That this House notes that Emily's List is reported to have made payments of ??1,000 together with training expenses of a further ??650 to Labour women prospective parliamentary candidates who commit themselves to pursue pro-abortion objectives when elected to Parliament, and that individuals receiving such funding have received tacit support and possibly preferential treatment during the Labour Party's candidate selection process; notes that Emily's List has the active support of several Right honourable and honourable Members who are frontbench Opposition spokesmen; notes the Right honourable Member for Livingston's recent reported comments about 'cash for policies'; concludes that those who have received such payments should make clear this fact in their election address so that voters can make an informed decision about the suitability of such candidates for public office; and looks forward to reading the election address of Barbara Boyce in Harrogate and Knaresborough, Virginia Bucknor in Cambridgeshire North East, Katy Clark in Galloway and Upper Nithsdale; Claire Curtis-Tansley in Crosby, Angharad Davies in Montgomery, Lorna Fitzsimons in Rochdale, Megan Harris in Banff and Buchan, Lesley Hinds in Edinburgh West, Qaisra Khan in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Tess Kingham in Gloucester, Lindsey Kirkhill in Gordon, Siobhan McDonagh in Mitcham and Morden, Joan Ryan in Enfield North, Debra Shipley in Stourbridge, Jacqui Smith in Redditch, Ann Snelgrove in Bracknell, Helen Southworth in Warrington, Gisela Stuart in Birmingham, Edgbaston, Betty Williams in Conwy and Barbara Winstandley in Tonbridge and Malling.

That this House notes that Emily's List is reported to have made payments of ??1,000 together with training expenses of a further ??650 to Labour women prospective parliamentary candidates who commit themselves to pursue pro-abortion objectives when elected to Parliament, and that individuals receiving such funding have received tacit support...

That this House welcomes the Third Report of the Social Security Committee into the Uprating of State Retirement Pensions payable to People Resident Abroad (HC 143) of Session 1996-97) and strongly supports its concluding recommendation: That there should be a free vote at prime time to allow honourable Members to express their opinion on the principle of whether the Government should pay upratings to some or all of those pensioners living in countries where upratings are not paid at present.

That this House welcomes the Third Report of the Social Security Committee into the Uprating of State Retirement Pensions payable to People Resident Abroad (HC 143) of Session 1996-97) and strongly supports its concluding recommendation: That there should be a free vote at prime time to allow honourable Members to...

That this House congratulates the Right honourable Member for Maidstone on visiting all 129 prisons in England and Wales since July 1995; and notes that this is not only a remarkable personal achievement but is also a symbol of the Government's commitment to the prison system, the people who work in the prisons and the general public whom they protect.

That this House congratulates the Right honourable Member for Maidstone on visiting all 129 prisons in England and Wales since July 1995; and notes that this is not only a remarkable personal achievement but is also a symbol of the Government's commitment to the prison system, the people who work...

That this House believes that the committee stage of any public bill of a constitutional nature should be taken on the Floor of the House, thereby reflecting established precedent as set out in the First Report from the Select Committee on Procedure of Session 1945-46 (HC9-1) and as has always been the practice.

That this House believes that the committee stage of any public bill of a constitutional nature should be taken on the Floor of the House, thereby reflecting established precedent as set out in the First Report from the Select Committee on Procedure of Session 1945-46 (HC9-1) and as has always...

That this House notes the admission in the American Medical News by Dr Ron Fitzsimmons, President of the American National Coalition of Abortion Providers, that he lied 'through his teeth' when justifying the partial birth abortion technique to Congress; notes that the procedure involves making a cut in the base of the skull through which the brain is vacuumed out, thus collapsing the head and ensuring that the baby is born dead; draws attention to Dr Fitzsimmons' denial of his original claim that the technique was used only for women faced with death or in 'agonising situations' where the babies were hopelessly 'disabled' - arguments used by President Clinton when vetoing a Bill to outlaw such practices; notes further that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists issued a statement in January declaring that it could find no 'circumstances under which this procedure would be the only option to save the life of the mother or to preserve the health of the woman'; yet recalls that the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Britain used exactly those arguments to justify their opposition to a Bill presented to Parliament by the honourable Member for Batley and Spen to outlaw this barbaric practice; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to introduce measures for greater protection of unborn children, including the banning of the partial birth abortion technique and giving the opportunity for a free vote of this House on the Bill.

That this House notes the admission in the American Medical News by Dr Ron Fitzsimmons, President of the American National Coalition of Abortion Providers, that he lied 'through his teeth' when justifying the partial birth abortion technique to Congress; notes that the procedure involves making a cut in the base...

That this House welcomes the Third Report of the Social Security Committee into the Uprating of State Retirement Pensions Payable to People Resident Abroad (HC 143 of Session 1996-97) and strongly supports its concluding recommendation: That there should be a free vote at prime time to allow honourable Members to express their opinion on the principle of whether the Government should pay upratings to some or all of those pensioners living in countries where upratings are not paid at present.

That this House welcomes the Third Report of the Social Security Committee into the Uprating of State Retirement Pensions Payable to People Resident Abroad (HC 143 of Session 1996-97) and strongly supports its concluding recommendation: That there should be a free vote at prime time to allow honourable Members to...

That this House supports National Marriage Week; notes that recent surveys have shown support for marriage ranging from 75 per cent. of the population to 84 per cent. among young people; is concerned at the limitations of the public consultation exercise conducted by SCAA into Values in Education and the Community and regrets that marriage was excluded from the original report; notes that both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church have expressed concern regarding its lack of support for marriage and have called for the report to promote marriage; supports the promotion of marriage between a man and a woman as the ideal foundation for family life; and calls on the Chief Executive to pass the final report to the Secretary of State without further delay.

That this House supports National Marriage Week; notes that recent surveys have shown support for marriage ranging from 75 per cent. of the population to 84 per cent. among young people; is concerned at the limitations of the public consultation exercise conducted by SCAA into Values in Education and the...