That this House condemns the fact that Japanese whalers are slaughtering minke whales for spurious research purposes in the Antarctic Ocean; is outraged that Japan is still undermining the world-wide, indefinite ban on commercial whaling imposed by the International Whaling Commission in 1986; is appalled that Japan has slaughtered nearly 7,000 whales and over 100,000 dolphins and porpoises during the ban despite the repeated criticisms and recommendations of the International Whaling Commission and the entreaties of the international community; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to make the strongest possible protest to the Japanese Government demanding their full and immediate compliance with the indefinite commercial whaling moratorium; further demands an end to the slaughter of dolphins and porpoises in Japanese coastal waters and asks Her Majesty's Government to press for the permanent extension of the ban at this year's International Whaling Commission meeting in Glasgow.

That this House condemns the fact that Japanese whalers are slaughtering minke whales for spurious research purposes in the Antarctic Ocean; is outraged that Japan is still undermining the world-wide, indefinite ban on commercial whaling imposed by the International Whaling Commission in 1986; is appalled that Japan has slaughtered nearly...

That this House congratulates the Government on the launch of its document, Smoking in Public Places, and warmly welcomes the code of practice; believes that this is a dramatic and major step forward in the campaign to make non-smoking the norm in all enclosed public places and that it is now only a question of time before smoking bans become statutory; notes that the Government has now accepted the growing public demand for smoke-free areas, that the majority of the population, who are non-smokers, are entitled to breathe smoke-free air, that breathing in other people's smoke kills, and that environmental tobacco smoke is anti-social and cannot adequately be removed by ventilation; and urges the Government immediately to make such bans compulsory.

That this House congratulates the Government on the launch of its document, Smoking in Public Places, and warmly welcomes the code of practice; believes that this is a dramatic and major step forward in the campaign to make non-smoking the norm in all enclosed public places and that it is...

That this House notes the 50th Anniversary of the premeditated attack by the Japanese fascist government on Pearl Harbour; notes that millions of Allied servicemen and civilians were murdered by Japanese barbarity as were countless millions of Chinese and other innocent victims throughout Asia, often in the infamous Unit 731 in which hideous experiments were undertaken on live prisoners of war; notes with great concern that the Japanese government continues deliberately to falsify its history in Asia between 1931 and 1945; further notes that the Japanese government has just refused to apologise to Allied and Asian countries for the barbarity; and calls on her Majesty's Government to demand a proper and sincere apology from Japan and, in the absence of such contrition for its extremely close alliance with Hitler and Nazism, informs the Japanese government that it will not be accepted, nor wanted, as a part of the civilised world community.

That this House notes the 50th Anniversary of the premeditated attack by the Japanese fascist government on Pearl Harbour; notes that millions of Allied servicemen and civilians were murdered by Japanese barbarity as were countless millions of Chinese and other innocent victims throughout Asia, often in the infamous Unit 731...

That this House welcomes the initiative by National Power to break British Rail's monopoly in freight service by running its own coal delivery trains; urges the Chairman of British Rail to allow them to use British Rail's tracks and hopes that other industries will follow National Power's lead; congratulates Her Majesty's Government for providing the conditions enabling the service to be run; and calls on the Government to implement legislation to break British Rail's monopoly to allow other businesses to run similar services and enable them to benefit from the ending of the present restrictive practices.

That this House welcomes the initiative by National Power to break British Rail's monopoly in freight service by running its own coal delivery trains; urges the Chairman of British Rail to allow them to use British Rail's tracks and hopes that other industries will follow National Power's lead; congratulates Her...

That this House notes the article in The Observer on 10th November, which gave alarming and concrete evidence of the tobacco companies advertising campaign targeted specifically at young children; notes the very serious nature of this matter in view of the tobacco industry's frequent dishonest denials of such practice; further notes the tobacco industry's constant hollow assertions that a voluntary ban on tobacco advertising is more effective than a statutory ban whilst spending millions of pounds on a campaign against a statutory ban; and urges the Government to introduce a total ban without further delay.

That this House notes the article in The Observer on 10th November, which gave alarming and concrete evidence of the tobacco companies advertising campaign targeted specifically at young children; notes the very serious nature of this matter in view of the tobacco industry's frequent dishonest denials of such practice; further...

That this House warmly congratulates the Chancellor of the Exchequer on raising excise duty by 15 per cent. on tobacco products and notes that this will save some 4,000 lives a year; further notes, however, that this still leaves the real price of cigarettes below the level of 1987 and only half the cost of 30 years ago; and urges the Chancellor to carry on the good work in creating a healthier, safer and cleaner environment.

That this House warmly congratulates the Chancellor of the Exchequer on raising excise duty by 15 per cent. on tobacco products and notes that this will save some 4,000 lives a year; further notes, however, that this still leaves the real price of cigarettes below the level of 1987 and...

That this House is appalled at the provision of artificial insemination for virgin women, especially by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, Britain's largest private abortion agency; believes it shows the utmost hypocrisy for this organisation artificially to provide children for unsuitable women, while at the same time, and in the same clinics destroying human life through abortion; feels that the involvement of BPAS in abortion shows that it can never put the best interests of any child first; believes that this process reduces women to the role of breeding cattle, and children to the status of commodities to be bought and sold; and further believes that virgin births have enormous implications for social policy with the state being expected to foot the bill to bring these children up; also believes that such practice is incompatible with the basic tenets of Christianity; and urgently calls on the Government to end this abhorrent, immoral, and unnatural practice immediately.

That this House is appalled at the provision of artificial insemination for virgin women, especially by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, Britain's largest private abortion agency; believes it shows the utmost hypocrisy for this organisation artificially to provide children for unsuitable women, while at the same time, and in the...

That this House congratulates the Secretary of State for Transport both on his confirmation of the decision by the Civil Aviation Authority to allocate more flights to Tokyo by Virgin Atlantic Airways and on the successful completion of talks with the American Government over transatlantic routes which will benefit British airlines by some ??200 million; believes that these decisions are in the best interest of the British travelling public who will benefit from a greater choice of British airlines, lower fares, and a higher quality service; notes that Virgin Airways has already cut its fares by 15 per cent.; expects British Airways to follow suit; and urges the Secretary of State to continue to pursue policies which bring about a truly competitive multi-airline industry in the United Kingdom.

That this House congratulates the Secretary of State for Transport both on his confirmation of the decision by the Civil Aviation Authority to allocate more flights to Tokyo by Virgin Atlantic Airways and on the successful completion of talks with the American Government over transatlantic routes which will benefit British...

That this House warmly congratulates the Secretary of State for Transport on his courageous decision to implement the recommendation from the Civil Aviation Authority to abolish the outdated traffic distribution rules which have hindered competition and operated against the interests of the consumer; believes that his decision will widen consumer choice, reduce fares and improve quality of service; further believes that in order to establish a competitive multi-airline business in the United Kingdom, smaller British operators and those using regional airports must be allowed access into Heathrow on a fair and equal basis with British Airways; and urges the Government to ensure a level playing field for the smaller British airlines.

That this House warmly congratulates the Secretary of State for Transport on his courageous decision to implement the recommendation from the Civil Aviation Authority to abolish the outdated traffic distribution rules which have hindered competition and operated against the interests of the consumer; believes that his decision will widen consumer...

That this House notes the typically selfish and cowardly approach by the Japanese Government to supporting the Allied war effort in the Gulf; notes that Japan depends on the Middle East for over 70 per cent of its oil (compared to only 22 per cent for the U.S.A.); also notes that the estimated cost of the Gulf war is $500 million a day and that Japan has only contributed $1,900 million; further notes that Japan has not even sent any humanitarian aid workers; expects, however that Japanese businessmen will be the first in to seize business opportunities in the Gulf area immediately the Allies have won the war and military action is over; and urges Her Majesty's Government to tell the Japanese Government to pay its fair share forthwith, estimated at 20 per cent. of the cost of the Gulf war.

That this House notes the typically selfish and cowardly approach by the Japanese Government to supporting the Allied war effort in the Gulf; notes that Japan depends on the Middle East for over 70 per cent of its oil (compared to only 22 per cent for the U.S.A.); also notes...

That this House notes that low flying has been a tactical failure in the Gulf war; that the Tornadoes have become easy prey for machine gun and anti-aircraft fire when operating at low levels and so more of these ??25 million jets, and tragically their crews, have been lost relative to the other air forces in the Gulf; declares that the low flying exercises repeatedly carried out by the RAF in peacetime at great cost, including of lives, and inconvenience to rural and urban peoples has not been proved overall to have been worthwhile, and that this is due to the blundering blindspot of Conservative defence ministers obsessed with low flying.

That this House notes that low flying has been a tactical failure in the Gulf war; that the Tornadoes have become easy prey for machine gun and anti-aircraft fire when operating at low levels and so more of these ??25 million jets, and tragically their crews, have been lost relative...

That this House warmly welcomes the proposal by the Civil Aviation Authority that all airlines should be free to compete for access to Heathrow airport and that the antiquated rules preventing new airlines from using the airport should be abolished; notes that this is in line with Government policy on airline competition and deregulation which will increase consumer choice and improve the quality of service; and urges Her Majesty's Government to give effect to these recommendations as soon as possible to ensure that the smaller United Kingdom airlines can compete on equal terms with British Airways.

That this House warmly welcomes the proposal by the Civil Aviation Authority that all airlines should be free to compete for access to Heathrow airport and that the antiquated rules preventing new airlines from using the airport should be abolished; notes that this is in line with Government policy on...

That this House congratulates the CAA on their decision to allocate extra flights to Virgin Atlantic Airways to Tokyo; notes that this will help to establish Virgin Atlantic as an effective long-term competitor to British Airways on more equal terms than hitherto; and firmly believes that the existence of a number of efficient and profitable United Kingdom airlines on domestic, international and intercontinental routes is in the best interests of the British consumer.

That this House congratulates the CAA on their decision to allocate extra flights to Virgin Atlantic Airways to Tokyo; notes that this will help to establish Virgin Atlantic as an effective long-term competitor to British Airways on more equal terms than hitherto; and firmly believes that the existence of a...

That this House notes United Airlines' request to operate services from Heathrow in succession to Pan Am; notes that Pan Am will collapse without such an agreement; believes that United Airlines' services from Heathrow will provide much needed competition to British Airways and will improve the standard and quality of service as well as increase choice for the customer; and urges the Government to examine this issue as a matter of urgency and to grant permission by the end of the year, consistent with its policy of liberalisation of, and greater competition in, air travel.

That this House notes United Airlines' request to operate services from Heathrow in succession to Pan Am; notes that Pan Am will collapse without such an agreement; believes that United Airlines' services from Heathrow will provide much needed competition to British Airways and will improve the standard and quality of...

That this House heartily congratulates the decision by Air Canada to ban smoking on its international services; warmly welcomes this clean, health-conscious and environmentally friendly decision; and calls upon all British airlines to do likewise without further delay.

That this House heartily congratulates the decision by Air Canada to ban smoking on its international services; warmly welcomes this clean, health-conscious and environmentally friendly decision; and calls upon all British airlines to do likewise without further delay.

That this House notes Mr Mandela's call for the United Kingdom Government to negotiate with the IRA; further notes that Mr Mandela is a guest of this country; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to urge Mr Mandela to acquaint himself with the facts of his host country before wilfully engaging in unfriendly and disgraceful acts which cause grave offence to the United Kingdom and which give encouragement to the country's enemies; and further calls on Her Majesty's Government to urge Mr Mandela unequivocally to condemn the perpetrators of all violence and terrorism carried out both in the United Kingdom and in South Africa.

That this House notes Mr Mandela's call for the United Kingdom Government to negotiate with the IRA; further notes that Mr Mandela is a guest of this country; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to urge Mr Mandela to acquaint himself with the facts of his host country before wilfully engaging...

That this House notes the decision of the International Whaling Commission to ban commercial whaling since 1985; notes the reluctance of Japan to join this ban; notes the discovery of electric harpoons in the bodies of some Minke whales killed by the Japanese for human consumption; notes that dolphin meat, falsely labelled as whalemeat, is being sold for human consumption in Japan; notes that Japan's dolphin catches have risen since 1985; further notes that at least two thirds of the population of Dall's rare breed porpoises, which live off North Japan, have been slaughtered since 1987; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to urge the Japanese Government to stop forthwith this selfish, dishonest and rapacious killing before this breed of porpoise becomes extinct and to stop the similar slaughter of all other dolphins, propoises, and small whales and other endangered mammals.

That this House notes the decision of the International Whaling Commission to ban commercial whaling since 1985; notes the reluctance of Japan to join this ban; notes the discovery of electric harpoons in the bodies of some Minke whales killed by the Japanese for human consumption; notes that dolphin meat,...

That this House notes Barclays' decision to charge ??8 for its Barclaycard; notes that Barclays does not publish separately the profits which it makes from its Visa card although the Monopolies and Mergers Commission Report on Credit Card Services showed such profits rose from ??51.5 million in 1984 to ??91.6 million in 1988; notes that the complicated system of fees imposed on retailers (merchant service charges) for each use of the card rose to over 3 per cent. in 1988 and that this charge is levied on all transactions of people who do not incur interest charges; also notes that the annualised percentage rate of interest will be 27.8 per cent. for those customers liable to pay the ??8 charge; further notes that customers will now pay interest on any outstanding balance from the time of purchase rather than the date of statement as now; further notes the haste of only 8 weeks with which those charges have been introduced, and since these charges are against the public interest, strongly condemns the introduction of the ??8 charge; and calls upon the Monopolies and Mergers Commission to investigate the level of profit of Barclaycard and its monopoly position, as a matter of urgency.

That this House notes Barclays' decision to charge ??8 for its Barclaycard; notes that Barclays does not publish separately the profits which it makes from its Visa card although the Monopolies and Mergers Commission Report on Credit Card Services showed such profits rose from ??51.5 million in 1984 to ??91.6...

That this House notes that two Japanese war criminals, Kiyoaki Tanara and Shigeyuki Hashimoto, received a heroes' welcome in Tokyo having surrendered after 45 years in hiding in the jungle; notes that surviving British prisoners of war witnessed the outrageous, evil and sadistic actions by these two men against British servicemen ; unreservedly condemns the action of the Japanese Government in yet again shamelessly denying the barbarous wartime behaviour of Japan's wartime regime; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to urge the Japanese Government to bring to justice those against whom there is adequate evidence of barbarous war crimes as a matter of urgency.

That this House notes that two Japanese war criminals, Kiyoaki Tanara and Shigeyuki Hashimoto, received a heroes' welcome in Tokyo having surrendered after 45 years in hiding in the jungle; notes that surviving British prisoners of war witnessed the outrageous, evil and sadistic actions by these two men against British...

That this House expresses its profound concern at the proposal from the Norwegian authorities to seek a resumption of commercial whaling at the International Whaling Commission meeting in July; believes that there can be no justifiable economic reasons for advanced industrialised nations to resume commercial whaling and that the current programme of so-called scientific whaling being carried out by Japan and Norway is a disgraceful sham rightly condemned by the great majority of International Whaling Commission countries; considers that the slaughter of whales amounts to a crime against the planet; calls upon the Norwegian and Japanese governments to heed world opinion and abandon all forms of whaling; and further calls upon European Economic Community countries to adopt appropriate sanctions against Norway and Japan if they persist.

That this House expresses its profound concern at the proposal from the Norwegian authorities to seek a resumption of commercial whaling at the International Whaling Commission meeting in July; believes that there can be no justifiable economic reasons for advanced industrialised nations to resume commercial whaling and that the current...