That this House urges the Government to deal urgently with the grievances of freeholders and to swing the balance, which is still overwhelmingly weighted to the landlords, back to leaseholders; and suggests that this can be best achieved by abolishing the leasehold system and replacing it by commonhold for flat owners, and regulated sale to others, by scrapping marriage value for leaseholders buying freeholds, abolishing forfeiture and the threat of forfeiture, by setting up a regulator to control rogue landlords and managing agents, and by extending the role of the Housing Ombudsman to allow him to replace leasehold valuation tribunals, to assume responsibility for setting a fair valuation for leaseholders to buy their freehold and to regulate service charges in common flats.

That this House urges the Government to deal urgently with the grievances of freeholders and to swing the balance, which is still overwhelmingly weighted to the landlords, back to leaseholders; and suggests that this can be best achieved by abolishing the leasehold system and replacing it by commonhold for flat...

That this House welcomes the Budget announcement that all those entering hospital from April will continue to receive their full state pension and their full entitlement to incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and income support for the entire duration of their stay in hospital from April 2006 and those already in hospital will have their benefits increased from April 2006 if they have then been in hospital for 52 weeks or more; notes that this will mean that long-stay patients receiving inpatient care, including large numbers of people suffering from mental ill health, will no longer have to live on only ??15.90 per week state benefit and have to look to the hospital to supplement their allowance from care budgets, to ensure that their basic needs for clothing, toiletries, haircuts and other personal items are met; congratulates the Government on taking action so that long-stay in-patients will be given the means to develop greater independence, social inclusion and integration into the ordinary life of the community; and also congratulates Mind and other organisations representing patients who have long campaigned for this outcome.

That this House welcomes the Budget announcement that all those entering hospital from April will continue to receive their full state pension and their full entitlement to incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and income support for the entire duration of their stay in hospital from April 2006 and those already...

That this House expresses concern that many ex-service men and women who have suffered substantial hearing loss as a result of their service in the Armed Forces are being denied sufficient compensation through the war pensions scheme; notes that a service person has to suffer a hearing loss of 50 decibels before being compensated, a level often only experienced naturally by elderly people; further notes that this is not the case across the European Union and the Commonwealth, where the qualifying level of hearing loss is much lower; further notes that criteria for compensation do not take into account the additive effects on hearing of age-related hearing loss and noise-induced hearing loss, ignoring the fact that noise-induced hearing loss associated with service may bring forward the age at which an individual will suffer age-related hearing loss; therefore believes that the Government's criteria for assessing compensation for deafened veterans is failing to deliver sufficient recognition for those who have made great sacrifices for their country; and therefore joins RNID and ex-service organisations in calling upon the Government to lower the qualifying level of hearing loss in order to ensure that all those who have served in the Armed Forces are compensated appropriately for any disability, and that those currently serving their country are not let down when their service ends.

That this House expresses concern that many ex-service men and women who have suffered substantial hearing loss as a result of their service in the Armed Forces are being denied sufficient compensation through the war pensions scheme; notes that a service person has to suffer a hearing loss of 50...

That this House proposes an annual Senior Citizens Awareness Day in celebration and commemoration of the massive contribution made by ordinary people throughout the 20th century which has resulted in the greatest period of social, industrial, technological and scientific progress in the history of the United Kingdom, together with the highest sacrifice of life in two world wars; and honours and congratulates all those people for their unique contribution to the most rapidly changing period ever witnessed and recognises their sacrifices, endurance and fortitude, together with their indomitable spirit, which transformed and bequeathed to its citizens the bright prospect of a new 21st century.

That this House proposes an annual Senior Citizens Awareness Day in celebration and commemoration of the massive contribution made by ordinary people throughout the 20th century which has resulted in the greatest period of social, industrial, technological and scientific progress in the history of the United Kingdom, together with the...

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 welcomes the recent decision of the Synod of the Church of England to support contraction and convergence as the overarching framework to tackle climate change; further welcomes the comments of the Honourable Kalonzo Musyoka, Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya, given at a meeting for African Environment Ministers in Nairobi in February, supporting contraction and convergence; congratulates Aubrey Meyer, founder of the Global Commons Institute, which formulated the concept of contraction and convergence, on receiving the Climate Change Champion Award made by the Corporation of London, for his work in attracting the support of many government and international agencies for contraction and convergence; and calls upon the Government to seek, during its presidency of the G8, to advance the international effort to avert the dangers of climate change by promoting the constitutional framework of contraction and convergence, which embodies the principle of equal rights to the global commons.

That this House welcomes the recent decision of the Synod of the Church of England to support contraction and convergence as the overarching framework to tackle climate change; further welcomes the comments of the Honourable Kalonzo Musyoka, Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya, given at a meeting for African...

That this House calls upon European countries to arrange a confirmation hearing of the type that would normally be held by the US Senate for a Presidential appointment to determine whether Paul Wolfowitz is a fit and proper person to become the President of the World Bank.

That this House calls upon European countries to arrange a confirmation hearing of the type that would normally be held by the US Senate for a Presidential appointment to determine whether Paul Wolfowitz is a fit and proper person to become the President of the World Bank.

That this House notes that 2005 is the 60th anniversary year of the creation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank - the Bretton Woods Institutions (BWIs); recognises that the IMF and World Bank have voiced a commitment to ensuring that individual countries determine their own economic policies; further notes that key economic policies continue to be imposed by both the World Bank and IMF as conditions for receiving debt relief and new loans, with the Boards of the BWIs retaining the power of veto over all measures including those in poverty reduction strategy papers; calls upon the BWIs and their principal shareholders to ensure that the democratically elected representatives of recipient nations are the final arbiters of all economic policies in their countries; believes that it is vital that national parliaments in recipient nations have the right and obligation to be fully involved in the development and scrutiny of all measures associated with BWI activities within their borders, and to hold the final power of ratification; and further believes that ensuring the primacy of sovereign national parliaments in this way will improve implementation of measures to reduce poverty, enhance good governance and foster democracy.

That this House notes that 2005 is the 60th anniversary year of the creation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank - the Bretton Woods Institutions (BWIs); recognises that the IMF and World Bank have voiced a commitment to ensuring that individual countries determine their own economic policies;...

That this House deplores the actions by Israel's security services on 17th march 2005, in charging Mr Mordechai Vanunu with violating the ludicrous and unjust restrictions that were imposed against him upon his release from prison in April 2004; notes that such restrictions for a supposedly freed man are incompatible with democratic justice and human rights; and calls upon the UK Government to take the matter up with the Israeli government with a view to ensuring his proper release when the restrictions come up for review on 21st April.

That this House deplores the actions by Israel's security services on 17th march 2005, in charging Mr Mordechai Vanunu with violating the ludicrous and unjust restrictions that were imposed against him upon his release from prison in April 2004; notes that such restrictions for a supposedly freed man are incompatible...

That this House welcomes the launch by the Communication Workers Union of the consultation document `Delivering Quality: the Post Office in the Public Sector'; supports its assertion that Postcomm is neglecting its primary duty to defend the provision of a universal postal service at a uniform and affordable price throughout the UK in its eagerness to promote a liberalisation agenda; believes that regulators should not determine policy which is the responsibility of the elected Government; calls on Ministers to make it clear to Royal Mail that the Warwick Agreement is binding; and calls on the Government to embark on a programme for investment and growth within the industry via an extensive period of nil dividend.

That this House welcomes the launch by the Communication Workers Union of the consultation document `Delivering Quality: the Post Office in the Public Sector'; supports its assertion that Postcomm is neglecting its primary duty to defend the provision of a universal postal service at a uniform and affordable price throughout...

That this House is appalled that the US Administration has chosen to nominate Paul Wolfowitz as the next head of the World Bank; believes that, as one of the architects of the invasion of Iraq, he is uniquely unsuitable to negotiate with the world's poorest countries; notes that he has no history whatsoever of demonstrating any understanding of the needs of those countries; further believes that he is the personification of how out of touch the Bush administration remains in ignoring its global responsibilities; and calls on the Government to take what steps it can to block this nomination.

That this House is appalled that the US Administration has chosen to nominate Paul Wolfowitz as the next head of the World Bank; believes that, as one of the architects of the invasion of Iraq, he is uniquely unsuitable to negotiate with the world's poorest countries; notes that he has...

That this House welcomes the Commission for Africa in highlighting the desperate action that is needed to promote development in that continent; notes that Africa has heard many good words before but that it is concrete action that is now needed both in Africa and from the international community; urges the international community to raise its aid contributions by an extra 30 billion pounds per year; and notes that for the international community to be genuinely serious about helping Africa to earn its way out of poverty it must focus on properly implementing the Doha rounds of the WTO and reaffirm this commitment in Hong Kong at the end of this year.

That this House welcomes the Commission for Africa in highlighting the desperate action that is needed to promote development in that continent; notes that Africa has heard many good words before but that it is concrete action that is now needed both in Africa and from the international community; urges...

That this House congratulates E.ON UK on the commissioning of its offshore wind farm at Scroby Sands off the coast of Great Yarmouth; notes that its 30 turbines will provide 60MW of renewable energy, enough to supply around 41,000 homes, while displacing the emission of 75,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum; further notes the contribution the Scroby Sands Visitors Centre is making to the Great Yarmouth local tourist economy; further notes that the site is acting as artificial reef to the benefit of local marine life; and welcomes the contribution that Scroby Sands will make to meeting the UK Government's renewable energy targets and its commitments under the Kyoto Treaty.

That this House congratulates E.ON UK on the commissioning of its offshore wind farm at Scroby Sands off the coast of Great Yarmouth; notes that its 30 turbines will provide 60MW of renewable energy, enough to supply around 41,000 homes, while displacing the emission of 75,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide...

That this House notes the comments made by the hon Member for South Thanet on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's (NICE) draft guidance on drugs for Alzheimer's; welcomes the Minister's statement that NICE should consider the wider implications of not approving Alzheimer's drugs' use, especial ly the benefits and costs to carers as well as patients; calls on NICE to reconsider the proposals to discontinue the prescription of Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS; and urges Ministers to listen closely to the concerns of honourable Members and their constituents on the Alzheimer's Society lobby of Parliament on 16th March.

That this House notes the comments made by the hon Member for South Thanet on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's (NICE) draft guidance on drugs for Alzheimer's; welcomes the Minister's statement that NICE should consider the wider implications of not approving Alzheimer's drugs' use, especial ly the benefits and...

That this House welcomes the report of the Defence Select Committee into the exercise of Duty of Care in the Armed Services; urges the Ministry of Defence to study the evidence considered by the Committee and act upon its recommendations without delay; believes the Select Committee proposal to establish an Independent Military Complaints Commission could make a valuable contribution to providing a system of independent oversight; notes the ongoing study of the training regime undertaken by the Adult Learning Inspectorate and the Deepcut deaths review being undertaken by Nicholas Blake QC; further notes however that these investigations will not satisfy the demands of Deepcut and Beyond families who have drawn attention to further non-combat deaths at Deepcut and Catterick and in barracks throughout the United Kingdom and overseas and who are pressing for those responsible right up the chain of command to be held to account; calls for systematic change to prevent such deaths in the future; and believes that only an independent judicial inquiry is capable of satisfying those demands.

That this House welcomes the report of the Defence Select Committee into the exercise of Duty of Care in the Armed Services; urges the Ministry of Defence to study the evidence considered by the Committee and act upon its recommendations without delay; believes the Select Committee proposal to establish an...