That this House condemns the appalling conditions, frequently witnessed by RSPCA inspectors, in which dogs are bred in some commercial breeding establishments; is concerned at the number of puppies from puppy farms which develop serious health or behaviourial problems; supports the recommendations of a report commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare which called for legislative changes to stamp out the unlicensed breeding of dogs and to ensure high welfare standards at all licensed premises; and urges the Government to support the Breeding and Sale of Dogs Bill which contains measures to achieve these objectives and which is supported by local authorities and animal welfare organisations.

That this House condemns the appalling conditions, frequently witnessed by RSPCA inspectors, in which dogs are bred in some commercial breeding establishments; is concerned at the number of puppies from puppy farms which develop serious health or behaviourial problems; supports the recommendations of a report commissioned by the All Party...

That this House deplores the Indonesian Government's use of Saracen armoured personnel carriers to suppress peaceful civilian protestors in Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi; expresses the utmost concern that the military vehicles in question were manufactured by Alvis and licensed for export by Her Majesty's Government; recalls the assurances of the Deputy Prime Minister given when he was President of the Board of Trade that all military exports to Indonesia included a thorough assessment of the likelihood that such exports might be used for the purposes of internal repression;urges Her Majesty's Government to condemn the actions of the Indonesian Government in the strongest terms; and calls for an immediate moratorium on the sale of all military and police equipment to Indonesia.

That this House deplores the Indonesian Government's use of Saracen armoured personnel carriers to suppress peaceful civilian protestors in Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi; expresses the utmost concern that the military vehicles in question were manufactured by Alvis and licensed for export by Her Majesty's Government; recalls the assurances of the...

That this House recognises the importance of European funding to locl authorities; therefore welcomes the setting up by Dorset and Hampshire county councils and the French region of Lower Normandy of a joint office in Brussels in February last year; regrets that Conservative honourable Members have consistently criticised the setting up of this office, for example in Early Day Motion No. 474; notes the claim of Conservative honourable Members, including the honourable Members for Dorset West and Bournemouth East, in Early Day Motion No. 474, that the cost to Dorset of setting up the office was ??100,000 when in fact the total set-up and first year running costs of the office to Dorset County Council have been less than ??43,000; calls on Conservative honourable Members to recognise the inaccuracy of their claims in Early Day Motion No. 474 and to withdraw their names from it; and further calls on Dorset Conservative honourable Members to take a more positive attitude to Dorset County Council's efforts to get a better deal for Dorset from both Brussels and Westminster.

That this House recognises the importance of European funding to locl authorities; therefore welcomes the setting up by Dorset and Hampshire county councils and the French region of Lower Normandy of a joint office in Brussels in February last year; regrets that Conservative honourable Members have consistently criticised the setting...

That this House believes that closed circuit security cameras play an important part in crime prevention and detection; further believes that it is essential to public confidence in and support for these cameras that the videotapes from them are not abused for commercial purposes; welcomes the decision of the producer of the video, Caught in the Act!, a compilation of sexual and violent scenes from these tapes, to withdraw it from sale; notes the expressed intention of the Government that videotapes from cameras paid for with new Home Office money should be subject to a code of conduct; supports this move but believes that stronger restraints should be applied to all closed circuit security camera schemes including those already in operation; and therefore calls upon the Government to take action to ensure that closed circuit security camera videotapes are used only for their designated purpose and never for commercial purposes.

That this House believes that closed circuit security cameras play an important part in crime prevention and detection; further believes that it is essential to public confidence in and support for these cameras that the videotapes from them are not abused for commercial purposes; welcomes the decision of the producer...

That this House deplores the dropping of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence Bill; believes that the proposals in the Bill had received a careful scrutiny from the Law Commissioners and the Lord Chancellor's Department; and calls on the Government to reintroduce the Bill as soon as possible in the next Parliamentary session.

That this House deplores the dropping of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence Bill; believes that the proposals in the Bill had received a careful scrutiny from the Law Commissioners and the Lord Chancellor's Department; and calls on the Government to reintroduce the Bill as soon as possible in the...

That this House welcomes the apology printed in the Sunday Times on 16th July, for an article on 2nd July which falsely accused Shelter of 'misusing money donated by the public'; recognises the climb-down made by the Sunday Times which now admits that Shelter is at 'the forefront of the fight against homelessness'; regrets any harm done to Shelter by the article and subsequent adverse publicity which impeded the essential work it undertakes; and urges the media not to adopt the soft option of falsely accusing charities as it reflects badly on themselves and is detrimental to the important work undertaken on behalf of dependent individuals.

That this House welcomes the apology printed in the Sunday Times on 16th July, for an article on 2nd July which falsely accused Shelter of 'misusing money donated by the public'; recognises the climb-down made by the Sunday Times which now admits that Shelter is at 'the forefront of the...

That this House, while welcoming the Government's commitment to extending the Rough Sleepers' Initiative announced in the White Paper 'Our Future Homes', regrets that there is no corresponding commitment to provide further specific funding for the next phase of the RSI; believes that the proposals to reform the homelessness legislation will mean a severe weakening of the essential safety net for homeless families and vulnerable homeless poeple; notes that homelessness is the most extreme form of housing need; believes therefore, that homeless people should continue to receive reasonable preference in the allocation of permanent homes; regrets that the proposals will cut emergency and long-term help for those in the most urgent housing need, including families with children; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to withdraw the proposals in the light of the Secretary of State's recent declaration that 'housing policy must be about securing decent homes for people.'.

That this House, while welcoming the Government's commitment to extending the Rough Sleepers' Initiative announced in the White Paper 'Our Future Homes', regrets that there is no corresponding commitment to provide further specific funding for the next phase of the RSI; believes that the proposals to reform the homelessness legislation...

That this House welcomes the publication of the Out of Sight report, which details the growing numbers of homeless people booking themselves into bed and breakfast accommodation in London; whilst welcoming the current drop in local authorities' own use, remains concerned that this form of inadequate accommodation is wasteful of public expenditure; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to continue to work towards the ending of the use of this type of accommodation.

That this House welcomes the publication of the Out of Sight report, which details the growing numbers of homeless people booking themselves into bed and breakfast accommodation in London; whilst welcoming the current drop in local authorities' own use, remains concerned that this form of inadequate accommodation is wasteful of...

That this House congratulates more than 2,000 signatories to the No More VAT on Fuel petition from Sheffield, Rotherham, Chesterfield and Bradford for their part in halting the increase in VAT on domestic fuel; further congratulates Liberal Democrats across the country for leading successful local opposition to the Government's unfair policy; and calls on the Government in future fully to consult both Parliament and the country before trying to push such iniquitous tax policies through this House, without considering their impact on the most vulnerable members of our society.

That this House congratulates more than 2,000 signatories to the No More VAT on Fuel petition from Sheffield, Rotherham, Chesterfield and Bradford for their part in halting the increase in VAT on domestic fuel; further congratulates Liberal Democrats across the country for leading successful local opposition to the Government's unfair...

That this House notes that the Gas Consumers' Council is a watchdog body whose job it is to campaign on behalf of gas users; notes that it is funded by central Government but that most of the cost is recovered from British Gas via a licence fee; notes that this spring the Government cut the funding of the Council by ??209,000, with the effect that British Gas now pay ??207,000 less through their licence fee and that the Government said at the time this would save gas users money; further notes that this week British Gas have announced that their Chief Executive's salary will be going up by ??205,000 next year; condemns this alternative use of the money; and calls for the Government to restore adequate funding to the Gas Consumers' Council.

That this House notes that the Gas Consumers' Council is a watchdog body whose job it is to campaign on behalf of gas users; notes that it is funded by central Government but that most of the cost is recovered from British Gas via a licence fee; notes that this...

That this House notes that the conferences of the major political parties, and particularly the party of Government, require considerable policing measures from local police forces, and that funding of these measures currently comes 51 per cent. from the Home Office and 49 per cent. from local authority police budgets as is standard for the funding of local policing; further notes that the ??1.3 million burden of policing the 1994 Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth means that Dorset Police will have significantly less to spend on crime detection and prevention for the people of Dorset; welcomes the proposal in the Criminal Justice Bill for grants to be given to help political parties with their conference security costs, and the implicit recognition that major party conferences are events in the public interest; believes that major party conferences are also national events which should therefore not detract from local policing priorities; and calls upon the Government to amend the Criminal Justice Bill to place the full burden of the cost of policing the conferences of the major political parties on the Home Office.

That this House notes that the conferences of the major political parties, and particularly the party of Government, require considerable policing measures from local police forces, and that funding of these measures currently comes 51 per cent. from the Home Office and 49 per cent. from local authority police budgets...