That this House congratulates Barnado's and Transport 2000 on the publication of their report, Stop, Look and Listen: Children's Views on Traffic; and urges Government and opposition parties to take account of the report's recommendations when formulating policies on road traffic, road safety and related issues.

That this House congratulates Barnado's and Transport 2000 on the publication of their report, Stop, Look and Listen: Children's Views on Traffic; and urges Government and opposition parties to take account of the report's recommendations when formulating policies on road traffic, road safety and related issues.

That this House commends the disability charity, Leonard Cheshire, for the success of its All Aboard campaign; notes the strength of feelings amongst the disability movement in support of an early end date for inaccessible trains and widespread opposition to an end date of 2035; and therefore urges the Government to bring forward an early end date ensuring fair and equal access to the railways network for all.

That this House commends the disability charity, Leonard Cheshire, for the success of its All Aboard campaign; notes the strength of feelings amongst the disability movement in support of an early end date for inaccessible trains and widespread opposition to an end date of 2035; and therefore urges the Government...

That this House notes the continuing high levels of disconnections from energy supply due to debt, currently running at around 22,000 per year; is concerned that with expected price rises this problem will be exacerbated; recognises that disconnections is the most extreme form of fuel poverty and its continuation compromises the Government's aim to end fuel poverty; believes this is unacceptable and supports energywatch's call to end disconnections for debt; and calls upon the Government to provide legislative protection for the most vulnerable in society by ending disconnections through amendments to the Utilities Act 2000 through the proposed legislation on energy matters outlined in the Queen's speech.

That this House notes the continuing high levels of disconnections from energy supply due to debt, currently running at around 22,000 per year; is concerned that with expected price rises this problem will be exacerbated; recognises that disconnections is the most extreme form of fuel poverty and its continuation compromises...

That this House welcomes the reduction in the road casualty rate recorded over the past decade and the Government measures that have contributed to this reduction, particularly those measures that have prompted many more drivers to slow down; recognises however that speed is still responsible for an average of three deaths and many more injuries on UK roads each day; notes with great concern that although the overall road casualty rate continues to fall, the UK still has one of the worst records in Western Europe for killing and injuring child pedestrians and that speed is a contributory factor in a great number of these child casualties; recognises that in many places the existing limit is clearly inappropriate to the individual circumstances, for example outside schools or hospitals or on residential roads; recognises furthermore that lower speed limits in residential areas are in line with Government efforts to encourage greater levels of walking and cycling, which are the most healthy and environmentally-friendly means of transport; and therefore calls on the Government to strengthen its commitment to its target of reducing the number of road deaths and serious injuries by 40 per cent. and the number of child deaths and serious injuries by 50 per cent. by 2010, by instituting an urgent review of speed limits based on a categorisation of roads according to risk, while increasing enforcement and increasing the maximum available penalties for those found guilty of speeding.

That this House welcomes the reduction in the road casualty rate recorded over the past decade and the Government measures that have contributed to this reduction, particularly those measures that have prompted many more drivers to slow down; recognises however that speed is still responsible for an average of three...

That this House congratulates the Energy Saving Trust on launching the seventh Energy Efficiency Week; notes that this follows an exhaustingly hot summer which may be typical of man-made climate change; further notes that more extreme and damaging weather events can be expected as well as hotter summers; believes, as the Energy White Paper stated, that energy efficiency is one of the key tools in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and should be at the heart of the Government's energy policy; welcomes the White Paper target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 60 per cent. by 2050 and the recent consultation paper on Economic Instruments to Improve Household Energy Efficiency; calls on the Government to introduce new policies to enable the targets to be met and in particular to correct the VAT anomaly which has energy saving taxed more heavily than energy use by cutting to 5 per cent. the rate of VAT on condensing boilers, energy saving light bulbs and other energy efficient appliances, puting an inefficiency charge on the least efficient products and enabling a reduction in council tax or stamp duty rates for energy efficient homes; and further notes that an increase in uptake of energy efficiency measures would help combat climate change, improve the UK's energy security and reduce bills for consumers.

That this House congratulates the Energy Saving Trust on launching the seventh Energy Efficiency Week; notes that this follows an exhaustingly hot summer which may be typical of man-made climate change; further notes that more extreme and damaging weather events can be expected as well as hotter summers; believes, as...

That this House supports the creation of a United Kingdom Civilian Peace Service to co-ordinate at a national level the recruitment, training and deployment of civilian personnel for conflict-prevention work abroad; notes that such a service already exists in several other European countries; and further notes that a Civilian Peace Service would enhance the efforts of non-governmental and inter-governmental organisations to prevent, manage and resolve violent conflict by enabling the training of civilian personnel to the highest standards in specific skills relevant to work in regions affected by conflict; and by allowing the management of a roster of skilled and qualified personnel available for those organisations to use in the field.

That this House supports the creation of a United Kingdom Civilian Peace Service to co-ordinate at a national level the recruitment, training and deployment of civilian personnel for conflict-prevention work abroad; notes that such a service already exists in several other European countries; and further notes that a Civilian Peace...

That this House notes the success in Ireland of the 10 pence charge for plastic shopping bags payable by the user, which has led to significant reductions in the numbers dispensed to consumers since the charge was introduced; and, considering the environmental harm caused by plastic bag litter, in particular the risk it poses to animal life and as an eyesore in both the urban and rural landscape, calls on the Government to introduce a similar tax in the United Kingdom, in order to encourage greater re-use and recycling of plastic bags, which are currently consumed at a rate of approximately 12 billion a year, equivalent to 200 bags per person; and urges all major United Kingdom retailers to contribute to this effort by providing customers with access to plastic bag recycling points in their stores and greater incentives to re-use bags, including the easy availability of strong and environmentally-friendly 'bags for life'.

That this House notes the success in Ireland of the 10 pence charge for plastic shopping bags payable by the user, which has led to significant reductions in the numbers dispensed to consumers since the charge was introduced; and, considering the environmental harm caused by plastic bag litter, in particular...

That this House is concerned at the three per cent. annual growth in municipal waste in the UK and at the low proportion of this waste which is recovered and recycled relative to our European neighbours; notes the importance of the environmental productivity and the need to encourage industry to use fewer natural resources and less energy to produce the same amount of goods; urges the Government further to develop its sustainable waste strategy at the next Budget by allowing local authorities to introduce volume-based charging for domestic waste, converting the landfill tax into a waste disposal tax, removing the climate change levy exemption on energy from incineration and landfill, and giving incentives to manufacturers to reduce or recover packaging; and believes that, since waste reduction and increased recycling are the only sustainable solutions consistent with enhancing long-term economic productivity, the Government should include annual waste reduction targets in its proposed Environmental Productivity Index.

That this House is concerned at the three per cent. annual growth in municipal waste in the UK and at the low proportion of this waste which is recovered and recycled relative to our European neighbours; notes the importance of the environmental productivity and the need to encourage industry to...