That this House notes with dismay the decision of the University of Edinburgh to freeze the chair of Scottish history; notes that the chair of Russian is frozen until 1995 and the department reduced to two full-time members; regrets that currently 30 out of 100 established professorial chairs are vacant at Edinburgh, including astronomy, bacteriology (medical microbiology), conservative dentistry, crop production, English and African literature, molecular parasitology, natural philosophy, oral surgery, orthopaedic surgery, Russian, Scottish history, statistics, and tropical animal health; deplores the fact that Edinburgh University shares with all other universities severe financial hardship as a result of government policies; and calls on the Government to ensure that the university has the necessary funding to fill professorial chairs and fulfil its role as a leading centre of learning.

That this House notes with dismay the decision of the University of Edinburgh to freeze the chair of Scottish history; notes that the chair of Russian is frozen until 1995 and the department reduced to two full-time members; regrets that currently 30 out of 100 established professorial chairs are vacant...

That this House deplores the decision of Edinburgh University not to appoint a Professor to the Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Paleography for up to two years following upon the retirement of Professor Geoffrey Barrow; believes that all Scottish Universities should recognise the distinctive traditions of our nation's history, culture and languages as an inalienable right of students attending universities in Scotland; states that the reduction of chairs of Scottish history to only two is a threat to Scotland's identity as a nation; and calls on Edinburgh University to reverse this decision immediately.

That this House deplores the decision of Edinburgh University not to appoint a Professor to the Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Paleography for up to two years following upon the retirement of Professor Geoffrey Barrow; believes that all Scottish Universities should recognise the distinctive traditions of our...

That this House notes with deep concern the decision by Edinburgh University not to appoint a professor to the Chair of Scottish History for up to two years; deplores the insensitivity of such a move by the capital's leading educational institution; notes the significant contribution the department makes to the teaching and researching of Scottish history and the importance of the subject to Scotland's historical and cultural identity; and calls on the University to reverse this decision immediately.

That this House notes with deep concern the decision by Edinburgh University not to appoint a professor to the Chair of Scottish History for up to two years; deplores the insensitivity of such a move by the capital's leading educational institution; notes the significant contribution the department makes to the...

That this House notes the 50th Anniversary of the premeditated attack by the Japanese fascist government on Pearl Harbour; notes that millions of Allied servicemen and civilians were murdered by Japanese barbarity as were countless millions of Chinese and other innocent victims throughout Asia, often in the infamous Unit 731 in which hideous experiments were undertaken on live prisoners of war; notes with great concern that the Japanese government continues deliberately to falsify its history in Asia between 1931 and 1945; further notes that the Japanese government has just refused to apologise to Allied and Asian countries for the barbarity; and calls on her Majesty's Government to demand a proper and sincere apology from Japan and, in the absence of such contrition for its extremely close alliance with Hitler and Nazism, informs the Japanese government that it will not be accepted, nor wanted, as a part of the civilised world community.

That this House notes the 50th Anniversary of the premeditated attack by the Japanese fascist government on Pearl Harbour; notes that millions of Allied servicemen and civilians were murdered by Japanese barbarity as were countless millions of Chinese and other innocent victims throughout Asia, often in the infamous Unit 731...