That this House calls for a strengthened Code of Practice, legally enforced, to ensure fair trade in the food supply chain; recognises that the current Supermarket Code of Practice is ineffective, not enforced and does not cover all parts of the supply chain; notes the Office of Fair Trading report that fear amongst suppliers of being de-listed by the major supermarkets has prevented anyone complaining under the current Code; and recommends that a strengthened Code is proactively enforced to ensure fair play for all those in the food supply chain and to safeguard against reprisals.

That this House calls for a strengthened Code of Practice, legally enforced, to ensure fair trade in the food supply chain; recognises that the current Supermarket Code of Practice is ineffective, not enforced and does not cover all parts of the supply chain; notes the Office of Fair Trading report...

That this House expresses concern that Ofcom is proposing to grant broadcasters of live discussion programmes and parliamentary proceedings an exemption from the provision of subtitling services; further notes that Ofcom is proposing to extend the requirments to provide access services to a very small proportion of the total number of licensed digital cable and satellite channels and in addition is rejecting the long established practice adopted by ITC since the Broadcasting Act 1990 of setting increasing interim targets for subtitling provision which will lead to the small number of newly regulated channels facing a minimum requirement of subtitling of a mere 10 per cent. of their output for the next five years; further believes that Ofcom's current proposals are based on a number of inaccurate technical assumptions and that it is failing to recognise the immense benefits of television subtitles for the one million people who use them for all television viewing as well as to the far greater population that use them on a regular basis; and therefore calls upon Ofcom to fully reconsider its current proposals and ensure that the intent of Parliament as clearly expressed in the Communications Act 2003 and in the extensive debates on access services are fulfilled by ending the proposed exemption for live discussion and parliamentary proceedings and by setting demanding yearly targets for subtitling provision for a significantly greater number of channels.

That this House expresses concern that Ofcom is proposing to grant broadcasters of live discussion programmes and parliamentary proceedings an exemption from the provision of subtitling services; further notes that Ofcom is proposing to extend the requirments to provide access services to a very small proportion of the total number...

That this House believes that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is failing small-scale farmers, taxpayers, consumers and many rural communities in Britain and that it undermines the livelihoods of producers in developing countries and encourage practices that harm the environment; is concerned about the lack of freedom of information regarding recipients of CAP payments and that public concerns are not being met by the current slow pace of reform; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to make further reform of the CAP a negotiating priority, use its influence in Europe to table proposals which will end the current deadlock in trade talks, and make a commitment to end direct and indirect export subsidies that lead to dumping.

That this House believes that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is failing small-scale farmers, taxpayers, consumers and many rural communities in Britain and that it undermines the livelihoods of producers in developing countries and encourage practices that harm the environment; is concerned about the lack of freedom of information regarding recipients...

That this House calls on the Government to clarify as a matter of urgency how housebound, disabled and older people who are not able to cope with the Government's three direct payment options will be able to claim their pensions and benefits after 2005; notes that the Government has consistently acknowledged the need for an Exceptions Service, yet has failed to give any firm indication of how this system will operate; notes that the Exceptions Service will only be in place 18 months after the move to direct payments began and that letters to claimants and the Government's publicity material largely fail to mention the Exceptions Service or that people can continue to use their order books and girocheques until 2005; notes that uncertainty about how they will be able to collect their pension or benefits has led to anxiety and distress among the most vulnerable members of our society and that many of these people have either not responded at all or have chosen an unsuitable method of receiving essential income due to ignorance of the Exceptions Service; and calls on the Government to guarantee that the Exceptions Service allows for multiple third party collectors, does not require a pinpad and PIN, is fully accessible at post offices and reinforces the viability of the Post Office Network.

That this House calls on the Government to clarify as a matter of urgency how housebound, disabled and older people who are not able to cope with the Government's three direct payment options will be able to claim their pensions and benefits after 2005; notes that the Government has consistently...

That this House calls on the Government to encourage community share ownership of renewable energy projects that will ensure direct economic benefit to communities supporting such developments; and calls on the Government to promote renewable energy through community awareness and involvement campaigns to enable the public to take a full role in the decision making processes for the planning applications of renewable energy projects.

That this House calls on the Government to encourage community share ownership of renewable energy projects that will ensure direct economic benefit to communities supporting such developments; and calls on the Government to promote renewable energy through community awareness and involvement campaigns to enable the public to take a full...

That this House notes that the Government's White Paper on energy policy is due to be published around the turn of the year; highlights how the deadline for responses to the consultation document is 13th September this year; urges all interested parties to respond by this deadline stressing how first, nuclear power is not a solution, consistently proving to be one of the most expensive forms of commercial electricity generation and creating the problem of nuclear waste for which no adequate solution has been devised, secondly, energy policies should look as far ahead as 2050 and set ambitious targets of 10 per cent. of United Kingdom electricity needs to be meet from renewable resources by 2010 and 50 per cent. by 2050, thirdly, that a truly ambitious programme for solar energy of 100,000 roofs by 2010 should be established as in countries such as Japan and Germany, and fourthly, energy conservation and efficiency should have a major role and can reduce energy use 30 per cent. on current levels by 2050; and urges the Government, in the shorter term, to take action to level the playing field, to promote and enable all consumers to choose to purchase electricity from green suppliers and the most energy efficient electrical products.

That this House notes that the Government's White Paper on energy policy is due to be published around the turn of the year; highlights how the deadline for responses to the consultation document is 13th September this year; urges all interested parties to respond by this deadline stressing how first,...

That this House notes with concern that the UK remains at the bottom of the European league table on the environment, particularly when just 11 per cent. of household waste is recycled or composted; notes how this contrasts with results of a recent MORI survey which shows that a slim majority of people, 54 per cent., are motivated to be greener by 'doing their bit' for the environment; notes with concern that the Government's 'doing your bit' campaign has been dormant in 2002, particularly in light of the forthcoming Earth Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in August of this year, which should be encouraging us all to 'think globally, act locally'; notes the importance and duty we will have, from the individual to national level, 'to do out bit'; urges Parliament and all government departments to 'do their bit' by increasing recycling of waste, use recycled materials, reduce energy use and sign up to renewable energy supplies; and calls on the Government to reinvigorate and strengthen the 'doing your bit' campaign to ensure an increased public awareness and action on the environment.

That this House notes with concern that the UK remains at the bottom of the European league table on the environment, particularly when just 11 per cent. of household waste is recycled or composted; notes how this contrasts with results of a recent MORI survey which shows that a slim...