That this House recognises the concern of 40,000 people from Fleetwood, Thornton Cleveleys, Poulton le Fylde, Knott End, Preesall, Stalmine, Hambleton and the surrounding area at the prospect of the development of a two million ton natural gas storage facility within five miles of their homes by a Texas-based firm Canatxx Gas Storage Ltd; believes that the fullest debate should take place on this proposal; and urges representatives of Canatxx to attend public meetings to explain the details of their protest and answer questions about safety.

That this House recognises the concern of 40,000 people from Fleetwood, Thornton Cleveleys, Poulton le Fylde, Knott End, Preesall, Stalmine, Hambleton and the surrounding area at the prospect of the development of a two million ton natural gas storage facility within five miles of their homes by a Texas-based firm...

That this House recognises the vital importance of village halls to the local service, well-being and necessary regeneration of rural communities; understands that funding for new or replacement halls must come for a vibrant partnership of each local community and district, county, regional and national bodies; welcomes the superb work undertaken by the Lancashire Association of Village and Community Halls to collate information on progress as well as need across their county; deeply regrets that reduced support from the community fund and a confusing and incoherent grant system threatens their worthy aspiration for ??7.25 million of capital funding in rural Lancashire over the next 10 years; and calls for a new approach to planning and developing local priorities which would balance local effect with a transparent and reliable system of capital grant and revenue support.

That this House recognises the vital importance of village halls to the local service, well-being and necessary regeneration of rural communities; understands that funding for new or replacement halls must come for a vibrant partnership of each local community and district, county, regional and national bodies; welcomes the superb work...

That this House commends the retained firefighters at Lancaster (A11) fire station for their exemplary service responding to 200-300 callouts per year across the largest station area in Lancashire, and in 1998 alone being the first appliance to an incident on 29 occasions; believes it is a matter of serious public concern that Lancashire Combined Fire Authority has departed from its usual excellent standards and is proposing to disestablish the Lancashire retained pump in order to save ??39,000; and calls upon the Secretary of State for the Home Department to recognise the needs of the expanding population of Lancaster for a first-class fire service and to dismiss the fire authority's proposal and to ensure that Lancaster's retained firefighters are allowed to continue their first-class work.

That this House commends the retained firefighters at Lancaster (A11) fire station for their exemplary service responding to 200-300 callouts per year across the largest station area in Lancashire, and in 1998 alone being the first appliance to an incident on 29 occasions; believes it is a matter of serious...

That this House is alarmed at the condition of Moss Roads in Wyre District; expresses great concern for the safety of all who use them; recognises that they provide the basic communications infrastructure of the rural area upon which farms, business, schools and communities depend; understands that significant investment of some ??300,000 per kilometre will be needed to reconstruct these roads; acknowledges that much of the responsibility for the problem lies with the previous government which failed to invest in the proper maintenance of the highway network; and calls upon the Government to grant Lancashire County Council adequate TPP support to enable a rolling programme of reconstruction within a sensible timescale.

That this House is alarmed at the condition of Moss Roads in Wyre District; expresses great concern for the safety of all who use them; recognises that they provide the basic communications infrastructure of the rural area upon which farms, business, schools and communities depend; understands that significant investment of...