That this House condemns the continuing political support from the Conservative Party and its former Vice-Chair, the Right honourable Member for Chertsey and Walton, for the Albanian regime's leader, Sali Berisha, whose support for financially deregulated pyramid schemes has led to widespread financial ruin for Albanians; expresses concern that British diplomatic and trade support for the Shqiponja and VEFA holding company linked to Albania's ruling Democratic Party as well as for the Democratic Party itself may have led to violations of the Vienna Convention on the use of diplomatic bags as well as complicity in arms dealing with Rwanda and Afghanistan; calls for independent expert examination of artefacts thought to be from the National History Museum of Tirana given as gifts to the Prime Minister and other ministers by Sali Berisha in 1994; and urges the Westminster Conservative Association not to allow its address to be used by apologists for the Berisha regime.

That this House condemns the continuing political support from the Conservative Party and its former Vice-Chair, the Right honourable Member for Chertsey and Walton, for the Albanian regime's leader, Sali Berisha, whose support for financially deregulated pyramid schemes has led to widespread financial ruin for Albanians; expresses concern that British...

That this House recognises the problem caused to the Teachers' Pension Agency funding by the increasing number of teachers seeking to retire shortly after reaching the age of 50; also recognises that such early retirements are, in many cases, of value to the teacher concerned, the school and its pupils; and believes also that further bipartison consultation is necessary before any final decision is made on teachers' early retirement.

That this House recognises the problem caused to the Teachers' Pension Agency funding by the increasing number of teachers seeking to retire shortly after reaching the age of 50; also recognises that such early retirements are, in many cases, of value to the teacher concerned, the school and its pupils;...

That this House notes the guidelines issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers concerning events on public highways; expreses concern about the way in which these guidelines are being interpreted and their impact upon road running events; notes that at least 10 races organised under the auspices of the British Association of Road Races have been cancelled as a result of the ACPO guidelines; is concerned that increased costs of policing, charges for road closures and insurance as a direct result of the ACPO guidelines threaten many of the more than 300 road races organised by members of the BARR and more than 300 other events organised by other clubs and charities; and calls upon the Home Secretary to liaise with ACPO and the Secretary of State for National Heritage to ensure the continued success of road running as a popular sport.

That this House notes the guidelines issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers concerning events on public highways; expreses concern about the way in which these guidelines are being interpreted and their impact upon road running events; notes that at least 10 races organised under the auspices of the...

That this House notes the growing concern amongst the world's insurance companies about the huge costs which will arise if insufficient international action is taken to curb man made climate change, costs which will eventually fall on many businesses and individuals; notes the many other concerns in this country about the economic and ecological effects of climate change which is increasingly believed to be already occurring; therefore welcomes the strong lead being taken by the UK Government at the United Nations Conference in Geneva in calling for significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by all nations; commends the Government's responsible long term approach to this and other significant sustainable development issues; further notes that this contrasts sharply with the irresponsible approach of the Labour Party, which has so little interest in environment policy that its recent Manifesto document contained not a single reference to either sustainable development or biodiversity; regrets that the only Labour figure who is discernably speaking on climate change at present is John Mortimer, who naively belittles the risks and dismisses people's concerns; but has to conclude that this is the closest anybody is likely to get to a meaningful statement of Labour Party environment policy.

That this House notes the growing concern amongst the world's insurance companies about the huge costs which will arise if insufficient international action is taken to curb man made climate change, costs which will eventually fall on many businesses and individuals; notes the many other concerns in this country about...

That this House notes with concern the proposed re-organisation of the BBC and in particular the potential impact on the World Service; recognises that the huge international following the World Service has built up is of great benefit to Britain's image abroad and has been achieved through the independence of the excellent programme makers at Bush House; further recognises that the World Service in English and the language services are inextricably linked; and calls on the BBC Chairman and Board of Governors to guarantee that the distinctive nature of World Service programming with its unrivalled reputation for impartiality will not be impaired by any organisational changes and that costs to the service will not rise as a result of them; urges them to continue to accord the World Service the highest priority in their deliberations, recognising that it is a jewel in the BBC's crown; and calls on the Government also to recognise the unique value of the World Service and to make proper financial provision for it.

That this House notes with concern the proposed re-organisation of the BBC and in particular the potential impact on the World Service; recognises that the huge international following the World Service has built up is of great benefit to Britain's image abroad and has been achieved through the independence of...

That this House salutes the Right honourable Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup, Father of the House, on the occasion of his 80th birthday; pays tribute to his long and distinguished Parliamentary service; and wishes him many more happy returns of the day.

That this House salutes the Right honourable Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup, Father of the House, on the occasion of his 80th birthday; pays tribute to his long and distinguished Parliamentary service; and wishes him many more happy returns of the day.

That this House recommends that Her Majesty's Government introduces such legislation as is necessary to ensure that overseas nationals who have been granted asylum and permission to remain in the United Kingdom retain that privilege only on condition that they do not engage in any activity from a base within the United Kingdom which causes damage to British interests overseas, puts at risk the employment of British workers at home and abroad or damages the prospects of British companies seeking to negotiate contracts with nations which have a friendly disposition towards the United Kingdom.

That this House recommends that Her Majesty's Government introduces such legislation as is necessary to ensure that overseas nationals who have been granted asylum and permission to remain in the United Kingdom retain that privilege only on condition that they do not engage in any activity from a base within...

That this House deplores the steep decline in serious reporting and analysis of politics and current affairs in the United Kingdom; notes that this decline has gathered pace in recent times, with increasing emphasis on personalities rather than policies, and on trivia rather than substance; notes the growing contrast both with the past in British journalism and with certain high quality daily newspapers in other countries; and suggests that the editors of those national papers that aim to contribute significantly to opinion-forming should demonstrate a more serious and less personal approach, and seek to achieve more balanced coverage and comment in relation to public issues and political development.

That this House deplores the steep decline in serious reporting and analysis of politics and current affairs in the United Kingdom; notes that this decline has gathered pace in recent times, with increasing emphasis on personalities rather than policies, and on trivia rather than substance; notes the growing contrast both...

That this House condemns Opposition plans to withdraw child benefit from young people in further education on their sixteenth birthday to fund further public spending; notes that this would cut the income of a family with one child in further education by ??560 a year, equivalent to a rise of five pence in the basic rate of income tax for a family on average earnings; recognises that child benefit is in origin a tax rebate and to remove it without reducing taxes, as Labour plan, would make the United Kingdom the only country in the European Union which did not recognise in either the tax or benefit systems the cost of raising children; welcomes the rise in further education brought about by the Government, so that even of the children of unskilled parents, over half now remain in further education at 16 years compared with only 20 per cent. under the last Labour Government; and congratulates the Government on fulfilling its manifesto pledge to pay child benefit for all children and to uprate it in line with inflation.

That this House condemns Opposition plans to withdraw child benefit from young people in further education on their sixteenth birthday to fund further public spending; notes that this would cut the income of a family with one child in further education by ??560 a year, equivalent to a rise of...

That this House notes the decision of the Secretary of State for Social Security to exclude pensioner members of schemes from nominating or voting under the draft regulations for the prescribed rules in the selection of member nominated trustees; believes that pensioner involvement in every stage of the nominating and selection process is essential if occupational pensioners are to be reassured of the security of their pension schemes; is concerned that, in the wake of the Maxwell affair, the exclusion of pensioner members of schemes may provide a loophole for delinquent employers to avoid the independent scrutiny of a pensioner trustee; and calls on the Secretary of State for Social Security to reconsider his decision prior to laying the regulations before the House.

That this House notes the decision of the Secretary of State for Social Security to exclude pensioner members of schemes from nominating or voting under the draft regulations for the prescribed rules in the selection of member nominated trustees; believes that pensioner involvement in every stage of the nominating and...

That this House recognises the rights of people with sensory disabilities to have access to broadcasting; acknowledges that the inclusion of specific requirements for subtitling provision in licence conditions under the Broadcasting Act 1990 has resulted in greatly improved access for deaf and hard of hearing people; is concerned that the current Broadcasting Bill fails to include such provisions; and calls on the Government to bring forward amendments to current broadcasting legislation to include conditions in digital programme licences to secure the provision of comprehensive subtitling and sign language for deaf people and audio description for blind and partially sighted people on digital television programmes.

That this House recognises the rights of people with sensory disabilities to have access to broadcasting; acknowledges that the inclusion of specific requirements for subtitling provision in licence conditions under the Broadcasting Act 1990 has resulted in greatly improved access for deaf and hard of hearing people; is concerned that...

That this House reaffirms its commitment, stated in the Criminal Justice Act 1994, to the protection of children and other vulnerable viewers from gratuitously violent videos; notes the statutory duty placed on the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to have a special regard when approving films for video release to any harm that may be caused to such viewers by videos dealing with criminal, violent or horrific behaviour; is appalled that the BBFC have ignored the wishes of Parliament by classifying the grossly violent film Natural Born Killers for video release without cuts; and calls on the BBFC to reconsider its decision, on Warner Brothers to stop the release of the video and on the Government to investigate if the BBFC are in breach of their statutory responsibilities.

That this House reaffirms its commitment, stated in the Criminal Justice Act 1994, to the protection of children and other vulnerable viewers from gratuitously violent videos; notes the statutory duty placed on the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to have a special regard when approving films for video release...

That this House expresses appreciation to the United Kingdom Prix Galien Awards for recognising the work of British scientists in the field of pharmaceutical research and development; and congratulates those people involved in the winning developments at Glaxo Wellcome and Roche Products UK who were honoured for their innovative work on lamotrigine, anti-epileptic drug, and saquinivir, Aids proteinase inhibitor.

That this House expresses appreciation to the United Kingdom Prix Galien Awards for recognising the work of British scientists in the field of pharmaceutical research and development; and congratulates those people involved in the winning developments at Glaxo Wellcome and Roche Products UK who were honoured for their innovative work...