That this House welcomes the extension of the pneumococcal immunisation programme for older adults to all those over 75 years of age from April 2004 and over 65 from April 2005; recognises that pneumococcal infection causes a broad range of diseases in older people, including serious pneumonia, which is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics worldwide; welcomes also the commitment to an on-going surveillance of the effectiveness of the immunisation programme; and calls on the Government to ensure that the benefits of immunisation are extended equally to all areas of the UK.

That this House welcomes the extension of the pneumococcal immunisation programme for older adults to all those over 75 years of age from April 2004 and over 65 from April 2005; recognises that pneumococcal infection causes a broad range of diseases in older people, including serious pneumonia, which is becoming...

That this House congratulates the Refreshment Department on its promotion of Fair Trade Fortnight and longer term provision of Fair Trade products; recognises the value of the Fair Trade project to producers in developing countries; and hopes that honourable and Right honourable members will support their initiatives so that the range of products offered can be extended.

That this House congratulates the Refreshment Department on its promotion of Fair Trade Fortnight and longer term provision of Fair Trade products; recognises the value of the Fair Trade project to producers in developing countries; and hopes that honourable and Right honourable members will support their initiatives so that the...

That this House welcomes the United Kingdom's continued opposition to whaling, and its support for the moratorium on commercial whaling agreed by the International Whaling Commission meeting in Berlin; welcomes also the adoption of the Berlin Initiative, co-sponsored by the United Kingdom, which will widen the IWC's conservation remit and allow it to recognise and react to the range of threats faced by whales, dolphins and porpoises; supports the establishment of regional whale sanctuaries in the South Pacific and South Atlantic; recognises the serious threat to cetacean populations from the ongoing whaling activities of a small number of countries, particularly Japan and Norway and proposed resumption of 'scientific whaling' by Iceland; hopes that these nations will continue to work within the IWC rather than breaking away to manage whaling issues alone; and notes the recent report, Mercury Rising, by the Environmental Investigation Agency, that presents evidence of health-threatening levels of mercury contamination in cetacean products on sale in Japanese supermarkets and hopes that this will help persuade the Japanese Government to impose strict limits on its whaling activities and imports of whale products from other nations.

That this House welcomes the United Kingdom's continued opposition to whaling, and its support for the moratorium on commercial whaling agreed by the International Whaling Commission meeting in Berlin; welcomes also the adoption of the Berlin Initiative, co-sponsored by the United Kingdom, which will widen the IWC's conservation remit and...

That this House welcomes the new nationwide sun awareness campaign by Cancer Research UK and Government (SunSmart), aimed at reducing people's risk of skin cancer through awareness, prevention and sympton recognition; notes with concern that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK with 65,000 new cases every year and that malignant melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, accounts for 1,600 deaths a year; further notes that skin cancer is a largely preventable disease and if detected early is usually treatable; and urges the Government to promote a long-term public health education programme on skin cancer designed to shift attitudes and behaviour towards sun exposure in the UK and increase the proportion of malignant melanomas detected early.

That this House welcomes the new nationwide sun awareness campaign by Cancer Research UK and Government (SunSmart), aimed at reducing people's risk of skin cancer through awareness, prevention and sympton recognition; notes with concern that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK with 65,000 new...

That this House welcomes the publication of the report of the DTI Innovation and Growth Team for the UK environmental sector; recognises that this is an exciting new industry of the future, with a global market worth $515 billion per annum, employing 170,000 people in the United Kindom; endorses the vital importance to the United Kingdom environment and economy of a thriving UK environment industry; supports the report's conclusion that the key driver for the sector is government policy and regulation on sustainable development; urges the Government to implement the report's recommendations promptly; and calls on the Government to ensure that the distinct interests of the environmental technology and services sector are fully represented and considered in the Environmental Sector Initiative now being set up to take forward the report.

That this House welcomes the publication of the report of the DTI Innovation and Growth Team for the UK environmental sector; recognises that this is an exciting new industry of the future, with a global market worth $515 billion per annum, employing 170,000 people in the United Kindom; endorses the...

That this House, recognising that meeting the Government's renewable energy target is possible and realistic using a mixture of technologies and private finance, calls attention to the significant role that off shore tidal energy could play in this mix by utilising the enormous and entirely predictable power of the United Kingdom's large tidal ranges; congratulates Tidal Electric on the development of a generator capable of producing commercial scale and cost-competitive amounts of renewable energy; notes that the technology has been used extensively in other countries and that its installations provide environmental benefits, including new habitats for marine wildlife; recognises also that there is widespread community support for its initial projects in Swansea Bay and North Wales; and calls on the Government to support the acquisition of consents and the detailed engineering required in order that private finance will then have the confidence to enter the market.

That this House, recognising that meeting the Government's renewable energy target is possible and realistic using a mixture of technologies and private finance, calls attention to the significant role that off shore tidal energy could play in this mix by utilising the enormous and entirely predictable power of the United...

That this House believes that a Fire Service demands a highly skilled and motivated workforce, and that these principles should be reflected in a more appropriate and relevant Fire Service National Pay Formula; notes that the significant decline in the manufacturing sector has made the formula less effective in delivering a reasonable living wage to those who render a vital emergency public service, whilst at the same time the jobs of firefighters and emergency fire control staff have become increasingly complex and skilled; calls for firefighters working the retained and volunteer duty systems, who can be expected to do the same job as their whole-time counterparts, to be trained to the same standard and receive the same pay and conditions; and calls on the Government to review urgently the Fire Service National Pay Formula.

That this House believes that a Fire Service demands a highly skilled and motivated workforce, and that these principles should be reflected in a more appropriate and relevant Fire Service National Pay Formula; notes that the significant decline in the manufacturing sector has made the formula less effective in delivering...

That this House welcomes the conclusion in Derek Wanless's final report to the Treasury, Securing our Future Health: taking a long-term view, that both additional resources and radical reform are necessary; applauds his acknowledgement that 'there is more scope for self-care'; does not regard self-care as a means of rationing medical care but believes that NHS Direct, walk-in centres, telemedicine, reclassification of prescription-only medicines to pharmacy sale and access to medicines in community pharmacies should be co-ordinated within a strategy to encourage greater self-care; and calls upon the Government to introduce self-care into both the training and education of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and the national curriculum and to empower the public and health care professionals to deliver the long-term view for this behavioural change.

That this House welcomes the conclusion in Derek Wanless's final report to the Treasury, Securing our Future Health: taking a long-term view, that both additional resources and radical reform are necessary; applauds his acknowledgement that 'there is more scope for self-care'; does not regard self-care as a means of rationing...

That this House recognises that many species of wildlife in the UK, which are already under increasing threat due to habitat loss and damage, are becoming increasingly endangered to the point of extinction due to illegal exploitation through persecution and trade; recognises also that many wildlife criminals are actively engaged in mainstream crime and that very few police forces have full-time wildlife liaison officers; and calls on the Government to make wildlife and environmental crime a recordable offence for Home Office statistics, to ensure that public resources are made available to fund the appointment of a Police Wildlife Officer for each force, or for regional wildlife officers to be seconded to English Nature, and to consider the need to consolidate all existing wildlife protection into one new Act and extend the provisions under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to all protected species, thereby facilitating policing and enforcement.

That this House recognises that many species of wildlife in the UK, which are already under increasing threat due to habitat loss and damage, are becoming increasingly endangered to the point of extinction due to illegal exploitation through persecution and trade; recognises also that many wildlife criminals are actively engaged...

That this House remembers the great success and boost to national morale of the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations; urges the Government to cut unnecessary red tape so the Golden Jubilee can be a similar success; recognises that this event will not just Honour Her Majesty, but will help to unify and celebrate the multicultural diversities within our nation; believes this unique opportunity should not be put in jeopardy by costly rules and regulations; and further asks the Government to make National Lottery money available for this worthy purpose.

That this House remembers the great success and boost to national morale of the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations; urges the Government to cut unnecessary red tape so the Golden Jubilee can be a similar success; recognises that this event will not just Honour Her Majesty, but will help to unify...

That this House believes that the Commons Chamber, committee rooms and division lobbies are not the right places for breastfeeding or childcare in any form, since this is neither in the interests of the children themselves nor the proper conduct of the business of Parliament; recognises that better childcare facilities are required in the Houses of Parliament and that these are required for all those who work in there in any capacity; and calls on the Administration Select Committee to investigate the matter as soon as possible.

That this House believes that the Commons Chamber, committee rooms and division lobbies are not the right places for breastfeeding or childcare in any form, since this is neither in the interests of the children themselves nor the proper conduct of the business of Parliament; recognises that better childcare facilities...