That this House welcomes Parkinson's Awareness Week, 21st to 29th April, and its focus on current research into the cause, treatment and cure of Parkinson's disease; notes that the misdiagnosis rate for Parkinson's may be as high as 30 per cent.; recognises the work undertaken by the Parkinson's Disease Society in drawing attention to this degenerative, debilitating condition; welcomes the society's provision of information and support to those with Parkinson's and their families, particularly through the helpline which receives in excess of 10,000 calls a year; extends its best wishes to Mrs Mary Baker, the society's chief executive, on her forthcoming retirement; and calls on the Government to invest in neurologists and other specialists with an interest in Parkinson's and to introduce national guidelines for GPs for referral for all patients, regardless of age, to a specialist to ensure a quick and accurate diagnosis and initiation of treatment; and further calls on the Government to continue to address the variation in standards and access to services across the country.

That this House welcomes Parkinson's Awareness Week, 21st to 29th April, and its focus on current research into the cause, treatment and cure of Parkinson's disease; notes that the misdiagnosis rate for Parkinson's may be as high as 30 per cent.; recognises the work undertaken by the Parkinson's Disease Society...

That this House notes that international currency speculation currently stands at about $1.5 trillion a day and that the vast majority of this is unrelated to trade in real goods and services; further notes that such enormous speculative flows substantially undermine the powers of national governments and regional blocs; believes that a small levy on such speculation, known as the Tobin Tax, after the name of the Nobel Laureate who originated the concept, could both help to dampen down the scale and scope of speculation and raise substantial revenues, raising as much as $250 billion each year for good causes such as development and environmental protection; recognises that such a levy would have to be universal or as near to that as possible and contain safeguards to minimise and eliminate tax evasion; notes that the Tobin Tax has the backing of the Canadian Parliament, the Belgian Parliament, the Finnish Government and campaign groups such as War on Want; and urges the Government to discuss the concept with its partners in international organisations such as the World Trade Organisation, the IMF, G8 and the European Union with a view to drawing up an internationally co-ordinated and feasible tax regime for currency speculation.

That this House notes that international currency speculation currently stands at about $1.5 trillion a day and that the vast majority of this is unrelated to trade in real goods and services; further notes that such enormous speculative flows substantially undermine the powers of national governments and regional blocs; believes...

That this House is alarmed at the threat to the future of the planet from global warming; notes with concern the decision of President Bush to reject the Kyoto Protocols following the Rio Convention signed by this father, and that his Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill warns that the proposed global warming treaty does not go far enough, and that scientists on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control warn that the earth is warming faster than they predicted six years ago; further notes that without the treaty, US carbon dioxide emissions are projected to increase by 34 per cent. of 1990 levels by 2012, and that each person in the developing world produces about 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from fuel combustion while every European produces about 12 tonnes and every US citizen about 20 tonnes and that in 1999 the US produced 5,558 billion kilos of carbon dioxide; recalls that 84 countries agreed to the Kyoto Protocols and that leading senators and representatives have tabled a cross-party Bill calling for US utility companies to meet Kyoto targets; and urges Coca Cola, which helped fund President Bush's election, to campaign to persuade the President to endorse the Kyoto agreement in Bonn in July,

That this House is alarmed at the threat to the future of the planet from global warming; notes with concern the decision of President Bush to reject the Kyoto Protocols following the Rio Convention signed by this father, and that his Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill warns that the proposed global...

That this House congratulates the Canadian province of British Columbia on its decision to suspend the unsustainable hunting of their internationally important grizzly bear pending completion of reliable population studies; understands the grizzly bear has been driven from most of its range by man, is classed as 'at risk' in British Columbia which forms the heart of the species' remaining range and that the future of grizzly populations in the United States to the south depends on maintaining British Columbia's grizzlies; believes the hunting moratorium is, in the words of the British Columbia Premier, '... a prudent decision to protect and sustain grizzly bears' and an excellent example to the global community of science-based wildlife management; notes support for this measure from the Environmental Investigation Agency and over 200 other conservation and First Nations groups; and supports calls for the moratorium to be maintained until the future of the species is secured.

That this House congratulates the Canadian province of British Columbia on its decision to suspend the unsustainable hunting of their internationally important grizzly bear pending completion of reliable population studies; understands the grizzly bear has been driven from most of its range by man, is classed as 'at risk' in...

That this House notes with deep regret the death of 670 volunteer members of a South African Native Labour Corps when the SS Mendi was sunk after a collision in the English Channel on 21st February 1917, with another British ship which did not stay to pick up survivors; regrets that the Government at the time gave no official notification or indication of regret to the relatives; and urges the Government to make a statement acknowledging the tragedy and assist with the erection of memorials in South Africa and Britain, so that surviving relatives and descendants of those who died receive recognition for these Black South Africans who gave their lives for Britain.

That this House notes with deep regret the death of 670 volunteer members of a South African Native Labour Corps when the SS Mendi was sunk after a collision in the English Channel on 21st February 1917, with another British ship which did not stay to pick up survivors; regrets...

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published last year that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the UK do not have access to healthy food, and the work on this issue by SUSTAIN, the national food campaign; notes too that this can be caused by a number of factors such as inadequate income, lack of reasonable access to shops or other outlets selling such food and inadequate information; and therefore welcomes the Food Poverty (Eradication) Bill, which will require the drawing up and implementation of local and national strategies to end this problem.

That this House notes the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published last year that highlighted the fact that over four million people in the UK do not have access to healthy food, and the work on this issue by SUSTAIN, the national food campaign; notes too that this can...

That this House deplores the gratuitous and brutal attack by persons in balaclavas and wielding baseball bats on Brian Cass, Managing Director of Huntingdon Life Sciences; further deplores the spokesman for the Animal Liberation Front who refused to condemn the perpetrators of this attack when given the opportunity to do so on the Today programme; and calls upon the Government to introduce legislation to safeguard individuals targeted in this way.

That this House deplores the gratuitous and brutal attack by persons in balaclavas and wielding baseball bats on Brian Cass, Managing Director of Huntingdon Life Sciences; further deplores the spokesman for the Animal Liberation Front who refused to condemn the perpetrators of this attack when given the opportunity to do...

That this House congratulates the Government on its commitment to rule out the imposition of university top-up fees; and contrasts this position with the policy of the official opposition, which would effectively set up a free market in which universities would be able to charge whatever they could get, thus permitting the more prestigious institutions to become the exclusive preserve of the wealthy.

That this House congratulates the Government on its commitment to rule out the imposition of university top-up fees; and contrasts this position with the policy of the official opposition, which would effectively set up a free market in which universities would be able to charge whatever they could get, thus...

That this House recognises the anguish caused by infertility; calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that a full range of modern infertility services is made available to couples on the NHS on the basis of need and not based on where they live; additionally takes note of the clinical guidelines commissioned by Government and prepared by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; and urges Her Majesty's Government to ensure that infertility treatment is provided in line with these guidelines in all parts of the country.

That this House recognises the anguish caused by infertility; calls on Her Majesty's Government to ensure that a full range of modern infertility services is made available to couples on the NHS on the basis of need and not based on where they live; additionally takes note of the clinical...

That this House notes that on Valentine's Day many MPs will receive hearts and flowers but for many constituents the gift of a heart or kidney could be a lifesaver; hopes that the understandable anger and concern generated by reports of unauthorised organ retention does not have an adverse impact on the entirely separate issue of organ donation; notes that while over 6,000 people are on the waiting list for a transplant, only 14 per cent. of people are registered to donate their organs; regrets that the numbers waiting for a transplant increased by 55 per cent. over 10 years, with 5 per cent. fewer transplants in 1999 than in 1990, resulting in a mounting number of deaths each year as fewer organs become available; and calls on the Government to instigate a radical review of the organ donation system as a matter or urgency to ensure that this country has the most effective way of regulating and organising organ donation.

That this House notes that on Valentine's Day many MPs will receive hearts and flowers but for many constituents the gift of a heart or kidney could be a lifesaver; hopes that the understandable anger and concern generated by reports of unauthorised organ retention does not have an adverse impact...

That this House supports the right of peaceful protest but also supports the right of individuals to work in legal occupations without being terrorised; deplores the continuing violent and intimidating attacks both at their place of work and outside their homes on clients of Cambridgeshire-based Huntingdon Life Sciences in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Surrey; and calls on the Government to introduce legislation to protect individuals targeted in this way.

That this House supports the right of peaceful protest but also supports the right of individuals to work in legal occupations without being terrorised; deplores the continuing violent and intimidating attacks both at their place of work and outside their homes on clients of Cambridgeshire-based Huntingdon Life Sciences in Berkshire,...

That this House welcomes the Eating Disorders Association Awareness Week, 11th to 18th February, as an important step towards securing better national services for those with eating disorders; notes that the EDA receives 18,000 calls to its helpline each year, that 18 per cent. of these callers could die prematurely due to anorexia or bulimia nervosa and that though the need for specialist eating disorder services is increasing, many areas of the UK still have no specialist services; congratulates the EDA on expanding its services to meet these needs, including increasing by 10 per cent. the numbers it assisted last year, opening an office in London, the establishment of a Wales working party, and the production of Welsh language leaflets; and calls upon the Government to work with the EDA and other specialist organisations and healthcare professionals to ensure proper provision and funding of eating disorders services and an end to the current chronic situation.

That this House welcomes the Eating Disorders Association Awareness Week, 11th to 18th February, as an important step towards securing better national services for those with eating disorders; notes that the EDA receives 18,000 calls to its helpline each year, that 18 per cent. of these callers could die prematurely...

That this House reiterates its support for energy conservation as a 'win win' situation for people and the environment and therefore welcomes the Four Steps Forward campaign recently launched by the Association for Conservation of Energy; notes that this calls for the achievement of the 30 per cent. energy targets in the domestic sector supported by all parties in this House when the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 was enacted; and for the improvement of Part L of the Building Regulations which relates to thermal insulation as promised by the Government in 1999 and supported by the Environment, Transport and Regions select committee, and for a scheme to give home buyers a rebate on stamp duty if they carry out certain works to improve the energy efficiency of their homes thus providing a clear incentive for homes buyers to invest in such measures and for the setting of targets for energy conservation in the offices sector, thus tackling the alarming situation whereby energy use in this sector rose between 40 per cent. between 1990 and 1995 and projected annual rates of increase over the next decade are greater than all other sectors put together; and so hopes that speedy action will be taken on these matters so reducing CO2 emissions and creating jobs.

That this House reiterates its support for energy conservation as a 'win win' situation for people and the environment and therefore welcomes the Four Steps Forward campaign recently launched by the Association for Conservation of Energy; notes that this calls for the achievement of the 30 per cent. energy targets...

That this House notes with concern that Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a trade unionist; notes that 1,336 officials were killed in the last decade on the grounds of their trade union affiliation, 90 were killed last year, and the trade union centre Central Unitaria Trabajadores has seen 3,000 members killed since its inception; further notes the serious danger faced by trade unionists such as Alexander Lopez, President of the Cali Municipal Workers Union, who has had three attempts made on his life for carrying out his representative duties; notes this violence is perpetuated by paramilitary organisations aided sometimes openly by the armed forced and that it forms part of a wider scheme of human rights abuses which have caused misery and impoverishment; believes trade unions to be an essential mechanism through which ordinary people can lift themselves out of poverty and express themselves in a democratic manner; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to make urgent representations to the Colombian Government to more adequately protect trade unionists, to take more effective measures to tackle paramilitary impunity and to ensure that all aid packages towards which the Government contributes do not support the armed forces at the expense of trade unionists.

That this House notes with concern that Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a trade unionist; notes that 1,336 officials were killed in the last decade on the grounds of their trade union affiliation, 90 were killed last year, and the trade union...

That this House believes that the practice of integrating occupational pensions with the state pension, commonly known as clawback, which allows employers to deduct a significant proportion of their employees' pension, affecting up to 2.5 million pensioners across the United Kingdom and hitting the lowest paid and part-time workers hardest, is unfair, as pensioners who have paid national insurance contributions all their working lives are entitled to benefit from the provisions intended by Government to be available to all; and believes that the Government should legislate to phase out this practice, following the example set by the Republic of Ireland where a recently introduced Bill, which had the full support of the Irish Government, states that the amount deducted from occupational pension payments by trustees of pension schemes cannot increase when the amount of the state pension is increased, effectively freezing the amount which can be deducted.

That this House believes that the practice of integrating occupational pensions with the state pension, commonly known as clawback, which allows employers to deduct a significant proportion of their employees' pension, affecting up to 2.5 million pensioners across the United Kingdom and hitting the lowest paid and part-time workers hardest,...

That this House deplores the issuing of an arms export licence for the refurbishment of Moroccan heavy artillery in occupied Western Sahara; is concerned by the support the United Nations gave for this licence; believes Her Majesty's Government has contravened the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports; and calls on Britain to end all arms licensing for Morocco until the people of Western Sahara achieve self-determination.

That this House deplores the issuing of an arms export licence for the refurbishment of Moroccan heavy artillery in occupied Western Sahara; is concerned by the support the United Nations gave for this licence; believes Her Majesty's Government has contravened the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports; and calls...

That this House considers that a pint served in a pub should be 100 per cent. liquid; notes research conducted by CAMRA which reveals that 80 per cent. of pints served in pubs are under measure, some by up to 15 per cent.; further notes that current legislation is insufficient to protect consumers from short measures and that attempts at self-regulation have comprehensively failed; commends the West Midlands Brewer, Wolverhampton and Dudley for its decision to serve full pints without charging higher prices and notes that there is no correlation between the amount of beer served to customers and the price charged; believes that there is an urgent need for legislation to protect Britain's 15 million beer and cider drinkers from short measures; and above all welcomes the Government's proposals to introduce more effective protection against short measures.

That this House considers that a pint served in a pub should be 100 per cent. liquid; notes research conducted by CAMRA which reveals that 80 per cent. of pints served in pubs are under measure, some by up to 15 per cent.; further notes that current legislation is insufficient...