That this House notes that Petula Clark is playing the Bird Lady in Mary Poppins, proving yet again what a remarkable actress and singer she is; further notes that she is one of the top selling British female recording artists of all time and transcends time; and believes that in the year of the Platinum Jubilee she should be made a Dame.

That this House notes that Petula Clark is playing the Bird Lady in Mary Poppins, proving yet again what a remarkable actress and singer she is; further notes that she is one of the top selling British female recording artists of all time and transcends time; and believes that in...

That this House recognises that night flights taking off and landing at airports in highly residential areas are having a negative impact on the lives of local residents; acknowledges that an eight hour period of uninterrupted sleep is necessary for physical and mental wellbeing; notes that the elderly, pregnant women and children are most at risk from the impact of sleep deprivation; and urges the Government to look at the legislation again which permits these night flights to take place at the expense of residents' well-being.

That this House recognises that night flights taking off and landing at airports in highly residential areas are having a negative impact on the lives of local residents; acknowledges that an eight hour period of uninterrupted sleep is necessary for physical and mental wellbeing; notes that the elderly, pregnant women...

That this House notes with concern the increased risks of future pandemics from the continued exploitation and commodification of wildlife in the global wildlife trade; further notes that zoonotic diseases are responsible for over two billion cases of human illness and over two million human deaths each year, that sixty percent of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic and that seventy percent of these are thought to originate from wild animals; understands that the trade in wild animals is the likely cause for the emergence of the covid-19 pandemic and that the over-exploitation of wildlife has been identified as one of the dominant drivers of biodiversity loss; considers that this is not the first time that infectious zoonotic diseases have been linked to wild animals in recent years with SARS, Ebola and MERS all believed to have passed from wildlife to humans; and calls on the Government to show global leadership to ensure a pandemic like this never happens again by utilising the opportunity of the G20 meeting of world leaders in November to call for a ban of the international commercial trade in wild animals and wild animal products, and to work with other Governments, global institutions and bodies elsewhere to bring about an end to the global wildlife trade.

That this House notes with concern the increased risks of future pandemics from the continued exploitation and commodification of wildlife in the global wildlife trade; further notes that zoonotic diseases are responsible for over two billion cases of human illness and over two million human deaths each year, that sixty...

That this House expresses concern regarding water quality in northern Sri Lanka; is concerned by reports stating that the Sri Lankan Government refused to allow independent assessments of water quality in the region; notes that the consumption or use of water contaminated by waste oil has been linked to many diseases and birth defects; calls for steps to be taken to allow all citizens in northern Sri Lanka, the majority of whom are Tamils, to have access to clean drinking water; calls on the area around the Chunnakam power plant complex to be subjected to a full independent investigation; and believes that all citizens affected by water contamination should be provided with competent medical follow-up and be compensated adequately by the Sri Lankan Government.

That this House expresses concern regarding water quality in northern Sri Lanka; is concerned by reports stating that the Sri Lankan Government refused to allow independent assessments of water quality in the region; notes that the consumption or use of water contaminated by waste oil has been linked to many...

That this House acknowledges that many of the major diseases of our time remain poorly understood and lack adequate treatments; notes the economic, business and public health benefits of developing New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) that have the potential to reduce drug development failures and save costs and time; recognises that human relevant research methods that do not use animals avoid the problem of animal-human species differences that can result in misleading data; and supports the calls in the report entitled Accelerating the Growth of Human Relevant Life Sciences in the United Kingdom by The Alliance for Human Relevant Science, for the Government to provide supportive infrastructure, strategic funding, education, regulatory engagement and collaboration between industries in order to make the UK a global powerhouse in the development of NAMs.

That this House acknowledges that many of the major diseases of our time remain poorly understood and lack adequate treatments; notes the economic, business and public health benefits of developing New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) that have the potential to reduce drug development failures and save costs and time; recognises that...

That this House congratulates Canon Pat Browne on completing a decade as Roman Catholic Duty Priest to the Houses of Parliament; recalls Canon Pat's ordination to the Priesthood in 1974 and his appointment as Parish Priest of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Pimlico in 2001; remembers that Canon Pat was appointed Duty Priest to the Palace of Westminster in October 2009; commends Canon Pat for the tireless zeal with which he has carried out his duties as Duty Priest; offers best wishes to Canon Pat as he continues in this much-appreciated pastoral role; and thanks Canon Pat Browne for his ten years of exemplary and selfless service to the members, staff and families of both Houses of Parliament and the community of the Palace of Westminster.

That this House congratulates Canon Pat Browne on completing a decade as Roman Catholic Duty Priest to the Houses of Parliament; recalls Canon Pat's ordination to the Priesthood in 1974 and his appointment as Parish Priest of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Pimlico in 2001; remembers that Canon...

That this House supports the Government's preferred option of a new £100 million annual sales limit for charity lotteries as it will allow such lotteries to reduce bureaucracy and administration costs and thus return more to good causes; notes that a new £100 million annual sales limit is the recommendation from the official regulator The Gambling Commission; welcomes that it has the support of many charities and voluntary sector organisations; further notes that setting the limit at £100 million will future-proof it for the decade ahead; and calls on the Government to implement the new limit as soon as possible.

That this House supports the Government's preferred option of a new £100 million annual sales limit for charity lotteries as it will allow such lotteries to reduce bureaucracy and administration costs and thus return more to good causes; notes that a new £100 million annual sales limit is the recommendation...

That this House notes with concern that, each year, thousands of animals of various species including monkeys, mice, pigs and guinea pigs, are experimented upon using chemical, biological and other weapons, causing prolonged and extensive suffering; notes that, whilst these experiments are not conducted to develop or test offensive weapons, that the animal's suffering can continue for hours until the animal dies, or is killed, and that an example of the symptoms from exposure to such weapons has included writhing, substantial incapacitation, no meaningful voluntary movement, gasping, continuous tremor, production of tears and visible production of saliva; further notes that the suffering so endured is in addition to the standard deprivations of life in a laboratory, restriction on movement, inability to choose cage-mates, inescapable stressors, such as human presence, light and sound; further notes that, in 2017 alone, at Porton Down, 3,865 animals were experimented upon for purposes including medical countermeasures to biological and chemical agents, the detection and identification of biological agents; and calls on the Government to introduce a ban on the use of living animals for warfare experiments.

That this House notes with concern that, each year, thousands of animals of various species including monkeys, mice, pigs and guinea pigs, are experimented upon using chemical, biological and other weapons, causing prolonged and extensive suffering; notes that, whilst these experiments are not conducted to develop or test offensive weapons,...

That this House is concerned that when the Central Equine Database (CED) is fully launched that there will be no statutory obligation to enforce equine identification nor severe consequences for non-­compliance; notes that the absence of equine identification allows situations of horses living at the absolute baseline of survival to persist with no possibility of intervention by any third party; further notes that owners of these horses cannot be notified and advised to improve conditions; regrets that penalties cannot thus be served; and urges the Government to ensure statutory enforcement to prevent waste of public money already spent on implementation of the CED.

That this House is concerned that when the Central Equine Database (CED) is fully launched that there will be no statutory obligation to enforce equine identification nor severe consequences for non-­compliance; notes that the absence of equine identification allows situations of horses living at the absolute baseline of survival to...

That this House calls on the Government to guarantee that EU bans on the import of cat and dog fur and commercial seal products will remain in place when the UK leaves the EU; and notes that the UK played key roles in the introduction of both of these bans and that both are supported by a large majority of the public.

That this House calls on the Government to guarantee that EU bans on the import of cat and dog fur and commercial seal products will remain in place when the UK leaves the EU; and notes that the UK played key roles in the introduction of both of these bans...

That this House is extremely concerned by the growing domestic human rights violations in Iran and the high number of executions; highlights the role of Islamic Revolutionary Guards' (IRGC) increase in its domestic crackdown, including the arrest of activists, dissidents and dual nationals on trumped-up charges; is very disturbed by Iran’s malign influence in the region through the IRGC, its Quds Force and its proxies that have participated in the slaughter of Syrian people, which the Government and many of its allies have described as war crimes; notes that IRGC plays a destabilising role in Iraq by providing training, funds and arms to paramilitary groups in that country; warns that Iran's continued ballistic missile tests are a threat to the region; believes that the regime and IRGC must know that their violations of human rights at home and warmongering abroad will not be tolerated; reiterates National Council of Resistance of Iran president-elect Mrs Maryam Rajavi's call on the international community for the complete removal of the IRGC and its proxies from Syria, Iraq and the region as a vital step to stabilise the Middle East; and urges the Government to condemn the IRGC for its serious violations of human rights and support for terrorism.

That this House is extremely concerned by the growing domestic human rights violations in Iran and the high number of executions; highlights the role of Islamic Revolutionary Guards' (IRGC) increase in its domestic crackdown, including the arrest of activists, dissidents and dual nationals on trumped-up charges; is very disturbed by...

That this House notes that Lilianne Ploumen, the Dutch International Development Minister, has urged the Government to join countries in contributing to the Dutch abortion fund set up in response to the Mexico City Policy; recognises that the Department for International Development is already contributing £334.9 million to overseas aid programmes for population programmes, abortion and reproductive health in 2016-17; acknowledges that UK funding to Marie Stopes International has doubled over the last four years, 2012 to 2016, with £44.5 million being given in 2016; and believes that it is unnecessary and imprudent to commit more Government spending and increase the UK's contribution to abortions overseas at a time when other domestic budgets are being cut.

That this House notes that Lilianne Ploumen, the Dutch International Development Minister, has urged the Government to join countries in contributing to the Dutch abortion fund set up in response to the Mexico City Policy; recognises that the Department for International Development is already contributing £334.9 million to overseas aid...

That this House commends the work of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), celebrating its 15th anniversary on 17 October 2016 in supporting the 690,000 people in the UK living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 12,000 children living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); notes that arthritis is an umbrella term for many different types of joint disease and that most people assume that having arthritis is not very serious and that it is something we all get as we age, while RA and JIA on the contrary are severe autoimmune inflammatory diseases; thanks the Prime Minister for her longstanding patronage of the charity; and calls on hon. Members to support the campaigns of NRAS to ensure effective joint working between the NHS, public health, social care services and government agencies to result in improved outcomes for people with RA and JIA .

That this House commends the work of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), celebrating its 15th anniversary on 17 October 2016 in supporting the 690,000 people in the UK living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 12,000 children living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); notes that arthritis is an umbrella term...

That this House notes that the audio file of Ayatollah Montrazeri, former heir to Khomeini, in 1988, reveals new evidence about the massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners in Iran's prisons in the summer of 1988 including women and children and all political prisoners who supported the opposition movement of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI); understands that the massacre was carried out following a fatwa by the Supreme Leader Khomeini, who ordered all political prisoners loyal of the PMOI to be immediately executed; is concerned by Montazeri's comments that this was the biggest crime that has occurred in the Islamic Republic and that the world will not forgive us for this crime; agrees that the impunity of the authorities of the Iranian regime in the past three decades is the main cause for continuation of these crimes in Iran; endorses the survivors' account that those in charge of the massacre go unpunished and are currently appointed in high positions of the lranian government including Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Minister of Justice, and Hossein Ali Nayeri, Head of Administrative Court for the Judges; urges the Government to recognise and condemn this brutal massacre as a crime against humanity and ask the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Human Rights Council, the General Assembly and the Security Council to order an investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.

That this House notes that the audio file of Ayatollah Montrazeri, former heir to Khomeini, in 1988, reveals new evidence about the massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners in Iran's prisons in the summer of 1988 including women and children and all political prisoners who supported the opposition movement...

That this House notes that 2 to 5 September 2016 marks the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London in which approximately 13,000 homes were destroyed, 85 per cent of the city was devastated and an unrecorded number of people were killed or injured; welcomes the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health reception to highlight the continued importance of designing-in fire safety when developing towns, cities, buildings and infrastructure, and the cost-benefits of investing in fire safety measures, training and competence; and urges a multi-disciplinary approach to fire prevention, involving designers, architects, town planners, fire safety engineers, health and safety professionals and the emergency services.

That this House notes that 2 to 5 September 2016 marks the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London in which approximately 13,000 homes were destroyed, 85 per cent of the city was devastated and an unrecorded number of people were killed or injured; welcomes the Institution of Occupational...

That this House notes the findings of the Chilcot Report on the difference between the strength of evidence available to the former Prime Minister, the Rt. hon. Tony Blair, and the use he made of that evidence in statements to the House; and calls for the establishment of a select committee to consider the conduct of former hon. Members of the House and, where appropriate, to seek redress against such former Members.

That this House notes the findings of the Chilcot Report on the difference between the strength of evidence available to the former Prime Minister, the Rt. hon. Tony Blair, and the use he made of that evidence in statements to the House; and calls for the establishment of a select...

That this House very much regrets the performance of the England football team in the European Championships 2016; believes that they are overpaid and underperform; and calls on the Football Association to not just gloss over their miserable defeat but work towards producing home-grown players who are capable of playing as a team and are proud to represent their country.

That this House very much regrets the performance of the England football team in the European Championships 2016; believes that they are overpaid and underperform; and calls on the Football Association to not just gloss over their miserable defeat but work towards producing home-grown players who are capable of playing...

That this House notes with alarm the recent comments of the outgoing President of the United States of America on his recent visit to the UK and agrees that it was ill-judged for the President to offer his own opinions on the EU referendum vote, which is a domestic matter, and to compound that interference by making a veiled threat; and condemns the reference made to the Second World War as being deeply misguided and offensive to those British people who fought and sacrificed their lives for the freedom and democracy we enjoy today.

That this House notes with alarm the recent comments of the outgoing President of the United States of America on his recent visit to the UK and agrees that it was ill-judged for the President to offer his own opinions on the EU referendum vote, which is a domestic matter,...

That this House recognises that Royal Sun Alliance (RSA) is one of the largest pet insurance providers in the UK, selling its products via its More Than brand and underwriting pet insurance sold by Tesco; notes with concern RSA's recent decision to introduce a preferred referral network within these policies, limiting the options for secondary care in case of serious pet illness and injuries to just 28 veterinary practices in the UK; further notes that this is the first time a pet insurance company has sought to prevent first opinion vets from recommending referral treatment based solely on their assessment of the most appropriate care option for an individual pet; notes that the new preferred referral network excludes many of the top veterinary specialists in the country; regrets that pet owners will now have to travel further to access secondary care; further regrets that pet owners who want to use referral practices not on the RSA approved list now face a £200 charge at the point of treatment; and calls on RSA, More Than and Tesco to reconsider this policy change for the benefit of their customers and covered pets.

That this House recognises that Royal Sun Alliance (RSA) is one of the largest pet insurance providers in the UK, selling its products via its More Than brand and underwriting pet insurance sold by Tesco; notes with concern RSA's recent decision to introduce a preferred referral network within these policies,...

That this House commends the inclusion of an explicit target to end all forms of modern slavery in the UN Sustainable Development Goals; recognises that modern slavery not only has a devastating impact on individual victims but also has catastrophic implications for international development by impeding health, economic growth, rule of law, women's empowerment and lifetime prospects for youth; further recognises that a specific target in the Sustainable Development Goals will bring more concerted action, political will and funding to the fight against modern slavery; notes the central role of the UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Kevin Hyland and the valuable support of Pope Francis in securing the inclusion of this target; and welcomes the forthcoming event convened by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN, to bring together senior representatives of member states, international organisations, faith and civil society groups and the private sector, to determine new enhanced and co-ordinated action to meet it.

That this House commends the inclusion of an explicit target to end all forms of modern slavery in the UN Sustainable Development Goals; recognises that modern slavery not only has a devastating impact on individual victims but also has catastrophic implications for international development by impeding health, economic growth, rule...