That this House welcomes the news that ovarian cancer survival has doubled over the last 30 years; notes that the five-year survival for women with early stages of the disease has increased from 21 per cent. in the early 1970s to 41 per cent. today; recognises that these figures mean over 1,000 more women a year in England and Wales are now surviving this cancer for at least five years; praises the work of people in the health service who have helped bring about these improved figures; further recognises there is still a lot of work to do to tackle issues like late diagnosis; welcomes the fact that Cancer Research UK is helping to fund a trial of ovarian cancer screening; further praises the work of Cancer Research UK in their commitment to finding new ways to treat and detect the disease; calls for more investment to help treat and detect the disease; and further calls on a nationwide screening programme to be introduced as soon as possible to help spot potential tumours much earlier.

That this House welcomes the news that ovarian cancer survival has doubled over the last 30 years; notes that the five-year survival for women with early stages of the disease has increased from 21 per cent. in the early 1970s to 41 per cent. today; recognises that these figures mean...

That this House welcomes the publication of The Year of Rheumatoid Arthritis: One Year On, by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society and the British Society for Rheumatology which assessesthe progress made over the last year in improving the quality and standard of care for people with rheumatoid arthritis; welcomes the four recommendations which seek to improve and optimise best practice and to ensure consistency in service provision and patient care and notes the report's findings to improve care for people with rheumatoid arthritis; recognises people with rheumatoid arthritis who lack sufficient information and support to help them manage their condition can experience hopelessness, despair and depression; and calls on the Government to recognise the importance of early referral and greater awareness amongst general practitioners, safeguard the involvement of patients in the redesign of services and retain the specialist skills of the multi-disciplinary team and specialist nurses in particular.

That this House welcomes the publication of The Year of Rheumatoid Arthritis: One Year On, by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society and the British Society for Rheumatology which assessesthe progress made over the last year in improving the quality and standard of care for people with rheumatoid arthritis; welcomes the...

That this House notes the decision of Network Rail to announce the loss of thousands of frontline maintenance jobs by spring 2010; believes that this will mean that in a matter of months there will be a drop ofup to20 per cent. in the number of rail workers carrying out essential inspection and maintenance work; further believes that these deep and rapid cuts raise genuine and urgent concerns as to whether Network Rail will be able to ensure the safe and efficient running of the railway, including the adequate inspection and repair of track, signals, overhead lines and other infrastructure; is deeply concerned that Network Rail is failing to consult the trade unions on the safety implications of the proposals; further notes that the cuts are in part due to the fact that the economic rail regulator, the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR), has asked Network Rail to make efficiency savings of 21 per cent. over the next five years; isfurther concerned that because the ORR is both the safety and economic regulator it will be difficult for an objective view to be taken as to whether the safety of passengers and workers will be put at risk; believes the cuts cannot be justified; and calls on the Government to use its power as the primary funder of Network Rail to intervene to ensure that Network Rail directors put safety first.

That this House notes the decision of Network Rail to announce the loss of thousands of frontline maintenance jobs by spring 2010; believes that this will mean that in a matter of months there will be a drop ofup to20 per cent. in the number of rail workers carrying out...

That this House welcomes the super-complaint on the high cost of telephone calls for prisoners lodged with Ofcom by the national consumer councils of England, Scotland and Wales and supported by the Prison Reform Trust; is concerned that the cost of a 30 minute call from a prison to a landline is over seven times more expensive than the equivalent call from a public payphone; is further concerned at the persistently high cost of telephone calls for prisoners, at a time when costs for other basic telephone services have fallen by 60 per cent.; notes that prisoners are six times less likely to reoffend if they have a supportive family network to return to when they leave prison and that almost half of people in prison lose contact with their families during their sentence; and calls on the Government to ensure current and future contracts for providing telephone services for prisoners require providers to charge fair prices.

That this House welcomes the super-complaint on the high cost of telephone calls for prisoners lodged with Ofcom by the national consumer councils of England, Scotland and Wales and supported by the Prison Reform Trust; is concerned that the cost of a 30 minute call from a prison to a...

That this House recognises there is a considerable Kashmir community in the UK and praises the contribution it makes to the fabric of British life; notes that in previous census returns there has not been a separate Kashmiri ethnic group category; calls on the Government to give recognition to the 600,000 Kashmiri people estimated to be living in the UK by ensuring that the 2011 Census return has a separate section for Kashmiri people to identify themselves; and looks forward to Kashmiri people living in the UK being able to register their identity as the many other ethnic groups that live in the UK are able to do.

That this House recognises there is a considerable Kashmir community in the UK and praises the contribution it makes to the fabric of British life; notes that in previous census returns there has not been a separate Kashmiri ethnic group category; calls on the Government to give recognition to the...

That this House urges the Government to exercise its power, as given in the Rating (Empty Property) Act 2007, to reintroduce empty property rate relief immediately in response to the world economic downturn and worsening conditions in the property market; notes that empty property rate relief is a tool used to stimulate investment and growth in the property market during times of economic difficulty; and further notes that the withdrawal of the relief is having unintended consequences such as creating unnecessary financial hardship for people with small businesses, compromising regeneration schemes and constraining the supply of affordable commercial property.

That this House urges the Government to exercise its power, as given in the Rating (Empty Property) Act 2007, to reintroduce empty property rate relief immediately in response to the world economic downturn and worsening conditions in the property market; notes that empty property rate relief is a tool used...

That this House welcomes the super-complaint on the high cost of telephone calls for prisoners lodged with Ofcom by the national consumer councils of England, Scotland and Wales and supported by the Prison Reform Trust; is concerned that the cost of a 30-minute call from a prison to a landline is over seven times more expensive than the equivalent call from a public payphone; is further concerned at the persistently high cost of telephone calls for prisoners, at a time when costs for other basic telephone services have fallen by 60 per cent.; notes that prisoners are six times less likely to reoffend if they have a supportive family network to return to when they come out, and that almost half of people in prison lose contact with their families during their sentence; and calls on the Government to ensure that current and future contracts for providing telephone services for prisoners require providers to charge fair prices.

That this House welcomes the super-complaint on the high cost of telephone calls for prisoners lodged with Ofcom by the national consumer councils of England, Scotland and Wales and supported by the Prison Reform Trust; is concerned that the cost of a 30-minute call from a prison to a landline...

That this House recognises there is a considerable Kashmir community within the UK and praises the community for its contribution to the fabric of British life; notes that in previous census returns there has not been a separate Kashmiri ethnic group category; therefore calls on the Government to give recognition to the 600,000 Kashmiri people estimated to be living in the UK by ensuring that the 2011 census return has a separate section for Kashmiri people to identify themselves; and looks forward to Kashmiri people living in the UK being able to register their identity as the many other ethnic groups that live in the UK are able to do.

That this House recognises there is a considerable Kashmir community within the UK and praises the community for its contribution to the fabric of British life; notes that in previous census returns there has not been a separate Kashmiri ethnic group category; therefore calls on the Government to give recognition...

That this House notes that the Government has brought forward new legislation on domestic violence; draws attention to the acute under-funding of black, minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) women's services; further notes that research conducted by BMER women's organisations such as IMKAAN reveals that many BMER services are facing closure, takeover by mainstream organisations and reductions in funding, thereby dangerously reducing BMER women's access to places of safety; considers that women suffering from abuse and violence, who do not have settled immigration status in the UK, are prevented from seeking protection due to the no recourse to public funds requirement; believes that securing alternative safe housing, benefits and specialist services are often prerequisites to leaving an abusive relationship; calls upon the Government to acknowledge the value of small-sized grassroots specialist BMER women's projects and sustain investment in them; urges the Government to meet the demands made by IMKAAN and its network of over 40 BMER refuges across the UK, Saheli Ltd., Southall Black Sisters, Newham Asian Women's Project, Asian Women's Resource Centre and African Women's Care to abolish the no recourse to public funds requirement for all women with insecure status who are subject to violence and abuse in the contexts of marriage, domestic work and trafficking; and further calls upon the Government to set up a national cross-governmental violence against women strategy and, within that, a strategy around the needs of BMER women and children.

That this House notes that the Government has brought forward new legislation on domestic violence; draws attention to the acute under-funding of black, minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) women's services; further notes that research conducted by BMER women's organisations such as IMKAAN reveals that many BMER services are facing closure,...

That this House notes that the Government has brought forward new legislation on domestic violence; draws attention to the acute under-funding of Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BMER) Women's services; notes that research conducted by BMER women's organisations such as IMKAAN and Saheli reveals that many BMER services are facing closure, dangerously reducing BMER women's access to places of safety; further notes that women suffering from abuse and violence who do not have settled immigration status in the UK are prevented from seeking protection due to the no recourse to public funds requirement; believes that alternative safe housing, benefits and specialist services are often prerequisites to leaving an abusive relationship; calls upon the Government to acknowledge the value of small-sized grassroots specialist BMER women's projects such as Saheli, IMKAAN, Southall Black Sisters, The Asian Women's Resource Centre and African Women's Care, and to sustain investment in them; urges the Government to meet the demands made by IMKAAN and Southall Black Sisters and abolish the no recourse to public funds requirement for all women with insecure status who are subject to violence and abuse in the contexts or marriage, domestic work and trafficking; and further calls upon the Government to set up a national cross-governmental violence against women strategy and, within that, a strategy around the needs of BMER women.

That this House notes that the Government has brought forward new legislation on domestic violence; draws attention to the acute under-funding of Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BMER) Women's services; notes that research conducted by BMER women's organisations such as IMKAAN and Saheli reveals that many BMER services are facing...

That this House recognises the appropriateness of 2008 being declared as the UN International Year of Sanitation; notes with concern that globally 2.6 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation; further notes that with half of developing country populations still lacking basic sanitation, the Millennium Development Goal to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to basic sanitation by 2015 is unlikely to be met; applauds the Government on its Global Plan for Water and Sanitation; urges the Government to implement the recommendations of its Global Plan, by prioritising sanitation at country level; and calls on the Government to recognise that improving global access to sanitation, good hygiene practices and safe drinking water are equally essential for holistic and sustainable development.

That this House recognises the appropriateness of 2008 being declared as the UN International Year of Sanitation; notes with concern that globally 2.6 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation; further notes that with half of developing country populations still lacking basic sanitation, the Millennium Development Goal to...

That this House welcomes the agreement reached at the six party talks on the Korean nuclear issue in Beijing, in which North Korea has agreed to freeze its nuclear facility and accept International Atomic Energy Agency inspections in exchange for emergency energy assistance and steps towards the normalisation of relations with the United States and Japan; views this as a valuable first step towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and the establishment of lasting peace and security in the region; calls for all parties to continue the negotiations in good faith; and calls on the UK Government to use its good offices to encourage all parties to the agreement to honour their commitments and advance the peace process.

That this House welcomes the agreement reached at the six party talks on the Korean nuclear issue in Beijing, in which North Korea has agreed to freeze its nuclear facility and accept International Atomic Energy Agency inspections in exchange for emergency energy assistance and steps towards the normalisation of relations...

That this House notes with regret the decision by Network Rail to scrap a printed copy of the National Rail Timetable from 2007; further notes that a national rail timetable covering every service in the country has been printed since the Bradshaw's timetable was introduced in 1839; regrets that the decision will mean that for the first time in decades a printed copy of the timetable will not be available; further notes that the timetable was not only available to buy but was also housed in public libraries throughout the country to enable people to plan their rail journeys; believes that this is a retrograde step that will adversely affect many people who use the rail network; and calls for this short-sighted decision to be reversed so that the much needed and much used national timetable can continue in its current printed form for many years to come to the benefit of both rail passengers and staff.

That this House notes with regret the decision by Network Rail to scrap a printed copy of the National Rail Timetable from 2007; further notes that a national rail timetable covering every service in the country has been printed since the Bradshaw's timetable was introduced in 1839; regrets that the...

That this House supports the continued prosperity of traditional local theatres like the Victoria Theatre in Halifax; and welcomes the recent investment at the theatre which has enabled the venue to attract top name acts such as former Smiths front man Morrissey.

That this House supports the continued prosperity of traditional local theatres like the Victoria Theatre in Halifax; and welcomes the recent investment at the theatre which has enabled the venue to attract top name acts such as former Smiths front man Morrissey.

That this House is concerned at the lack of statutory provision of support for families bereaved by road crashes beyond Home Office funding for one support guide by the charity BRAKE; notes that this is in stark contrast to the ??30 million Government funding for Victim Support for families of other crimes; further notes that bereavement damages to families bereaved by road deaths are only ??10,000 and unless a family member witnessed the death they cannot claim compensation for trauma; welcomes the fact that BRAKE and the Motor Accident Solicitors society are campaigning against the proposal to raise the small claims limit from ??1,000, which would limit support for injured victims; acknowledges that many people whose loved ones are killed on the road have extreme traumatic stress symptoms that can lead to long-term illness and depression; believes that this places a burden on the NHS that could be avoided by timely, professionally managed support for these families; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to provide funding for voluntary led support agencies such as BRAKE and funding for professional trauma counsellors across the NHS, and urgently to review the civil claim regulations.

That this House is concerned at the lack of statutory provision of support for families bereaved by road crashes beyond Home Office funding for one support guide by the charity BRAKE; notes that this is in stark contrast to the ??30 million Government funding for Victim Support for families of...