That this House notes with concern that lawyers and others involved in the day-to-day administration of criminal justice fear that proposals by the Lord Chancellor to introduce standard fees for magistrates' courts legal aid cases will lead to a significant reduction in the number of solicitors willing to undertake the work and will make it more difficult for solicitors to prepare cases thoroughly; believes that the administration of justice would be seriously impaired if those consequences came about; and believes that the proposals should not be implemented until the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice has had an opportunity to consider them and report.

That this House notes with concern that lawyers and others involved in the day-to-day administration of criminal justice fear that proposals by the Lord Chancellor to introduce standard fees for magistrates' courts legal aid cases will lead to a significant reduction in the number of solicitors willing to undertake the...

That this House congratulates and thanks Her Majesty the Queen on 40 years of service to this country and the Commonwealth and looks forward to celebrating the memorable occasion and to many further years of her reign.

That this House congratulates and thanks Her Majesty the Queen on 40 years of service to this country and the Commonwealth and looks forward to celebrating the memorable occasion and to many further years of her reign.

That this House notes the prediction of the Leader of the Opposition that the Labour Party would achieve a majority of 20 honourable Members following the next general election; recalls the amendment to the Prime Minister's motion (Autumn Statement) tabled by the Right honourable Member for Chesterfield and the honourable Members for Islington North, Bolsover, Tottenham, Newham North West and Hackney South and Shoreditch, together with other honourable Members being in total 25, in which they called for socialist policies including 'major cuts in the arms' budget, the harnessing of the nation's savings, a fair and progressive taxation system...'; and also demanded a restoration of local government democracy, full trade union rights...'; calculates that such a hypothetical Labour Government would therefore rely on the votes of those 25 Right honourable and honourable Members and a further considerable number of left wingers currently amongst the ranks of Labour prospective parliamentary candidates; and calls upon the Leader of the Opposition to explain whether he would capitulate to the pressure of such a group and their demands, or if not, how he proposes to control them.

That this House notes the prediction of the Leader of the Opposition that the Labour Party would achieve a majority of 20 honourable Members following the next general election; recalls the amendment to the Prime Minister's motion (Autumn Statement) tabled by the Right honourable Member for Chesterfield and the honourable...

That this House salutes the success of all those involved in the hospice movement and in palliative care; congratulates those who care for the terminally ill and the dying on the great progress which has been achieved in the development of palliative medicine in the United Kingdom; notes with profound concern the fact that in the Netherlands euthanasia now accounts for 3,700 deaths each year of which more than 1, 000 are as a result of involuntary euthanasia; and registers its opposition to the decriminalisation of euthanasia in this country.

That this House salutes the success of all those involved in the hospice movement and in palliative care; congratulates those who care for the terminally ill and the dying on the great progress which has been achieved in the development of palliative medicine in the United Kingdom; notes with profound...

That this House welcomes the decision of the United Nations general assembly to repeal the notorious U.N.G.A. Resolution 3379/75 of 10th November 1975, normally known as the 'Zionism is Racism' resolution; congratulates Her Majesty's Government for ensuring that that the United Kingdom voted for repeal, just as it originally voted against the 1975 resolution; thanks President Bush for leading the diplomatic activity which produced the repeal of that infamous slur on the Jewish people; but notes with regret that 25 nations voted against repeal, including such totalitarian dictatorships as Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Syria.

That this House welcomes the decision of the United Nations general assembly to repeal the notorious U.N.G.A. Resolution 3379/75 of 10th November 1975, normally known as the 'Zionism is Racism' resolution; congratulates Her Majesty's Government for ensuring that that the United Kingdom voted for repeal, just as it originally voted...

That this House congratulates the Prime Minister on having returned from Maastricht with an agreement which safeguards Britain's interest whilst enabling the Twelve to move ahead on the basis of closer co-operation not only within the institutions of the Community but also between governments; recognises that this is the fruit of months of patient diplomacy during which the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the Chancellor of the Exchequer have argued firmly and constructively on Britain's behalf; and considers that this vindicates the Prime Minister's strategy of placing Britain at the heart of Europe.

That this House congratulates the Prime Minister on having returned from Maastricht with an agreement which safeguards Britain's interest whilst enabling the Twelve to move ahead on the basis of closer co-operation not only within the institutions of the Community but also between governments; recognises that this is the fruit...

That this House regrets the Government's failure to deal with the imminent threat of wholesale breaches of the law on Sunday trading; expresses concern that Ministers appear to be running away from their responsibility to uphold the law as soon as one or more large commercial organisations express their intention to ignore the law; greatly regrets the way that this situation puts pressure on responsible and law-abiding retailers to open on Sundays simply to protect their market share; further regrets the damage that is likely to be done to small shops and family businesses as a consequence; considers that sensible progress to modernising the law should be made on the basis of the REST proposals put forward by Keep Sunday Special; and calls on the Government actively to pursue the regulation of Sunday trading in a way which deals fairly with employees, their families and with community and commercial interests.

That this House regrets the Government's failure to deal with the imminent threat of wholesale breaches of the law on Sunday trading; expresses concern that Ministers appear to be running away from their responsibility to uphold the law as soon as one or more large commercial organisations express their intention...

That this House recognises in a democracy the need for special procedures to enable housebound people and those in care to be able to cast a vote easily at elections times; therefore welcomes the recent guidance to electoral registration officers that they should use social services departments to trawl for absent voters and to approach directly residential and nursing care homes; believes the most effective method of assisting housebound people to exercise their right to vote is a national publicity campaign; therefore calls upon the Home Office to fund a national newspaper campaign in the same way that they plan for short term applications once the date of the general election is announced so as to overcome the special disadvantages faced by housebound people given the short time available for last minute applications; and requests that publication of the electoral register in February 1992 be accompanied by such advertising so that the maximum numbers can take advantage of the right to vote.

That this House recognises in a democracy the need for special procedures to enable housebound people and those in care to be able to cast a vote easily at elections times; therefore welcomes the recent guidance to electoral registration officers that they should use social services departments to trawl for...

That this House takes note of the serious conservation and welfare problems arising from the wild-caught bird trade; notes the recent report and recommendations of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee; and calls for a ban ,except under exceptional circumstances, on the importation to the European Community of wild-caught birds.

That this House takes note of the serious conservation and welfare problems arising from the wild-caught bird trade; notes the recent report and recommendations of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee; and calls for a ban ,except under exceptional circumstances, on the importation to the European Community of wild-caught birds.

That this House welcomes the forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom of the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama; notes the Resolution on Tibet passed by the UN Human Rights Sub-Commission in Geneva, on 23rd August 1991, in which concern is expressed for 'the continuing reports of violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms which threaten the distinct cultural, religious and national identity of the Tibetan people' and 'calls on the Government of the People's Republic of China fully to respect the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the Tibetan people'; further welcomes the US State Department Authorization Act 1991, signed by President Bush on 28th October, which states, inter alia, that 'Tibet is an "occupied country" whose true representatives are the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile'; and hereby calls upon the United Kingdom government to give their support to both the UN Sub-Commission Resolution and the US Congress Act in the strongest possible terms, to support the Tibetan people when the issue of Tibet goes forward for discussion by the UN Commission on Human Rights, at its session in February 1992, and to support the Dalai Lama's wish to visit Tibet, in the near future, accompanied by both Chinese officials and international journalists.

That this House welcomes the forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom of the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama; notes the Resolution on Tibet passed by the UN Human Rights Sub-Commission in Geneva, on 23rd August 1991, in which concern is expressed for 'the continuing reports of violations of fundamental human...

That this House condemns the fact that the State Law and Order Restoration Council, the brutal military junta in Burma, has still not handed over power to the democratically-elected National League for Democracy who won 82 per cent. of the vote in the general election in Burma on 27th May 1990, that criticism of SLORC is an imprisonable offence and that the ex-Secretary of the NLD, Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, has now been under house arrest for more than two years; and further calls on Her Majesty's Government to continue to condemn SLORC, to support the Swedish-sponsored resolution at this year's United Nations General Assembly criticising Burma's human rights record and to call for the free and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

That this House condemns the fact that the State Law and Order Restoration Council, the brutal military junta in Burma, has still not handed over power to the democratically-elected National League for Democracy who won 82 per cent. of the vote in the general election in Burma on 27th May...

That this House reaffirms its commitment to the protection of democracy against military aggression and the defence of the right to self determination as enshrined in United Nations resolutions; notes that 94 per cent. of the people of Croatia, after 45 years of Communist rule, voted for independence from the Yugoslav federation and that the Croatian Parliament has enacted legislation to protect the rights of ethnic minorities within the borders of Croatia in accordance with all human rights enshrined in international law; congratulates the Foreign Secretary on his description of the Serbian dominated Federal Army as a 'band of brigands'; condemns the attacks of the Federal Army against Croatia as a brutal manifestation of Communist aggression; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to recognise the state of Croatia with the aim of enabling Croatia to take her case to the United Nations.

That this House reaffirms its commitment to the protection of democracy against military aggression and the defence of the right to self determination as enshrined in United Nations resolutions; notes that 94 per cent. of the people of Croatia, after 45 years of Communist rule, voted for independence from the...

That this House welcomes the book To Encourage the Others by David A. Yallop, calling for an independent public inquiry into the hanging of Derek Bentley in 1952; requests the Home Secretary to set up the inquiry as a matter of urgency; hopes that such a request will lead to a posthumous pardon; and feels that this will end a grave miscarriage of justice which leaves a permanent blot on the British judicial system - the hanging of an innocent man.

That this House welcomes the book To Encourage the Others by David A. Yallop, calling for an independent public inquiry into the hanging of Derek Bentley in 1952; requests the Home Secretary to set up the inquiry as a matter of urgency; hopes that such a request will lead to...

That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to undertake an immediate review of the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960, which remains in urgent need of a complete overhaul and to bring it into line with the legislation governing other health professions enabling patients readily to identify practitioners registered under the Act, by giving effective protection to the titles used by practitioners so registered.

That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to undertake an immediate review of the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960, which remains in urgent need of a complete overhaul and to bring it into line with the legislation governing other health professions enabling patients readily to...

That this House deplores the action of the Rugby Union in banning the sale of poppies by the Royal British Legion at the World Rugby Union Cup Final, especially in view of the enormous sacrifice by Australian, British and other Commonwealth servicemen in two World wars, Korea and other military actions; and requests the Rugby Union immediately to lift this offensive ban so that poppies may be sold to help the wounded ex-servicemen who still have to struggle with the burden of their sacrifice.

That this House deplores the action of the Rugby Union in banning the sale of poppies by the Royal British Legion at the World Rugby Union Cup Final, especially in view of the enormous sacrifice by Australian, British and other Commonwealth servicemen in two World wars, Korea and other military...