That this House supports World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day on 17th November; commends the British Lung Foundation for organising the event in this country and its aims of raising awareness of a disease with an estimated three million people living with COPD in the UK; notes that COPD - chronic bronchitis and emphysema - is a progressive and disabling lung disease, caused primarily by smoking and that, as the disease progresses, patients suffer from increasingly sever attacks of breathlessness that can leave them housebound or result in repeated extended hospital admissions; and thus welcomes the NHS focus on chronic disease management in the NHS Improvement Plan, published in June 2004, and the publication of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence Guideline on the Management of COPD in the Primary and Secondary Care in February 2004 which, if implemented fully, would assist in reducing emergency hospitalisations and help improve the prognosis for people with this highly debilitating condition.

That this House supports World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day on 17th November; commends the British Lung Foundation for organising the event in this country and its aims of raising awareness of a disease with an estimated three million people living with COPD in the UK; notes that COPD...

That this House congratulates the Gloucester Clubhouse on its work for adults with severe and enduring mental ill health; supports the vocational, educational and social services provided by clubhouses throughout Britain; notes that many of the core beliefs and functions of Clubhouse are mentioned in the recent report on Mental Health and Social Exclusion by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; recognises that clubhouses will be able to provide even better services if they have greater funding and support from central Government and local authorities; and calls on the Government to work with the National Clubhouse Association and individual clubhouses to ensure that modernising mental health services remains a priority.

That this House congratulates the Gloucester Clubhouse on its work for adults with severe and enduring mental ill health; supports the vocational, educational and social services provided by clubhouses throughout Britain; notes that many of the core beliefs and functions of Clubhouse are mentioned in the recent report on Mental...

That this House believes that the issue of sewer flooding is devastating and unpleasant for the thousands of householders it affects every year; recognises that the appropriate means of addressing the problem in the long term is through the Periodic Review of Water Prices carried out by Ofwat; notes that in his draft determination, Ofwat's Director General has not made sufficient allowances to tackle all known cases during the next regulatory period (2005-2010) despite calls from Watervoice and others that he do so; further notes that a wet winter may exacerbate the problem; and calls on Ofwat's Director General to give many long suffering households respite from this distressing problem by making sewer flooding his top priority for investment in his final determination, which will be announced on 2nd December.

That this House believes that the issue of sewer flooding is devastating and unpleasant for the thousands of householders it affects every year; recognises that the appropriate means of addressing the problem in the long term is through the Periodic Review of Water Prices carried out by Ofwat; notes that...

That this House remembers with sadness the 20th anniversary of the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms when thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed or injured across India; notes with pleasure the many positive changes that have since taken place in India where the current Prime Minister is a Sikh; and expresses the hope that the Government of India will continue to pursue the path of reconciliation in relation to those events by instituting an inquiry into them that can bring closure to the victims and relatives of those who suffered at that time.

That this House remembers with sadness the 20th anniversary of the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms when thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed or injured across India; notes with pleasure the many positive changes that have since taken place in India where the current Prime Minister is a Sikh; and expresses...

That this House regrets the exclusion from the 2004 Paralympic Games of all learning-disabled athletes as a result of a dispute between the International Paralympic Committee and the International Sports Federation for People with Intellectual Disability about verification procedures; believes that people with learning disability should be able and entitled to compete at the highest level of sport; is deeply concerned that, at its Extraordinary General Meeting on 25th November, in Cairo, the International Paralympic Committee may permanently ban all learning-disabled athletes from participating in the Paralympic Games; recognises that funding for disability sport is dependent on participation in the Paralympic Games; calls on both the International Paralympic Committee and the International Federation for People with Intellectual Disability to work constructively to find a way of testing learning disability and its impact on sporting capacity that is mutually acceptable; and urges the UK Government to use its influence to help secure a satisfactory agreement that will see learning-disabled athletes once more eligible to compete in the Paralympic Games.

That this House regrets the exclusion from the 2004 Paralympic Games of all learning-disabled athletes as a result of a dispute between the International Paralympic Committee and the International Sports Federation for People with Intellectual Disability about verification procedures; believes that people with learning disability should be able and entitled...

That this House notes that the new formula for Child Support Agency (CSA) maintenance calculations has now been in place since April 2003, which is more than enough time to stabilise the system; considers that existing cases have experienced a long and avoidable delay under the old rules; and calls upon the Minister to instruct the CSA to take the necessary steps to bring in the new, simplified and fairer method of assessment for all cases with immediate effect.

That this House notes that the new formula for Child Support Agency (CSA) maintenance calculations has now been in place since April 2003, which is more than enough time to stabilise the system; considers that existing cases have experienced a long and avoidable delay under the old rules; and calls...

That this House congratulates President Putin on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol and thereby enabling it to come into force; calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that the EU offers its closest co-operation with Russia in technology exchange and emissions trading; and calls upon the Prime Minister to continue to press the US Administration to accept its responsibilities for carbon dioxide emissions and to engage with the international community in fighting climate change.

That this House congratulates President Putin on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol and thereby enabling it to come into force; calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that the EU offers its closest co-operation with Russia in technology exchange and emissions trading; and calls upon the Prime Minister to continue to...

That this House is appalled at the decision of Post Office Ltd to close post offices on Beech Road in Chorlton and Burton Road in Old Moat, Withington; condemns the abject failure of Post Office Ltd to take into account the views of local people, particularly the elderly and disabled, during the sham consultation exercise and its total inability to understand the local area, leaving the Old Moat Ward with no post office; and calls upon the Department of Trade and Industry to fully investigate the incompetence of Post Office Ltd to undertake the Urban Reinvention Programme in South Manchester.

That this House is appalled at the decision of Post Office Ltd to close post offices on Beech Road in Chorlton and Burton Road in Old Moat, Withington; condemns the abject failure of Post Office Ltd to take into account the views of local people, particularly the elderly and disabled,...

That this House condemns the practice of computer-generated random telephone number dialling to circumvent people's preferences for telephone privacy in order to sell them goods and services by cold-calling; notes that when one call is answered, many others are automatically terminated, thus causing disturbance, annoyance and fear that silent calls are being made by individuals with evil intent; is gravely concerned at the amount of fear, suspicion and mistrust sown amongst the recipients of these silent calls; and puts the telephone marketing industry on notice that, if such calls continue to be generated, legislation must be brought forward to ban them.

That this House condemns the practice of computer-generated random telephone number dialling to circumvent people's preferences for telephone privacy in order to sell them goods and services by cold-calling; notes that when one call is answered, many others are automatically terminated, thus causing disturbance, annoyance and fear that silent calls...

That this House is deeply concerned by the arrest on 25th September and continued detention of Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja, Executive Director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and prominent Bahraini human rights activist, reportedly as a result of critical comments made against the Government of Bahrain during a symposium on poverty sponsored by the Centre; is deeply alarmed by the attempted dissolution of the Centre and the freezing of its assets; hopes that these events do not signal an end to the recent reforms welcomed in Bahrain; and calls upon the British Government to raise these matters with the Government of Bahrain as a matter of urgency.

That this House is deeply concerned by the arrest on 25th September and continued detention of Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja, Executive Director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and prominent Bahraini human rights activist, reportedly as a result of critical comments made against the Government of Bahrain during a symposium on...