That this House notes the continuing availability and use of remote control electric shock collars to train and control dogs; shares the view of the Kennel Club, the Dogs Trust and the RSPCA that these devices are unnecessary and cruel, with considerable potential for abuse; believes that there are alternative training methods which are more effective, as are employed by the police, prison services and armed forces; regrets that the draft Animal Welfare Bill contains no provisions to ban the sale and use of electric shock training collars; and calls on the Government to include such provisions in the Bill.

That this House notes the continuing availability and use of remote control electric shock collars to train and control dogs; shares the view of the Kennel Club, the Dogs Trust and the RSPCA that these devices are unnecessary and cruel, with considerable potential for abuse; believes that there are alternative...

That this House supports the British Lung Foundation's call for increased access to pulmonary rehabilitation for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); regrets that an estimated 2.5 million people in the UK suffer from COPD; further regrets that only approximately 1.7 per cent. of the total patients diagnosed with COPD have access to pulmonary rehabilitation; congratulates the hundreds of people who will support Breath Easy Week by taking to the streets across the UK on 13th June to raise awareness of lung conditions and to call for increased availability of pulmonary rehabilitation; and urges the Government to ensure this highly beneficial treatment is available to all who could benefit from it.

That this House supports the British Lung Foundation's call for increased access to pulmonary rehabilitation for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); regrets that an estimated 2.5 million people in the UK suffer from COPD; further regrets that only approximately 1.7 per cent. of the total patients diagnosed...

That this House notes with great concern the Government's failure to take a proactive role in negotiations over the implementation of the Food Supplements Directive; expresses its grave disquiet that many vitamins and minerals in common use are set to become illegal even though the authorities have raised no concerns about their safety; further believes that such a development will deny consumer choice and put many businesses at risk purely to achieve harmonisation across the EU; and calls on the Government to act quickly and effectively in defence of British producers and consumers of minerals and vitamins.

That this House notes with great concern the Government's failure to take a proactive role in negotiations over the implementation of the Food Supplements Directive; expresses its grave disquiet that many vitamins and minerals in common use are set to become illegal even though the authorities have raised no concerns...

That this House congratulates the Sudden Adult Death Trust UK and the Arrhythmia Awareness Week Partners for their work in raising awareness of cardiac arrhythmias and its potentially fatal consequences; notes that the condition occurs when the victim's heart goes into an abnormal rhythm from which it may not recover naturally, can strike at any age, and more than 3,500 people die each year due to suffering a fatal cardiac arrhythmia; further notes that other European countries screen for cardiac conditions but the UK does not; and calls on the government to investigate the prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia so that it can receive an appropriate level of attention in the National Service Framework for coronary Heart Disease.

That this House congratulates the Sudden Adult Death Trust UK and the Arrhythmia Awareness Week Partners for their work in raising awareness of cardiac arrhythmias and its potentially fatal consequences; notes that the condition occurs when the victim's heart goes into an abnormal rhythm from which it may not recover...

That this House supports International Childhood Cancer Day and its aims of raising global awareness for cancers that affect children while also raising money for research; notes that in developed countries more than 70 per cent. of children with cancer survive after diagnosis, but that only one in five of the world's children have access to the best medical care; further notes that the world's overall survival rate for children's cancer is as low as 20 per cent.; and calls on the Government fully to support this important initiative.

That this House supports International Childhood Cancer Day and its aims of raising global awareness for cancers that affect children while also raising money for research; notes that in developed countries more than 70 per cent. of children with cancer survive after diagnosis, but that only one in five of...

That this House fully supports Marie Curie's biggest annual fundraising event; notes that the event raised over two million pounds last year to continue the charity's work and that a major part of their activities are the Marie Curie nurses who make it possible for terminally ill people to be cared for in their own homes; congratulates the charity for providing care to around 30,000 cancer patients and their families every year; and calls on the Government to work with Marie Curie in achieving its goals.

That this House fully supports Marie Curie's biggest annual fundraising event; notes that the event raised over two million pounds last year to continue the charity's work and that a major part of their activities are the Marie Curie nurses who make it possible for terminally ill people to be...

That this House notes with extreme concern that the United Kingdom is suffering a sexual health crisis as a result of which around one in 10 sexually active young women are currently infected with chlamydia, that syphilis rates have increased by 500 per cent. in the last six years, and that gonorrhoea rates have doubled over the same period; is further concerned that National Health Service sexual health clinics are clearly unable to cope with the current demand; regrets the Government's abject failure to heed the Conservative Party's repeated demands to tackle the sexual health crisis, to recognise the seriousness of that crisis and to take the urgent action needed to tackle it; endorses the Health Select Committee's report on sexual health and its assessment that the present sexual health crisis has resulted from inadequate political pressure and leadership over recent years, the absence of a patient voice, insufficient central guidance emphasising the importance of sexual health and a severe lack of performance management; welcomes the Committee's confirmation of the concerns which the Conservative Party has been expressing for a number of years; and supports the Committee's recommendation urging a strong commitment to making sexual health a priority and to improving the way in which young people are educated about relationships and sex in order to prevent the situation confronting the next generation of young people from becoming worse still.

That this House notes with extreme concern that the United Kingdom is suffering a sexual health crisis as a result of which around one in 10 sexually active young women are currently infected with chlamydia, that syphilis rates have increased by 500 per cent. in the last six years, and...

That this House notes the Government's prevarication over the Post Office Card Account which should be in operation by 1st April; further notes that the personal invitation documents will not be sent out to potential card holders until 24th March; further notes that the Government has pushed Post Office customers towards using their own bank accounts or basic bank accounts, whilst preventing promotion of the Post Office Card Account; appreciates that the ending of benefit payments in cash will deprive sub postmasters of an average 35 per cent. of income; realises that this will make many post offices commercially unviable and is therefore likely to lead to yet further closures; condemns the Government's failure of policy for the Post Office; and calls upon the Government to implement all the recommendations of the PIU report on the future of the Post Office network and in particular to encourage the marketing of the Post Office Card Account which will contribute significantly to future income in Post Office branches.

That this House notes the Government's prevarication over the Post Office Card Account which should be in operation by 1st April; further notes that the personal invitation documents will not be sent out to potential card holders until 24th March; further notes that the Government has pushed Post Office customers...