That this House, noting the forthcoming general and local government elections on 5th May in the Province, hopes that the electorate will, through the ballot box, reject both Irish Republican parties like Sinn Fein and self-styled loyalist front parties which retain illegal, terrorist organisations involved in widespread criminal activities in Ireland and abroad and that it will only vote for political parties like the two Unionist parties, the Alliance Party and the constitutional SDLP, sending out a clear message from the people of the Province that they no longer want terrorism and criminality masquerading as politics and that the only peaceful way forward is total commitment by all political parties to democracy.

That this House, noting the forthcoming general and local government elections on 5th May in the Province, hopes that the electorate will, through the ballot box, reject both Irish Republican parties like Sinn Fein and self-styled loyalist front parties which retain illegal, terrorist organisations involved in widespread criminal activities in...

That this House notes the forthcoming World Cup qualifying match between the Home International Champions Northern Ireland and England on Easter Saturday at Old Trafford; recalls the glorious performances of the great Northern Ireland teams in Sweden in 1958 and Spain in 1982, especially Gerry Armstrong's winning goal against the host nation; and calls on all honourable Members from Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland to give unswerving support to the Northern Ireland team to defeat England.

That this House notes the forthcoming World Cup qualifying match between the Home International Champions Northern Ireland and England on Easter Saturday at Old Trafford; recalls the glorious performances of the great Northern Ireland teams in Sweden in 1958 and Spain in 1982, especially Gerry Armstrong's winning goal against the...

That this House believes the objective of an inclusive Executive at Stormont, whilst being admirable and deserving of widespread support, is now unobtainable because of the Republican movement's refusal to give up crime and terrorism making Sinn Fein unacceptable as a democratic partner in Government; and calls on the Government to amend the laws replacing the d'Hondt system of appointing an Executive with a collective Cabinet voluntary coalition system with cross-community support, allowing the two unionist parties, the SDLP and the Alliance Party, to form an Executive at Stormont if they so wish.

That this House believes the objective of an inclusive Executive at Stormont, whilst being admirable and deserving of widespread support, is now unobtainable because of the Republican movement's refusal to give up crime and terrorism making Sinn Fein unacceptable as a democratic partner in Government; and calls on the Government...

That this House notes the recent opinion of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland that the Provisional IRA were responsible for the biggest bank robbery in British history, stealing ??26.5 million from the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast; believes that members of the Army Council of the Provisional IRA, including Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, should be subject to arrest and interrogation by the investigating detective team with no immunity because of their involvement in the political peace process; and further believes that a wide range of measures should be initiated to penalise Sinn Fein, including the House being given an early vote to withdraw all access to facilities, privileges and allowances from Sinn Fein honourable Members.

That this House notes the recent opinion of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland that the Provisional IRA were responsible for the biggest bank robbery in British history, stealing ??26.5 million from the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast; believes that members of the Army Council of...

That this House notes with concern the conviction of three members of IRA/Sinn Fein in Colombia for offences involving the training of FARC terrorists in acts of violence to be carried out against the legitimate Government of Colombia; urges that international governmental action should be co-ordinated to see that the Irish Republican terrorists should be extradited back to Colombia; and calls on the Government of the Irish Republic not to harbour or give political asylum to the three convicted IRA/Sinn Fein members under any circumstances, showing co-operation with the US and the UK in the international fight against terrorism.

That this House notes with concern the conviction of three members of IRA/Sinn Fein in Colombia for offences involving the training of FARC terrorists in acts of violence to be carried out against the legitimate Government of Colombia; urges that international governmental action should be co-ordinated to see that the...

That this House is alarmed that Northern Ireland Office ministers are in discussions with the Government of the Irish Republic to arrange for honourable Members and members of the European Parliament to be granted participation rights in the lower house of the Republic's Parliament; regards these discussions as damaging to the independence and sovereignty of this House and the Parliament of the Irish Republic; and calls on the Government and the Government of the Irish Republic to respect each nation's independence and co-operate on the basis of mutual respect and not through a form of joint authority.

That this House is alarmed that Northern Ireland Office ministers are in discussions with the Government of the Irish Republic to arrange for honourable Members and members of the European Parliament to be granted participation rights in the lower house of the Republic's Parliament; regards these discussions as damaging to...

That this House notes with concern the absence of devolved government at Stormont; recognises that the refusal of Sinn Fein/IRA to end all terrorist and criminal activities and complete total decommissioning of all guns and explosives is the present veto preventing devolved government; urges the Democratic Unionist, Ulster Unionist, Social Democratic and Labour and Alliance parties to agree a cross-community voluntary coalition executive by September, enabling the failed and unstable all-inclusive executives to be replaced by an agreed voluntary coalition which will allow devolved government to operate for the full four year life of the present assembly.

That this House notes with concern the absence of devolved government at Stormont; recognises that the refusal of Sinn Fein/IRA to end all terrorist and criminal activities and complete total decommissioning of all guns and explosives is the present veto preventing devolved government; urges the Democratic Unionist, Ulster Unionist, Social...

That this House congratulates Michael Rutter for recording a record speed of 201.1 miles per hour in the Superbike Race on Saturday 15th May at Ulster's International North West 200 motorcycle races; congratulates the Coleraine and District Motorcycle Club for organising the fastest and most exciting races this year in the British Isles; and wishes the organisers, teams and riders a long and safe future providing the Province with its biggest and most successful tourist attraction.

That this House congratulates Michael Rutter for recording a record speed of 201.1 miles per hour in the Superbike Race on Saturday 15th May at Ulster's International North West 200 motorcycle races; congratulates the Coleraine and District Motorcycle Club for organising the fastest and most exciting races this year in...

That this House congratulates the Northern Ireland football team for its historic victory over Estonia; and believes its success will herald a new era for Northern Ireland's soccer team, leading to greater success in the future, especially in qualifying rounds for the next World Cup.

That this House congratulates the Northern Ireland football team for its historic victory over Estonia; and believes its success will herald a new era for Northern Ireland's soccer team, leading to greater success in the future, especially in qualifying rounds for the next World Cup.

That this House notes the outrageous 20 per cent. increase for domestic and small business gas users in Northern Ireland, which follows a 11 per cent. increase in gas prices last October; understands that Phoenix Gas is facing a 50 per cent. increase in cost for wholesale gas from British Gas Trading, who have an effective monopoly on supply of wholesale gas in Northern Ireland; calls on the Department of Trade and Industry to intervene with British Gas Trading requiring it to explain its actions and to give the Regulator greater powers to limit such price increases; and urges the Northern Ireland Office to allocate emergency funds to help offset the price increases in the Province, which already suffers from the highest energy costs of any part of the United Kingdom.

That this House notes the outrageous 20 per cent. increase for domestic and small business gas users in Northern Ireland, which follows a 11 per cent. increase in gas prices last October; understands that Phoenix Gas is facing a 50 per cent. increase in cost for wholesale gas from British...

That this House is concerned at the plans to close 21 post offices in Northern Ireland; fears the closures will especially hit the elderly and disabled; calls on local residents in areas like Woodford, Newtownabbey and across the Province to petition the Post Office to maintain and expand local community services through its existing network.

That this House is concerned at the plans to close 21 post offices in Northern Ireland; fears the closures will especially hit the elderly and disabled; calls on local residents in areas like Woodford, Newtownabbey and across the Province to petition the Post Office to maintain and expand local community...

That this House wishes all Irishmen and women, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, a happy and peaceful St Patrick's Day on Wednesday 17th March; and in commemoration of Ireland's patron saint, calls on all terrorist organisations both Republican and so-called Loyalist to disband and decommission all their armaments, thereby ending all terrorist and criminal activities, immediately bringing permanent peace to Ireland.

That this House wishes all Irishmen and women, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, a happy and peaceful St Patrick's Day on Wednesday 17th March; and in commemoration of Ireland's patron saint, calls on all terrorist organisations both Republican and so-called Loyalist to disband and decommission all their armaments, thereby ending...

That this House notes the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland's statement on Saturday 21st February that the abduction and beating of Mr Bobby Tohill was carried out by the Provisional IRA; believes the punishment beating by the IRA marks a clear breach of its ceasefire; calls on the Secretary of State for Northern ireland to expel Sinn Fein from the Review of the Belfast Agreement talks at Stormont; and calls on all democratic parties involved in the talks at Stormont to agree a voluntary coalition without Sinn Fein leading to the establishment of an operational devolved administration for the Province.

That this House notes the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland's statement on Saturday 21st February that the abduction and beating of Mr Bobby Tohill was carried out by the Provisional IRA; believes the punishment beating by the IRA marks a clear breach of its ceasefire; calls...

That this House recognises the essential requirement for the retention of the full-time police reserve in Northern Ireland owing to the continued terrorist threat and widespread criminality in all sections of the community; calls on Her Majesty's Government to resist attempts to weaken policing by phasing out the full-time reserve next year; and commits itself to retaining the service of the reserve until its officers come to the end of their natural careers.

That this House recognises the essential requirement for the retention of the full-time police reserve in Northern Ireland owing to the continued terrorist threat and widespread criminality in all sections of the community; calls on Her Majesty's Government to resist attempts to weaken policing by phasing out the full-time reserve...

That this House deplores the announcement by the Northern Ireland Office Minister of Education, that academic selection procedure between primary and secondary sectors is to end thereby ending the grammar school sector within Northern Ireland; notes that the Minister has disregarded the household survey, which by a sizeable majority favoured academic selection; believes that the destruction of the Northern Ireland grammar school sector is an act motivated by failed socialist ideology as exemplified by the poor performance of the English comprehensive system, which will seriously damage the very fine academic performance of the secondary sector in Northern Ireland, which is better than any other part of the United Kingdom; and calls on the Government to maintain the excellent grammar school system in Northern Ireland.

That this House deplores the announcement by the Northern Ireland Office Minister of Education, that academic selection procedure between primary and secondary sectors is to end thereby ending the grammar school sector within Northern Ireland; notes that the Minister has disregarded the household survey, which by a sizeable majority favoured...

That this House notes with concern the announcement by the Chancellor in the pre-Budget report that a tax stamp may be put on every bottle of whisky sold, which would be a burden to the industry and cost jobs; believes that whilst effective measures must be taken against fraud, this scheme as a device to prevent it is fundamentally flawed; further notes that the Department of Trade and Industry in 1997 wrote to the Norwegian Government when it was considering a similar scheme to warn that it was likely to be inefficient and ineffective as a means of combating fraud and illicit trade; further notes that it would apply to spirits only and not to wine and therefore would discriminate against home-produced drinks and in favour of imported wines; further notes that the US, Greece and Ecuador have abolished strip stamps, whilst Germany, Belgium and Norway have abandoned plans to introduce them; and believes that addressing the problem of the high level of duty on Scotch whisky would be a better policy for the UK Government to pursue.

That this House notes with concern the announcement by the Chancellor in the pre-Budget report that a tax stamp may be put on every bottle of whisky sold, which would be a burden to the industry and cost jobs; believes that whilst effective measures must be taken against fraud, this...

That this House recognises that the results of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections last week express the clear opposition of the vast majority of the Unionist electorate to reforming an inclusive executive with Sinn Fein whilst they continue to be inextricably linked to a private illegal army, the IRA; and calls for a fundamental reform of the devolved Stormont institution replacing the d'Handt formula with a cross community voluntary coalition between the two Unionist parties, the SDLP and Alliance Party which will allow the devolved Assembly to become operational and exclude Sinn Fein from the executive because of its refusal to stand down the IRA and became a normal political party.

That this House recognises that the results of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections last week express the clear opposition of the vast majority of the Unionist electorate to reforming an inclusive executive with Sinn Fein whilst they continue to be inextricably linked to a private illegal army, the IRA; and...

That this House welcomes the act of decommissioning by the Provisional IRA in October; regrets the number and types of guns and amounts of explosives have not yet been made public; and calls on the IRA and all so-called loyalist paramilitary groups to announce and carry out in a public, transparent and quantifiable manner the decommissioning of all illegally held arms and explosives by Christmas Day 2004 and commit their political front organisations such as Sinn Fein to use totally legal and democratic methods in the future.

That this House welcomes the act of decommissioning by the Provisional IRA in October; regrets the number and types of guns and amounts of explosives have not yet been made public; and calls on the IRA and all so-called loyalist paramilitary groups to announce and carry out in a public,...

That this House notes the sterling contribution made by Colonel Tim Collins of the First Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment in the war in Iraq; recognises his leadership qualities symbolised in his speech to his soldiers before the war and the fine performance of the regiment during the war; confidently expects an early and successful conclusion into any inquiries regarding the conduct of Colonel Collins and his regiment; and looks forward to a long-term role for both the First Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment and the three Home Battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment in defending the United Kingdom, its citizens at home in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and abroad in the finest traditions of the Royal Irish Regiment, the Ulster Defence Regiment and of the British Army.

That this House notes the sterling contribution made by Colonel Tim Collins of the First Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment in the war in Iraq; recognises his leadership qualities symbolised in his speech to his soldiers before the war and the fine performance of the regiment during the war;...

That this House recognises the brave and valuable contribution made by the home service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, formerly the Ulster Defence Regiment, to the peace and security of life and property in Northern Ireland for over thirty years; believes that long-term peace and security in the province requires continuing vigilance and security provided by the continuation of the full operational capability of a minimum of three home battalions made more essential by the recent reduction in police numbers and international demands on army strength; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to retain the Royal Irish Regiment three home battalions.

That this House recognises the brave and valuable contribution made by the home service battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment, formerly the Ulster Defence Regiment, to the peace and security of life and property in Northern Ireland for over thirty years; believes that long-term peace and security in the province...