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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2000
after 'House', insert 'notes that two-thirds of dead cyclists only have head injuries and two-thirds of those deaths would have been avoided by the protection of energy absorbing helmets and'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2000
after 'offer', insert 'a choice of'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2000
That this House notes the disappointment of leaseholder organisations at the publication of the draft bills on commonhold and leasehold reform; notes that it does not allow for the automatic transfer from leasehold to commonhold and that there are no plans to abolish, 'Marriage Values'; further notes the comments of the Campaign for the Abolition of Residential Leasehold that, 'The Government's proposals will do little to end the leasehold misery, and fall a long way short of what was promised', and those of the Leasehold Enfranchisement Association that, 'The draft bill is totally unacceptable to us'; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to take these comments on board and substantially amend the draft bills.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2000
That this House condemns the brutal murder of Mr Tariq Javed, a local taxi driver in Bury, who was killed on 9th November following the refusal by four passengers to pay their fare; notes the continuing vulnerability of all taxi drivers to aggressive and violent behaviour from passengers, frequently as a result of intoxication from drugs and alcohol; and calls on the Government urgently to discuss with local licensing authorities the scale and extent of this problem with a view to improving systems and procedures to enhance the safety and security of all taxi drivers in the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2000
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Education (School Teachers' Pay and Conditions) (No.4) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No.3106), dated 21st November 2000, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22nd November, be annulled.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2000
That this House welcomes the keynote speech of the Foreign Minister of Cyprus, Dr Ioannis Kasoulides, to the annual dinner of the Greek Cypriot Brotherhood in London on 21st November, in which he reaffirmed the close and important ties between Cyprus and the United Kingdom, paid tribute to the role played by the United Kingdom and in particular the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, the Right honourable Member for Livingston in supporting the accession of Cyprus to the European Union, reported on the latest developments in the proximity talks under the aegis of the United Nations, including the UN Secretary General's observation that from New York in September 'a qualitative step forward has taken place' in the talks, and called on Mr Denktash to 'look to a better future for the whole of Cyprus within the haven of prosperity, security and stability that the European Union is'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 November 2000
That this House commends Her Majesty's Government for its decision to grant support for the Far East prisoners of war, victims of Japanese cruelty; welcomes the recent announcement that additional financial support is to be allocated to the widows of murdered RUC officers and disabled officers; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to provide equal support and treatment for those victims who had formerly served in the Army, including the Ulster Defence Regiment, the Royal Irish Regiment and Prison Service, in the fight against terrorism and in defence of democracy and freedom.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2000
after 'Easington', insert 'and in constituencies in Southampton and in New Forest East nearby'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2000
leave out from 'peace' to end and add 'rightly recognises the crucial role which such weapons played in ensuring that the Cold War ended without open conflict and acknowledges that no quantity of conventional forces can by itself deter an aggressor armed with mass destruction weapons.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2000
That this House notes with concern and disappointment the recent decision of the North West Science Review Committee not to grant funding for the Jodrell Bank Observatory's e-MERLIN project; welcomes the Observatory's excellent ratings given by an International Review comprising of a panel of distinguished astronomers; recognises that the Jodrell Bank Observatory is the only major astronomy centre in the United Kingdom and is of international importance; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in his capacity as Chairman of the North West Science & Daresbury Development Group, to look favourably on Jodrell Bank Observatory's bid for ú7 million funding for the e-MERLIN project, in order to keep the Jodrell Bank Observatory and the Sir Bernard Lovell radio telescope at the forefront of the world's astronomical research.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2000
That this House urges Her Majesty's Government to immediately ban unnecessary animal experiments at the Ministry of Defence's Chemical Warfare Establishment at Porton Down; is disgusted by the torture and slaughter of pigs subjected to mustard gas and Marmoset monkeys injected with sarin nerve gas; is appalled that these experiments will continue despite admissions by the research scientists involved that they have discovered little of value; congratulates the Sunday People for exposing this barbaric cruelty; and supports that newspaper's campaign to put a stop to it.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2000
That this House congratulates RNIB Multiple Disability Services on their campaign to increase access to eye care for adults with learning difficulties; welcomes the recent launch of RNIB's Right to Sight Video and Resource Pack for staff and information booklets for service users; notes that only a minority of people with learning difficulties have regular eye tests, yet 30 per cent. have serious eye problems; regrets that people with learning difficulties experience prejudice and environmental and other barriers to receiving quality eye care resulting in some being denied eye tests, glasses or eye surgery and even losing their sight unnecessarily; believes that undetected or unaddressed eye problems can reduce a person's autonomy and independence and that earlier detection and treatment would improve people's quality of life and be a more effective use of resources; and calls on the Government to review the arrangements for the funding, provision and quality assurance of eye tests for people with learning difficulties to ensure that their rights under the Patient's Charter become a reality.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2000
That this House is concerned that it is not Royal Mail policy to supply postal workers who use cycles in the course of their work with cycle helmets; believes that cycle helmets should be provided to those members of Royal Mail staff who wish to use them at no cost to the staff member; and requests the Government to urge the Royal Mail to offer free cycle helmets to all staff using Royal Mail bicycles as a matter of course.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2000
That this House condemns the practice of female genital mutilation which violates the human rights of girls and women to bodily integrity and has adverse health and social implications; notes that an estimated 130 million women and girls in the world have undergone FGM and that two million girls are at risk to undergoing some form of the procedure every year; further notes that in the UK women who have undergone FGM are increasingly presenting themselves to healthcare professional, and specialist clinics are treating hundreds of women with FGM-related complications; regrets that there have been no prosecutions under the UK Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985; welcomes the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and reproductive Health's Hearing's Report and Survey Analysis on FGM; and urges Her Majesty's Government to act on the recommendations in the Report and amend the existing law on FGM in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2000
at end add 'but notes that there is a huge democratic deficit within the EU and calls upon this to be addressed as a matter of urgency'.'
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2000
at end add 'but warns against any strategic dependence on Russian oil supplies as might result from too close a relationship between Western Europe and an unstable and barely democratic former superpower.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2000
That this House congratulates Her Majesty's Government on its renewed efforts to educate young people about the dangers associated with smoking; notes the considerable tax revenue raised in excise taxes on cigarettes; is concerned about the export of UK manufacturing jobs which will be brought about by the implementation of the draft Directive on the manufacture, sale and presentation of tobacco products; is concerned that these job losses will bring none of the health benefits claimed by the European Commission; applauds The Sun newspaper for highlighting the disproportionate impact of this Directive on jobs in the UK, particularly in the constituency of Easington; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to take account of the representations of the Tobacco Workers Alliance and change its position on the export ban in the Directive.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2000
That this House believes that building without planning permission should be made illegal.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2000
That this House notes that the European Court of Human Rights has commenced consideration of the case of Abdullah Ocalan against Turkey, which involves alleged breaches of Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18 and 34 of the European Convention on Human Rights, that the European Court of Human Rights has passed numerous judgments against Turkey concerning the right to life (Article 2), prohibition of torture (Article 3), right to a fair trial (Article 6), right to an effective remedy (Article 13) and freedom of expression (Article 10); further notes that the European Union has recently published its Draft Accession Agreement with Turkey which calls upon the Turkish state to abolish the death penalty as part of the accession process, that Turkey has not ratified Protocol 6 to the European Convention, expresses concern about the continued disregard for human rights, hopes that the Ocalan case will highlight the gross human rights violations committed by the Turkish state against Kurds and other minorities; believes that there can be no place for Turkey in the European Union until it has fully ratified and implemented the European Convention on Human Rights, ending its oppression of the Kurdish population; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government and the European Union to urge Turkey to recognise the PKK ceasefire, and the PKK's willingness to discuss a solution to the conflict within the borders of the Turkish state, as an opportunity for peaceful dialogue with the Kurdish people.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2000
That this House notes that the constitution of India prohibits the cruel treatment of cows, bullocks and buffaloes being taken to slaughter, and that the Indian Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act mandate that all animals shall receive humane treatment; recognises the protests being voiced by the international community, and by Indian citizens resident in the United Kingdom, regarding the need for Indian authorities to enforce India's animal transport and slaughter laws; believes, with deep disappointment, that it is common practice during the transport and slaughter of Indian cattle for them to be overloaded onto lorries, particularly in border crossings from Tamil Nadu into Karnataka and Kerala, to be marched hundreds of miles without food or water, to have their tails intentionally broken and their eyes deliberately injured with tobacco and chilli peppers to compel them to stand when they collapse, and for their final slaughter often to be inhumane; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to urge the Indian Government to immediately engage in meaningful discussions directed toward the consistent and effective enforcement of the current laws prohibiting cruelty to animals.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2000
That this House congratulates the North of England Zoological Society's commitment to safeguard the future of the Asian elephant at the Zoological Gardens in Chester; notes that the Asian elephant is one of the largest and most impressive of endangered animals and that the Asian elephant will be extinct in the wild and in wildlife collections within little more than 50 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 November 2000
That this House is concerned about the rising number of abandoned exotic animals; notes that the RSPCA has rescued 3,761 exotic animals this year; welcomes the RSPCA Exotics Campaign 2000; and encourages the Government to introduce legislation requiring that species listed under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 are only sold to persons in possession of a dangerous wild animal licence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2000
That this House congratulates the emergency services in Somerset, including the fire, police and ambulance services, Taunton Deane Borough Council and Somerset County Council, particularly the emergency planning team and volunteers, for showing dedication and professionalism in working in partnership to cope with the worst floods in Taunton for 40 years; and expresses concern for the anxiety and stress caused to those affected and the damage to property.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2000
leave out from 'Improvement' to end and add 'deplores the lack of prior consultation on the proposed abolition; rejects the Government's proposed alternatives as wholly inadequate; and calls on the Government to abandon its plans to abolish CHCs and to focus instead on promoting an open debate on reform of CHCs to ensure that they provide a genuinely independent and effective voice for patiens in the NHS.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2000
at end add 'and to reschedule Panorama so that it does not clash with The Westminster Hour on Radio 4.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2000
That this House welcomes the Highways Agency's 10 year National Roads Strategy; notes Lord Whitty's pledge that the Government is committed to reducing congestion and to a wider choice of safer, better integrated and more reliable travel; believes that the ú22.3 billion earmarked under the strategy over the next 10 years should bring benefits to the nation's transport infrastructure; but recognised the significant representations from the South East Essex Society of Chartered Accountants on the need to give more priority to the transport infrastructure in the Thames Gateway which is currently insufficient to serve the one million people living in this area; and calls upon the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions to give more priority to this issue.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2000
That this House congratulates all United Kingdom participants at the paralympics held in Sydney, in particular those who won medals; pays tribute to those who gained gold medals, Anita Chapman, Lloyd Upsdell, Noel Thatcher, Bob Matthews, Hazel Robson, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Deborah Brennan, Caroline Innes, Stephen Miller, Christopher Martin, Ken Churchill, Sally Reddin, Nigel Murray, Lee Pearson, Nicola Tustain, Kay Gebbie, Anne Dunham, Anthony Peddle, Emma Brown, Isabel Newstead, Sascha Kindred, James Crisp, Giles Long, Jody Cundy, David Roberts, Kenny Cairns, Marc Woods, Matthew Walker, Andrew Lindsay, Emily Jennings, Melanie Easter, Margaret McEleny and Vicki Broadribb; and urges central and local government to provide extra and better facilities so that more people with disabilities can be involved in sport at all levels.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2000
at end add 'and energy from wave and tidal power.'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2000
That this House congratulates HealthProm on their Safe Motherhood Programme in Azerbaijan; notes the recent doubling of the already high mother and infant mortality rates; welcomes this practical attainable programme for reform which has been generously supported by Glaxo Wellcome; and urges other companies doing business in Azerbaijan and other new democracies to dedicate some of their profits to health and welfare programmes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2000
That this House notes the developing conflict between the high prices of oil maintained by the OPEC countries and the priorities of consumers and governments Europe-wide; notes that changes over the past decade have positioned the Russian oil industry ideally to provide a stabilising role in the global oil market and to assist European markets diversify their sources; and urges Her Majesty's Government to support the EU initiative towards a strategic energy agreement with Russia discussed at the Paris Summit on 30th October, which seeks to provide a secure strategic energy source to supplement OPEC and which would provide reciprocal benefits to the peoples and economies of Russia and the EU countries.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2000
That this House welcomes the greater attention being paid by the police to the problem of domestic violence following the representations in the 1980s to the Metropolitan Police by the late Jo Richardson MP, initially in the face of mockery; and calls upon the Home Secretary to establish a national coalition of relevant agencies to identify the extent of domestic violence, provide an updated assessment of the measures taken so far by each police force and develop amendments to the civil and criminal law, which will finally reflect the seriousness of domestic violence and its impact on the family.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2000
That this House, recognising that law-abiding grantees of exceptional leave to remain who are issued with the Home Office Certificate of Identity as a purported travel document can not in fact travel to many countries whose authorities do not recognise the CID as valid, calls on the Home Secretary to take urgent steps to replace the CID with a document that will enable all such grantees to travel abroad for important life-events, for business and for pleasure.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2000
That this House notes the People's Republic of China's apparent policy of opposition to Falun Gong practitioners, including labour, prison sentences and harsh treatment detention; welcomes the raising of these concerns with the Chinese authorities by Her Majesty's Government and our European partners; and urges the Government to consider further initiatives, to underline the commitment of Britain to freedom of religion or belief in China, and to work cooperatively and considerately with the Chinese authorities to understand the rationale for their current position and seek ways to achieve progress regarding policy towards Falun Gong practitioners in China.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2000
That this House welcomes the restoration, under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, of the right of appeal againt a refusal of a visa to visit family members in the United Kingdom; notes the considerable concern of the Commission for Racial Equality, the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, the Immigration Advisory Service, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association, the Legal Action Group, Justice, the Law Society and others that the value of this right of appeal is negated by the charging of substantial fees to appellants; notes with regret that these fees, the first to be imposed under the social welfare tribunal system, will have an adverse impact on black and Asian families, and thus on race relations; and urges the Government to dispense with such fee-charging for family visitor appeals.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2000
That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for the Home Department to amend existing legislation relating to the issue of registration plates for vehicles in the light of an increase in the theft of petrol from service station forecourts and the use of false number plates by thieves to avoid detection by making identification of the vehicle and its owner impossible.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2000
That this House notes that the fishing industry, which is already in a difficult situation due to the shortage of supplies, is being hard-pressed by the rising cost of fuel oil; regrets that the Chancellor in his Pre-Budget Report, having delivered welcome concessions to the road hauliers and farmers, did not act to relieve the cost pressure on the fishing industry; further notes that other European countries have acted to protect their fleet from rising fuel costs; and calls on the Chancellor to do likewise.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2000
That this House looks forward to the publication on 14 to 15th December at the NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance's new options paper on arms control and disarmament; and expects that amongst the options will be a plan for the implementation of all the decisions made by the members of the Alliance in the Non-Proliferation Treaty review and subsequently reaffirmed by NATO and at the United Nations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2000
That this House believes that the principle of allied strategy (paragraph 46 of the 1999 Strategic Concept) which asserts that nuclear weapons make a unique contribution to deterrence and 'remain essential to preserve peace', is incompatible with the decision by NATO member states at the May 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to support an 'unequivocal' commitment to nuclear disarmament; and that therefore NATO strategy should be changed to remove any equivocation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2000
That this House congratulates the British Healthcare Trade Association on the establishment of a self-regulation scheme for individuals working in the healthcare equipment and services sector which will help raise standards and ensure high quality for equipment users.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2000
That this House welcomes the Government's intention to replace the current system of internal reviews of housing benefit decisions by individual local authorities with a new, more robust, independent appeal mechanism; notes that local authorities will retain the right to reclaim benefit overpayments from third parties, such as landlords, where payments are made directly; is concerned, however, that the practice of allowing these third parties to appeal such decisions will be excluded from the new procedure; calls on the Government to recognise that it is unjust to demand repayment of fraudulently claimed or incorrectly paid benefits direct from landlords, who are unable to know this is taking place, without a right of appeal and asks that such a right be included in regulations when they are laid before the House.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2000
That this House notes that counterfeiting and piracy cost UK industry ú8.19 billion in 1999, according to a recent survey by the Alliance Against Counterfeiting and Piracy; further notes that this translates into a ú1.36 billion loss of tax revenues for Her Majesty's Treasury; and calls upon the Government to introduce legislation as a matter of urgency to stiffen the penalties for intellectual property theft and make it easier to secure convictions.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2000
That this House draws the attention of rail passengers from Sheffield, Chesterfield, Derby, Loughborough, Leicester, Wellingborough, Bedford and Luton to the fact that on Monday 13th November Midland Mainline altered its previous emergency timetable with no prior notice in the press, on local radio, or Ceefax and that the normal two hour 20 minute service took almost six hours with no apparent signs of flooding on the line or work on the track; deplores the arrogant lack of information illustrated by a permanently engaged telephone; and calls on Midland Mainline to reduce all fares by 50 per cent. until its normal mediocre service is resumed.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2000
That this House takes note of the crisis of democracy in Peru following recent fraudulent elections and the consequent questionable legitimacy of the Government of President Fujimori; further notes the promise of new elections; to ensure the fairness and transparency of which, urges the Government, together with the international community, to do all that is within its power to support Peruvian civil society's desire for genuine democracy in Peru, and to ensure that the former head of Peruvian National Intelligence Service, Vladimiro Montesinos, is held to account for human rights abuses, bribery and corruption.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2000
That this House congratulates the Young European Movement for its EU enlargement campaign, which aims to raise awareness of and debate about enlargement of the European Union amongst young people; notes that the Berlin Wall fell 11 years ago, but the former communist countries of eastern Europe remain outside the EU; and calls upon the United Kingdom Government to do all it can to ensure that enlargement is maintained as a priority for the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2000
That this House celebrates National Youth Work Week running from 30th October to 5th November; congratulates the National Youth Agency and its partners for selecting young people and democracy as the theme for the week, illustrating why democracy is important to young people and young people are important to democracy; recognises that all around the country youth work organisations will be celebrating the role played by young people in their areas, or in campaigning groups, or participating in running their own organisations; acknowledges that youth work, with its informal education approach, is well-placed to encourage and support young people who want to participate in changing their communities; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to recognise the vital contribution that youth work can make in helping young people to develop as individuals and as members of groups and communities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2000
That this House condemns the international trade in bear bile, which involves the keeping and breeding of Asiatic bears in Asian bear farms, where conditions are extremely cruel and totally unsuitable, and which would be unacceptable in the UK; condemns the captivity and international trade in whales and dolphins, which subject animals to unacceptable conditions and high mortality; notes that the Plants and Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species is meeting in the USA in December to discuss, amongst other issues, the registration of captive breeding facilities for endangered species and the trade therein; and calls on the United Kingdom Government to ensure that they adopt a precautionary approach at all times in order to prevent the possibility of the backdoor legalisation of these cruel and unsustainable international trades.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2000
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Railways (Safety Case) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 2688), dated 2nd October 2000, a copy of which was laid before this House on 2nd October, be annulled.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2000
leave out 'notes that' and insert 'opposes'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2000
leave out 'proposes' and insert 'proposing'.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2000
at end insert '; and wishes that reasoned opposition by the local CHC should continue to require a Minister to review proposals for change in local health service and hospital provision'.