That this House welcomes Parkinson's Awareness Week 2005 on 11th to 17th April with the theme, Parkinson's Disease Society for every age at every stage; recognises the Society's continuing efforts to improve the quality of life for all people living with Parkinson's disease; notes the launch of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions; hopes that effective local implementation by local health organisations and committed health and social care professionals will lead to significant improvements in care and support for people with Parkinson's and their carers; further notes that there is currently no known cure for Parkinson's; supports the efforts of all those engaged in research into all aspects of Parkinson's disease at centres across the UK; and congratulates the Society for investing more than ??30 million in research since it was founded in 1969.

That this House welcomes Parkinson's Awareness Week 2005 on 11th to 17th April with the theme, Parkinson's Disease Society for every age at every stage; recognises the Society's continuing efforts to improve the quality of life for all people living with Parkinson's disease; notes the launch of the National Service...

That this House notes the recent Fellowes poll on identity theft which found that 81 per cent. of the British public are concerned about becoming a victim of identity theft; calls upon the Government to combat identity theft by issuing clear guidelines to individuals and businesses, detailing the most effective ways to destroy information containing personal details; and believes that education is an effective way for the public to learn more about identity theft so people will destroy personal information and in turn will begin to make identity theft more difficult for criminals.

That this House notes the recent Fellowes poll on identity theft which found that 81 per cent. of the British public are concerned about becoming a victim of identity theft; calls upon the Government to combat identity theft by issuing clear guidelines to individuals and businesses, detailing the most effective...

That this House congratulates The Prostate Cancer Charity, the largest voluntary organisation focused on prostate health, on commissioning and publishing during Prostate Cancer Awareness Week an ICM poll on the state of public awareness of the basics of the prostate gland; notes with concern that 90 per cent. of UK adults do not understand the crucial role the gland plays in a man's sexual function, less than 50 per cent. know where the gland is located in the body and one in 10 adults believe that both men and women have a prostate gland; recognises the vital importance of raising urgently the level of public awareness of the prostate gland and what can go wrong with it to ensure that men are sensitised to prostate health messages; calls on the Government to launch in partnership with the voluntary sector a prostate, and prostate cancer, awareness campaign; and welcomes The Prostate Cancer Charity's range of high quality website, printed and helpline information resources designed to equip men to make informed choices about prostate health and prostate cancer treatment options.

That this House congratulates The Prostate Cancer Charity, the largest voluntary organisation focused on prostate health, on commissioning and publishing during Prostate Cancer Awareness Week an ICM poll on the state of public awareness of the basics of the prostate gland; notes with concern that 90 per cent. of UK...

That this House commends the British pig meat industry's commitment to high standards of welfare, in particular since the banning of sow stalls and tethers in the UK from 1999; welcomes the launch of the new British Meat Quality Standard for Pork, Bacon, Ham and Sausages; notes that the standard provides an independently audited guarantee of animal welfare, quality control and traceability; and calls on supermarkets and caterers to respond to consumer demand by using the Quality Standard Mark.

That this House commends the British pig meat industry's commitment to high standards of welfare, in particular since the banning of sow stalls and tethers in the UK from 1999; welcomes the launch of the new British Meat Quality Standard for Pork, Bacon, Ham and Sausages; notes that the standard...

That this House welcomes the constructive action of John Bowis OBE, a member of the European Parliament's Environment Committee; in tabling a series of amendments to legislation on health claims which is currently under scrutiny by that Committee; notes that the amendments would provide a potential solution to the long-running disputes over the implications of the Food Supplements Directive for the United Kingdom health products sector; further notes that if accepted the amendments would allow member states to permit onto their market safe and popular products which would otherwise by banned by the unnecessarily restrictive terms of the Food Supplements Directive, but would not oblige any other member state to do so if it did not wish; and urges the to support these amendments in Council and to instruct the Food Standards Agency to circulate an authoritative brief to MEPs on the Committee encouraging them to support the amendments in the forthcoming vote.

That this House welcomes the constructive action of John Bowis OBE, a member of the European Parliament's Environment Committee; in tabling a series of amendments to legislation on health claims which is currently under scrutiny by that Committee; notes that the amendments would provide a potential solution to the long-running...

That this House is concerned by the Government's plans to cut the grant for the Supporting People programme by five per cent. in 2005-06, including by 6.28 per cent. in Somerset alone; believes that this will undermine care standards for many elderly and vulnerable people; and calls upon the Government urgently to reconsider these cuts and those planned for 2006-07 and 2007-08.

That this House is concerned by the Government's plans to cut the grant for the Supporting People programme by five per cent. in 2005-06, including by 6.28 per cent. in Somerset alone; believes that this will undermine care standards for many elderly and vulnerable people; and calls upon the Government...

That this House condemns the erosion of the importance of the English strategic road network, the motorways and trunk roads managed by the Highways Agency; believes that the strategic road network, the country's major transport asset, is making up just four per cent. of the road network but carrying one-third of all traffic; and calls upon the Government to put a stop to plans to further devolve and downgrade key sections of the network such as the M5 west and south of Bristol, much of the A1, and most roads in the South West and East Anglia, none of which are deemed to be of national importance.

That this House condemns the erosion of the importance of the English strategic road network, the motorways and trunk roads managed by the Highways Agency; believes that the strategic road network, the country's major transport asset, is making up just four per cent. of the road network but carrying one-third...