That this House notes that it is one year since the Secretary of State for Transport asked the Strategic Rail Authority and the industry to work together to develop a national discount rail card; and that, a year on, this House and the travelling public are still waiting for the development of such a product which could do so much to encourage regular use of rail; further notes that this is despite support from a coalition of 25 major national non-governmental organisations in the Way to Go campaign and from honourable Members who have signed no fewer than three early day motions in support of a national railcard; calls on the rail industry to introduce such a card at the earliest possible opportunity; and urges the Secretary of State to ensure that the current Rail Review creates a structure that will take a more passenger-focused approach and will make the introduction of a national railcard an immediate priority.

That this House notes that it is one year since the Secretary of State for Transport asked the Strategic Rail Authority and the industry to work together to develop a national discount rail card; and that, a year on, this House and the travelling public are still waiting for the...

That this House recognises that medicine should not be an elitist profession; notes the comments of the Lifelong Learning, Higher and Further Education Minister that not enough talented people from working class backgrounds apply to our leading universities; further notes that the Higher Education Bill student support concessions demonstrate the Government's awareness of the potential of its plans to deter students from studying expensive courses such as medicine but fail fully to appreciate the high levels of debt such factors as the extra three years of study cause; and calls on the Government not to introduce any measure that discourages the most talented people in society from studying medicine in order to serve society.

That this House recognises that medicine should not be an elitist profession; notes the comments of the Lifelong Learning, Higher and Further Education Minister that not enough talented people from working class backgrounds apply to our leading universities; further notes that the Higher Education Bill student support concessions demonstrate the...

That this House is concerned that one in three women and one in 12 men over the age of 50 years are affected by the painful and disabling fragile bone disease, osteoporosis; is alarmed to learn that the cost of repairing the UK's 310,000 osteoporotic fractures each year is more than ??1.7 billion while fewer than one in 10 patients with osteoporosis receive any treatment to prevent further fractures; congratulates the work of the National Osteoporosis Society as the only national charity dedicated to improving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of the disease; welcomes the commitment to osteoporosis in the National Service Framework for Older People and the referral of osteoporosis to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence; and urges the Government to act now to improve the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of this disease to ensure that all patients attending fall or fracture clinics or in high risk groups for breaking bones are assessed for osteoporosis and given appropriate treatment to prevent further fracture or first fractures.

That this House is concerned that one in three women and one in 12 men over the age of 50 years are affected by the painful and disabling fragile bone disease, osteoporosis; is alarmed to learn that the cost of repairing the UK's 310,000 osteoporotic fractures each year is more...

That this House is concerned that one in three women and one in 12 men over the age of 50 years are affected by the painful and disabling fragile bone disease, osteoporosis; is alarmed to learn that the cost of repairing the United Kingdom's 310,000 osteoporotic fractures each year is ??1.7 billion while fewer than one in 10 patients with osteoporosis receive any treatment to prevent further fractures; congratulates the National Ostoporosis Society on its work as the only national charity dedicated to improving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of the disease; welcomes the recent referral of osteoporosis to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence; and urges the Government to invest now in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of this disease to ensure that all patients attending fall or fracture clinics or in high risk groups for breaking bones are assessed for osteoporosis and put on appropriate treatment to prevent further fracture or first fractures.

That this House is concerned that one in three women and one in 12 men over the age of 50 years are affected by the painful and disabling fragile bone disease, osteoporosis; is alarmed to learn that the cost of repairing the United Kingdom's 310,000 osteoporotic fractures each year is...

That this House believes the appointment of Reverend Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury presents an opportunity to reconsider the future relationship between Church and State; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to introduce early legislation on the disestablishment of the Church of England to be determined by the House in a free vote.

That this House believes the appointment of Reverend Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury presents an opportunity to reconsider the future relationship between Church and State; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to introduce early legislation on the disestablishment of the Church of England to be determined by the House...

That this House expresses its extreme concern about the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia due to the failure of the early (Belg) and later (Kiremt) rainy seasons and the impact upon food production; notes that the failure of the Belg rains in April and May and the impact on planting and early development of maize and sorghum, the major staple foods in the rural areas, gave an early indication of impending food shortages; further notes that the late arrival of the Kiremt rains have compounded the situation by causing further crop losses, reduced pasture and water resources, and that this has resulted in severe food shortages and availability of livestock products; is concerned that emergency food security reserves may fall below acceptable minimal levels by the end of the year and that the current drought may impact into 2003; regrets that the response of the international community has been slow; is further concerned that hunger will lead to population migration with potentially disastrous long-term consequences; further notes the multi-agency assessments that on best estimates six million people will be at risk of starvation and that this figure could rise to 15 million; and calls upon DFID and the international community to mount an immediate emergency humanitarian and feeding programme for Ethopia and the Horn of Africa.

That this House expresses its extreme concern about the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia due to the failure of the early (Belg) and later (Kiremt) rainy seasons and the impact upon food production; notes that the failure of the Belg rains in April and May and the impact on planting and...

That this House expresses its deep concern regarding the Government's recent change in the rules for obtaining export licences that allows British components for F-16 fighter jets to be sold to Israel via the United States of America; believes that this is a reversal of the position taken by Her Majesty's Government in November 2000 not to sell arms to Israel that could be used in the Occupied Territories; believes that this change contravenes the spirit of the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (May 1998) by which the Government is bound; further notes that Israeli F-16 fighter aircraft have been used to bomb Palestinian civilian areas in breach of the Fourth Geneva Conventions and are involved on an almost daily basis in illegal activities in sovereign Lebanese airspace; and demands that the Government revoke its decision and ensure that the United Kingdom does not damage its declared neutral position in the conflict by aiding the current cycle of violence through the supply of arms that could be used to perpetrate further violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

That this House expresses its deep concern regarding the Government's recent change in the rules for obtaining export licences that allows British components for F-16 fighter jets to be sold to Israel via the United States of America; believes that this is a reversal of the position taken by Her...