That this House notes the proposed closure of Woodlands Orthopaedic Hospital, Rawdon without consultation with the community health council, the local community or hospital staff; draws attention to the difficulties of access for patients under the proposed relocation; and calls for a reversal of this proposal.

That this House notes the proposed closure of Woodlands Orthopaedic Hospital, Rawdon without consultation with the community health council, the local community or hospital staff; draws attention to the difficulties of access for patients under the proposed relocation; and calls for a reversal of this proposal.

That this House views with grave concern Yorkshire Water Authority's plans to increase the connection charge of a house to water mains from ??37 to ??529 and of a house to sewer mains from ??50 to ??629; notes that housing associations face an increase from ??131 to ??1,155 and that all these costs will feed through into increased rents and mortgages; notes that these increases follow the increase this year in the standing charge for domestic users from ??16 to ??30, following a 33 per cent. rise in the previous year; and believes that Yorkshire Water Authority is outrageously exploiting its monopoly position for the benefit of shareholders rather than consumers and urges Yorkshire Water to reconsider these excessive new charges.

That this House views with grave concern Yorkshire Water Authority's plans to increase the connection charge of a house to water mains from ??37 to ??529 and of a house to sewer mains from ??50 to ??629; notes that housing associations face an increase from ??131 to ??1,155 and that...