That this House supports the United Nations in proclaiming 2000 as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the following decade the International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World; and urges Her Majesty's Government to respond to the invitation from the Secretary General of the United Nations to ensure that the practice of peace and non-violence is taught at all levels in society, especially educational institutions, and education policy is developed into a culture of peace incorporating thought and social interaction rooted in the values, attitudes and behaviour that reject violence in all its forms and encourage non-violence, tolerance, peace and understanding among all peoples in this new millennium.

That this House supports the United Nations in proclaiming 2000 as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the following decade the International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World; and urges Her Majesty's Government to respond to the invitation from...

That this House believes that it is vital that people, including children, should be encouraged to be active citizens and play a part in the democratic life of the country by expressing their views on matters of public interest to decision-makers; recalls Clause 22 of the Declaration of the UN World Summit for Children, which calls upon governments to actively consult with young people about issues which concern them; recalls the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which calls upon its signatories to disseminate that document widely 'principally in schools'; notes that 1999 is a special anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when the United Kingdom will have to report on its progress in implementing the Convention; is concerned that an increasing vocationalisation of education in schools may impair the function of education in developing the creative talents of young people and their holistic growth; regrets the failure of successive governments to introduce measures to promote education in schools with a global perspective as well as measures to promote greater consultation with young people about decisions which affect them; and urges Her Majesty's Government to remedy the present situation, by actively consulting groups which work with young people to encourage the participation of young people in civic affairs, by introducing education in schools about active citizenship, and by bearing in mind the goal of allowing children to 'sing freely' when developing education policy.

That this House believes that it is vital that people, including children, should be encouraged to be active citizens and play a part in the democratic life of the country by expressing their views on matters of public interest to decision-makers; recalls Clause 22 of the Declaration of the UN...

That this House notes with grave concern the contacts between sections of the British Conservative Party and the Italian neo-fascist party, Alleanza Nazionale; further notes that the honourable Member for Stone, President of the European Foundation, whose headquarters were used for meetings between AN and senior Tories, has confirmed that he met Mr Fini, the AN leader, last year; believes that such parties advocate policies which would destroy democracy, whip up racism and remove human and civil rights from black and other ethnic minorities in Europe; and calls upon the Conservative Party and all other legitimate political parties to give a clear and unambiguous pledge that they will not enter into discussions or formal or informal agreements with such parties which can only lend them legitimacy and give aid and succour to similar parties in Britain, like the British National Party.

That this House notes with grave concern the contacts between sections of the British Conservative Party and the Italian neo-fascist party, Alleanza Nazionale; further notes that the honourable Member for Stone, President of the European Foundation, whose headquarters were used for meetings between AN and senior Tories, has confirmed that...

That this House commends the Labour Party for its timely action in seeking a court injunction to ban the circulation of British National Party election material that constituted an incitement to racial hatred; concurs with the National Assembly against Racism, Jewish Council for Racial Equality, Stonewall and others which argued that the British National Party should not have been given free election broadcasts during the European elections, particularly in the light of the links between that party and the person alleged to have carried out the nail bomb attacks in London; believes that parties whose programmes incite racial hatred and violence should not be entitled to free election broadcasts, free circulation of their election material through the mail, or any other advantage of Britain's democratic electoral laws; and calls upon the Royal Mail to drop all disciplinary action immediately against postal workers who have refused to deliver BNP election material.

That this House commends the Labour Party for its timely action in seeking a court injunction to ban the circulation of British National Party election material that constituted an incitement to racial hatred; concurs with the National Assembly against Racism, Jewish Council for Racial Equality, Stonewall and others which argued...

That this House is deeply concerned that since the re-routing of the Drumcree Orange Order parade in July 1998, the residents of the Garvaghy Road area of Portadown have seen their solicitor, Rosemary Nelson murdered and been subjected to a virtually continuous series of legal and illegal pro-Orange Order protests in which one police officer has been murdered by Loyalists, local residents have been injured or forced to leave their homes and Catholic businesses have been destroyed by arsonists; recalls the last newspaper interview with Rosemary Nelson in which she pointed out that the law was being flouted by pro-Orange Order protestors in Portadown; welcomes the meeting between the Right honourable member for Upper Bann and the local residents to try to solve the crisis; deplores the decision of the local Orange Order to continue to refuse to meet local residents and their announcement of daily marches in the run-up to this year's 4th July Drumcree Parade; and urges Her Majesty's Government to make clear that it will vigorously uphold the right enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement for the residents of the Garvaghy Road and all other residents in Northern Ireland to live free from sectarian harassment and will uphold the rule of law this year at Drumcree.

That this House is deeply concerned that since the re-routing of the Drumcree Orange Order parade in July 1998, the residents of the Garvaghy Road area of Portadown have seen their solicitor, Rosemary Nelson murdered and been subjected to a virtually continuous series of legal and illegal pro-Orange Order protests...

That this House notes with concern that five months have passed since the sacking of 300 workers by the Lufthansa Skychefs General Manager Tim Otteridge, following a one day strike of staff in protest at the refusal of management to negotiate in good faith changes in working conditions; reminds Mr Otteridge that such action will be illegal when the Government's new trade union legislation become law and is currently illegal throughout the rest of European Union; is appalled that since the appointment of new Human Resources Manager Stephanie Feltham sacked employees who have applied for work elsewhere within the Heathrow complex have been unable to get jobs because their references from Skychef claim that they are 'not suitable for work in security areas' and recognises that this is a libellous and pernicious form of McCarthyite blacklisting; therefore calls on Skychef to immediately reinstate the sacked workers and appeals to the parent company Lufthansa, who have a 51 per cent. stake in Skychef to stop their subsidiary abusing British workers in a way that would be illegal in Germany; and, until the dispute is resolved, urges that honourable Members and Officers of the House should not travel on American Airlines, Canadian Airlines, Kuwait Airlines, Saudi Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air France; Iberia, Olympic and Quantas, all of whom use Skychef catering.

That this House notes with concern that five months have passed since the sacking of 300 workers by the Lufthansa Skychefs General Manager Tim Otteridge, following a one day strike of staff in protest at the refusal of management to negotiate in good faith changes in working conditions; reminds Mr...

That this House condemns the activities of Cape plc, a UK-based multinational company which engaged lobbyists, GJW Government Relations Ltd and Media Strategy Ltd, to derail claims brought against Cape plc in England on behalf of hundreds of fatally and seriously injured South African asbestos miners; notes that the lobbyists' written media political and communication audit reports for Cape plc in January 1999 recommended action on behalf of Cape plc, to launch a campaign targeted at the ambulance chasing activities of Leigh Day, the claimants' lawyers, and to encourage the Daily Mail to embarrass the Lord Chancellor by making him have to 'choose between black workers and multinationals (such that) the detail of the claims are likely to be of secondary interest'; and further notes that to achieve these objectives the lobbyists communicated with a variety of senior government sources including the Lord Chancellor's advisers, Gary Hart and Victor Benjamin, advisers to the Minister of State, officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department of Trade and Industry, HM Treasury and Lord Falconer of the Cabinet Office on the grounds that he has 'a very close relationship with both the Prime Minister and the Lord Chancellor.

That this House condemns the activities of Cape plc, a UK-based multinational company which engaged lobbyists, GJW Government Relations Ltd and Media Strategy Ltd, to derail claims brought against Cape plc in England on behalf of hundreds of fatally and seriously injured South African asbestos miners; notes that the lobbyists'...

That this House extends its deepest condolences to the family of human rights solicitor Rosemary Nelson and expresses its utter abhorrence at her barbaric murder on 15th March; notes that Rosemary Nelson had complained that RUC officers had made death threats against her, stating to the International Operations and Human Rights Sub-committee of the United States House International Relations Committee hearing on Human Rights in Northern Ireland on 29th September 1998 that 'my clients have reported an increasing number of incidents when I have been abused by RUC officers, including several death threats against myself and members of my family', and that Mrs Nelson pointed out that these threats had worsened since she began to represent the residents of the Garvaghy Road; is deeply concerned that Mrs Nelson concluded that her complaints about RUC threats to her life received no satisfactory response; notes that Mrs Nelson pointed out on 10th December 1998 that 'These threats are taken seriously. No one has ever been brought to justice for the murder of defence lawyer Pat Finucane in February 1989'; further notes that the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers reported the threats against Mrs Nelson in his 1998 report and that the Rapporteur suggested that her life was in danger; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to establish an independent judicial inquiry into Mrs Nelson's complaints about death threats against her by RUC officers and what measures were taken by the security forces to protect Mrs Nelson's life.

That this House extends its deepest condolences to the family of human rights solicitor Rosemary Nelson and expresses its utter abhorrence at her barbaric murder on 15th March; notes that Rosemary Nelson had complained that RUC officers had made death threats against her, stating to the International Operations and Human...

That this House is concerned that the introduction of tuition fees and the decision to abolish the maintenance grant for students in higher education have been followed, according to the Times Higher Education Supplement, by a fall of between 15 and 20 per cent. in the number of students aged over 25 years accepted by universities (with new universities and vocational courses being hit hardest), and according to the National Union of Students, in significantly increased student hardship; is particularly concerned that some students are being excluded from their courses due to inability to pay fees; supports the call by Goldsmiths College Students Union, which has been fully supported by the National Union of Students, that no student should be excluded from higher education due to inability to pay tuition fees; and urges the administration at Goldsmiths College to amicably settle the dispute with the Students Union over the exclusion of a number of students unable to pay fees from their courses, on a basis which results in no students being excluded due to ability to pay fees.

That this House is concerned that the introduction of tuition fees and the decision to abolish the maintenance grant for students in higher education have been followed, according to the Times Higher Education Supplement, by a fall of between 15 and 20 per cent. in the number of students aged...

That this House notes that the elections to Iran's Assembly of Experts have resulted in over 70 per cent. of the seats being won by candidates of the Association of Militant Clerics and their allies but that, as all candidates had first to be approved by a supervisory board before they were allowed to stand and during that process almost all candidates associated with Iran's moderate president Mohammed Khatami were barred from standing, these elections have been exposed as an undemocratic farce with voters registering their opposition to the vetting of candidates by refusing to vote; and therefore calls on the Prime Minister to protest to the Iranian government and point out that such practices are unacceptable in any modern democracy.

That this House notes that the elections to Iran's Assembly of Experts have resulted in over 70 per cent. of the seats being won by candidates of the Association of Militant Clerics and their allies but that, as all candidates had first to be approved by a supervisory board before...

That this House expresses its profound condolences to the family of Richard, Mark and Jason Quinn and its total abhorrence of this brutal murder; condemns the wave of sectarian violence, intimidation, harassment, arson attacks on Catholic homes, schools and churches and assaults on security forces throughout Northern Ireland which have followed the Orange Order's defiance of the law at Drumcree; concurs with the view of the honourable Member for Upper Bann that 'the only way in which the Portadown brethren can disassociate themselves from these murders ... is to come down off the hill' and therefore urges the Orange Order to call off its illegal siege at Drumcree; and believes that where the majority of local residents object to an Orange Order parade through their area, frequently because they fear sectarian harassment or abuse, the dispute must be resolved by direct discussion between the elected representatives of the local residents and those wishing to conduct the march; and calls upon the Orange Order to embark on such a course of mutual respect and lawful negotiations with local residents rather than defiance of the law and the wishes of the local residents with potentially tragic consequences.

That this House expresses its profound condolences to the family of Richard, Mark and Jason Quinn and its total abhorrence of this brutal murder; condemns the wave of sectarian violence, intimidation, harassment, arson attacks on Catholic homes, schools and churches and assaults on security forces throughout Northern Ireland which have...

That this House notes the decision of the Parades Commission to re-route the Drumcree Orange Order Parade away from the Garvaghy Road in Portadown following objections by the overwhelming majority of local residents and the refusal of the Orange Order to discuss with local residents or the Parades Commission their concerns about the march; condemns the call by the Orange Order for its members to break the law by defying the Parades Commission decision; believed that the Orange Order's refusal to discuss the concerns of the residents of areas through which it wishes to march conflicts with the spirit of the Belfast Agreement which stresses that all citizens must be treated equally and that conflict should be resolved through dialogue within the democratic process; notes that although the great majority of the people of Northern Ireland have endorsed the Belfast Agreement, it is rejected by the Orange Order; believes that the principle that the rule of law must apply equally to all citizens would be fatally undermined if Her Majesty's Government or the Royal Ulster Constabulary were to bow to the Orange Order's explicit threat of mass public disorder in defiance of the law; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to use all means at its disposal to ensure that the decision of the Parades Commission to re-route the Drumcree Orange Parade is complied with and the rule of law upheld.

That this House notes the decision of the Parades Commission to re-route the Drumcree Orange Order Parade away from the Garvaghy Road in Portadown following objections by the overwhelming majority of local residents and the refusal of the Orange Order to discuss with local residents or the Parades Commission their...

That this House believes that the behaviour of the Brent Conservative Group has not only brought shame on the Conservative Party but has had a damaging effect on the reputation of local government; notes that Ms Janet Graham, in a signed statement as part of her testimony at an industrial tribunal, claimed that senior Conservative Councillor John Warren made a 'rude and aggressive telephone call' to a very senior council officer demanding that Ms Graham should stay in her post which was then under threat; further notes that Ms Graham went on to say 'the result of this was my being slotted into the Deputy Manager's position for Willesden Green Library Centre'; believes that it is unacceptable for Councillor Warren to abuse his then position as Deputy Leader of the Council to secure a senior post for a Conservative activist who is now a Conservative candidate for Tokyngton Ward at the forthcoming elections; welcomes the referral of the case to the Council's external auditors; calls upon the Leader of the Opposition to clean up the grubby mess of the Brent Conservative Party which has treated the people of Brent with appalling contempt during such sleazy episodes as the Ad Shop affair and the Kingdom planning scandal; and urges the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw Conservative Party support from Councillor Warren and Ms Graham as candidates in the forthcoming election.

That this House believes that the behaviour of the Brent Conservative Group has not only brought shame on the Conservative Party but has had a damaging effect on the reputation of local government; notes that Ms Janet Graham, in a signed statement as part of her testimony at an industrial...

That this House believes that, as the only daily newspaper in the English language consistently supporting the trade union and labour movement, the Morning Star makes a unique contribution to the diversity and pluralism of this country's press; is concerned that recent political differences threaten the future of the newspaper; notes that these differences started with the elected management committee's criticism of the editor's editorial backing for a demonstration at which one of the advertised speakers was on record as questioning whether Hitler's Holocaust against Jewish people occurred and the editor's subsequent refusal to report the withdrawal of the Trades Union Congress and the Jewish Board of Deputies from that demonstration when they learnt of the views of this speaker; further notes the differences over whether the newspaper should continue to be aligned with the Party, with Arthur Scargill recently offering up to ??250,000 as part of a proposal to change the structure of the Morning Star and align it with the Socialist Labour Party, and that the Political Committee of the Communist Party of Britain on 28th January decided to organise a meeting of its general secretary and the editor of the Morning Star with Arthur Scargill to discuss the Morning Star's relationship with the Socialist Labour Party; and urges all sides to settle their differences amicably while maintaining the Morning Star's longstanding support for the broad trade union and labour movement.

That this House believes that, as the only daily newspaper in the English language consistently supporting the trade union and labour movement, the Morning Star makes a unique contribution to the diversity and pluralism of this country's press; is concerned that recent political differences threaten the future of the newspaper;...

That this House welcomes the commitment of the Minister for Special Educational Needs for consultation with disabled children, including children with learning difficulties, in the Government's SEN Green Paper; and calls upon the Government to extend this commitment to working in partnership with disabled children when planning for inclusive education; and calls for them to be represented on the National Advisory Group on SEN.

That this House welcomes the commitment of the Minister for Special Educational Needs for consultation with disabled children, including children with learning difficulties, in the Government's SEN Green Paper; and calls upon the Government to extend this commitment to working in partnership with disabled children when planning for inclusive education;...

That this House welcomes the Government's initiative towards inclusive education; calls for the 1996 Education Act and SEN Tribunal Regulations 1995 to be amended so that children have the right to initiate and attend the SEN tribunal proceedings in their own name; and calls for the SEN tribunal proceedings to be made more accessible so that disabled children, including those with learning difficulties, are able, with independent support, to prepare and present their own cases for their preferred schooling and support being offered to them, thus bringing children's rights in line with the National Convention On The Rights Of the Child and the Children Act 1989.

That this House welcomes the Government's initiative towards inclusive education; calls for the 1996 Education Act and SEN Tribunal Regulations 1995 to be amended so that children have the right to initiate and attend the SEN tribunal proceedings in their own name; and calls for the SEN tribunal proceedings to...

That this House is concerned that the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority has estimated that, if its standard spending assessment for the financial year 1998-99 sees no increase on the previous year, it will be forced to spend its reserves, with the possibility of cutting fire stations and reducing others to part-time crewing; is concerned that over the last 11 years the LFCDA has been forced into making a succession of cuts, including the loss of 1000 firefighters' jobs, and London's Chief Fire Officer has said that 'our service is deteriorating to a level which is unacceptable'; if further concerned that the London Region of the Fire Brigades Union has indicated that, should any cuts be announced, it will recommend to its members that they ballot for strike action; is further concerned that the Labour Government should not find itself in a damaging dispute with London's firefighters, which could coincide with the run-up to the referendum campaign for the Greater London Authority and the London borough elections; and calls on the Government to ensure that levels of funds are available to maintain adequate fire safety in London.

That this House is concerned that the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority has estimated that, if its standard spending assessment for the financial year 1998-99 sees no increase on the previous year, it will be forced to spend its reserves, with the possibility of cutting fire stations and reducing...

That this House recalls Clause 22 of the Declaration of the UN World Summit for Children, which calls upon governments to actively consult with young people about issues which concern them; further recalls the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which calls upon its signatories to disseminate that document widely 'principally in schools'; regrets the failure of the previous government to introduce measures to promote education in schools with a global perspective as well as measures to promote greater consultation with young people about decisions which affect them; and urges the present government to remedy the present situation, by actively consulting groups which work with young people to encourage their active participation in civic affairs.

That this House recalls Clause 22 of the Declaration of the UN World Summit for Children, which calls upon governments to actively consult with young people about issues which concern them; further recalls the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which calls upon its signatories to disseminate that...

That this House is disturbed by recent admissions by the Russian Government of high-level corruption in relation to its privatisation programme, involving first deputy prime minister Anatoly Chubais, who admitted that he, and other Russian officials, received $90,000 each from a publishing house controlled by Oneximbank, which was the victor in various recent Russian government privatisations; notes that the claim that such payments were advances for a book on privatisation is refuted by the fact that President Yeltsin has already dismissed the privatisation minister, the head of the state bankruptcy commission, and the second ranking member of the presidential administration for receiving these payments, while Mr Chubais, however, retains the post of first deputy prime minister; is concerned that this scandal follows the dismissal earlier this year of the former head of privatisation, Mr Kokh, because of the irregularities in the privatisation of the Russian telecommunications company, and that it was subsequently revealed that Mr Kokh had received $100,000 from a Swiss company headed by a family member of the US financier Boris Jordan, who was a successful participant in the victorious consortium in that privatisation; and urges Government ministers, who recently met Mr Chubais and other Russian ministers to make clear at future meetings with relevant members of the Russian Government that such corrupt practices are regarded as completely unacceptable to Her Majesty's Government.

That this House is disturbed by recent admissions by the Russian Government of high-level corruption in relation to its privatisation programme, involving first deputy prime minister Anatoly Chubais, who admitted that he, and other Russian officials, received $90,000 each from a publishing house controlled by Oneximbank, which was the victor...

That this House deplores the attempt by Brent Conservative councillor Peter Golds OBE to strangle fellow Conservative councillor Jack Sayers following an argument about town twinning at Brent Town Hall on 27th October 1997 which resulted in Councillor Sayers receiving medical treatment for the injuries he sustained; notes that Councillor Peter Golds was honoured for 'political services' and that his violent behaviour is but the latest disgraceful example of yobbish and thuggish behaviour by Brent Conservative councillors; and calls upon the Conservative Party to expel Councillor Golds from membership and to hold an inquiry into the behaviour of the Brench Conservative group.

That this House deplores the attempt by Brent Conservative councillor Peter Golds OBE to strangle fellow Conservative councillor Jack Sayers following an argument about town twinning at Brent Town Hall on 27th October 1997 which resulted in Councillor Sayers receiving medical treatment for the injuries he sustained; notes that Councillor...