That this House notes that oil and gas producers will derive massively inflated profits, estimated at an additional ??5 billion per year, as a result of unprecedentedly high oil prices; expresses its concern over the impact of both past and future domestic energy price increases to households, which struggle to pay for the fuel they need to maintain a warm and healthy indoor environment; recognises that many of the households worst affected by high fuel prices will be elderly, on a low fixed income and living in properties that are inadequately heated and insulated; advocates a new tax on members of the UK Offshore Operations Association to fund a major programme to protect these households from the windfall profits that will accrue as a result of hyper-inflated gas and oil prices; and urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to take urgent action.

That this House notes that oil and gas producers will derive massively inflated profits, estimated at an additional ??5 billion per year, as a result of unprecedentedly high oil prices; expresses its concern over the impact of both past and future domestic energy price increases to households, which struggle to...

That this House welcomes the tighter regulations proposed in the Gambling Bill, but declines to support any clauses that would allow for the introduction of supercasinos.

That this House welcomes the tighter regulations proposed in the Gambling Bill, but declines to support any clauses that would allow for the introduction of supercasinos.

That this House welcomes the recent comments by Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry who said during his debate with President Bush that a Kerry-Edwards Administration will stop this Administration's programme to develop a new class of nuclear weapons and will work in a global partnership with other nations to prevent the spread of these deadly weapons; believes that these comments reflect the views of the majority of the British people who support the global elimination of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, as the only guarantee for international peace and security; and wishes the Senators John Kerry and John Edwards success in the forthcoming presidential election.

That this House welcomes the recent comments by Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry who said during his debate with President Bush that a Kerry-Edwards Administration will stop this Administration's programme to develop a new class of nuclear weapons and will work in a global partnership with other nations to...

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published in 1999 that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the United Kingdom do not have reasonable access to a healthy diet; further notes reports by the Malnutrition Advisory Group that show that up to 5,000 people in each parliamentary constituency may be malnourished and that one in seven people over 65 years are malnourished or at serious risk of malnourishment; recognises that this situation can be caused by a number of factors such as inadequate income, lack of reasonable access to shops or other outlets selling healthy food and inadequate information; notes also that one of the causes of childhood obesity is inadequate access to, or information concerning, healthy food; and therefore supports the Food Justice Strategies Bill introduced by a cross party group of honourable Members on 23rd June which will require the drawing up and implementation of a national strategy to promote food justice and end food poverty and which would also help alleviate childhood obesity.

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published in 1999 that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the United Kingdom do not have reasonable access to a healthy diet; further notes reports by the Malnutrition Advisory Group that show that up to 5,000...

That this House welcomes the publication of the draft Housing Bill and the opportunity for honourable members to comment on proposed legislation; believes that this Bill offers an excellent opportunity for dealing with fuel poverty by ensuring that minimum insulation and heating standards set for all social housing would, as far as is reasonably practicable, match those standards in the building regulations for newly built homes; and therefore supports the campaign by the All Party Warm Homes Group to secure an amendment to the draft Housing Bill to this effect, thus ensuring that all social housing tenants are removed from fuel poverty.

That this House welcomes the publication of the draft Housing Bill and the opportunity for honourable members to comment on proposed legislation; believes that this Bill offers an excellent opportunity for dealing with fuel poverty by ensuring that minimum insulation and heating standards set for all social housing would, as...

That this House condemns the decision of Royal Mail to transfer the movement of mail from rail freight to other modes of transport by the end of the summer with a direct threat to 500 rail jobs and other jobs at dedicated rail terminals, depots and loading facilities; believes that this decision is short-term and ill conceived and represents a direct challenge to the Government's own policy of increasing the use of freight on rail; notes with dismay the increased congestion on Britain's already over busy road network which will result in an extra 30.5 million lorry miles and the release of an additional 15 thousand tonnes of pollutants per annum; believes that the decision not only undermines the Government's own transport policy but also its environmental and employment objectives; and calls upon the Government to immediately review the decision of Royal Mail in view of its consequences for congestion, the environment, jobs and the rail industry.

That this House condemns the decision of Royal Mail to transfer the movement of mail from rail freight to other modes of transport by the end of the summer with a direct threat to 500 rail jobs and other jobs at dedicated rail terminals, depots and loading facilities; believes that...

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published in 1999 that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the United Kingdom do not have access to healthy food; further notes reports by the Malnutrition Advisory Group that show that up to 5,000 people in each parliamentary constituency may be malnourished and that one in seven people over 65 are malnourished or at serious risk of malnourishment; recognises that this situation can be caused by a number of factors such as inadequate income, lack of reasonable access to shops and inadequate information; and therefore supports the Food Justice Strategies Bill which will require the drawing up and implementation of local and national strategies to promote food justice and end food poverty.

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published in 1999 that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the United Kingdom do not have access to healthy food; further notes reports by the Malnutrition Advisory Group that show that up to 5,000 people in...

That this House congratulates the Society of Homeopaths on its 25th anniversary this year; recognises that the Society has over 850 members on its published register of homeopaths; welcomes the Society's achievements in developing and maintaining high professional standards for the practice of homeopathy; recognises the crucial role professional homeopaths can play in reducing the burden on GPs at primary care level; and wishes the Society further success with its work in the years ahead.

That this House congratulates the Society of Homeopaths on its 25th anniversary this year; recognises that the Society has over 850 members on its published register of homeopaths; welcomes the Society's achievements in developing and maintaining high professional standards for the practice of homeopathy; recognises the crucial role professional homeopaths...

That this House notes the submission of the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group to the Energy Policy Review and in particular the Group's view that resources for fuel poverty programmes will need to be increased by at least 50 per cent. if Government objectives to end fuel poverty are to be met; further notes that the recent report of the Trade and Industry Committee expressed the view that the 'only real long term solution to fuel poverty is greater energy efficiency of the housing stock'; and that although this would mean a 'short-term increase in expenditure, in the long term this is the only response that can help the environment save money and alleviate the considerable suffering experienced by fuel poor households'; and calls on the Treasury to provide adequate funding for a national programme of domestic energy efficiency improvement to ensure that objectives to end fuel poverty are met.

That this House notes the submission of the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group to the Energy Policy Review and in particular the Group's view that resources for fuel poverty programmes will need to be increased by at least 50 per cent. if Government objectives to end fuel poverty are to be...

That this House supports the recommendation in the Performance and Innovation Unit report of a target for increased energy efficiency in the domestic sector of 20 per cent. by the year 2010 based on current levels; supports also the Environmental Audit Committee's recent report that viewed 'the Government's primary task now as being to set out in detail how the Government intends to implement the PIU recommendations on the 20 per cent. by 2010 target'; notes the words of the Energy Minister, the Right honourable Member for Cunninghame North to that Committee that he believes this target is achievable with 'a lot of work and commitment and a far higher profile (for energy efficiency) than it has had in the past'; notes also his frank comment to this House on 31st October that this subject 'has never been taken half seriously enough in this country' (Official Report 986); and strongly urges that the forthcoming Energy White Paper rectify that situation by setting the PIU target as an unequivocal and firm target.

That this House supports the recommendation in the Performance and Innovation Unit report of a target for increased energy efficiency in the domestic sector of 20 per cent. by the year 2010 based on current levels; supports also the Environmental Audit Committee's recent report that viewed 'the Government's primary task...

That this House notes that domestic combined heat and power units are an efficient way of reducing household emissions of carbon dioxide, that they reduce fuel bills and that, as stated in paragraph 4.65 of the Government's fuel Poverty Strategy (November 2001) they have considerable potential to reduce fuel poverty; and supports the Reduction of Value Added Tax on Domestic Combined Heat and Power Units Bill which, if enacted, would reduce value added tax on their supply and installation to five per cent.

That this House notes that domestic combined heat and power units are an efficient way of reducing household emissions of carbon dioxide, that they reduce fuel bills and that, as stated in paragraph 4.65 of the Government's fuel Poverty Strategy (November 2001) they have considerable potential to reduce fuel poverty;...

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published in 1999 that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the United Kingdom do not have access to healthy food, and the campaign on this issue launched on 14th November by Food Justice; notes too that this situation can be caused by a number of factors such as inadequate income, lack of reasonable access to shops or other outlets selling such food and inadequate information; and therefore supports the Food Poverty (Eradication) Bill which will require the drawing up and implementation of local and national strategies to end this problem.

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published in 1999 that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the United Kingdom do not have access to healthy food, and the campaign on this issue launched on 14th November by Food Justice; notes too that...

That this House welcomes the Houses in Multiple Occuation (Registration Scheme) Bill introduced in the last Parliament by a cross-party group of honourable Members from the All-Party Warm Homes Group; notes that this would require the establishment of a licensing and registration scheme for houses in multiple occupation which would include requirements for energy efficiency; notes too that it is essential to deal with houses in multiple occupation in order to end fuel poverty and reduce wastage of energy; and therefore hopes that such a registration scheme will be established as a matter of urgency.

That this House welcomes the Houses in Multiple Occuation (Registration Scheme) Bill introduced in the last Parliament by a cross-party group of honourable Members from the All-Party Warm Homes Group; notes that this would require the establishment of a licensing and registration scheme for houses in multiple occupation which would...