That this House notes with regret the 20th anniversary, on 26th October 2006, of the deregulation of bus services outside London; further notes that in those two decades bus patronage outside London has fallen by 37 per cent. and fares have increased by 45 per cent. (respectively 50 per cent. and 86 per cent. in the six metropolitan areas), and that the effects of deregulation have hit the poorest hardest; therefore welcomes the Government's Review of Bus Policy; and calls on the Government to make it easier and quicker for local authorities and passenger transport executives to plan and regulate bus services in a way which contributes to wider economic, social inclusion and environmental objectives.

That this House notes with regret the 20th anniversary, on 26th October 2006, of the deregulation of bus services outside London; further notes that in those two decades bus patronage outside London has fallen by 37 per cent. and fares have increased by 45 per cent. (respectively 50 per cent....

That this House is saddened by the death of International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Marc Hodler on 18th October 2006; and recognises the major contribution he made to exposing the corruption of IOC members during the decisions to award the Olympic Games to Atlanta, Sydney, Nagano and Salt Lake City, which led to the removal of nearly 10 per cent. of IOC members.

That this House is saddened by the death of International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Marc Hodler on 18th October 2006; and recognises the major contribution he made to exposing the corruption of IOC members during the decisions to award the Olympic Games to Atlanta, Sydney, Nagano and Salt Lake City,...

That this House notes with alarm British Airway's (BA) intention to relocate cabin crew currently based at Manchester Airport to Heathrow; expresses grave concern that BA has refused to engage in meaningful discussions with the staff affected and their trade union representatives as regards the financial basis of this decision; and calls on BA to reconsider this unfair and short-sighted decision.

That this House notes with alarm British Airway's (BA) intention to relocate cabin crew currently based at Manchester Airport to Heathrow; expresses grave concern that BA has refused to engage in meaningful discussions with the staff affected and their trade union representatives as regards the financial basis of this decision;...

That this House shares the concerns of the British Centre for Science Education that the literature being sent to every school in the United Kingdom by the creationist religious group Truth in Science is full of scientific mistakes and fails to disclose the group's creationist beliefs and objectives; and urges all schools to treat this literature with extreme caution.

That this House shares the concerns of the British Centre for Science Education that the literature being sent to every school in the United Kingdom by the creationist religious group Truth in Science is full of scientific mistakes and fails to disclose the group's creationist beliefs and objectives; and urges...

That this House applauds the worker shareholders of FirstGroup plc for the innovative use of their shareholdings to raise the issue of FirstGroup's violation of basic human and labour rights at the company's annual general meeting on 13th July; supports their resolution to the Annual General Meeting calling on FirstGroup to adopt a company-wide workplace human rights policy based on International Labour Organisation conventions that would allow workers to seek trade union representation and collective bargaining without discrimination or interference by the company; notes that FirstGroup had one of the worst industrial relations records in 2005 of any bus operator in the UK; further notes that Lance Compa, Cornell University's professor specialising in international labour and human rights law, found that FirstGroup's practices in its US yellow school bus subsidiary have demonstrated `a co-ordinated strategy to block workers' freedom of association by a pattern of interference' that would be `a violation of international human rights standards'; is appalled that the company's board of directors has called on shareholders to oppose the workers' resolution; further applauds the Co-operative Insurance Society for supporting the resolution; and calls on other institutional shareholders concerned with the long-term business success of FirstGroup to support a resolution that will minimise serious risks to FirstGroup's business prospects by promoting responsible business conduct and good labour relations, such as enabling workers freely to organise collectively in trade unions without fear and intimidation from management.

That this House applauds the worker shareholders of FirstGroup plc for the innovative use of their shareholdings to raise the issue of FirstGroup's violation of basic human and labour rights at the company's annual general meeting on 13th July; supports their resolution to the Annual General Meeting calling on FirstGroup...

That this House notes the Government's achievement in the last comprehensive spending review in working with the Mayor to agree a ??10 billion, five year investment programme for Transport for London; further notes the consequent success in driving up public transport usage in London and contributing to key Government objectives on sustainability and social inclusion; and now calls on the Government to use the opportunity presented by the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 to raise significantly the level of spending on public transport in the UK's other metropolitan areas in order to support their continuing and sustainable economic regeneration, and to address the gap in spending per head on transport that has now opened up between London and the UK's other major conurbations.

That this House notes the Government's achievement in the last comprehensive spending review in working with the Mayor to agree a ??10 billion, five year investment programme for Transport for London; further notes the consequent success in driving up public transport usage in London and contributing to key Government objectives...

That this House notes with concern the comments made in Coach and Bus Week in May 2006 by outgoing Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) lobbyist and former Department for Transport (DfT) secondee Stephen Heard that `the bus industry is under a Labour Government that is giving it as much freedom as under Tory Transport Minister, Nick Ridley'; further notes his comments that the CPT can take credit for this and his view that `Early Day Motions through backbenchers are wasted effort'; and in the light of these comments calls on the DfT to cease its practice of seconding staff to assist the CPT in its aim of preventing the regulation of bus service levels, quality, fares and networks.

That this House notes with concern the comments made in Coach and Bus Week in May 2006 by outgoing Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) lobbyist and former Department for Transport (DfT) secondee Stephen Heard that `the bus industry is under a Labour Government that is giving it as much freedom...