That this House praises the professionalism of UK armed forces serving in Iraq and understands the anxieties felt by their families at home; believes that families should have a free parcel delivery service to their loved ones; and calls upon the Government to ensure this service is re-introduced in the run-up to the festive period.

That this House praises the professionalism of UK armed forces serving in Iraq and understands the anxieties felt by their families at home; believes that families should have a free parcel delivery service to their loved ones; and calls upon the Government to ensure this service is re-introduced in the...

That this House utterly condemns the barbaric murder of Mr Ken Bigley; sends its heartfelt condolences to his family, salutes their resilience and dignity in their time of trial and, like them, looks for an early resolution to the conflict in Iraq.

That this House utterly condemns the barbaric murder of Mr Ken Bigley; sends its heartfelt condolences to his family, salutes their resilience and dignity in their time of trial and, like them, looks for an early resolution to the conflict in Iraq.

That this House notes that the creditor countries of the Paris Club estimate that Iraq's sovereign debt amounts to more than US$21 thousand million and, mindful that IMF rules regard debt of twice annual export income as unsustainable for HIPC countries, whereas Iraq's debt represents 10 times that country's projected export income for 2004, concludes that Iraq's debt is unsustainable; further welcomes and supports Jubilee Iraq's proposals for debt cancellation; applauds Her Majesty's Government and the US Government's support for the more generous Evian approach to debt forgiveness; and urges the four largest of the 19 Paris Club creditor countries, namely France, Germany, Japan and Russia, who between them lay claim to US$13 thousand million of the debts lent to support Saddam Hussein, to remember the benefit they received under the United States Marshall Plan and to be equally generous in their approach to debt cancellation in Iraq.

That this House notes that the creditor countries of the Paris Club estimate that Iraq's sovereign debt amounts to more than US$21 thousand million and, mindful that IMF rules regard debt of twice annual export income as unsustainable for HIPC countries, whereas Iraq's debt represents 10 times that country's projected...

That this House recalls that on 4th December last year, the Prime Minister was challenged by an honourable Member over the mention in the document on human rights in Iraq that footballers there had been caned on the sole of their feet for failing to qualify in a World Cup football match; but notes, however, that the Guardian's report on 19th April after the liberation of Iraq carried interviews with footballers who confirmed that the punishment for losing important matches meant ritual humiliation, imprisonment, savage beatings and tortures with electric cable.

That this House recalls that on 4th December last year, the Prime Minister was challenged by an honourable Member over the mention in the document on human rights in Iraq that footballers there had been caned on the sole of their feet for failing to qualify in a World Cup...

That this House recognises the suffering and continuing trauma experienced by the thousands of British subjects who were taken hostage by the Iraqi regime in 1990; remembers that the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and former Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, among others, explicitly stated that these hostages were being held to prevent Her Majesty's Government from acting to liberate Kuwait; notes that such acts are contrary to the Geneva conventions and violate the Taking of Hostages Act 1982; believes that the perpetrators of these crimes should have been brought to justice by the international community; and urges the Attorney General to act upon the evidence presented to him by the Indict organisation within the powers available to him.

That this House recognises the suffering and continuing trauma experienced by the thousands of British subjects who were taken hostage by the Iraqi regime in 1990; remembers that the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and former Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, among others, explicitly stated that these hostages were being held to...