That this House views with concern the privatisation of the Wolds and Blakenhurst prisons and agrees with the Right honourable Member for Witney that there is not a case for auctioning, or privatising or handing over the business of keeping prisoners safe to anyone other than government servants.

That this House views with concern the privatisation of the Wolds and Blakenhurst prisons and agrees with the Right honourable Member for Witney that there is not a case for auctioning, or privatising or handing over the business of keeping prisoners safe to anyone other than government servants.

That this House notes that the Daily Mirror and the Daily Record have over the years played a vitally important campaigning and news role as the only left of centre daily newspapers in the United Kingdom; further notes the need in a free society for balance in the news media; expresses its solidarity with the journalists, editorial and production staff; and also pledges full support for their current attempt to secure the papers' future by means of a management buyout.

That this House notes that the Daily Mirror and the Daily Record have over the years played a vitally important campaigning and news role as the only left of centre daily newspapers in the United Kingdom; further notes the need in a free society for balance in the news media;...

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 expresses deep concern and sympathy at the death of Jeff Jones, a Rhondda miner, at the Wem Tarw licensed coal mine at Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan, and asks the Secretary of State for Energy to hold an immediate inquiry into the safety standards at this and other licensed coal mines and to publish quarterly statistics on safety inspections in those mines.

That this House expresses deep concern and sympathy at the death of Jeff Jones, a Rhondda miner, at the Wem Tarw licensed coal mine at Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan, and asks the Secretary of State for Energy to hold an immediate inquiry into the safety standards at this and other licensed...

That this House, appalled by the cyclone disaster in the Bay of Bengal, expresses its deepest sympathy with the people of Bangladesh at their grievous loss of lives and possessions; notes with sympathy Prime Minister Begum Zia's call for international aid; and urges Her Majesty's Government to make an immediate, effective and generous response.

That this House, appalled by the cyclone disaster in the Bay of Bengal, expresses its deepest sympathy with the people of Bangladesh at their grievous loss of lives and possessions; notes with sympathy Prime Minister Begum Zia's call for international aid; and urges Her Majesty's Government to make an immediate,...

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 welcomes the decision to commemorate the siege of Malta, 1940-1943, by the building of a monument in Valetta overlooking St. Elmo Point, and congratulates both the British and Maltese Governments for giving their full support to this project and wishes the George Cross Island Memorial Siege Bell Trust every success in their task of raising the sum of ??200,000 as the United Kingdom contribution.

That this House welcomes the decision to commemorate the siege of Malta, 1940-1943, by the building of a monument in Valetta overlooking St. Elmo Point, and congratulates both the British and Maltese Governments for giving their full support to this project and wishes the George Cross Island Memorial Siege Bell...

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 congratulates the Great Britain Rugby League team on their magnificent 19-12 victory over Australia on Saturday 27th October; notes that this was the first British victory over a touring Australian side since 1978 and ends the Kangaroos' 37 match unbeaten run on British soil; commends the Australian team for their contribution to a first class sporting occasion; and wishes the Lions every success in the remaining two matches of the Ashes series.

That this House congratulates the Great Britain Rugby League team on their magnificent 19-12 victory over Australia on Saturday 27th October; notes that this was the first British victory over a touring Australian side since 1978 and ends the Kangaroos' 37 match unbeaten run on British soil; commends the Australian...

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 recalls that for more than one hundred years the Inner London Education Authority and its predecessors have enriched the lives of millions of Londoners by providing a high quality level of education, above all by the development of comprehensive education; considers that these have been carefully tailored to the diverse needs of the changing inner London area, but that the country as a whole has derived great value from the Inner London Education Authority's initiatives; notes that this excellent service was supported by means of a system of financing which redistributed a share of inner London's wealth in favour of inner London's poorer children and students; regrets that abolition was pushed through against the express wishes of thousands of London's parents; deplores Her Majesty's Government's policies in gradually withdrawing funding from inner London's education service, and by so doing denying this and future generations the range and quality of life-chances awarded to previous generations; calls for avoidance of short-sighted and divisive education policies; and urges Her Majesty's Government to meet demographic trends and industrial and economic imperatives by planning rationally the financing, co-ordination and expansion of training and education for inner Londoners.

That this House recalls that for more than one hundred years the Inner London Education Authority and its predecessors have enriched the lives of millions of Londoners by providing a high quality level of education, above all by the development of comprehensive education; considers that these have been carefully tailored...

That this House congratulates the people of Namibia, the Constituent Assembly, the United Nations Transitional Assistance Group and the new Government of Namibia on the forthcoming independence of Namibia on 21st March 1990; further congratulates the United Nations and the supporting international community on their contribution to this remarkable and unprecedented achievement; looks forward to the return of the territory of Walvis Bay to the democratically elected government of Namibia; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to reaffirm their support of United Nations Resolution 432.

That this House congratulates the people of Namibia, the Constituent Assembly, the United Nations Transitional Assistance Group and the new Government of Namibia on the forthcoming independence of Namibia on 21st March 1990; further congratulates the United Nations and the supporting international community on their contribution to this remarkable and...