That this House notes that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint by the League Against Cruel Sports against the Countryside Alliance claim that 59 per cent. of people say keep hunting; notes that the ASA has criticised this claim as misleading; further notes that the Market Research Society has accepted a similar complaint and criticised the Countryside Alliance's polling company, NOP, for unprofessional conduct and for bringing discredit onto the market research profession; believes instead the recent MORI poll that 76 per cent. of the British public think that hunting should be illegal; and looks forward to the rapid reintroduction of the Hunting Bill so that hunting with dogs can be banned.

That this House notes that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint by the League Against Cruel Sports against the Countryside Alliance claim that 59 per cent. of people say keep hunting; notes that the ASA has criticised this claim as misleading; further notes that the Market Research...

That this House recognises the seriousness of asthma in the United Kingdom and the impact this chronic illness has on people from all walks of life; congratulates the National Asthma Campaign involvement in World Asthma Day, 4th May 2004, which aims to draw attention to the debilitating affects of asthma; asks the public, healthcare professionals and the Government to take this issue seriously; therefore welcomes the statement by the Secretary of State for Health that chronic illnesses have a huge impact on people's quality of life and the commitment he made to ensure that those who suffer from diseases such as asthma receive the support they need; and looks forward to the introduction of comprehensive models of chronic disease management such as the Kaiser Permanente model in the USA.

That this House recognises the seriousness of asthma in the United Kingdom and the impact this chronic illness has on people from all walks of life; congratulates the National Asthma Campaign involvement in World Asthma Day, 4th May 2004, which aims to draw attention to the debilitating affects of asthma;...

That this House welcomes the recommendations listed in The Cabinet Office's strategy unit report 'Private Action, Public Benefit - A Review of Charities and the Wider Not-for-Profit Sector'; notes that among the recommendations the Report calls for the modernisation of laws governing co-operatives and community benefit societies and recommends that community benefit societies should also have the option, following a vote of members, to be able to choose to protect their assets in perpetuity for a public purpose and prohibit conversion into a company, thus enabling them to provide public services at a community level; and urges the Government to introduce legislation in the next Queen's Speech to push forward reform of charities and the wider not-for-profit sector.

That this House welcomes the recommendations listed in The Cabinet Office's strategy unit report 'Private Action, Public Benefit - A Review of Charities and the Wider Not-for-Profit Sector'; notes that among the recommendations the Report calls for the modernisation of laws governing co-operatives and community benefit societies and recommends that...

That this House condemns the cynical ploy by the BNP to promote racism in football by attempting to sponsor the Tipton Boilers football team and to sell their football shirts with the BNP logo through the Internet; notes that the sponsorship of football teams by political parties is contrary to FA rules; believes that the principles and policies of the BNP are contrary to the Kick Racism Out of Football campaign endorsed by the FA; calls for the FA to work with clubs to ensure that necessary action is taken to ban supporters of this BNP campaign; praises the excellent achievements of KROF; and further calls for all football supporters and clubs to continue this excellent work and eradicate racism permanently from our national sport.

That this House condemns the cynical ploy by the BNP to promote racism in football by attempting to sponsor the Tipton Boilers football team and to sell their football shirts with the BNP logo through the Internet; notes that the sponsorship of football teams by political parties is contrary to...

That this house congratulates The Co-operative Bank on becoming the first United Kingdom company to be chosen as the world's most socially responsible business; notes that the bank beat more than 200 companies to take the overall Judges' Award for Corporate Social Responsibility at the annual New York-based, global Corporate Conscience Awards; further notes that Mervyn Pedelty, the bank's Chief Executive stated at a Business in the Community gala dinner in July that mandatory reporting on corporate social responsibility is one of the best ways to restore public confidence in the behaviour of big business; and calls upon the Government to consider introducing legislation requiring large companies to report on their social and environmental performance.

That this house congratulates The Co-operative Bank on becoming the first United Kingdom company to be chosen as the world's most socially responsible business; notes that the bank beat more than 200 companies to take the overall Judges' Award for Corporate Social Responsibility at the annual New York-based, global Corporate...