That this House notes that the European Union has given approval to Turkey to enter into discussions as to possible membership of the European Union; is aware that the United Kingdom is a strong supporter of Turkey's membership of the European Union; further notes that the United Kingdom is one of the guarantor powers for the Island of Cyprus and that Cyprus is a member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; and calls on the British Government to work closely with, and to respect, the rights of the Republic of Cyprus and its democratically elected President, Mr Tassos Papadopoulos, to safeguard the interests of Cyprus in the forthcoming discussions on Turkey's possible membership of the European Union and to make very clear to Turkey that it is in its own best interest to recognise fully, and quickly, the existence of the Republic of Cyprus, which is already a full member of the European Union, and to clearly work for the normalisation of its relationship with the Republic of Cyprus and fulfil, as soon as possible, its obligations towards Cyprus as stated in the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 17th December 2004 with regard to signing the protocol regarding the adaptation of the Ankara Agreement, taking account of the accession of the 10 new member states and to resolve the issues of Cyprus in which it can and should play a role.

That this House notes that the European Union has given approval to Turkey to enter into discussions as to possible membership of the European Union; is aware that the United Kingdom is a strong supporter of Turkey's membership of the European Union; further notes that the United Kingdom is one...

That this House notes with deep regret that years after the collapse of the Robert Maxwell companies due to the theft of the pension funds, some 1,400 former employees out of a total of 32,000 are still only receiving a fraction of the pensions which they paid into for many years; further notes that, following vigorous efforts of Parliament, a great deal of the funds were recovered by Lord Cuckney from city institutions; regrets that the distribution of the ??280 million raised which should have been sufficient to ensure every pensioner received their full entitlement was not as successful as might have been expected, leaving this particular fund in shortfall, whilst ??30 million of the monies collected to fully restore the pension funds were appropriated by HM Treasury; and therefore calls upon the Government, and in particular HM Treasury, to remit the ??30 million to the pension fund in order to raise their present pensions to what the former employees believe is their promised and rightful entitlement.

That this House notes with deep regret that years after the collapse of the Robert Maxwell companies due to the theft of the pension funds, some 1,400 former employees out of a total of 32,000 are still only receiving a fraction of the pensions which they paid into for many...

That this House applauds the actions of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, which is now unilaterally clearing minefields within the United Nations buffer zone and in doing so is clearly showing its full support of the United Nations policy and the Ottawa convention on this important issue; notes that this work will take an estimated one year to complete and that some 2,300 mines will be cleared at a cost of 2.5 million euro; and calls on the Government to give the fullest support to the Republic of Cyprus Government in this programme, as the European Union and the United Nations are doing.

That this House applauds the actions of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, which is now unilaterally clearing minefields within the United Nations buffer zone and in doing so is clearly showing its full support of the United Nations policy and the Ottawa convention on this important issue; notes...

That this House notes that on 9th May 2005 the governments and people of the Channel Islands will celebrate the 60th anniversary of their liberation from German military occupation by British military forces; pays the warmest tribute to the courageous stand for freedom taken by the people of the Channel Islands during their years of occupation when, despite the persecution and hardship they faced, they never lost hope that their liberation would take place; and therefore calls on the Government, and especially the Ministry of Defence, to enter into discussion with representatives of the Channel Islands as to how the United Kingdom will co-operate in celebrating this very special day for the Channel Islands and their people.

That this House notes that on 9th May 2005 the governments and people of the Channel Islands will celebrate the 60th anniversary of their liberation from German military occupation by British military forces; pays the warmest tribute to the courageous stand for freedom taken by the people of the Channel...

That this House notes with great pleasure the return of Pakistan to membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA); warmly congratulates the actions of the President of Pakistan and his ministers that have led to Pakistan's return and fully believes that Pakistan will very quickly become fully involved in the many roles performed by the CPA; and hopes in the near future the United Kingdom branch of the CPA will extend an invitation to the Pakistan branch of the CPA to send a parliamentary delegation to visit the United Kingdom,

That this House notes with great pleasure the return of Pakistan to membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA); warmly congratulates the actions of the President of Pakistan and his ministers that have led to Pakistan's return and fully believes that Pakistan will very quickly become fully involved in the...

That this House notes that the London Borough of Wandsworth has very substantial reserve funds and is proposing cuts totalling half a million pounds in its funding to long-established local organisations within the Borough of Wandsworth that provide day-to-day support to many residents living within the Borough of Wandsworth; further notes that these organisations include the Wandsworth Citizen's Advice Bureau, day centres for the elderly, luncheon clubs, the Wandsworth Cancer Support Centre, the Bereavement Service and the Parkinson's Disease Service to name just some of the organisations that will be affected by a reduction in the grant they will receive; further notes that, without such funding from one of the wealthiest councils in the United Kingdom, many of these organisations will be unable to provide the service used by people living within the Borough of Wandsworth; and calls on her Majesty's Government to enter into immediate discussion with Wandsworth Council in an effort to protect funding levels for these organisations whose existence is now threatened and for which funding cuts will have a serious affect on many residents in the Borough.

That this House notes that the London Borough of Wandsworth has very substantial reserve funds and is proposing cuts totalling half a million pounds in its funding to long-established local organisations within the Borough of Wandsworth that provide day-to-day support to many residents living within the Borough of Wandsworth; further...