That this House mourns with great sadness the untimely passing of Dr Ashok Kumar, Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, and formerly Langbaurgh; acknowledges the immensely high regard in which he was held in his beloved constituency and in both Houses of Parliament, across political divides; recognises the warmth he radiated to all he met; remembers the modesty he exhibited despite his formidable and highly impressive scientific record both in industry and academia; holds in awe his unsurpassed credentials in local campaigning; and notes that hon. Members and constituents will remember Ashok as a man of honour and integrity, and as someone motivated solely by a strong sense of duty and public service, who will be missed on the Commons benches but never forgotten.

That this House mourns with great sadness the untimely passing of Dr Ashok Kumar, Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, and formerly Langbaurgh; acknowledges the immensely high regard in which he was held in his beloved constituency and in both Houses of Parliament, across political divides; recognises...

That this House congratulates the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the right hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen, and the Minister for Communities, the hon. Member for Stevenage, for their wholehearted support for the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill; notes that the Bill had the support of the Official Opposition and the Liberal Democrats; hopes that the Bill will pass through this House in this Session; and therefore calls on the Government to ensure that the Bill is brought before this House before the end of this Parliament and, if necessary, included in negotiations over wash-up arrangements.

That this House congratulates the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the right hon. Member for Southampton, Itchen, and the Minister for Communities, the hon. Member for Stevenage, for their wholehearted support for the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill; notes that the Bill had the support of...

That this House warmly welcomes the statement by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in the debate on global security and non-proliferation on 4 March 2010 that `This is the year when the world can. . .demonstrate its seriousness on creating a nuclear-free world'; believes that 2010 could be seen historically as the moment when the international community decided to go firmly down the disarmament route; and further believes that the credibility of UK attempts to secure from other signatory states the long-term compliance with the requirements of the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at its quinquennial review conference at the United Nations in New York in May 2010 would be robustly enhanced if Ministers took the bold decision to announce in advance, or as part of UK submissions to the conference, that further work on the replacement for Trident which will have cost ??23.8 million by April 2010 for the replacement of the nuclear warhead design alone, will be frozen and that the UK will concentrate on developing verifiable nuclear weapons decommissioning and dismantling procedures to assist agreement on a global regime of nuclear disarmament.

That this House warmly welcomes the statement by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in the debate on global security and non-proliferation on 4 March 2010 that `This is the year when the world can. . .demonstrate its seriousness on creating a nuclear-free world'; believes that 2010 could...

That this House is dismayed that fuel prices on garage forecourts in the UK are approaching their peak of July 2008; is concerned that the prices are needlessly holding motorists and the UK's transport industry to ransom; questions the justification for such prices given that the cost of crude oil is only half of its spike in summer 2008; calls on the Government to put an end to the legal mugging of petrol consumers by standing up to the petrol companies and speculators and by introducing regulations to ensure that price decreases are passed on to consumers quickly and sufficiently; and further calls on the Government to demonstrate support for those affected by price increases most acutely by delaying indefinitely the proposed three pence increase in fuel duty.

That this House is dismayed that fuel prices on garage forecourts in the UK are approaching their peak of July 2008; is concerned that the prices are needlessly holding motorists and the UK's transport industry to ransom; questions the justification for such prices given that the cost of crude oil...

That this House notes with grave concern the report entitled Lost Life published by Natural England which details the huge loss of plants and animals native to England, with the scale of extinction most marked in the past 200 years when most of the recorded loss of nearly 500 species has occurred including 24 per cent. of all butterflies, 22 per cent. of amphibians, 15 per cent. of dolphins and whales, and 12 per cent. of land mammals; is alarmed that the report shows that 943 English species are under threat, with most of those disappearing being the victims of intensive farming, pollution and pesticides, coupled with the loss over the past six decades of most of England's wildflower meadows as well as a huge reduction in ponds, chalklands and peatlands, with changes in agriculture practices resulting in birds and insects being deprived of food; is further alarmed that the loss of woodlands and the neglect of forests and woods has also hit many species, as has the introduction of alien wildlife; congratulates Natural England on producing the first ever audit of native wildlife; acknowledges that urbanisation has also been a major contributory factor in the decline in England's wildlife habitat; and calls on the Government to lead a national campaign, based on Natural England's dire warnings, as set out in the Lost Life report, to halt the decline of wildlife, to protect environmental sites from planners, and to introduce policies to restore the health of ecosystems across the entire landscape.

That this House notes with grave concern the report entitled Lost Life published by Natural England which details the huge loss of plants and animals native to England, with the scale of extinction most marked in the past 200 years when most of the recorded loss of nearly 500 species...

That this House believes that the European Commission has no business in commenting on the UK's budget deficit position, and that its current intervention is totally unwarranted, but indicates the nature of the deflationary policies at the heart of the European superstate with the disastrous introduction of the euro; and welcomes the fact that the Government has had no truck with the European episode of failed economic and monetary union.

That this House believes that the European Commission has no business in commenting on the UK's budget deficit position, and that its current intervention is totally unwarranted, but indicates the nature of the deflationary policies at the heart of the European superstate with the disastrous introduction of the euro; and...

That this House is alarmed by proposals of edubusinesses to run state schools for profit along the lines of the Swedish system supported by the Conservative Party; and while recognising the important role business can play in supporting schools, deplores the notion that the educational needs of present and future generations should be exploited for profit by companies, organisations or individuals.

That this House is alarmed by proposals of edubusinesses to run state schools for profit along the lines of the Swedish system supported by the Conservative Party; and while recognising the important role business can play in supporting schools, deplores the notion that the educational needs of present and future...

That this House agrees with the trenchant comments on bankers made by Lord Myners, Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury in his article in The Guardian newspaper on 9 March 2010; supports particularly the assessment that in the past implicit support of the financial industry has probably represented the most expensive public subsidy provided to any industry, and his view that there is no reason why taxpayers should continue to provide subsidy to the cost of capital for the banking system; contrasts these sensible policy conclusions with the indefensible actions of the remuneration committee of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), supported by UK Financial Investments Ltd (UKFI Ltd), to award nine senior bankers nearly 10,000,000 in bonuses, including 15.5 million RBS shares worth 5,900,000 given to John Hourican, head of the RBS investment arm, and 792,000 shares to Paul Geddes, head of RBS insurance arm, despite the dramatic drop in its profits; remains unconvinced that huge bonuses are needed to retain the services of top bankers; believes that no bonuses should be paid to senior bankers at RBS, which was saved from bankruptcy in 2008 by 54,000,000,000 of taxpayers' money and is currently 84 per cent. owned by taxpayers; and calls on the Chancellor to instruct UKFI Ltd, as Treasury agents for the private banks in receipt of taxpayer support, to halt these grotesquely generous, unacceptable bonus payments.

That this House agrees with the trenchant comments on bankers made by Lord Myners, Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury in his article in The Guardian newspaper on 9 March 2010; supports particularly the assessment that in the past implicit support of the financial industry has probably represented the most expensive public...

That this House congratulates the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds on its survey of swifts but is alarmed at the findings which show that swiftnumbers have fallen by 47 per cent. since 1994; is concerned that numbers of other migrant birds such as turtle doves, nightingales and wood warblers are also declining dramatically; notes that the survey of nesting sites at more than 3,400 locations concluded that swifts prefer to nest under the eaves of older housing stock; and calls on the Government to encourage developers, local council planning departments, builders, owners of older houses and churches to ensure that traditional nesting sites for swifts are not lost during renovations, and that efforts are made to provide new nesting sites for swifts.

That this House congratulates the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds on its survey of swifts but is alarmed at the findings which show that swiftnumbers have fallen by 47 per cent. since 1994; is concerned that numbers of other migrant birds such as turtle doves, nightingales and wood...

That this House supports the proposals in the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill to stop vulture funds profiteering from the debts of heavily indebted poor countries; and calls for Government time to be allocated for the remaining stages of the Bill on 18 March 2010.

That this House supports the proposals in the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill to stop vulture funds profiteering from the debts of heavily indebted poor countries; and calls for Government time to be allocated for the remaining stages of the Bill on 18 March 2010.

That this House considers that in the dispute between British Airways management and cabin crew the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Transport would be better employed bringing the two sides together to facilitate a negotiated settlement rather than making public statements that can only exacerbate the situation.

That this House considers that in the dispute between British Airways management and cabin crew the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Transport would be better employed bringing the two sides together to facilitate a negotiated settlement rather than making public statements that can only exacerbate the situation.

That this House notes that the weekly basic state pension will rise to ??97.65 in April 2010; recognises that if the link between pensions and earnings had not been broken in 1980 the basic state pension would now be ??158.60; further notes that this is below the official poverty level of 60 per cent. or less of the average UK household income, estimated at ??165 a week in 2009; believes that the basic state pension should be increased to this level so that no pensioner lives in poverty; and further believes that pensioner income in excess of that level should be taxed as part of a progressive taxation system.

That this House notes that the weekly basic state pension will rise to ??97.65 in April 2010; recognises that if the link between pensions and earnings had not been broken in 1980 the basic state pension would now be ??158.60; further notes that this is below the official poverty level...

That this House, convinced that the courage and devotion to duty of members of the British armed forces who are killed while on active service for their country should be recognised and rewarded in every possible way, particularly by the pensions and help given to the families they leave behind, recommends that the Ministry of Defence's rule providing that pensions on promotion are payable only after the role for the new rank has been held for a year should be revoked for those killed in the service of their country, so that their families are paid the rate appropriate to the rank held at the time of death; and considers that the family of Sergeant Matthew Telford of Grimsby, promoted to the rank in June 2009 but killed by an assassin in Afghanistan in November of that year, along with Guardsman Jimmy Major of Cleethorpes and three other soldiers, should be paid the full pension appropriate to the rank he was proud to honour at the time of his death.

That this House, convinced that the courage and devotion to duty of members of the British armed forces who are killed while on active service for their country should be recognised and rewarded in every possible way, particularly by the pensions and help given to the families they leave behind,...

That this House expresses its concern that the dispute between Transport for London, Tube Lines and the independent arbiter over the funding of the Tube network upgrades threatens to force Tube Lines to follow Metronet into administration as the public private partnership imposed by the Government descends further into chaos; and therefore calls on the Government to act to prevent any further instability in the funding of the upgrade of London Underground by bringing the Tube Lines contract back into the public sector.

That this House expresses its concern that the dispute between Transport for London, Tube Lines and the independent arbiter over the funding of the Tube network upgrades threatens to force Tube Lines to follow Metronet into administration as the public private partnership imposed by the Government descends further into chaos;...