; and looks forward to the House of Commons Commission reconsidering the issue in the interest of the health of honourable Members and their staff.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 March 2000
That this House regrets that, despite promises to the contrary, the Government is still not making adequate resources available to the NHS to fund much-needed new capital expenditure projects; and calls on the Chancellor to refrain from reducing direct taxation in the forthcoming Budget and to use part of the money thus retained, to ensure adequate capital funding of the NHS and in particular to build new community hospitals where such new facilities are identified as necessary.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 March 2000
after 'April', insert 'including branches at Belford, Lowick and Worham, which provide an essential service to rural communities many miles from any other banks;'.