That this House regrets that two Private Members' Bills that enjoyed the support of the Government, Opposition parties and this House, namely the Energy Conservation (Housing) Bill and the Energy Efficiency Bill, failed to become law in the last Session; notes that the former Bill would have helped local authorities in carrying out their functions under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995, as regards properties owned by registered social landlords and was supported by the National Housing Federation, which represents registered social landlords and that the latter would have required mortgage surveys to include advice to home buyers on energy conservation measures and was supported by the Council of Mortgage Lenders; notes further that these Bills, if enacted, will help people to keep warm in their homes and also assist with the Government's CO2 reduction and air quality targets; and therefore hopes that these important measures can become law in this Session.

That this House regrets that two Private Members' Bills that enjoyed the support of the Government, Opposition parties and this House, namely the Energy Conservation (Housing) Bill and the Energy Efficiency Bill, failed to become law in the last Session; notes that the former Bill would have helped local authorities...

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...