That this House recognizes that the world has nearly eliminated polio thanks to dedicated healthworkers who are committed to immunizing every last child, as well as the tireless efforts of Rotary and other civil society volunteers to raise funds and awareness to end polio; and calls for full political and financial support to ensure the fulfilment of the polio eradication and health systems strengthening goals of the Polio Endgame Strategy 2019-2023 of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

That this House recognizes that the world has nearly eliminated polio thanks to dedicated healthworkers who are committed to immunizing every last child, as well as the tireless efforts of Rotary and other civil society volunteers to raise funds and awareness to end polio; and calls for full political and...

That this House strongly reaffirms the importance of free speech and academic freedom, and that it is critical that those at universities are able to engage in the free and frank exchange of ideas, even if these are controversial and unpopular, and opposes the suggestion that respected academic John Finnis, Prof Emeritus at Oxford University, and lecturer in Law and Legal Philosophy at Oxford University for over 40 years, should be removed for holding traditional Catholic views; believes that higher education is a place where students learn to think critically and challenge those they disagree with, not shut them down; and considers it a problem if there is a culture in universities where students refuse to hear from those with whom they disagree.

That this House strongly reaffirms the importance of free speech and academic freedom, and that it is critical that those at universities are able to engage in the free and frank exchange of ideas, even if these are controversial and unpopular, and opposes the suggestion that respected academic John Finnis,...

That this House is aware that many of the Parthenon sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812 during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, were then purchased from him by the Government following a decision in Parliament in 1816, and remain on display in the British Museum, to which they were transferred by Act of Parliament also in 1816; notes that, when presented with the facts, the UK public favours the reunification of the Parthenon sculptures in Athens with those now displayed in the purpose-built Acropolis Museum in the shadow of the Parthenon; and calls on the Government, working with the Trustees of the British Museum, to engage in a gracious act to reunite these Parthenon sculptures with those in Athens and with the people of Greece.

That this House is aware that many of the Parthenon sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812 during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, were then purchased from him by the Government following a decision in Parliament in 1816, and remain on display in the British...

That this House is aware that many of the Parthenon sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812 during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, were then purchased from him by the Government following a decision in Parliament in 1816, and remain on display in the British Museum, to which they were transferred by Act of Parliament also in 1816; notes that, when presented with the facts, the UK public favours the reunification of the Parthenon sculptures in Athens with those now displayed in the purpose-built Acropolis Museum in the shadow of the Parthenon; and calls on the Government, working with the Trustees of the British Museum, to engage in a gracious act to reunite these Parthenon sculptures with those in Athens and with the people of Greece on the 200th anniversary of the purchase from Lord Elgin.

That this House is aware that many of the Parthenon sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812 during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, were then purchased from him by the Government following a decision in Parliament in 1816, and remain on display in the British...