That this House is dismayed at the introduction of income tax liability on volunteer car drivers from 6th October 1991; notes the necessary and valuable contribution made by these drivers to community transport schemes and Dial-a-Rides; notes that these taxation measures will reduce the availability of such volunteer drivers throughout the country, particularly in rural areas, because of the complexity of the tax collection system; notes that volunteer hospital and ambulance services are likely to be the hardest hit; and calls upon the Treasury to exempt bona fide or registered community transport associations' drivers from this liability to tax on mileage expenses.

That this House is dismayed at the introduction of income tax liability on volunteer car drivers from 6th October 1991; notes the necessary and valuable contribution made by these drivers to community transport schemes and Dial-a-Rides; notes that these taxation measures will reduce the availability of such volunteer drivers throughout...

That this House views with alarm the hardship faced by thousands of pub licencees and the damage being done to the interests of consumers and to the industry as a whole; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to review the 1989 Beer Orders as a matter of the utmost urgency.

That this House views with alarm the hardship faced by thousands of pub licencees and the damage being done to the interests of consumers and to the industry as a whole; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to review the 1989 Beer Orders as a matter of the utmost urgency.

That this House is dismayed that a person can work for 37 years and pay full national insurance contributions, be made redundant due to a pit closure, then in two subsequent years obtain full national insurance credits, topped up only with four voluntary contributions, suffer a heart attack and then be refused consideration for invalidity benefit on the grounds that he does not have sufficient contributions or credits to his name; notes that this has happened to Mr Tindall of 69 Staniforth Avenue, Highwood Park, Eckington, Derbyshire, because he went on a fortnight's holiday in 1988 after being badly advised at an unemployment benefit office, thus cutting across three weeks during which he could otherwise have signed on for work and that he also started work in the final week of the 1988-89 tax year and thereby lost a further credit; notes that Mr Tindall made voluntary payments to cover these four 'missing' weeks but that these contributions can only be used for pension purposes and not for invalidity benefit considerations; further notes that Mr Tindall cannot qualify for income support due to his wife's modest earnings; believes that a great injustice has been done due to the inflexibility of current Government rules; and calls for the necessary changes in the regulations forthwith.

That this House is dismayed that a person can work for 37 years and pay full national insurance contributions, be made redundant due to a pit closure, then in two subsequent years obtain full national insurance credits, topped up only with four voluntary contributions, suffer a heart attack and then...

That this House welcomes the book To Encourage the Others by David A. Yallop, calling for an independent public inquiry into the hanging of Derek Bentley in 1952; requests the Home Secretary to set up the inquiry as a matter of urgency; hopes that such a request will lead to a posthumous pardon; and feels that this will end a grave miscarriage of justice which leaves a permanent blot on the British judicial system - the hanging of an innocent man.

That this House welcomes the book To Encourage the Others by David A. Yallop, calling for an independent public inquiry into the hanging of Derek Bentley in 1952; requests the Home Secretary to set up the inquiry as a matter of urgency; hopes that such a request will lead to...

That this House views with alarm the disruption now occurring in the licensed trade; deplores the fact that many tenant licensees with long experience of serving the public are being forced either to accept long leases at extortionate rents and with full repairing liabilities or to leave the trade with little hope of finding new employment; notes that beer prices have been substantially increased while the market share held by the four biggest brewery companies has risen to almost 70 per cent., thus negating the aim of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission to provide more consumer choice; and therefore calls on the Government (a) to instruct the Director General of Fair Trading to review the position immediately, (b) to introduce a minimum level of compensation for displaced tenants above that provided in the Landlord and Tenant Act and (c) to introduce a form of independent arbitration for the assessment of fair rents.

That this House views with alarm the disruption now occurring in the licensed trade; deplores the fact that many tenant licensees with long experience of serving the public are being forced either to accept long leases at extortionate rents and with full repairing liabilities or to leave the trade with...

That this House welcomes the European Community Commission's concern to ensure appropriate protection for the general public within its draft directive on data protection; regrets that the main emphasis of the draft directive as it relates to direct mail concentrates on regulation of every day use of direct mail as opposed to misuse of data; believes that the use of direct mailing techniques by the voluntary sector in the United Kingdom is a legitimate way of raising and distributing enormous resources in the other-than-for-profit sector; further believes that it is the misuse of data which damages an otherwise effective, efficient and appropriate form of communication between members, supporters and donors of non-profit groups; is concerned that the directive, as currently drafted, will be counter-productive to the agreed end of seeking to eradicate mis-directed and unwanted communication with individuals,and, furthermore, that it will severely restrict the voluntary sector's ability to raise funds and therefore carry out its charitable work; welcomes the establishment of CHANGE (Charities and Non-profit Groups in Europe) by the British voluntary sector; and support CHANGE's call for the Directive to be amended in favour of regulation against data misuse through a European-wide mailing preference service requiring mandatory registration.

That this House welcomes the European Community Commission's concern to ensure appropriate protection for the general public within its draft directive on data protection; regrets that the main emphasis of the draft directive as it relates to direct mail concentrates on regulation of every day use of direct mail as...

That this House recognises the importance of duty and tax free shopping to airlines, airports and shipping, to producers of scotch whisky and other quality United Kingdom products, to employees throughout the industry, and above all, to the millions of travellers all of whom enjoy lower fares because of the success of these facilities; calls upon the Government to press the European Commission, through the Council of Ministers, to undertake a specific study on the economic and social implications of the completion of the internal market on duty and tax free sales, as requested by a majority of 196 votes to 2 in the European Parliament's Plenary Session in November 1990; further calls for Her Majesty's Government to ensure that the Commission's proposals for abolition of duty and tax free sales, implicit in its draft fiscal legislation, are not approved by the Council of Ministers before such a study has been undertaken; and further calls on Her Majesty's Government to support the retention of duty and tax free sales to intra-Community travellers until abolition is truly justified.

That this House recognises the importance of duty and tax free shopping to airlines, airports and shipping, to producers of scotch whisky and other quality United Kingdom products, to employees throughout the industry, and above all, to the millions of travellers all of whom enjoy lower fares because of the...

This this House views with concern the recent Newsnight expose of serious flaws in the evidence which led to the conviction of four members of the Ulster Defence Regiment; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to have the case referred to the Court of Appeal.

This this House views with concern the recent Newsnight expose of serious flaws in the evidence which led to the conviction of four members of the Ulster Defence Regiment; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to have the case referred to the Court of Appeal.

That this House welcomes the statement made by the Prime Minister on 4th December 1990 in the House that he would examine the case of Mr John Hall of Belgrove, Leicester, a nuclear test veteran who is dying of leukaemia, an illness he contracted while working on Christmas Island, notes that the Prime Minister has subsequently refused to take any action in this matter; acknowledges that John Hall's case is a test case for other veterans; and calls on the Prime Minister, without further delay, in the interests of compassion, humanity and justice to provide John Hall and the other nuclear test veterans with the compensation that the House and the country believe that they so richly deserve.

That this House welcomes the statement made by the Prime Minister on 4th December 1990 in the House that he would examine the case of Mr John Hall of Belgrove, Leicester, a nuclear test veteran who is dying of leukaemia, an illness he contracted while working on Christmas Island, notes...

That this House, disturbed by the greater hardship imposed on the poorest peoples of the world by the debt crisis and concerned both that Gulf crisis has added considerably to this hardship and that the recent positive proposals for government-to-government debt reduction put forward by the Right honourable Member for Huntingdon, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, have not been matched by corresponding moves from the commercial banks, believes that relieving debt should not be a burden weighing most heavily on the poor but a burden shared substantially and immediately by banks and multilateral lenders as well as creditor governments; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to lead a co-ordinated strategy for the reduction of commercial bank debt in parallel to the reductions proposed in the Trinidad Terms.

That this House, disturbed by the greater hardship imposed on the poorest peoples of the world by the debt crisis and concerned both that Gulf crisis has added considerably to this hardship and that the recent positive proposals for government-to-government debt reduction put forward by the Right honourable Member for...

That this House condemns the Government's disastrous management of the economy; calls for urgent Government action to deal with the deepening and damaging recession; notes that since 1979, 225,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in Yorkshire and Humberside, in Calderdale job losses since the beginning of 1990 now total 2,746, an average of 211 a month and in Halifax last week three engineering firms announced the loss of 264 jobs; deplores the decade of neglect of the manufacturing base and the Government's disgraceful decision not to give grant aid to help regenerate Sowerby Bridge; further notes the Government cut of ??2.1 million from manufacturing investment in Yorkshire and Humberside; and calls upon the Government to implement an emergency programme immediately to save what is left of the manufacturing base by substantially cutting interest rates, developing a properly funded regional policy and investing in training and technology.

That this House condemns the Government's disastrous management of the economy; calls for urgent Government action to deal with the deepening and damaging recession; notes that since 1979, 225,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in Yorkshire and Humberside, in Calderdale job losses since the beginning of 1990 now total 2,746,...

That this House welcomes the progress being made towards a Bill based on the Green Paper, Friendly Societies: A New Framework (Cm. 919) as outlined in the Economic Secretary's written answer of 19th December; further welcomes the positive response of the friendly societies movement to the Economic Secretary's Statement; believes that mutual self-help and thrift, the guiding principles of the friendly societies movement, are as important today as ever; and looks forward to the introduction early in the next session of Parliament of the Bill which will free societies from the current restrictive Victorian framework and set in place a modern, fair and durable regime that will enable them to flourish into the next century.

That this House welcomes the progress being made towards a Bill based on the Green Paper, Friendly Societies: A New Framework (Cm. 919) as outlined in the Economic Secretary's written answer of 19th December; further welcomes the positive response of the friendly societies movement to the Economic Secretary's Statement; believes...

That this House welcomes the book To Encourage Others by David A. Yallop, calling for an independent public inquiry into the hanging of Derek Bentley in 1952; requests the Home Secretary to set up the inquiry as a matter of urgency; hopes that such a request will lead to a posthumous pardon; and feels that this will end a grave miscarriage of justice which leaves a permanent blot on the British judicial system - the hanging of an innocent man

That this House welcomes the book To Encourage Others by David A. Yallop, calling for an independent public inquiry into the hanging of Derek Bentley in 1952; requests the Home Secretary to set up the inquiry as a matter of urgency; hopes that such a request will lead to a...

That this House expresses its concern that, in addition to Rutland Water, some 501 rivers, lakes and waterways in England and Wales alone, with more in Scotland and Northern Ireland, have suffered algal blooms at levels which may be toxic, as a result of eutrophication caused by phosphates, some 30 per cent of which is attributable to phosphates in detergents; voices its further concern about the environmental problems of certain commonly-used household detergent compositions, particularly from the use of phosphates and phosphate substitutes, the inadequate biodegradability of other chemicals in detergents and the failure of most manufacturers to provide consumers with full information on the contents and environmental impact of household cleaners; notes that the Government's Environment White Paper did not accept the arguments of the Control of Detergents Pollution Bill, introduced in the last session, to control the use of phosphates, increase the level of biodegradability and introduce comprehensive labelling; further notes that numerous EC countries have imposed restrictions on phosphates in detergents; and urges all honourable Members to encourage the Government to act for consumer and environmental protection.

That this House expresses its concern that, in addition to Rutland Water, some 501 rivers, lakes and waterways in England and Wales alone, with more in Scotland and Northern Ireland, have suffered algal blooms at levels which may be toxic, as a result of eutrophication caused by phosphates, some 30...

That this House deplores the decision by British Steel to close the hot strip mill at Ravenscraig with major job losses; recognises that the hot strip mill and a major new investment programme for Ravenscraig, Clydesdale and Dalzell is essential to ensure a viable future for the Scottish steel industry; calls upon British Steel to reverse its catastrophic decision; and urges all Scottish honourable Members to unite in opposing British Steel's decision and in demanding that British Steel maintains all its existing plant in Scotland and embarks upon a major new investment programme aimed at equipping Scotland's steel industry for the demands of the 21st century.

That this House deplores the decision by British Steel to close the hot strip mill at Ravenscraig with major job losses; recognises that the hot strip mill and a major new investment programme for Ravenscraig, Clydesdale and Dalzell is essential to ensure a viable future for the Scottish steel industry;...

That this House notes that current smoke hood technology can protect air passengers from toxic fumes for at least 20 minutes in the event of aviation fire and that certification to the Civil Aviation Authority's standard is being sought for three products; further notes research from Linacre College, Oxford and the United States Federal Aviation Administration confirming that the donning and wearing of smoke hoods does not impede emergency evacuations but makes them more orderly; is surprised by the Civil Aviation Authority's continuing adherence to the findings of its Smoke Hoods: Net Safety Benefit Analysis which has been criticised as being deeply flawed by specialists worldwide; regrets British Airways' announcement that they no longer intend to pursue the need to provide such safety equipment and is concerned that this may have contributed to manufacturers withdrawing from the market; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Transport to express to the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority the widespread concern that air passengers travelling in the foreseeable future will not be afforded reasonable, effective and available protection from toxic fumes in the event of an in-flight or ground fire.

That this House notes that current smoke hood technology can protect air passengers from toxic fumes for at least 20 minutes in the event of aviation fire and that certification to the Civil Aviation Authority's standard is being sought for three products; further notes research from Linacre College, Oxford and...

That this House views with grave concern Yorkshire Water Authority's plans to increase the connection charge of a house to water mains from ??37 to ??529 and of a house to sewer mains from ??50 to ??629; notes that housing associations face an increase from ??131 to ??1,155 and that all these costs will feed through into increased rents and mortgages; notes that these increases follow the increase this year in the standing charge for domestic users from ??16 to ??30, following a 33 per cent. rise in the previous year; and believes that Yorkshire Water Authority is outrageously exploiting its monopoly position for the benefit of shareholders rather than consumers and urges Yorkshire Water to reconsider these excessive new charges.

That this House views with grave concern Yorkshire Water Authority's plans to increase the connection charge of a house to water mains from ??37 to ??529 and of a house to sewer mains from ??50 to ??629; notes that housing associations face an increase from ??131 to ??1,155 and that...

That this House congratulates the Yorkshire and Humberside ambulance workers for following the national trade union guidelines on the current dispute and for dealing swiftly with every accident and emergency case; condemns the Secretary of State for his inflammatory statements made throughout the 11 weeks of the dispute; and calls on the Government to increase the pay offer immediately or agree to arbitration and ensure that the ambulance workers are justly rewarded for their skills and dedication to the people of Yorkshire and Humberside.

That this House congratulates the Yorkshire and Humberside ambulance workers for following the national trade union guidelines on the current dispute and for dealing swiftly with every accident and emergency case; condemns the Secretary of State for his inflammatory statements made throughout the 11 weeks of the dispute; and calls...