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 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 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 welcomes the joint appeal by the church councils of both parts of the Sudan entitiled 'Here We Stand United in Action for Peace' noting particularly their appeal for international help to oversee a cease-fire and a referendum; and encourages the Foreign Secretary to respond positively.

That this House welcomes the joint appeal by the church councils of both parts of the Sudan entitiled 'Here We Stand United in Action for Peace' noting particularly their appeal for international help to oversee a cease-fire and a referendum; and encourages the Foreign Secretary to respond positively.

That this House pays tribute to the thousands of Greek Cypriots of the United Kingdom and their many British friends who have taken part in the continuous peaceful vigil outside the Turkish Embassy in Belgrave Square, London, to remember and honour the three unarmed Greek Cypriots, Tassos Isaak, Petros Kakoulli and Solomon Spyros, who were brutally murdered by Turkish military forces in Cyprus during August and September 1996; and notes that this vigil, which has lasted over 150 days is a clear expression of the anger of the Greek Cypriot community at the invasion and continuous occupation of their country, and the ongoing denial of human rights and is an example to all people on how to protest with dignity and honour against the murder, in cold blood, of its citizens in their own country.

That this House pays tribute to the thousands of Greek Cypriots of the United Kingdom and their many British friends who have taken part in the continuous peaceful vigil outside the Turkish Embassy in Belgrave Square, London, to remember and honour the three unarmed Greek Cypriots, Tassos Isaak, Petros Kakoulli...

That this House expresses its grave concern at the discrimination practised by Her Majesty's Government against British state pensioners living in certain countries abroad; believes that the denial of pension increases to persons who have paid national insurance contributions is indefensible; and calls on the Government to end without further delay this discrimination against the hero generation who saved the world from Hitler.

That this House expresses its grave concern at the discrimination practised by Her Majesty's Government against British state pensioners living in certain countries abroad; believes that the denial of pension increases to persons who have paid national insurance contributions is indefensible; and calls on the Government to end without further...

That this House congratulates the National Exhibition Centre on being selected by Lions International for its Conference in 1998, which will probably be the biggest meeting in the world with 25,000 delegates; applauds how this was made possible by Birmingham's private sector community raising more than ??1 million as a hosting budget; notes that this success follows the European Cardiology Conference in 1996, previously exclusive to other European cities, with 11,500 delegates; recalls that in 1995 NEC hosted the largest (130) number of exhibitions in Europe, with 38,000 exhibiting companies, a total of 4 million visitors and an estimated ??70 million extra spending in Britain by foreign businesses; and therefore regrets seeing examples, even after this year's sorry decision to site the Millennium Exhibition at Greenwich, of further Government support for exhibition development in East London which clearly does not have the same potential as the NEC to place Britain in a properly commanding position on the European exhibition conference centre stage.

That this House congratulates the National Exhibition Centre on being selected by Lions International for its Conference in 1998, which will probably be the biggest meeting in the world with 25,000 delegates; applauds how this was made possible by Birmingham's private sector community raising more than ??1 million as a...