40 ingested motions from United Kingdom introduced in 2015. Year filters use the introduced date shown on each card. Walk years back as far as this source still publishes.
That this House is concerned by the dreadful situation currently faced by 9.9 million children in Yemen, a war-torn country with the highest number of people in humanitarian need in the world; notes with concern that since March 2015 over 5,700 civilians have been killed, including more than 630 children, following the intensive and daily airstrikes by Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces and ground attacks by the Houthis and other non-state armed groups; further notes that due to the destruction or the damage caused to health and other public facilities thousands of children are also put at risk of dying from treatable diseases and acute malnutrition, and can no longer access their schools; condemns the remaining significant obstacles to the flow of essential goods, including fuel, food and medical supplies into Yemen and to their distribution within the country because of the insecure environment, and the restriction of humanitarian access to some areas which contributes to further reinforcing the dire humanitarian situation; joins the UN and the ICRC in the condemnation of disregard for human life and in calling for attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructures to stop; and calls on the Government to pursue and increase its efforts in encouraging the launch of a peace talk process in the country.
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and date of claim) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No.1857), dated 3 November 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9 November, be annulled.
That this House congratulates East Kilbride and District Dementia Carers Group on its 25th anniversary and on winning STV's Real Hero award for providing home from home care for people with dementia and support for their carers; recognises the excellent work that the group and its volunteers do within the local community; and notes the collaborative community involvement with East Kilbride Rotary which recently fundraised £3,000 for the group's activities.
That this House is deeply concerned that sexual violence is a persistent and endemic part of the conflict in Darfur; is disturbed by the findings of the recent report by Waging Peace Rape in Darfur: A History of Predation on the use of rape as a weapon of war; is alarmed that perpetrators of sexual violence in Darfur mostly act with impunity due to the low levels of reporting and prosecution of these crimes; deplores that, in order to prosecute a rape in Sudan, a victim is required to bring four male witnesses who will confirm that the act was without consent; is perturbed that victims of sexual violence rarely receive the necessary physical or psychological medical support; calls on all armed actors operating in Darfur to respect international humanitarian law and ensure that preventative mechanisms are established to eradicate acts of sexual violence perpetrated by their forces; underscores the vital mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) to provide protection to the civilian population of Darfur; notes that reported sexual abuses often occur immediately outside of UNAMID-controlled areas; further calls for an immediate improvement in UNAMID's capacity to patrol and provide protection to the civilians of Darfur outside of UNAMID-controlled areas; and encourages UNAMID to investigate the possibility of introducing community liaison assistants in UNAMID camps whom residents can consult about their protection needs.
That this House congratulates Ayrshire College in its success in the Scottish Qualifications Authority Star Awards with Stephen Wilson winning SQA College Candidate of the Year, John McTaggart, Curriculum Manager, winning SQA Champion of the Year, and the Sport and Fitness Team and students winning the SQA Innovation Award for their excellent community work; further congratulates the College in being runner-up in the Innovation Award for the partnership work with NHS Ayrshire and Arran and Police Scotland; and looks forward to the opening of the new £53 million Kilmarnock Campus funded by the Scottish Government, which has already been awarded a BREEAM outstanding rating at design stage.
That this House recognises that 2015 marks the golden anniversary of Kilmarnock FC winning the Scottish League; notes that it is still the last provincial club to manage such an achievement; and further notes that as Scottish champions in the UEFA European Cup competition, it played the European Champions, Real Madrid, that same year, a set of matches still much talked about by both Kilmarnock and Real Madrid fans; and hopes another provincial club may win the Scottish League in a shorter timeframe than 50 years.
That this House congratulates Kilmarnock in winning the SURF award for being Scotland's most improved large town while commending the town of Irvine for being runner up; pays tribute to the work of the SNP-led East Ayrshire Councils for leading in the regeneration work; applauds particularly the restoration of the derelict Opera House listed building, ignored by previous councils; welcomes the re-landscaped Bank Street assisting in attracting businesses; recognises the partnership work with the Town Centre Retailers Association, the Kilmarnock Station Railways Heritage Trust and the CVO; further welcomes the town centre council house development schemes at Portland Street, West Langlands Street and Rennie Street and East Ayrshire Council's office strategy to ensure as many people access the town centre on a regular basis; notes that funding from the Scottish Government has allowed the CARS scheme to award grants to many town centre premises, preserving their future; and welcomes the improvements to the station clock, the railway viaduct, Palace Theatre and other capital investment schemes by East Ayrshire Council which has demonstrated that responsible long-term capital borrowing allows sensible infrastructure development and supports jobs.
That this House congratulates the Helmsdale Affordable Housing Project on winning a highly respected SURF Award for Community Led Regeneration; commends the excellent work it has done in successfully creating four new family homes in Helmsdale, a rural village in Sutherland, which will help to address depopulation and decline; acknowledges that the purpose of the SURF Award is to reward best practice and innovation in community regeneration, as a means of sharing experience to enhance future policy and practice; and supports the Helmsdale and District Development Trust in all of its future projects.
That this House notes the outcome of the Annual EU Fisheries negotiations in Brussels which were completed on 16 December 2015 for fish species quota allocations; welcomes the increase in fish quota allocations for Area V11 (Irish Sea) nephrops and Area V11A (Irish Sea) haddock; regrets the reductions for cod and hake fish species in Area V11A (Irish Sea); and urges the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and her ministerial team to continue working with the devolved administrations, the fish producer organisations and the EU to obtain a better quota deal for the whitefish sector in the Irish Sea.
That this House notes with serious concern reports in the Nyasa Times and elsewhere that Cuthbert Kulemela and Kelvin Gonani have been arrested in Lilongwe, Malawi, related to having consensual sex together; welcomes the condemnation of this development by the US Ambassador to Malawi, and echoes her calls for the charges to be dropped; believes the arrest is a regressive step given the relaxation of anti-gay laws under the previous President of Malawi; recognises the strong friendship that exists between Scotland, the UK as a whole, and Malawi, and in a spirit of friendship reminds the Malawi government of its international human rights obligations with respect to the protection of minorities from persecution; and calls on the Government to urgently express these concerns to the government of Malawi.
That this House notes the public consultation currently being carried out by NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on provision of homeopathic services in Liverpool; expresses concern that this consultation is being undertaken following reported threats of legal action; welcomes the result of the survey carried out at the CCG stakeholders meeting on 4 December 2015 which showed that 90 per cent of stakeholders wanted to either maintain the service at its current levels of funding or remove the cap with no maximum level; acknowledges that doctors often refer patients for homeopathy as a last, not first resort, when conventional treatments have failed to help or where patients have contraindications from pharmaceutical drugs; further notes that patient surveys and MYMOP scores (Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile) have showed positive responses; believes that individual doctors should be able to use their professional judgement to decide what treatments are appropriate for their patients; and urges NHS Liverpool CCG to listen to local patients, doctors and other stakeholders and maintain homeopathic services for patients in Liverpool.
That this House congratulates John White & Son, the oldest independent weighing company in the UK, on its 300th anniversary; recognises the contribution made by the family-run manufacturing company of Auchtermuchty, Fife, to the industry, evolving over three different centuries to embrace advances in technology which have seen the firm become one of the pioneers in electronic weighing in the 1970s; and further recognises how the company continues to develop its technical expertise through a programme of staff training and development with a wide range of products and services it now provides to its customers across the globe.
That this House pays tribute to the emergency services that responded to the recent floods in Cumbria; praises the hard work and commitment of those that worked tirelessly to ensure that people were evacuated safely; commends the community spirit and resilience of those affected by flooding; notes that shops and businesses in Cumbria are open for business; and further notes and commends the work of local media outlets including BBC Radio Cumbria and CFM in keeping people up to date with the changing situation with regard to road and bridge closures.
That this House notes that Bolton Wanderers Football Club (BWFC) is in severe financial difficulties and is facing the threat of administration; further notes that BWFC was a Premier League team and could now face the prospect of a 12 points deduction and possible relegation to League One; notes that BWFC forms part of the fabric of the community in Bolton, central to its sense of identity; notes that thousands of the club's supporters have shown tremendous patience, loyalty and passion; recognises that BWFC is in discussions with various investors and bidders and is hopeful that it will succeed in finding a buyer; and calls on the Sports and Tourism Minister to convene an urgent meeting between the club, the Football Association and HM Revenue and Customs to delay taking action for up to six months to enable the club to find a suitable investor and avert a further crisis.
That this House acknowledges the 25th anniversary of the Independent Resource Centre in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire originally founded as the Clydebank and Drumchapel Unemployed Action Group began in 1970; commends the sterling work of Mary Collins, the staff and volunteers in providing welfare rights, debt and money advice; commemorates the Centre's track record for providing advice and support to those in West Dumbartonshire over 25 years who have faced financial difficulties; and wishes the team well for the future.
That this House acknowledges the combined efforts of both Itison and SocialBite, who provide people who are homeless with meals and allow customers to buy meals in advance for those who need them most; notes that these teams together have raised over £200,000 this week; and congratulates the teams on the outstanding achievement of providing thousands of Christmas dinners for those across Scotland who are homeless, as well as sending parcels of winter essentials to refugees in Europe in keeping with the festive spirit.
That this House warmly congratulates the Kurdistan Regional Government's brave Peshmerga and other Kurdish allies on recapturing Sinjar from Daesh with the assistance of international coalition airstrikes; recognises that this is not only a major psychological defeat but also severs the main supply road for Daesh forces between Raqqa and Mosul; further recognises that the Peshmerga, already protecting Mosul Dam, are vital in defending the Kurdistan region, which has a 650-mile border with Daesh, and could play a major supporting role in the liberation of Mosul; notes however, that the Peshmerga have not been paid for two months in an economic crisis in the Kurdistan region caused by continuing and unconstitutional cuts in federal budget entitlements to the Kurdistan Regional Government, which also carries the bulk of the burden of looking after nearly two million refugees and internally-displaced people; and urges the Government and the wider international community, in recognising the pivotal military, political and cultural role of the Kurds in tackling Daesh, to help persuade the federal government in Baghdad to play fair by the Kurds in a new political settlement that can also persuade Sunnis that they will be treated fairly and so further undermine Daesh rule.
That this House supports the Better than Zero campaign, organised by the STUC, the STUC Youth Committee, affiliated trades unions and young precarious workers, which is a collective project against zero hours, zero rights, zero pay and zero respect workplaces and highlights insecure and low paid work affecting young workers and seeks to end discrimination and exploitation which exists in many workplaces and many sectors of the economy; believes that this campaign highlights bad employment practices, provides a voice to young workers who are more often at the receiving end of such bad practice and provides a platform for young trades union activists to play a full and active part in the trade union movement; and further believes that this project gives young workers the confidence to stand up against exploitation.
That this House congratulates CLAN Cancer Support (CLAN), based in Aberdeen, on the receipt of over £400,000 from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland to fund their life-changing Children and Families Cancer Support Service project for the next three years; notes that this vital service makes a huge difference to those facing difficult times, which can often lead to feelings of anxiety, stress and isolation; further notes that this excellent local charity covers the whole of North East Scotland, Moray, Orkney and Shetland with a presence in Ballater, Banchory, Elgin, Inverurie, Fraserburgh, Lossiemouth, Peterhead, Stonehaven, Turriff, Kirkwall and Lerwick; commends CLAN on its aim for the project to support 300 beneficiaries per year; and wishes CLAN all the best with this project which supports children and family members following cancer diagnosis offering pre and post-bereavement emotional support, and also works with children and their families in the instance that the child themselves receives a cancer diagnosis.
That this House believes that Lizzie Armitstead is a worthy and deserving contender for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award; applauds Armitstead's success in raising the profile of women's cycling, in the UK and abroad; feels she, as reigning World, Commonwealth and National champion in road race cycling is an icon of British cycling; notes that she has won the World Cup in two consecutive years; believes this fantastic success should be recognised through the accolade of the award; notes that if she won, she would be the fourth cyclist to win the award in the last eight years, joining Sir Chris Hoy, Mark Cavendish, and Sir Bradley Wiggins; recognises the fantastic state of British cycling at this time, and acknowledges Armitstead's role in this; commends Armitstead's professional yet humble demeanour, and her commitment to cycling; and believes that Armitstead would be a truly deserving recipient of this award.
That this House respects the unrivalled professionalism, skill and commitment of all support staff employed on the House of Commons estate; acknowledges that all hon. Members receive invaluable help from the entire workforce, from doorkeepers and police officers to the library team and postal service, from catering staff to staff of the Department of Chamber and Committee Services; thanks them in particular for the generous support and warmth shown to newly-elected hon. Members in 2015; and wishes each of them a restful and peaceful Christmas and the best of everything in 2016.
That this House believes that Kevin Sinfield MBE is a fantastic and deserving contender for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award; feels he deserves this recognition, this year in particular, due to his superb leadership of Leeds Rhinos, who he led to win the treble for the first time, winning the Super League Grand Final, the Challenge Cup Final, and the League Leader's Shield; recognises his success and loyalty to his club, playing for Leeds Rhinos throughout his career and becoming its top points scorer, Super League's top points scorer and is in the top three for points scorers of all time, with 86 tries, 1,792 goals and 40 drop goals; further recognises the former England captain, who played for England 26 times and Great Britain 14 times, has been a core part of British and English rugby for many years, and is deserving of this accolade; notes that he is the first rugby league player to be nominated for this award, a testament to both his excellence and how rugby league has been overlooked in the past; praises his modesty, determination and positive attitude, which have been a core part of his fantastic captaincy of Leeds Rhinos, leading them not only to the treble this year, but to seven Super League titles, three Challenge Cups, three League Leaders Shields and three World Club Challenge successes; and further believes that Kevin Sinfield would be a truly deserving recipient of this award.
That this house notes that on Saturday 5th December 2015 there was a major incident called at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary to deal with the effects of Storm Desmond; further notes that the storm caused flooding and a power outage which meant the Royal Lancaster Infirmary was running on a generator; and congratulates all of the staff at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, from catering, domestic, facilities, administration and medical staff for their dedication to patients and for getting to work through the flooding to ensure the hospital was working as normal to look after patients.
That this House notes with concern reports of grave irregularities and massive acts of fraud in the elections in Haiti regarding counting and tabulation of votes; rejects any attempts to influence the electoral results through corruption or force; condemns violence against the tens of thousands of people, including human rights organisations, religious leaders and ordinary citizens who have been demonstrating peacefully against what they are calling an electoral coup d'état; and urges the Government to offer every support to ensure that reports of fraud, violence and intimidation are fully investigated so that the people of Haiti have a legitimate and fairly elected government of their choice.
That this House welcomes the internationally recognised Safe System approach adopted by Highways England for the strategic road network; notes that a clear long-term goal for no-one to be harmed on this network has been set, supported by an objective for a 40 per cent reduction in those killed and seriously injured by 2020; further notes that the Safe System also informs the leading countries in road safety in Europe and further afield in Australia, New Zealand and North America and provides a focus for more effective shared delivery of road safety results across many sectors, levels of government, business and the community and in aligned with many other societal goals; and calls on the Government to extend the adoption and promotion of this approach in road safety strategy to all roads and traffic.
That this House congratulates all the women who were able to vote for the first time in Saudi Arabia, and in particular extends its deepest congratulations to those who were elected.
That the Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1659), dated 8 September 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9 September, be revoked.
That this House commends the work of the diabetes team in Ealing in assessing the impact of intensive injection technique education and the use of a 4mm 32G pen needle on diabetes control; calls on clinical commissioning groups and other healthcare providers across the country to give people with diabetes choice over the technology they use and appropriate training in diabetes management skills; notes that use of poor quality technology can lead to increased pain and discomfort; is deeply concerned that patients who are multiple daily injectors are having the choice of the needle that they use taken away from them; and further notes the important role that innovative technologies play in supporting patients to lead full and active lives.
That this House congratulates Ballantrae Rural Initiative Care in the Community Ltd in securing a £250,000 award from the Scottish Land Fund; acknowledges the value of supporting and caring for the elderly; recognises that the funding will allow a project to create a 12-bed residential care facility for the elderly which will augment and extend the range of services available to the community; and commends the Scottish Land Fund for its role in helping these individuals, their families and the surrounding community.
That this House congratulates the Glasgow Womens' Library (GWL) on being awarded Recognised Collections of National Significance status by Museums Galleries Scotland; recognises that GWL is the only accredited museum dedicated to women's history in the whole of the UK; notes that the GWL collection encompasses a wide range of documents and objects, including suffragette memorabilia; and commends staff and volunteers for their enthusiastic outreach programmes which support women of all backgrounds, and encourages people to visit this unique collection.
That this House commends the establishment of Mikeysline a volunteer and community-led initiative in the Highlands; notes that Mikeysline is aimed at supporting those at risk of self-harm and suicide and in providing a lifeline for young people who feel trapped by issues such as bullying, alcohol, loneliness, depression amongst other issues and drugs, consequently finding it difficult to express their feelings; and believes that the work carried out by organisations such as Mikeysline is a valuable expression of community support for young people in distress.
That this House notes that 27 December 2015 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Sea Gem disaster in which 13 workers were tragically killed and five injured when the Sea Gem drilling rig collapsed and tipped over, throwing workers into the icy waters of the West Sole oil field, some 42 miles off the mouth of the River Humber; further notes the many health and safety improvements which have occurred since then; commends the work of health and safety professionals; and expresses concern about the considerable challenges still facing the UK offshore industry, including ageing plant, asset integrity and the need for safety-critical maintenance to be prioritised.
That this House recalls that the Child Poverty Act 2010 was passed with cross-party support; recognises the critical role that the measures and targets in this Act had on monitoring child poverty; notes that the Government's proposal to replace the measurements enshrined in the Act to monitor life chances was opposed by approximately 99 per cent of respondents to the Measuring Child Poverty consultation published in November 2012; further notes that the life chances measurements will not include income indicators of child poverty; believes that these measures fail to measure and tackle child poverty in working households; and calls on the Government to reconsider the replacement of the original measurements and targets.
That this House congratulates Heriot-Watt University on marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Dubai campus; understands that Heriot Watt was the first international university to open a campus in Dubai International Academic City; notes that the Dubai campus has grown from 120 students in 2005 to almost 4,000 students from over 100 countries in 2015; highlights Heriot-Watt University's continued commitment to promoting Scottish Higher Education excellence on an international stage; and wishes the Dubai campus and its students continued growth and success for years to come.
That this House remembers those who at this time of year, in particular, face persecution and discrimination for their religious beliefs; recognises that, despite these difficulties, the true message of Christmas will reach such people of faith no matter where they are and what difficulties they might face; and wishes them to know that, this year and every year, we will be thinking of them.
That this House condemns serious and systematic human rights violations resulting from natural resource extraction operations around the world, as highlighted recently in a conference organised by the Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme; recognises that mining, oil and gas extraction projects are often a source of considerable conflict, threatening indigenous and other communities living on the land; believes that women from affected communities are at particular risk from irresponsible mining practices, as they can face dispossession, displacement and sexual and gender-based violence; notes that the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in his recent report highlighted excessive use of force against defenders of rights relating to land, defence of the environment and corporate responsibility; further notes his observations of systematic collusion between state and non-state actors designed to block reports by defenders that expose corruption and human rights violations; and calls on the Government to make strong representations, including at EU and UN level, to strengthen and implement comprehensive and gender-sensitive protection mechanisms for human rights defenders in this context, and to work to ensure that affected communities and those defending them are able to participate fully in the drafting and implementation of Business and Human Rights Action Plans.
That this House recognises the innovative approach of the Scottish Government in abolishing the Quality Outcome Framework for GPs so as to reduce bureaucracy and free-up more time to spend caring for patients; recommends that the Government consider a similar move; and commends the Scottish Government's relationship with the medical profession which is helping to shape future primary care services in Scotland.
That this House is aware that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is shortly to discuss reforms of the research and development of medicines worldwide; notes that examples of failures in medicine include lack of new treatments for conditions such as tuberculosis and other so-called diseases of poverty, and that those suffering life threatening conditions like cancer being unable to afford the treatments needed to survive; and further notes the WHO has created a consultative export group (CEG) whose remit is to prepare a new international agreement which will create alternatives to market-only based incentives for pharmaceutical companies to produce new medicines, prioritise health research according to need rather than profit and establish a pooled fund for research and development to be financed by a levy of 0.01 per cent of gross domestic product to develop new treatments.
That this House is aware of the review carried out into the up to £30 per week cut for some claimants of employment and support allowance, as set out in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, which clearly shows that far from incentivising people with disabilities to find work as the Government claims such cuts will widen the disability employment gap, increase the likelihood of ill health and hinder, not enhance, people closer to employment prospects; believes such cuts will have devastating consequences, particularly upon people with learning disabilities; and calls on the Minister to desist from imposing such unfair measures.
That this House recalls that the Government pledged to help end polio by agreeing to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, supporting the many world health organisations who have been battling to beat the illness throughout the Third World; believes that with the successes gained there is now a chance to largely confine polio to medical history books; and calls on the Government to keep promises made and continue to support whatever measures it takes to eradicate this dreadful, terrible disease.