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 welcomes the recent defence procurement announcements from the Ministry of Defence, which have secured jobs in the West of England, both directly and through their export potential, including Eurofighter, Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Future Large Aircraft, Storm Shadow Stand-Off Missile and the Apache, EH 101 and Merlin helicopters; and recognises that previous incoming Labour governments have cancelled important defence orders, that labour plans a defence cuts review and that many Labour honourable Members openly oppose all defence export sales.

That this House welcomes the recent defence procurement announcements from the Ministry of Defence, which have secured jobs in the West of England, both directly and through their export potential, including Eurofighter, Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Future Large Aircraft, Storm Shadow Stand-Off Missile and the Apache, EH 101 and Merlin helicopters;...

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 supports the assisted places scheme as a bridge between the maintained and independent sectors; notes that the scheme extends a choice to low-income families that they would not otherwise enjoy; supports its continued expansion so that even more children can benefit from the education best suited to their needs and abilities; and further notes that in 1996-97 over 36,000 children from low-income families will benefit, that 42 per cent. of places are free because the families concerned have incomes of less than ??9,800, that the average income of AP families is ??10,600 per annum, that in 1995-96, 73 per cent. of AP pupils achieved A or B grades at GCSE, 51 per cent. at A-level, that in 1995-96, 90 per cent. of AP school leavers went on to higher education, that 66 per cent. of respondents support the AP scheme, including 80 per cent. of Conservative supporters, 64 per cent. of Lib Dem and 55 per cent. of Labour (MORI 1995) and that successive MORI polls have found that a majority would choose an independent school for their children if they could afford one.

That this House supports the assisted places scheme as a bridge between the maintained and independent sectors; notes that the scheme extends a choice to low-income families that they would not otherwise enjoy; supports its continued expansion so that even more children can benefit from the education best suited to...

That this House notes responsibility of the honourable Member for Hartlepool for the Labour Election Campaign HQ, and the Campaign HQ's responsibility for the failed attempt to rig the result of the BBC Today Programme "Personality of the Year" poll; understands his lack of confidence in the ability of the Leader of the Labour Party to win the poll on his own merit and his recognition of the need to rig the poll; observes his incompetence in failing to succeed in his campaign to rig the poll, or even to place his Leader amongst the qualifying six; condemns his employment of senior civil servants in a party political capacity despite Labour's untrue allegations of political misuse of civil servants by the Government; notes the betrayal of subordinates by disclaiming responsibility for their actions; doubts his control over the organisation, highlighted by his denial of any foreknowledge of the Audience Participation Unit's scheme; and considers that this catalogue of events in taking responsibility for a small organisation throws into doubt his suitability to head any Department of State.

That this House notes responsibility of the honourable Member for Hartlepool for the Labour Election Campaign HQ, and the Campaign HQ's responsibility for the failed attempt to rig the result of the BBC Today Programme "Personality of the Year" poll; understands his lack of confidence in the ability of the...