That this House congratulates the Self Care Campaign on the launch of its manifesto on 16 March 2010, seeking to increase the number of people with minor ailments who opt for self care; recognises the important role self care can play in the treatment of minor ailments; acknowledges that as well as providing more timely care, which benefits the patient, self care would take significant pressure off GPs; notes recent research by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain that found that many patients begin to self care, but too many abandon this approach in favour of visiting their GP; acknowledges that minor ailments account for 18 per cent. of GP consultations; is concerned that these appointments cost the NHS ??2 billion a year; believes that helping people to strengthen their ability to self care, through increasing patient confidence and independence in their behaviour will lead to an increase in the number of people self caring for minor ailments and using NHS resources effectively; and calls on the Government to support the Self Care Campaign, which is already backed by leading health professionals and patient representatives.

That this House congratulates the Self Care Campaign on the launch of its manifesto on 16 March 2010, seeking to increase the number of people with minor ailments who opt for self care; recognises the important role self care can play in the treatment of minor ailments; acknowledges that as...

That this House welcomes the report by the Royal College of Nursing into the value of specialist nurses; recognises that specialist nurses provide invaluable support for patients and their families during periods of care; notes that specialist nurses contribute to reducing referral times and length of hospital stays, reduce chances of complications following medical procedures, improve patient outcomes and experience, coordinate health and social care support, reduce rates of readmission, and assist unpaid carers to care more effectively; further notes that specialist nurses save the NHS money in the long term by improving the quality and efficiency of care; calls for specialist nursing provision to be available to all patients with a chronic or long term condition; and further calls for long-term funding for specialist nurses to be maintained and guaranteed in the face of financial constraint.

That this House welcomes the report by the Royal College of Nursing into the value of specialist nurses; recognises that specialist nurses provide invaluable support for patients and their families during periods of care; notes that specialist nurses contribute to reducing referral times and length of hospital stays, reduce chances...

That this House welcomes the constructive participation of Mrs Amina Benkhadra, Moroccan Minister of Energy and her accompanying delegation to the conference on climate change and the Desertec initiative organised on 2 February 2010 in this House; congratulates the Kingdom of Morocco for its commitment to making renewable energy a strategic priority for the next 10 years ahead and particularly for the ambitious and integrated Moroccan solar project; and recognises Morocco's strong interest in the Desertec initiative.

That this House welcomes the constructive participation of Mrs Amina Benkhadra, Moroccan Minister of Energy and her accompanying delegation to the conference on climate change and the Desertec initiative organised on 2 February 2010 in this House; congratulates the Kingdom of Morocco for its commitment to making renewable energy a...

That this House welcomes the development of public health programmes that take advantage of sports stadiums' and sports clubs' position in communities to reach men with health information and services; notes the programmes run by NHS Oldham and the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation; further notes the research and co-ordination provided by the Men's Health Forum and the Federation of Stadium Communities; and calls on the Government to support the further development of such programmes by health providers and sports organisations.

That this House welcomes the development of public health programmes that take advantage of sports stadiums' and sports clubs' position in communities to reach men with health information and services; notes the programmes run by NHS Oldham and the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation; further notes the research and co-ordination provided by...

That this House welcomes the progress towards completing the roll-out of the NHS bowel cancer screening programme for 60 to 69 year olds in England; supports the recent commitment to extend bowel cancer screening to 70 to 75 year olds; recognises that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer, with more than 37,500 people diagnosed each year; further supports the efforts of the screening programme to reduce the number of deaths from the disease through early detection and treatment; notes that participation in the bowel cancer screening programme is only 55.5 per cent.; congratulates Beating Bowel Cancer on its Be Loud! Be Clear! campaign, and its ongoing work with bowel cancer patients; supports the charity's 2012 Screening Challenge to work with patients and the NHS to increase the levels of uptake in the screening programme so that one million additional people are screened for bowel cancer by 2012; and urges the Government to extend the age range for screening in England to 50 to 59 year-olds so that more people at risk of bowel cancer have the opportunity to be screened for, and beat, the disease.

That this House welcomes the progress towards completing the roll-out of the NHS bowel cancer screening programme for 60 to 69 year olds in England; supports the recent commitment to extend bowel cancer screening to 70 to 75 year olds; recognises that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer...

That this House welcomes the start of Southeastern's high speed preview domestic rail service that will allow passengers to travel from Ebbsfleet and Ashford into London in just 17 and 37 minutes respectively, contribute to the regeneration of the Thames Gateway area, cut commuting times from Kent and provide a blueprint for a high speed rail network across the UK.

That this House welcomes the start of Southeastern's high speed preview domestic rail service that will allow passengers to travel from Ebbsfleet and Ashford into London in just 17 and 37 minutes respectively, contribute to the regeneration of the Thames Gateway area, cut commuting times from Kent and provide a...

That this House congratulates The Prostate Cancer Charity on launching the Hampered by hormones campaign which aims to address the needs of men with prostate cancer receiving hormone therapy; notes that the side effects of hormone therapy can have a significant impact on men's lives; expresses concern that research undertaken by the charity shows that over half of men are receiving too little information and support to help them manage the side effects of hormone therapy and are not receiving the standard of care and support they are entitled to; calls on the Government to ensure the full implementation of guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence relating to the care of men with prostate cancer; and further calls on the Government and the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative to review the charity's research findings and campaign recommendations and take action to improve the care of men living on hormone therapy.

That this House congratulates The Prostate Cancer Charity on launching the Hampered by hormones campaign which aims to address the needs of men with prostate cancer receiving hormone therapy; notes that the side effects of hormone therapy can have a significant impact on men's lives; expresses concern that research undertaken...

That this House recognises that community pharmacists are on the front line in providing vital services to NHS patients in a high-pressure environment; notes that under the Medicines Act 1968pharmacists who make an error while dispensing medicines are regularly tried for a criminal offence; is concerned that this discourages healthcare professionals who fear being criminalised from reporting dispensing errors; is further concerned that this limits opportunities to record mistakes and to learn from these errors; notes that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is currently undertaking a project to review medicines legislation; and calls on the Government to work with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain to ensure that amended legislation offers a more proportionate response with the flexibility to recognise a genuine single dispensing error.

That this House recognises that community pharmacists are on the front line in providing vital services to NHS patients in a high-pressure environment; notes that under the Medicines Act 1968pharmacists who make an error while dispensing medicines are regularly tried for a criminal offence; is concerned that this discourages healthcare...

That this House calls on the Government to undertake an immediate review of the tax-free threshold for redundancy pay which has remained fixed at ??30,000 since 1989; notes that increasing the threshold to ??50,000 as recommended by the TUC would bring it up to the level it would have been had it been up-rated in line with inflation since 1989; and further notes that many people currently required to pay tax on their redundancy payments are older employees who have been with the same employer for a substantial period of time and may need to pay for retraining in addition to their everyday costs before they are able to find new employment.

That this House calls on the Government to undertake an immediate review of the tax-free threshold for redundancy pay which has remained fixed at ??30,000 since 1989; notes that increasing the threshold to ??50,000 as recommended by the TUC would bring it up to the level it would have been...

That this House notes that men are more likely than women to buy prescription-only drugs without a prescription from unregulated websites and that such drugs will often be counterfeit; further notes that men are less likely to visit a GP for professional advice and that buying drugs online risks a misdiagnosis; believes that steps should be taken to improve men's awareness of the risks of buying drugs online and that primary care should be more accessible to men in order that they can seek professional advice and, when needed, an appropriate prescription; and supports the current cinema advertising campaign highlighting the dangers of buying such drugs that has been backed by the pharmaceutical industry, charities and the regulator.

That this House notes that men are more likely than women to buy prescription-only drugs without a prescription from unregulated websites and that such drugs will often be counterfeit; further notes that men are less likely to visit a GP for professional advice and that buying drugs online risks a...

That this House notes that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer and that more than 36,500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year; recognises that early detection and effective treatment of bowel cancer could save 90 per cent. of those people diagnosed; congratulates Beating Bowel Cancer on its Be Loud! Be Clear! campaign and the charity's 10th anniversary; further recognises its ongoing crucial work to improve disease awareness, as well as to support bowel cancer patients and their families; welcomes the publication of the charity's report, Turn up the Noise on Bowel Cancer, which highlights Government progress towards meeting the charity's Bowel Cancer Challenge for improving bowel cancer services by 2012; and calls on the Government to work with the charity to continue to improve public awareness, extend the bowel cancer screening programme and monitor uptake, ensure that clinically effective treatments are available at the right time and in the right setting for all patients, and recognise the value in prolonging quality of life for bowel cancer patients and their families.

That this House notes that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer and that more than 36,500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year; recognises that early detection and effective treatment of bowel cancer could save 90 per cent. of those people diagnosed; congratulates Beating Bowel Cancer...

That this House recognises the great potential of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) in desert regions as a source of clean energy for countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EUMENA); welcomes the Prime Minister's endorsement of CSP and its potential in his speech at the inaugural meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean; notes that CSP is already feeding electricity into the European transmission grid, that CSP plants are quick to build, and that the UK may benefit soon from this source of power via the existing grid; further notes that the existing grid may be upgraded with high voltage direct current technologies and smart electronics; further notes that the resulting supergrid would be a cost-effective means of promoting the security, efficiency and stability of electricity supplies throughout the region, and will in any case be needed for a single market for electricity and to provide access to large-scale but remote sources of renewable energy; and calls on the Government to promote these developments vigorously, to work with its international partners to remove overt and hidden subsidies for non-renewable sources of energy, to ensure that a proper price is paid for carbon dioxide emissions, to provide a system of support for renewable energy technologies that is harmonised across the region, to support existing moves to develop a single market for electricity throughout the EU, to extend that single market to EUMENA, and to put in place appropriate mechanisms for upgrading the transmission grid throughout the region.

That this House recognises the great potential of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) in desert regions as a source of clean energy for countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EUMENA); welcomes the Prime Minister's endorsement of CSP and its potential in his speech at the inaugural meeting of...

That this House notes that 19th November 2008 will be World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day; welcomes the improvement over the last five years in resources and provision of services to patients with COPD as observed by the National COPD Audit 2008, carried out by the Royal College of Physicians, the British Thoracic Society, the British Lung Foundation and funded by the Health Foundation; further notes, with concern, that while some units offer excellent service delivery, others often fall short of national quality standards; believes that there is a specific need to improve palliative care and provide more information about the disease and services for patients with COPD; and calls on the Government to ensure that quality indicators and audit of services are included within the National Service Framework for COPD.

That this House notes that 19th November 2008 will be World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day; welcomes the improvement over the last five years in resources and provision of services to patients with COPD as observed by the National COPD Audit 2008, carried out by the Royal College of...

That this House calls on the Government to develop a National Service Framework for asthma; urges it to improve standards of care and treatment for the 4.5 million people with asthma in England; notes that caring for people who experience an asthma attack costs over three and a half times more than for those whose asthma is well-managed; and is concerned by Asthma UK's research showing that 69 per cent. of people with asthma do not have their symptoms under control and their recent Wish you were here? report, highlighting that children in the primary care trust (PCT) area with the highest emergency admissions ratio are eight times as likely to be admitted to hospital for asthma as children in the PCT with the lowest admissions ratio.

That this House calls on the Government to develop a National Service Framework for asthma; urges it to improve standards of care and treatment for the 4.5 million people with asthma in England; notes that caring for people who experience an asthma attack costs over three and a half times...

That this House notes that Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology, a means of capturing solar energy from deserts, has the potential to generate a substantial proportion of Europe's future electricity needs; notes that it would be feasible and cost-effective to transmit energy derived from desert based CSP plants in North Africa to Europe via the creation of a high voltage direct current (HVDC) super-grid, as this would restrict transmission losses to just three per cent. per 1,000 km; further notes that the cost of collecting solar thermal energy equivalent to the energy output of one barrel of oil is currently about US$50 and is likely to fall to around US$20 in the future, which is substantially less than the current world price of oil; welcomes the work that has been done by the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Co-operation (TREC) in promoting the development of CSP and an integrated Europe and North Africa-wide HVDC super-grid; and calls on the Government to endorse TREC's proposals formally and to work with its international partners to advance the concept.

That this House notes that Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology, a means of capturing solar energy from deserts, has the potential to generate a substantial proportion of Europe's future electricity needs; notes that it would be feasible and cost-effective to transmit energy derived from desert based CSP plants in North...

That this House welcomes the launch of the 7 out of 10 campaign to raise awareness of the variations in treatment of prostate cancer patients; notes with particular concern that 7 out of 10 men with metastatic hormone refractory prostate cancer are missing the opportunity to receive chemotherapy; further notes that prostate cancer is the commonest male cancer, killing 10,000 men every year; believes eligible men should be given access to chemotherapy where appropriate; and calls on the Government to ensure ideal patient pathways are locally implemented as recommended in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence prostate cancer guidelines published in 2008, first, to ensure that multi-disciplinary team meetings occur at appropriate times and second, to ensure patients are referred to oncologists at the first opportunity.

That this House welcomes the launch of the 7 out of 10 campaign to raise awareness of the variations in treatment of prostate cancer patients; notes with particular concern that 7 out of 10 men with metastatic hormone refractory prostate cancer are missing the opportunity to receive chemotherapy; further notes...

That this House welcomes the Men's Health Forum's National Men's Health Week 2008 focusing on men's health at work; notes the Men's Health Forum's paper Improving male health by taking action in the workplace, the Black Review paper Working for a Healthier Tomorrow, and the study commissioned by the Health Work Wellbeing Executive which concluded that `workplace wellness makes commercial sense'; and calls for investment by business and the NHS in initiatives that deliver male friendly health improvements services in the workplace, and for the Government to create a more flexible NHS in which services such as screening and basic health checks could be taken into the workplace.

That this House welcomes the Men's Health Forum's National Men's Health Week 2008 focusing on men's health at work; notes the Men's Health Forum's paper Improving male health by taking action in the workplace, the Black Review paper Working for a Healthier Tomorrow, and the study commissioned by the Health...

That this House is concerned that children in some primary care trusts are eight times more likely than children in other primary care trusts to have a hospital admission for their asthma; notes that respiratory conditions are the second most common cause of hospital admissions in the UK and that 75 per cent. of emergency asthma admissions are thought to be avoidable; supports Asthma UK's Wish You Were Here? campaign launched on World Asthma Day 2008 which draws attention to shocking disparities in hospital admission rates for asthma across the country; and calls on the Government to prioritise the effective diagnosis, treatment and management of asthma, to develop and implement clear and consistent national quality standards for asthma services, to encourage primary care trusts to adopt Asthma UK's Good Asthma Services Checklist and to work with primary care trusts and other healthcare providers, employers, people with asthma, carers and patient organisations to identify and reduce risk factors for asthma and asthma attacks.

That this House is concerned that children in some primary care trusts are eight times more likely than children in other primary care trusts to have a hospital admission for their asthma; notes that respiratory conditions are the second most common cause of hospital admissions in the UK and that...

That this House notes that prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in men and that its incidence is set to rise still further; further notes that the deaths from prostate cancer have remained relatively stable at approximately 10,000 per year; recognises that progress has been made in improving prostate cancer services but that significant inequalities remain in awareness, quality of services, patient experience and patient outcomes; welcomes the Prostate Cancer Charter for Action's new policy calls which are intended to tackle these inequalities; and urges the Government to take immediate action to implement them.

That this House notes that prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in men and that its incidence is set to rise still further; further notes that the deaths from prostate cancer have remained relatively stable at approximately 10,000 per year; recognises that progress has been...

That this House notes that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer resulting in the deaths of around 45 people everyday; further notes that 90 per cent. of people diagnosed could be saved by early detection and effective treatment of bowel cancer; congratulates Beating Bowel Cancer on the Be Loud! campaign and their ongoing work with bowel cancer patients; welcomes the publication of the Cancer Reform Strategy and the Government's focus on improving cancer care and services for patients; and calls on the Government to make explicit its commitment to address specific issues raised in Beating Bowel Cancer's Bowel Cancer Challenge including to improve public awareness, extend the bowel cancer screening programme, ensure that clinically effective treatments are available at the right time and in the right setting for all patients, and recognise the value of prolonged quality life these can have for bowel cancer patients and their families.

That this House notes that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer resulting in the deaths of around 45 people everyday; further notes that 90 per cent. of people diagnosed could be saved by early detection and effective treatment of bowel cancer; congratulates Beating Bowel Cancer on the...