That this House congratulates the Woodcraft Folk for its 80-year long contribution to the development of the youth of this country toward active citizenship; notes that this national organisation is one of the few that have truly empowered young people via its commitment to international understanding through well recognised children's and youth exchanges; also notes that in the year of the volunteer the Woodcraft Folk is featured as an exemplary case study on the Government's Sustainable Development website; is alarmed that despite all these facts Woodcraft Folk funding from the Department for Education and Skills through the National Voluntary Youth Organisations Grant Scheme has been withdrawn in this current funding round and for the next three years; and calls upon the Government to review this decision as a matter of urgency so that the valuable work of the Woodcraft Folk can continue.

That this House congratulates the Woodcraft Folk for its 80-year long contribution to the development of the youth of this country toward active citizenship; notes that this national organisation is one of the few that have truly empowered young people via its commitment to international understanding through well recognised children's...

That this House welcomes the Small Scale Renewable Energy Developments (Permitted Development) Bill introduced into the House by a cross-party group of honourable Members; notes that the Bill will grant permitted development status to such developments and therefore enable people to install them far more easily; notes too that the Bill promotes safeguards to ensure that visual, environmental and noise effects of such developments will be minimal; and believes that microgeneration is an exciting new way of combating climate change and of engaging people in achieving this objective.

That this House welcomes the Small Scale Renewable Energy Developments (Permitted Development) Bill introduced into the House by a cross-party group of honourable Members; notes that the Bill will grant permitted development status to such developments and therefore enable people to install them far more easily; notes too that the...

That this House congratulates the FA and the Metropolitan Police Authority on adopting the Report Racism initiative to help combat racism at grassroots level football matches; notes that the work of Kick it Out and Show Racism the Red Card has already shown marked results in the eradication of racism in football; further congratulates AFC Wimbledon and Kingston Police on their adoption of the Report Racism initiative on 1st February; and urges close community co-operation to ensure the success of this initiative and to support the eradication of racism in all grassroots football matches.

That this House congratulates the FA and the Metropolitan Police Authority on adopting the Report Racism initiative to help combat racism at grassroots level football matches; notes that the work of Kick it Out and Show Racism the Red Card has already shown marked results in the eradication of racism...

That this House congratulates Ellen MacArthur on the news that she will be appointed a Dame in recognition of her record breaking solo circumnavigation; notes that her journey, completed in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds, was over 32 hours faster than the previous solo non-stop sailing record; further notes that she is only the second person ever to sail solo non-stop around the world on a multi-hull boat; recognises the extraordinary mental and physical courage necessary to undertake such a daunting voyage; and welcomes her role in bringing the spirit of adventure and exploration to new generations.

That this House congratulates Ellen MacArthur on the news that she will be appointed a Dame in recognition of her record breaking solo circumnavigation; notes that her journey, completed in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds, was over 32 hours faster than the previous solo non-stop sailing...

That this House notes that the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which bans nuclear test explosions, was finally signed in 1996 after more than 40 years of effort and that, to date, 174 states have signed, of which 120 have ratified; notes with deep regret that this treaty has still not entered into force; urges all states that have not yet signed or ratified to do so without further delay and to refrain from any behaviour injurious to the treaty; and further urges those states that have ratified to examine ways of advancing the cause of the treaty by pursuing such options as provisional entry into force.

That this House notes that the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which bans nuclear test explosions, was finally signed in 1996 after more than 40 years of effort and that, to date, 174 states have signed, of which 120 have ratified; notes with deep regret that this treaty has still not...

That this House welcomes the recent report of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on the draft Animal Welfare Bill; notes its recommendation that external, independent regulation of all greyhound tracks is essential; welcomes its call that draft statutory regulations should be published as soon as possible; and urges the Government to accept the Select Committee's recommendations.

That this House welcomes the recent report of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on the draft Animal Welfare Bill; notes its recommendation that external, independent regulation of all greyhound tracks is essential; welcomes its call that draft statutory regulations should be published as soon as possible; and...

That this House welcomes the Disability Discrimination Bill and the extension of the definition of disability to include people with HIV, multiple sclerosis and cancer from the point of diagnosis; supports the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Committee on the draft Disability Discrimination Bill that no one with any kind of cancer should be excluded from the protection of the Bill; notes that like HIV and MS, the stigma and ignorance of cancer is the root cause of discrimination, not the type of cancer or how substantial the treatment; further notes that people with a cancer diagnosis need to know the law is on their side; and urges the Government to listen to Macmillan Cancer Relief, the Disability Rights Commission and the Disability Charities Consortium and not to include a power in the Bill effectively to exclude people with certain kinds of cancers from protection against unjustified discrimination.

That this House welcomes the Disability Discrimination Bill and the extension of the definition of disability to include people with HIV, multiple sclerosis and cancer from the point of diagnosis; supports the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Committee on the draft Disability Discrimination Bill that no one with any kind...

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3372), dated 17th December 2004, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22nd December, be annulled.

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3372), dated 17th December 2004, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22nd December, be annulled.

That this House notes with great concern the special report by Felicity Lawrence in The Guardian on the 10th and 11th January, describing the horrendous conditions that some of the migrant workers coming to Britain live under; urges that an inquiry be held into the workings and recruiting methods of the agencies responsible for recruiting migrant workers from Eastern Europe and overseas; calls on supermarkets such as Sainsbury's to take greater responsibility for their supplier staff in terms of their living conditions and well-being and the adherence to minimum wage legislation; and urges the Home Office to reconsider the fee of ??50 to register with the work placement scheme, as it appears to be a disincentive for migrant workers actually to register.

That this House notes with great concern the special report by Felicity Lawrence in The Guardian on the 10th and 11th January, describing the horrendous conditions that some of the migrant workers coming to Britain live under; urges that an inquiry be held into the workings and recruiting methods of...

That this House notes with great concern recent press reports which indicate that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is planning to privatise the Diplomatic Bag Service; considers that this will place the security of documents sent by the Government at greater risk of unauthorised access; believes in these times of heightened national security that the public sector has a proven track record of delivering an effective efficient service; and urges the Government to reconsider seriously this proposal and abandon all plans to hand over control of the Diplomatic Bag Service to the private sector.

That this House notes with great concern recent press reports which indicate that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is planning to privatise the Diplomatic Bag Service; considers that this will place the security of documents sent by the Government at greater risk of unauthorised access; believes in these times of...

That this House congratulates Jubilee Research, Jubilee Debt Campaign and Jubilee Scotland, the UK successor organisations to Jubilee 2000, on their outstanding work in supporting debt and economic justice campaigners worldwide and integrating ecological debts into negotiations around debt cancellation; supports the Chancellor's proposal of 100 per cent. debt cancellation for the world's poorest countries; calls upon the rest of the G8 countries to follow suit to ensure that no country has foreign debts at such a level as to impede its progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, while ensuring that debt reduction does not divert resources from other forms of development assistance; calls on all members of the G8 to delivery the resources necessary to cancel all unpayable debts of the world's poorest countries by fair and transparent means; believes that the G8 should help stop the IMF and World Bank from forcing poor countries to jump through inappropriate hoops, such as the privatisation of basic services to qualify for debt cancellation; and calls upon politicians of all parties to promote the work of these organisations in eradicating the debts of the world's poorest countries.

That this House congratulates Jubilee Research, Jubilee Debt Campaign and Jubilee Scotland, the UK successor organisations to Jubilee 2000, on their outstanding work in supporting debt and economic justice campaigners worldwide and integrating ecological debts into negotiations around debt cancellation; supports the Chancellor's proposal of 100 per cent. debt cancellation...

That this House is dismayed at the plight of thousands of widows of public service workers, who lose out on their widow's pension simply because they married the pension scheme member after his retirement; welcomes the acknowledgment of post-retirement widows' rights in the 1978 State Earnings Related Pension Scheme and subsequently in all contracted-out schemes; calls for this improvement in post-retirement widows' rights to be applied retrospectively in respect of the service of public sector pension scheme members prior to 1978; notes that this anomaly affects, among others, those in the Local Government Pension Scheme, the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, the Teachers' Pension Scheme, the Fire Service Pension Scheme, the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, the Police Service Pension Scheme and the NHS Pension Scheme; notes however that the Parliamentary Pension Scheme is not affected; and urges the Government to bring forward amendments to public sector pension schemes, so as to give equal rights to all widows regardless of when they married their late husband or when he worked in the public service.

That this House is dismayed at the plight of thousands of widows of public service workers, who lose out on their widow's pension simply because they married the pension scheme member after his retirement; welcomes the acknowledgment of post-retirement widows' rights in the 1978 State Earnings Related Pension Scheme and...

That this House believes that immediate steps should be taken to strip Mark Thatcher of his hereditary peerage after his plea of guilty to helping to finance a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea; and urges the Government to bring forward the necessary legislation.

That this House believes that immediate steps should be taken to strip Mark Thatcher of his hereditary peerage after his plea of guilty to helping to finance a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea; and urges the Government to bring forward the necessary legislation.

That this House deplores and condemns the reported damage to the site of the ancient city of Babylon caused by the contruction of a US military base; and believes that it is the duty of Coalition forces in Iraq to respect and protect all historic sites within a country which is recognised as one of the greatest cradles of world civilisation.

That this House deplores and condemns the reported damage to the site of the ancient city of Babylon caused by the contruction of a US military base; and believes that it is the duty of Coalition forces in Iraq to respect and protect all historic sites within a country which...

That this House believes that British pensioners living in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe suffer unfairly because the value of their pensions is frozen and not up-rated annually in line with inflation; notes that approximately 480,000 out of Britain's 900,000 expatriate pensioners live in these five countries; considers that treating these pensioners differently from those living in other countries is a grave injustice; and urges the Government to expand the up-rating of pensions for all British pensioners living abroad.

That this House believes that British pensioners living in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe suffer unfairly because the value of their pensions is frozen and not up-rated annually in line with inflation; notes that approximately 480,000 out of Britain's 900,000 expatriate pensioners live in these five countries;...

That this House is concerned at the decline and destruction of local communities caused by the closure of local facilities, such as doctors surgeries, schools, benefit offices and leisure and sports centres as well as shops and public houses and by excess and unnecessary road traffic delivering food and beer from long distances and causing air and noise pollution as well as extra emissions of carbon dioxide; notes that the Local Services and Facilities Bill introduced by the honourable Member for Brecon and Radnorshire with cross-party support will require impact assessments to be drawn up before facilities are closed and will then allow local people to make representatives either to prevent the closure or to require action to be taken to ameliorate the adverse effects, and will also require steps to be taken to reduce food miles and beer miles; and therefore urges the Government to ensure that time can be found for the Bill to be debated.

That this House is concerned at the decline and destruction of local communities caused by the closure of local facilities, such as doctors surgeries, schools, benefit offices and leisure and sports centres as well as shops and public houses and by excess and unnecessary road traffic delivering food and beer...

That this House welcomes the significant decision of the European Union to create the conditions for the re-establishment of a constructive dialogue with the government of Cuba; applauds the recent positive role played by the UK Government in moving towards efforts to normalise relations with Cuba; calls on the Government to strengthen and defend British business interests with Cuba and ensure that companies and individuals are not penalised in any way by US extra-territorial legislation that attempts to obstruct trade with the island; believes the Government should build upon existing Anglo-Cuban efforts to combat drug trafficking and trans-national criminal activities in the region as a welcome example of successful bilateral co-operation; and further calls on the Government to continue to support and promote this work in the EU.

That this House welcomes the significant decision of the European Union to create the conditions for the re-establishment of a constructive dialogue with the government of Cuba; applauds the recent positive role played by the UK Government in moving towards efforts to normalise relations with Cuba; calls on the Government...

That this House notes Holocaust Memorial Day is on 27th January, which is the 60th anniversary of the day that the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated; recognises the significance of this year and the importance of all commemorations taking place in 2005; acknowledges the importance of the theme Survivors, Liberation and Rebuilding lives; remembers all those who lost their lives in the Holocaust and other more recent tragedies; further recognises the contribution that Holocaust Survivors have made to life in Britain; applauds organisations such as the Holocaust Educational Trust for their work; and encourages all honourable Members to be involved in a day that not only helps to ensure that the Holocaust is never forgotten but also warns of the dangers of all forms of discrimination today.

That this House notes Holocaust Memorial Day is on 27th January, which is the 60th anniversary of the day that the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated; recognises the significance of this year and the importance of all commemorations taking place in 2005; acknowledges the importance of the theme Survivors,...

That this House notes the Government's statement in its Review of the Climate Change Programme that the new statutory duty to take reasonable steps to achieve an increase of at least 20 per cent. in residential energy efficiency in England by 2010 from a 2000 baseline 'will require even greater levels of energy efficiency improvement than our existing aim'; further notes that a stamp duty rebate for house buyers who install energy saving measures is recommended by the Energy Saving Trust, the Association for the Conservation of Energy and the Sustainable Energy Partnership as being the best way of achieving the installation of more energy efficiency products, particularly cavity wall and solid wall insulation; recalls that the Energy White Paper described energy efficiency as the 'cheapest, cleanest and safest way' of achieving all energy policy objectives,; notes that 75 per cent. of first-time buyers now pay stamp duty compared to only 18 per cent. 10 years ago; and believes that measures to make the necessary adjustments to stamp duty should be implemented.

That this House notes the Government's statement in its Review of the Climate Change Programme that the new statutory duty to take reasonable steps to achieve an increase of at least 20 per cent. in residential energy efficiency in England by 2010 from a 2000 baseline 'will require even greater...

That this House believes that every terminally ill patient who chooses to die at home should be given the opportunity to do so; congratulates Marie Curie Cancer Care on its campaign Supporting the Choice to Die at Home; notes the survey commissioned by the charity from YouGov that found 64 per cent. of Britons would choose to die at home but at present only 25 per cent. of terminally ill patients are able to do so and therefore most die in hospital; further notes the economic paper commissioned by the charity which shows that caring for more patients at home would release funds which could be used elsewhere in the NHS; highlights the recent conclusion of the Health Select Committee that the right to a good death is fundamental; welcomes Marie Currie Cancer Care's Delivering Choice Programme which has launched a project to improve end of life care in Lincolnshire; and urges the Government to partner Marie Curie Cancer Care in order to establish similar projects in other English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and to commit funds to make this possible.

That this House believes that every terminally ill patient who chooses to die at home should be given the opportunity to do so; congratulates Marie Curie Cancer Care on its campaign Supporting the Choice to Die at Home; notes the survey commissioned by the charity from YouGov that found 64...