That this House congratulates the honourable Member for Newark on her dignity, fortitude and admirable courage and on the manner in which despite extreme difficulties she retained her seat in the House following lengthy High Court proceedings; warmly welcomes her return; and looks forward to her immediate resumption of her constituency duties and valuable work in Parliament.

That this House congratulates the honourable Member for Newark on her dignity, fortitude and admirable courage and on the manner in which despite extreme difficulties she retained her seat in the House following lengthy High Court proceedings; warmly welcomes her return; and looks forward to her immediate resumption of her...

That this House is appalled at the behaviour of a small but organised group of Tory honourable Members who appear to be acting as 'a party within a party' in blocking the progress of Private Members' Bills that have the support of the House; notes the inability of the leadership of the Conservative Party to deal with these backbench honourable Members who seem to be running the Party; and hopes that the House can find time in this Session to consider and pass those Ballot Bills that were blocked by those Tory honourable Members in the order that they appeared on the Order Paper for 3rd July, namely the Fireworks Bill, a safety measure which would decrease firework accidents, the Energy Conservation (Housing) Bill, which would help people living in cold homes to keep warmer, the Weights and Measures (Beer and Cider) Bill, which would ensure that customers get full measures in public houses, the Breeding and Sale of Dogs Bill, which would help stamp out cruelty in puppy farms, the Energy Efficiency Bill, which would help home buyers insulate their homes and cut fuel bills and the Local Authority Tenders Bill; and further hopes that, if necessary, provision can be made to bring proceedings to a close on each of those Bills after reasonable time.

That this House is appalled at the behaviour of a small but organised group of Tory honourable Members who appear to be acting as 'a party within a party' in blocking the progress of Private Members' Bills that have the support of the House; notes the inability of the leadership...

That this House condemns the fact, despite assurances previously given by the former Conservative Prime Minister, the Right honourable Member for Huntingdon, that he would unreservedly condemn Dame Shirley Porter if she were found guilty in a court of law, no condemnation or criticism has yet been made by any Conservative Member of this House or of Westminster City Council consequent upon the judgement of the High Court of 19th December 1997, that Dame Shirley Porter and Councillor David Weeks (formerly Lead and Deputy Leader of Westminster City Council) were guilty of wilful misconduct resulting in a loss to Westminster City Council of ??27,023,376 as a consequence of their illegal homes for votes gerrymandering policy, carried out on behalf of the Conservative Party; also condemns the failure of Westminster City Council to take any steps whatsoever to recover ??27 million now owed to the people of Westminster; notes that Dame Shirley Porter was made a Dame of the British Empire in recognition of her services to local government, but, in view of the court's judgement, considers that she is no longer a fit person to hold this honour; and calls upon the Government to make representation to Her Majesty the Queen to remove from Dame Shirley Porter her DBE.

That this House condemns the fact, despite assurances previously given by the former Conservative Prime Minister, the Right honourable Member for Huntingdon, that he would unreservedly condemn Dame Shirley Porter if she were found guilty in a court of law, no condemnation or criticism has yet been made by any...

That this House congratulates the Serjeant at Arms' staff for the efficient and courteous manner in which they settled honourable Members in offices after the General Election; and thanks in particular Judy Scott Thomson for her efforts, which went far beyond the already high standard of service delivered by all staff in the Palace.

That this House congratulates the Serjeant at Arms' staff for the efficient and courteous manner in which they settled honourable Members in offices after the General Election; and thanks in particular Judy Scott Thomson for her efforts, which went far beyond the already high standard of service delivered by all...