That this House welcomes Parkinson's Awareness Week 2005 on 11th to 17th April with the theme, Parkinson's Disease Society for every age at every stage; recognises the Society's continuing efforts to improve the quality of life for all people living with Parkinson's disease; notes the launch of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions; hopes that effective local implementation by local health organisations and committed health and social care professionals will lead to significant improvements in care and support for people with Parkinson's and their carers; further notes that there is currently no known cure for Parkinson's; supports the efforts of all those engaged in research into all aspects of Parkinson's disease at centres across the UK; and congratulates the Society for investing more than ??30 million in research since it was founded in 1969.

That this House welcomes Parkinson's Awareness Week 2005 on 11th to 17th April with the theme, Parkinson's Disease Society for every age at every stage; recognises the Society's continuing efforts to improve the quality of life for all people living with Parkinson's disease; notes the launch of the National Service...

That this House notes the comments made by the hon Member for South Thanet on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's (NICE) draft guidance on drugs for Alzheimer's; welcomes the Minister's statement that NICE should consider the wider implications of not approving Alzheimer's drugs' use, especial ly the benefits and costs to carers as well as patients; calls on NICE to reconsider the proposals to discontinue the prescription of Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS; and urges Ministers to listen closely to the concerns of honourable Members and their constituents on the Alzheimer's Society lobby of Parliament on 16th March.

That this House notes the comments made by the hon Member for South Thanet on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's (NICE) draft guidance on drugs for Alzheimer's; welcomes the Minister's statement that NICE should consider the wider implications of not approving Alzheimer's drugs' use, especial ly the benefits and...

That this House recognises the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's finding that up to one fifth of all road accidents resulting in death or serious injury are caused by driver sleepiness; notes that at least one per cent. of the United Kingdom's adult population has a medical cause for sleepiness but that an estimated 80 per cent. of people with sleep disorders are unaware they have a treatable medical condition; acknowledges the Royal College of Physician's observation that untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnoea sufferers may have driving impairments comparable with drivers in excess of the legal alcohol limit; further acknowledges that Obstructive Sleep Apnoea is readily treatable with a machine costing ??300 which lasts for 10 years but that the Sleep Apnoea Trust has evidence of individuals who have suffered fatal crashes whilst on NHS waiting lists; further notes the research undertaken by the Sleep Centre at Edinburgh University which shows the cost of treating 500 sleep apnoea patients with continuous positive airway pressure treatment for five years would be a total of ??400,000 in comparison to the estimated cost of accidents caused by untreated patients with sleep apnoea over the same five year period being ??5,300,000; and urges the Government to seize the opportunity of the Road Safety Bill to incorporate this issue into its proposals on driver sleepiness by helping to raise awareness of sleep disorders amongst unknowing sufferers and by improving the provision of NHS diagnosis and treatment services.

That this House recognises the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's finding that up to one fifth of all road accidents resulting in death or serious injury are caused by driver sleepiness; notes that at least one per cent. of the United Kingdom's adult population has a medical cause for sleepiness...

That this House notes the recent Prime Minister's Strategy Unit report on the life chances of disabled people which states that there are currently no incentives for local service providers to prioritise disabled children; believes that schools in England and Wales need a clearer, more effective and less bureaucratic framework if they are meaningfully to tackle current inequalities for such children; further notes that disabled children's access to other services including wraparound childcare increasingly depends upon schools promoting their equality; further notes that the current legislative framework does not cover the promotion of equality for disabled teachers, support staff or disabled parents; supports the call for change in these areas presented by the Disability Rights Commission, the Special Educational Consortium, the Disability Charities Consortium, the Children's Society and teachers' unions; and therefore calls on the Government to follow these organisations' advice and include schools in England and Wales in the list of public bodies to be subject to specific duties to promote disability equality in regulations to be made under the new Disability Discrimination Bill in line with schools' existing duties under the Race Relations Amendment Act and to ensure effective joint working with other public sector partners.

That this House notes the recent Prime Minister's Strategy Unit report on the life chances of disabled people which states that there are currently no incentives for local service providers to prioritise disabled children; believes that schools in England and Wales need a clearer, more effective and less bureaucratic framework...

That this House is dismayed that the Government has resumed deportations to Zimbabwe despite increasing intimidation and brutality by ZANU-PF gangs; is alarmed that individuals who escaped with their lives should be reconsigned to threatening circumstances; notes that one such is Edneth Gotora whose husband was beaten to death by ZANU-PF thugs for no more than distributing leaflets, whilst her infant daughter was injured so badly that she died weeks later from injuries sustained during the attack; further notes that the culprits were apprehended but released immediately on bail whereupon they returned and abducted Edneth to a rehabilitation camp where she was raped and brutalised by the `commandant' and his henchmen such that she had to be hospitalised; further notes that, with assistance from an orderly, Edneth escaped and hid herself prior to making her way successfully to England; regrets that Edneth's plea for asylum was refused on the grounds that her husband was now dead and that she is now safe; is aware that a petition of 17,500 signatures is to be presented to the Home Office by the Reverend Sheila Maxey, Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reform Church; recognises that, while the Government pays lip service to the issues of domestic violence there is violence on a national scale in Zimbabwe, yet Edneth seems destined to be despatched to the same dangerous circumstances from which she escaped; and therefore calls upon the Home Secretary to exercise his discretion under the law to grant this much wronged lady the shelter she so desperately needs.

That this House is dismayed that the Government has resumed deportations to Zimbabwe despite increasing intimidation and brutality by ZANU-PF gangs; is alarmed that individuals who escaped with their lives should be reconsigned to threatening circumstances; notes that one such is Edneth Gotora whose husband was beaten to death by...

That this House congratulates Jamie Oliver on his groundbreaking Channel 4 series, Jamie's School Dinners, and his Feed Me Better campaign; notes the worrying increase of child obesity across the United Kingdom and the negative effects that a poorly balanced diet has on pupils' concentration, behaviour and social skills; is appalled that the average 35 to 45 pence per meal available to schools is a quarter of what is available in Her Majesty's prisons; welcomes the Government's introduction of tougher minimum standards allowing less sugar, fat and salt in school meals but calls on it to ban processed foods from school meals altogether and to encourage schools to adopt the Feed Me Better Manifesto for Change; and further calls on the Government to focus on implementing a healthy diet-exercise balance in all our schools.

That this House congratulates Jamie Oliver on his groundbreaking Channel 4 series, Jamie's School Dinners, and his Feed Me Better campaign; notes the worrying increase of child obesity across the United Kingdom and the negative effects that a poorly balanced diet has on pupils' concentration, behaviour and social skills; is...

That this House considers that the time is ripe to acknowledge as an act of genocide the mass murder of Armenians carried out in the Ottoman Empire in 1915; urges the Government to enhance its international reputation by joining other countries, including those in the European Union, who have recognised this act of genocide; and calls on the Turkish Government to acknowledge the actions of its predecessors.

That this House considers that the time is ripe to acknowledge as an act of genocide the mass murder of Armenians carried out in the Ottoman Empire in 1915; urges the Government to enhance its international reputation by joining other countries, including those in the European Union, who have recognised...

That this House welcomes the Disability Discrimination Bill and the extension of the definition of disability to include people with HIV, multiple sclerosis and cancer from the point of diagnosis; supports the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Committee on the draft Disability Discrimination Bill that no one with any kind of cancer should be excluded from the protection of the Bill; notes that like HIV and MS, the stigma and ignorance of cancer is the root cause of discrimination, not the type of cancer or how substantial the treatment; further notes that people with a cancer diagnosis need to know the law is on their side; and urges the Government to listen to Macmillan Cancer Relief, the Disability Rights Commission and the Disability Charities Consortium and not to include a power in the Bill effectively to exclude people with certain kinds of cancers from protection against unjustified discrimination.

That this House welcomes the Disability Discrimination Bill and the extension of the definition of disability to include people with HIV, multiple sclerosis and cancer from the point of diagnosis; supports the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Committee on the draft Disability Discrimination Bill that no one with any kind...

That this House welcomes the Equal Opportunities Commission's campaign against pregnancy discrimination; notes with alarm new research indicating that, each year, around 30,000 working women are either sacked, made redundant or are treated so badly that they feel they have to leave their jobs due to their pregnancies; further notes that in a survey of 1000 women who had been pregnant at work, almost half said that they experienced some form of disadvantageous treatment because of their pregnancy and a fifth were disadvantaged financially; observes that there are 441,000 women who work while pregnant each year; strongly believes that the UK economy needs the skills and experience of pregnant women in the workplace and women returning from maternity leave; and calls on the Government to act to put a stop to pregnancy discrimination by supporting pregnant women at work and their employers.

That this House welcomes the Equal Opportunities Commission's campaign against pregnancy discrimination; notes with alarm new research indicating that, each year, around 30,000 working women are either sacked, made redundant or are treated so badly that they feel they have to leave their jobs due to their pregnancies; further notes...

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3372), dated 17th December 2004, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22nd December, be annulled.

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3372), dated 17th December 2004, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22nd December, be annulled.

That this House recognises that endometriosis can be a distressing disease which can lead to infertility, severe and chronic pain, emotional distress, inability to finish an education or sustain a career, with subsequent financial cost to the individual and the State due to delayed and incorrect diagnosis, as well as ineffective hit-and-miss treatments; is concerned that endometriosis, which is still a relatively unknown disease despite the fact that there are an estimated two million sufferers in the UK alone, is not a current national or primary care trust priority; and therefore would urge the Secretary of State for Health to look at this with the utmost urgency to ensure that girls and women in the UK with endometriosis will receive the specialist care they need and rightly deserve, but which most are presently not getting.

That this House recognises that endometriosis can be a distressing disease which can lead to infertility, severe and chronic pain, emotional distress, inability to finish an education or sustain a career, with subsequent financial cost to the individual and the State due to delayed and incorrect diagnosis, as well as...

That this House condemns the Chinese Government over its treatment of Tibet and for a regime of religious intolerance within the People's Republic of China; notes that China is due to host the 2008 Olympic Games; recognises that the Olympic Games look to promote peace, tolerance and fairness and that, according to the Olympic Committee website, 'the Olympic Games have always brought people together in peace to respect universal moral principles'; and therefore calls upon the Chinese Government to put in practice the principles of tolerance, fairness and peace both in relation to Tibet and towards Christians living in China who wish to practise their faith.

That this House condemns the Chinese Government over its treatment of Tibet and for a regime of religious intolerance within the People's Republic of China; notes that China is due to host the 2008 Olympic Games; recognises that the Olympic Games look to promote peace, tolerance and fairness and that,...

That this House notes with concern the report by the World Wildlife Fund which found that key species in the United Kingdom seas are under serious threat with 13 of the 16 species and habitats investigated in decline, including reefs and salt marshes; further notes that the blame for damage to marine habitats is being placed on coastal developments, trawling and dredging, aquaculture, and oil and gas exploitation; and calls on the Government to work with marine conservationists and other interested parties to ensure that marine protection is at the forefront of the forthcoming Marine Policy Bill.

That this House notes with concern the report by the World Wildlife Fund which found that key species in the United Kingdom seas are under serious threat with 13 of the 16 species and habitats investigated in decline, including reefs and salt marshes; further notes that the blame for damage...

That this House notes the vital role played by carers throughout the UK; recognises that much of the work performed by an estimated six million carers goes unnoticed with only minimal financial support; welcomes the package of measures included in the National Strategy for Carers; and calls on the Government to look urgently into increasing financial support for carers, encouraging carers to take up the ??660 in unclaimed benefits that are open to them, and further improve the means of support and assistance for carers.

That this House notes the vital role played by carers throughout the UK; recognises that much of the work performed by an estimated six million carers goes unnoticed with only minimal financial support; welcomes the package of measures included in the National Strategy for Carers; and calls on the Government...

That this House acknowledges all the work done by many honourable Members to persuade the Government to strengthen road safety law; believes that the Transport Committee's recent report, Traffic Law and its Enforcement sheds light on gaps in current law, in particular the absence of an offence of causing death by careless driving; is alarmed that because of this lacuna in the law, when 17-year-old Alexine Melnik was killed by a careless driver, the court was able only to fine that driver and put points on his licence; believes that this valued Alexine's life far too cheaply; recognises that the Road Safety Bill provides a prime opportunity to change the law; and calls upon the Government to support an amendment to the Bill to fill the gap and create an offence of causing death by careless driving.

That this House acknowledges all the work done by many honourable Members to persuade the Government to strengthen road safety law; believes that the Transport Committee's recent report, Traffic Law and its Enforcement sheds light on gaps in current law, in particular the absence of an offence of causing death...

That this House welcomes the recent launch of the Joint Position Statements on Young Carers; notes that this partnership between the Princes Royal Trust for Carers, the Children's Society and the Disabled Parents Network illustrates the voluntary sector's leadership in working together to provide whole-family, preventative support for young carers and their families; applauds the Department for Education and Skills for funding this initiative; recognises that the vast majority of the United Kingdom's 175,000 young carers endure their entire childhoods unsupported and receive no form of assessment, a fact highlighted by the latest report from the Young Carers Research Group; regrets that services for adults and services for children often struggle to work in partnership, especially where a local authority does not have a protocol for joint working; believes that disabled parents should be able to access the support they need to enable them to get their children to school and that young carers should receive appropriate recognition and support once at school; and calls for services that support adults to recognise that many fo their clients are parents and require support with that role in order to prevent their children having to take on inappropriate caring roles.

That this House welcomes the recent launch of the Joint Position Statements on Young Carers; notes that this partnership between the Princes Royal Trust for Carers, the Children's Society and the Disabled Parents Network illustrates the voluntary sector's leadership in working together to provide whole-family, preventative support for young carers...

That this House congratulates Jubilee Research, Jubilee Debt Campaign and Jubilee Scotland, the UK successor organisations to Jubilee 2000, on their outstanding work in supporting debt and economic justice campaigners worldwide and integrating ecological debts into negotiations around debt cancellation; supports the Chancellor's proposal of 100 per cent. debt cancellation for the world's poorest countries; calls upon the rest of the G8 countries to follow suit to ensure that no country has foreign debts at such a level as to impede its progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, while ensuring that debt reduction does not divert resources from other forms of development assistance; calls on all members of the G8 to delivery the resources necessary to cancel all unpayable debts of the world's poorest countries by fair and transparent means; believes that the G8 should help stop the IMF and World Bank from forcing poor countries to jump through inappropriate hoops, such as the privatisation of basic services to qualify for debt cancellation; and calls upon politicians of all parties to promote the work of these organisations in eradicating the debts of the world's poorest countries.

That this House congratulates Jubilee Research, Jubilee Debt Campaign and Jubilee Scotland, the UK successor organisations to Jubilee 2000, on their outstanding work in supporting debt and economic justice campaigners worldwide and integrating ecological debts into negotiations around debt cancellation; supports the Chancellor's proposal of 100 per cent. debt cancellation...

That this House is dismayed at the plight of thousands of widows of public service workers, who lose out on their widow's pension simply because they married the pension scheme member after his retirement; welcomes the acknowledgment of post-retirement widows' rights in the 1978 State Earnings Related Pension Scheme and subsequently in all contracted-out schemes; calls for this improvement in post-retirement widows' rights to be applied retrospectively in respect of the service of public sector pension scheme members prior to 1978; notes that this anomaly affects, among others, those in the Local Government Pension Scheme, the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, the Teachers' Pension Scheme, the Fire Service Pension Scheme, the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, the Police Service Pension Scheme and the NHS Pension Scheme; notes however that the Parliamentary Pension Scheme is not affected; and urges the Government to bring forward amendments to public sector pension schemes, so as to give equal rights to all widows regardless of when they married their late husband or when he worked in the public service.

That this House is dismayed at the plight of thousands of widows of public service workers, who lose out on their widow's pension simply because they married the pension scheme member after his retirement; welcomes the acknowledgment of post-retirement widows' rights in the 1978 State Earnings Related Pension Scheme and...

That this House believes that British pensioners living in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe suffer unfairly because the value of their pensions is frozen and not up-rated annually in line with inflation; notes that approximately 480,000 out of Britain's 900,000 expatriate pensioners live in these five countries; considers that treating these pensioners differently from those living in other countries is a grave injustice; and urges the Government to expand the up-rating of pensions for all British pensioners living abroad.

That this House believes that British pensioners living in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe suffer unfairly because the value of their pensions is frozen and not up-rated annually in line with inflation; notes that approximately 480,000 out of Britain's 900,000 expatriate pensioners live in these five countries;...

That this House is concerned at the decline and destruction of local communities caused by the closure of local facilities, such as doctors surgeries, schools, benefit offices and leisure and sports centres as well as shops and public houses and by excess and unnecessary road traffic delivering food and beer from long distances and causing air and noise pollution as well as extra emissions of carbon dioxide; notes that the Local Services and Facilities Bill introduced by the honourable Member for Brecon and Radnorshire with cross-party support will require impact assessments to be drawn up before facilities are closed and will then allow local people to make representatives either to prevent the closure or to require action to be taken to ameliorate the adverse effects, and will also require steps to be taken to reduce food miles and beer miles; and therefore urges the Government to ensure that time can be found for the Bill to be debated.

That this House is concerned at the decline and destruction of local communities caused by the closure of local facilities, such as doctors surgeries, schools, benefit offices and leisure and sports centres as well as shops and public houses and by excess and unnecessary road traffic delivering food and beer...