That this House condemns the Government for instituting a change of policy under which the Child Support Agency switched from seeking maintenance from irresponsible fathers to extorting large sums of money from those who are meeting their obligations and frequently exceeding them; and condemns the charging of almost one hundred pounds for assessment and collection and deplores the intrusion and lack of privacy in the process which can lead to division and bitterness within families in addition to financial jeopardy and which will induce unemployment to escape financial penalties which are impossible to meet.

That this House condemns the Government for instituting a change of policy under which the Child Support Agency switched from seeking maintenance from irresponsible fathers to extorting large sums of money from those who are meeting their obligations and frequently exceeding them; and condemns the charging of almost one hundred...

That this House notes that the disastrous performance of the English cricket team continues unabated; recognises that selling bits of turf, fencing, pavilions, caps and players' shirts and sleeves to the sleaze of the ad-men has not produced the rejuvenation promised by an injection of advertising money into English cricket; continues to be appalled by the subjugation of cricket to commercial exploitation, especially by the manufacturers of the most widely distributed and harmful drug of alcohol; and reminds the clique of failed administrators and managers who run cricket that devotion to cricket should come before devotion to mammon in order to create any basis for success.

That this House notes that the disastrous performance of the English cricket team continues unabated; recognises that selling bits of turf, fencing, pavilions, caps and players' shirts and sleeves to the sleaze of the ad-men has not produced the rejuvenation promised by an injection of advertising money into English cricket;...

That this House is appalled by the tradition of discrimination in favour of Privy Councillors both at Question Time and in debates; notes that since they are so often called early they avoid the limitations on speaking time which can be applied; and urges the Select Committee on Procedure to examine this out-dated and anti-democratic tradition with a view to recommending that it be scrapped at the earliest opportunity to ensure proper equality of elected members.

That this House is appalled by the tradition of discrimination in favour of Privy Councillors both at Question Time and in debates; notes that since they are so often called early they avoid the limitations on speaking time which can be applied; and urges the Select Committee on Procedure to...

That this House congratulates travel agents Chiltern Trains on making clear to the Secretary of State for Transport that through ticketing is available from all British Rail ticket offices; is concerned that Ministers require this clarification; and acknowledges that this excellent facility will be dismantled if ever the lunatic proposal of railway privatisation proceeds.

That this House congratulates travel agents Chiltern Trains on making clear to the Secretary of State for Transport that through ticketing is available from all British Rail ticket offices; is concerned that Ministers require this clarification; and acknowledges that this excellent facility will be dismantled if ever the lunatic proposal...

That this House expresses grave concern at the reduction in the number of qualified district nurses in employment; and congratulates those district nursing students who have drawn attention to the deteriorating standards of patient care such a policy will produce.

That this House expresses grave concern at the reduction in the number of qualified district nurses in employment; and congratulates those district nursing students who have drawn attention to the deteriorating standards of patient care such a policy will produce.

That this House regrets the closure of Elstree Film Studios, formerly a major centre of British film production including the first British sound film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and recently a series of major features directed by Stephen Spielberg who admired the compact but comprehensive facilities and the high quality of British technicians; expresses deep concern that this studio closure will further erode employment of such technicians and the maintenance of their skils; bitterly condemns the unscrupulous and unprincipled capitalist concerns involved in the break up and dismemberment of the site, including the sale of a major British film archive dating back to 1895; and expresses admiration for studio managers, workers, directors, artistes and others who produced so many high quality films and who fought against the greed and incompetence which brought closure ironically at a time of high bookings for British film studios.

That this House regrets the closure of Elstree Film Studios, formerly a major centre of British film production including the first British sound film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and recently a series of major features directed by Stephen Spielberg who admired the compact but comprehensive facilities and the high quality...

That this House congratulates the parents at Wibsey First School in Bradford South for the splendid vote against opting out; notes that, of 508 parents who voted, 102 voted for whilst a massive 406 voted against; expresses particular pleasure that this outstanding result was achieved against a background of attempted disruption of the democratic processes organised by the Conservative Chairman of Governors; and recognises the remarkable achievement of the campaigners for a no vote in ensuring that full information of the issues involved was circulated to all parents.

That this House congratulates the parents at Wibsey First School in Bradford South for the splendid vote against opting out; notes that, of 508 parents who voted, 102 voted for whilst a massive 406 voted against; expresses particular pleasure that this outstanding result was achieved against a background of attempted...

That this House notes that section 107 of the Rules for Ministers says 'Ministers must resign any directorships they hold when they take up office' and its concerned to note that in recent company returns Viscount Cranborne is a director of Stalbury Trustees, which is devoted to the promotion of conservative principles; further notes that the honourable Member for Conwy is a director of Professional Secretarial Services Ltd., that the honourable Member for Richmond and Barnes is a director of Sheridon-Hanley Enterprises Ltd. and that the honourable Member for Suffolk South is a director of Anacol Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of which has principally been engaged in security dealing; and calls on the Prime Minister to investigate these breaches of Ministerial rules and publish his conclusions.

That this House notes that section 107 of the Rules for Ministers says 'Ministers must resign any directorships they hold when they take up office' and its concerned to note that in recent company returns Viscount Cranborne is a director of Stalbury Trustees, which is devoted to the promotion of...

That this House pays great tribute to the tenacious campaign by Irish Bentley for a posthumous pardon for her brother Derek; welcomes the decision of the Court calling for a re-examination of the case by the Home Secretary; and believes that a pardon should be granted as soon as possible as the minimum recompense for the terrible wrong inflicted on the Bentley family by a vengeful and unjust establishment forty years ago.

That this House pays great tribute to the tenacious campaign by Irish Bentley for a posthumous pardon for her brother Derek; welcomes the decision of the Court calling for a re-examination of the case by the Home Secretary; and believes that a pardon should be granted as soon as possible...

That this House condemns the Chairman of Governors at Wibsey First School in Bradford for failing to ensure that all governors were notified of a meeting to discuss opting out, failing to ensure, as promised, that the teachers, who voted by 18 to two against, would have their views conveyed to parents, failing to comply with the 1988 Act by providing a true and accurate record of those eligible to vote when requested to do so by a parent-governor, censoring the material of the opposition group of parents and governors, and changing the date of voting so that a meeting to discuss the issue was to be held after ballot papers were issued rather than before, as had been agreed; condemns this record of cheating and chicanery which denies the proper conduct of the democratic process; and calls on the Secretary of State for Education to repudiate the actions of the Conservative Chair of Governors.

That this House condemns the Chairman of Governors at Wibsey First School in Bradford for failing to ensure that all governors were notified of a meeting to discuss opting out, failing to ensure, as promised, that the teachers, who voted by 18 to two against, would have their views conveyed...

That this House records with great concern that it is almost two years since the Select Committee on Members' Interests with a Conservative majority produced a report on parliamentary lobbying which recommended a register of commercial lobbyists and a code of practice; notes that this report has never been given time by the Government business managers for debate and that successive Leaders of the House have refused repeated requests for debates; believes that if the report had been implemented the sleazy measures of commercial lobbyists working at the centre of Government to protect the interests of Mr Asil Nadir would have been prevented; and condemns the Government for resisting calls for a debate and implementation in order to protect Tory honourable Members and the sleazy interests of commercial lobbyists.

That this House records with great concern that it is almost two years since the Select Committee on Members' Interests with a Conservative majority produced a report on parliamentary lobbying which recommended a register of commercial lobbyists and a code of practice; notes that this report has never been given...

That this House notes that many of the local authorities, through whose jurisdiction nuclear weapons are transported by road, do not believe they could adequately implement the guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Defence for action in the event of an accident involving a nuclear weapons transporter; and believes that the transportation of nuclear weapons should be halted until the safety of the practice can be guaranteed to the satisfaction of the local authorities concerned.

That this House notes that many of the local authorities, through whose jurisdiction nuclear weapons are transported by road, do not believe they could adequately implement the guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Defence for action in the event of an accident involving a nuclear weapons transporter; and believes that...

That this House expresses concern that Home Office statistics show that 100,000 young people under 21 years were either convicted or cautioned for drunkenness in 1990; is alarmed that Department of Transport figures for 1989 indicate that about 25,000 injury accidents are associated with driving over the legal limit for alcohol and that overall 20-25 per cent. of road deaths occur in accidents where at least one driver is beyond the legal limit; condemns the marketing executives and administrators who have sold the England and Australian Cricket teams to breweries; and finds the use of beer advertisements on players and on grounds morally offensive and the subjugation of a once fine sport to such unscrupulous profiteering especially nauseating.

That this House expresses concern that Home Office statistics show that 100,000 young people under 21 years were either convicted or cautioned for drunkenness in 1990; is alarmed that Department of Transport figures for 1989 indicate that about 25,000 injury accidents are associated with driving over the legal limit for...

That this House notes with deep concern that Berufsverbote in the former German Democratic Republic has led to the arbitrary sacking of 40,000 teachers out of a total of 170,000 which has in turn resulted in class sizes rising from 22 to over 30; welcomes the recent visit to the House of Commons by Margitta Hollich, Head Teacher of a comprehensive school in Leipzig, dismissed in 1992 for being 'close to the system', but who successfully appealed to the Leipzig Labour Court, and who now faces a vindictive appeal to the Saxony Labour Court; recognises that this political vendetta bodes ill for the democratic well-being of Germany; and wishes Margitta Hollich well in her courageous struggle for justice.

That this House notes with deep concern that Berufsverbote in the former German Democratic Republic has led to the arbitrary sacking of 40,000 teachers out of a total of 170,000 which has in turn resulted in class sizes rising from 22 to over 30; welcomes the recent visit to the...

That this House notes that Alan Clark the former Defence Minister claims that Ministers' phones are routinely bugged; also notes repeated accusations of bugging of prominent persons' phone calls; notes that parliamentary questions about the top secret telephone tapping Menwith Hill Station in Yorkshire have not been given substantive Answers by Ministers; further notes that the ever expanding Menwith Hill Station in Yorkshire now has 22 Radomes for monitoring satellite (telephone) communications and employs 1,760 personnel including members from all four United States Armed Services and from British GCHQ and is managed by a clandestine US organization, the National Security Agency, whose retiring Director recently described his organization as a 'magical institution' involved in a 'global enterprise' with 'core business areas'; and calls on the Government to allow a suitably constituted inspection team to be allowed to monitor Menwith Hill Station's activity and to provide more information in parliamentary questions on phone tapping.

That this House notes that Alan Clark the former Defence Minister claims that Ministers' phones are routinely bugged; also notes repeated accusations of bugging of prominent persons' phone calls; notes that parliamentary questions about the top secret telephone tapping Menwith Hill Station in Yorkshire have not been given substantive Answers...

That this House acknowledges the excellent service provided by the national network of post offices and sub post offices; understands that they provide a local centre of information, help and advice to a wide range of people, especially pensioners; accepts that post offices and sub post offices are conveniently located providing useful access for local people; expresses strong opposition to any Government proposals which may harm these facilities; and specifically urges the Department of Social Security to end its campaign to persuade benefit recipients to adopt automatic credit transfer.

That this House acknowledges the excellent service provided by the national network of post offices and sub post offices; understands that they provide a local centre of information, help and advice to a wide range of people, especially pensioners; accepts that post offices and sub post offices are conveniently located...

That this House congratulates the League Against Cruel Sports and the Animal Cruelty Investigation Group on producing their report called Skinned, on the largely untaxed multi-million pound trade in animal skins carried out by the most of Britain's red-coated huntsmen; is further alarmed by the health risk involved in feeding raw casualty meat to the hounds; and calls on the Government to initiate an enquiry into the whole issue as a first step to introducing legislation to end hunting with dogs.

That this House congratulates the League Against Cruel Sports and the Animal Cruelty Investigation Group on producing their report called Skinned, on the largely untaxed multi-million pound trade in animal skins carried out by the most of Britain's red-coated huntsmen; is further alarmed by the health risk involved in feeding...

That this House is alarmed at proposals by the Korean Government to increase tariffs on imports of worsted and woollen cloth by 38 per cent; notes that the trade deficit with South Korea in this category is already over one hundred million pounds; recognises that such a tariff increase will result in the loss of jobs in the Yorkshire textile industry; and uges the Government to make strong representations against the proposal and to make provision for retaliatory tariffs if such representations are not accepted.

That this House is alarmed at proposals by the Korean Government to increase tariffs on imports of worsted and woollen cloth by 38 per cent; notes that the trade deficit with South Korea in this category is already over one hundred million pounds; recognises that such a tariff increase will...

That this House congratulates the people of Italy on overwhelmingly rejecting their chaotic and undemocratic system of proportional representation in favour of a system of first past the post.

That this House congratulates the people of Italy on overwhelmingly rejecting their chaotic and undemocratic system of proportional representation in favour of a system of first past the post.

That this House places on record the devoted care and attention by the staff at Westwood Hospital for the patients which they served over many years: regrets that the hospital is closing in order to sell off the green and pleasant site; further regrets that several million pounds has been spent on various private community homes; believes that this money could have provided a village community on Westwood site making use of existing facilities; but calls on the Bradford Health Authority to retain the site at least in part as a community for mentally handicapped people as promised at the inquiry on planning permission for housing development and states that failure to do so will be a bitter betrayal of the most vulnerable section of the community.

That this House places on record the devoted care and attention by the staff at Westwood Hospital for the patients which they served over many years: regrets that the hospital is closing in order to sell off the green and pleasant site; further regrets that several million pounds has been...