That this House notes with concern that every year at least 20 to 30 lives are lost from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, and possibly many more, because domestic gas appliances have not been properly installed or maintained and congratulates organisations such as Consumer Safety International, CO-Gas Safety, The Dominic Rodgers Trust and CO-Awareness on keeping this issue in the public eye; calls for increased enforcement action against incompetent and illegal installers and servicers, strongly encourages the energy industry to provide approved audible British Standard CO detectors in homes, schools and workplaces and the British holiday industry to ensure that approved audible CO detectors are available in accommodation at risk overseas; calls on relevant emergency workers to carry CO detection equipment with them; calls for more progress on training workers who install and service appliances as well as the training of clinicians to include CO poisoning to reduce misdiagnoses; and calls for the systematic recording of CO poisoning incidents so that the true scale of the problem can be identified and for a commitment by the British holiday industry to exercise the greatest possible pressure to raise the standards of gas and solid fuel safety in overseas accommodation which they place the travelling public in.

That this House notes with concern that every year at least 20 to 30 lives are lost from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, and possibly many more, because domestic gas appliances have not been properly installed or maintained and congratulates organisations such as Consumer Safety International, CO-Gas Safety, The Dominic Rodgers...

That this House notes the very considerable disfigurement, distress and costs of injuries including loss of sight from violence and accidents inflicted with glasses and bottles in and around city and town centre licensed premises, including annual costs of more than ??4 million in criminal injury compensation awards alone; congratulates Cardiff Community Safety Partnership and other local organisations in their successful efforts to mandate the use of plastic and toughened glass and to prevent glassware being taken into the street; urges all local authorities to impose mandatory use of plastic glasses and bottles in licensed premises open after 11pm; further urges local authorities to introduce financial incentives, such as money-back schemes for glassware, for glass recycling; and further urges the British Standards Institution to develop manufacturing standards for toughened glass.

That this House notes the very considerable disfigurement, distress and costs of injuries including loss of sight from violence and accidents inflicted with glasses and bottles in and around city and town centre licensed premises, including annual costs of more than ??4 million in criminal injury compensation awards alone; congratulates...

That this House opposes any increase in the small claims limit for personal injury cases; notes the petition from 25,000 injured road accident victims delivered to Downing Street in November 2006 expressing their opposition to proposals for an increase in the upper limit on motor injury small claims to as much as ??5,000; notes that the petitioners all stated that they would not have been able to cope with pursuing their claim for injury compensation through the small claims process on their own; and believes that it would be wrong to deny justice to victims of road traffic accidents in cases where claims for ??2,500 or ??5,000 would represent several months of lost earnings for an average injured motorist unable to work.

That this House opposes any increase in the small claims limit for personal injury cases; notes the petition from 25,000 injured road accident victims delivered to Downing Street in November 2006 expressing their opposition to proposals for an increase in the upper limit on motor injury small claims to as...

That this House notes with concern that car drivers in the 16 to 19 age bracket have the highest death rate in car accidents of any age group in Great Britain, equivalent to a rate of 4.9 per 100,000 population, according to the Department for Transport Statistics on Road Casualties 2006; further notes that this rate is more than double the driver death rate of all other age groups covered except age 20 to 29, which is 4.4 per 100,000, and age 80 and over, which is 2.9 per 100,000; further notes that, of 14,617 vehicle drivers killed or seriously injured in Great Britain in 2005, 3,268 were in the 17 to 21 age group, equivalent to nearly 25 per cent; also notes that the car accident casualties of passengers aged 16 to 19 years in 2005 was 4.6 per 100,000 population killed, 39 per 100,000 killed or seriously injured and 347 per 100,000 injured, a rate more than double the next highest age group, that of those aged 20 to 29 years; remains concerned that Government-funded, practical, face-to-face support to help families through such an extremely traumatic and sudden bereavement is currently unavailable; and calls upon Ministers to review the current accident death rates among young drivers and passengers and to bring forward new proposals to improve transport safety in the most vulnerable age group of young drivers.

That this House notes with concern that car drivers in the 16 to 19 age bracket have the highest death rate in car accidents of any age group in Great Britain, equivalent to a rate of 4.9 per 100,000 population, according to the Department for Transport Statistics on Road Casualties...

That this House notes that a number of retired police officers who have been receiving injury awards face having those awards cut when they reach statutory retirement age; further notes that many of those officers believed that the awards would be paid to them for life; further notes that awards of this kind were normally made to officers injured while engaged in protecting the interests of the public; and calls on the Government to investigate whether officers have been misled about the rules that would apply to their awards.

That this House notes that a number of retired police officers who have been receiving injury awards face having those awards cut when they reach statutory retirement age; further notes that many of those officers believed that the awards would be paid to them for life; further notes that awards...

That this House supports the work of organisations, including Rehab UK and Headway, that run successful support and vocational programmes to help people who are living with an acquired brain injury get back to work, thereby increasing their social independence and quality of life; believes that there must be improved co-ordination between local agencies and Government departments; and urges the Government to undertake a review of the provision of acquired brain injury rehabilitation services within the UK in order to ensure a better and seamless provision of services.

That this House supports the work of organisations, including Rehab UK and Headway, that run successful support and vocational programmes to help people who are living with an acquired brain injury get back to work, thereby increasing their social independence and quality of life; believes that there must be improved...

That this House supports Brain Injury Awareness Week, from 14th to 20th March; welcomes the National Service Framework for Long-term Medical Conditions, which recognises the importance of early and specialist rehabilitation for brain injury survivors, the need for continuing community support through organisations such as Headway and the key role played by families and carers; and encourages health and social care providers to plan for early implementation of the quality requirements set out in the NSF.

That this House supports Brain Injury Awareness Week, from 14th to 20th March; welcomes the National Service Framework for Long-term Medical Conditions, which recognises the importance of early and specialist rehabilitation for brain injury survivors, the need for continuing community support through organisations such as Headway and the key role...

That this House congratulates Headway, the brain injury association, for organising Brain Injury Awareness Week, which is taking place between 14th and 20th March; notes that the theme for this year's event is ageing carers, since many carers are the parents of a brain injury sufferer; further notes that people who sustain such an injury are frequently between the ages of 15 to 29 and will still have a normal life expectancy; recognises, in the light of this, that the provision of health care for a brain injury sufferer is a deep concern, particularly for ageing parents; and further congratulates the local branches of Headway, numbering more than 100, who will be organising events across the country such as receptions with their local honourable Members to raise funds and generate awareness of brain injuries.

That this House congratulates Headway, the brain injury association, for organising Brain Injury Awareness Week, which is taking place between 14th and 20th March; notes that the theme for this year's event is ageing carers, since many carers are the parents of a brain injury sufferer; further notes that people...

That this House supports the work of organisations, including Rehab UK and Headway, that run successful support and vocational programmes to help people who are living with an acquired brain injury get back to work, thereby increasing their social independence and quality of life; believes that there must be improved co-ordination between local agencies and the Government departments; and urges the Government to undertake a review of the provision of acquired brain injury rehabilitation services within the UK in order to ensure a better and seamless provision of services.

That this House supports the work of organisations, including Rehab UK and Headway, that run successful support and vocational programmes to help people who are living with an acquired brain injury get back to work, thereby increasing their social independence and quality of life; believes that there must be improved...

That this House supports Brain Injury Awareness Week, from 15th to 21st March; congratulates Headway, the brain injury association, on its 25th Anniversary; notes that in a recent survey of more than 300 Headway members the main concerns raised were poor quality of life, lack of respite for carers, lack of understanding of the complex effects of brain injury, and lack of brain injury services, particularly in the community; and calls on the Government to ensure that the condition receives due attention in the forthcoming National Service Framework for long-term medical conditions.

That this House supports Brain Injury Awareness Week, from 15th to 21st March; congratulates Headway, the brain injury association, on its 25th Anniversary; notes that in a recent survey of more than 300 Headway members the main concerns raised were poor quality of life, lack of respite for carers, lack...

That this House supports Brain Injury Awareness Week and its aims; congratulates Headway for organising the week and for reaching its silver jubilee this year; notes that Rehab UK and Headway play a crucial role in running support and vocational programmes, to help people who are living with an acquired brain injury get back to work; further notes that the side effects of brain injury include physical impairments such as co-ordination and balance, cognitive difficulties and emotional and behavioural problems; and calls on the Government to ensure brain injury rehabilitation services are properly co-ordinated and that the condition receives due attention in the forthcoming National Service Framework for long-term medical conditions.

That this House supports Brain Injury Awareness Week and its aims; congratulates Headway for organising the week and for reaching its silver jubilee this year; notes that Rehab UK and Headway play a crucial role in running support and vocational programmes, to help people who are living with an acquired...

That this House notes the serious nature of injuries sustained in pubs and clubs from pint and half pint capacity glasses and glass bottles; further notes that lasting physical and psychological scarring frequently results from such injuries, predominantly in young people; notes the substantial expenditure these injuries necessitate in terms of burdens on tax payers through criminal injury compensation awards; further notes that research carried out at the University of Wales College of Medicine indicates that many injuries could be prevented through a switch to multi-layer plastic bottles and that there is a need to increase safety standards by kite marking one pint and half pint capacity glasses to indicate conformity to basic manufacturing standards for toughened glass; congratulates all those involved in bringing about the almost universal adoption of toughened glass over the past five to 10 years; now urges the British Standards Institution to develop manufacturing standards for toughened glass and local authorities and the police to ban the carrying of glasses and glass bottles in public places.

That this House notes the serious nature of injuries sustained in pubs and clubs from pint and half pint capacity glasses and glass bottles; further notes that lasting physical and psychological scarring frequently results from such injuries, predominantly in young people; notes the substantial expenditure these injuries necessitate in terms...

That this House welcomes the reduction in the road casualty rate recorded over the past decade and the Government measures that have contributed to this reduction, particularly those measures that have prompted many more drivers to slow down; recognises however that speed is still responsible for an average of three deaths and many more injuries on UK roads each day; notes with great concern that although the overall road casualty rate continues to fall, the UK still has one of the worst records in Western Europe for killing and injuring child pedestrians and that speed is a contributory factor in a great number of these child casualties; recognises that in many places the existing limit is clearly inappropriate to the individual circumstances, for example outside schools or hospitals or on residential roads; recognises furthermore that lower speed limits in residential areas are in line with Government efforts to encourage greater levels of walking and cycling, which are the most healthy and environmentally-friendly means of transport; and therefore calls on the Government to strengthen its commitment to its target of reducing the number of road deaths and serious injuries by 40 per cent. and the number of child deaths and serious injuries by 50 per cent. by 2010, by instituting an urgent review of speed limits based on a categorisation of roads according to risk, while increasing enforcement and increasing the maximum available penalties for those found guilty of speeding.

That this House welcomes the reduction in the road casualty rate recorded over the past decade and the Government measures that have contributed to this reduction, particularly those measures that have prompted many more drivers to slow down; recognises however that speed is still responsible for an average of three...

That this House recognises the importance of hypodermic and other medically prescribed needles as a cause of injury to NHS and many other public sector staff including demolition and construction workers, police, social service staff, refuse collectors, park workers, gardeners and prison staff; notes that in the recent National Audit Office report, A Safer Place to Work, such incidents remain second only to violence and aggression as a cause of injury to National Health Service staff; further notes that such injuries, though apparently minor in nature, carry a significant health risk to those affected in the form of the transmission of blood borne viruses including Hepatitis B and C and HIV and that there have been five cases in which transmission of HIV occurred occupationally from a needlestick injury to healthcare workers in the UK, four of whom have since died; and congratulates the Safer Needles Network on their excellent work in this field focusing on a range of related issues including surveillance and reporting of incidents, safer working practice, education and training, the use of safety devices and on their instrumental role in bringing this important issue to the attention of the House.

That this House recognises the importance of hypodermic and other medically prescribed needles as a cause of injury to NHS and many other public sector staff including demolition and construction workers, police, social service staff, refuse collectors, park workers, gardeners and prison staff; notes that in the recent National Audit...

That this House congratulates Her Majesty's Government on its proposals to increase sentences for causing death by dangerous driving from 10 to 14 years and the sentence for causing serious injury by dangerous driving from two to five years; welcomes the proposed review into all aspects of dangerous driving and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to introduce a new offence of aggravated death by dangerous driving, which should carry a life sentence; believes that aggravating factors should include, but not necessarily be limited to, driving whilst disqualified, failing to stop for the police, driving whilst under the influence of drink and/or drugs, having no insurance, driving a stolen motor vehicle or driving a class of vehicle for which no licence has ever been held; and calls upon the Government to amend the Criminal Justice Bill as it makes its progress through both Houses tabling suitable amendments if necessary in the House of Lords, to ensure that the general public are protected from serial offenders.

That this House congratulates Her Majesty's Government on its proposals to increase sentences for causing death by dangerous driving from 10 to 14 years and the sentence for causing serious injury by dangerous driving from two to five years; welcomes the proposed review into all aspects of dangerous driving and...

That this House welcomes Headway's Brain Injury Awareness Week, 24th February to 2nd March, to highlight the fact that brain injury is the biggest cause of death and disability in young people in the UK; notes that each year an estimated one million people are diagnosed at hospital with a traumatic brain injury or head injury; further notes that the effects of brain injury are unique to each individual but can include physical difficulties such as headache or loss of balance, thinking problems such as concentration of executive function, memory loss, speech problems and rapid mood changes; welcomes the development of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions with its focus on neurological problems; and calls on the Government to ensure that proposed service standards are matched by resources.

That this House welcomes Headway's Brain Injury Awareness Week, 24th February to 2nd March, to highlight the fact that brain injury is the biggest cause of death and disability in young people in the UK; notes that each year an estimated one million people are diagnosed at hospital with a...

That this House notes that brain injury is the biggest cause of death and disability in young people; recognises the good work of Headway, which is the UK's leading charity dedicated to providing support services and information to brain-injury survivors, their families and carers; and supports Brain Injury Awareness Week, starting on 24th February, which aims to highlight the devastating effects of brain injury and the long-term consequences on young survivors and their families.

That this House notes that brain injury is the biggest cause of death and disability in young people; recognises the good work of Headway, which is the UK's leading charity dedicated to providing support services and information to brain-injury survivors, their families and carers; and supports Brain Injury Awareness Week,...

That this House welcomes the recent Government publication of the Green Paper, Pathways to work: Helping people into employment, and its commitment to introduce ground breaking rehabilitation programmes; considers that successful support and vocational programmes, such as those run by Rehab UK play a vital part in helping people who are living with an acquired brain injury get back to work, thereby increasing their social independence, their quality of life and making long term savings to the Exchequer; is concerned that a lack of support from statutory agencies is creating severe funding problems which are likely to impact on existing rehabilitation services available to those who sustain an acquired brain injury; is therefore very concerned to note that Rehab UK is faced with serious funding problems which may force closure of its current rehabilitation centres when, in order to adequately address the needs of the growing brain injured population in England and Wales, as many as fifty similar centres are required; believes that there must be improved co-ordination and communication between local agencies and Government departments; and urges the Government to undertake a review of the provision of acquired brain injury rehabilitation services within the UK with a view to introducing a national funding structure ensuring that the burden of financial support for rehabilitation and vocational support services does not rest entirely with the charitable and voluntary sector.

That this House welcomes the recent Government publication of the Green Paper, Pathways to work: Helping people into employment, and its commitment to introduce ground breaking rehabilitation programmes; considers that successful support and vocational programmes, such as those run by Rehab UK play a vital part in helping people who...

That this House notes the recent judgement in the case of the ex-football international Jeff Astle; and calls on the Government to co-ordinate research into the growing evidence and correlation beteen brain damage of the heading of leather balls in the pursuit of sporting achievement.

That this House notes the recent judgement in the case of the ex-football international Jeff Astle; and calls on the Government to co-ordinate research into the growing evidence and correlation beteen brain damage of the heading of leather balls in the pursuit of sporting achievement.

That this House welcomes the initiative announced by the Government to ban air bombs and to introduce a range of new measures to reduce the number of firework injuries; however is very disappointed that the ban is on a voluntary basis and does not come into effect until 1st January 2003; notes that every year in the weeks running up to the 5th November, and for weeks afterwards people, animals and emergency services all over the country have to endure the unnecessary terror and disruption of the indiscriminate, inappropriate and inconsiderate use of fireworks; calls on the Government urgently to rectify the inadequacy of the current fireworks voluntary code and to amend existing legislation so that it can be enforced effectively to ensure that the problems created by fireworks are eradicated.

That this House welcomes the initiative announced by the Government to ban air bombs and to introduce a range of new measures to reduce the number of firework injuries; however is very disappointed that the ban is on a voluntary basis and does not come into effect until 1st January...