That this House notes the findings of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality, chaired by Professor Joseph Stiglitz, that between 2000 and 2024 the richest 1% captured 41% of all new global wealth while the poorest half of humanity received just 1%; recognises that extreme inequality threatens economic growth, trust in democratic institutions and global security; welcomes the proposal for an International Panel on Inequality, modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to build a shared scientific consensus on the drivers, consequences and solutions to inequality; further notes that the proposal is championed by the Governments of South Africa, Brazil, Norway and Spain, is supported by the UN Secretary-General, Germany and Japan, and was presented at a high-level event during the UN General Assembly on 23 September 2026; further welcomes the Foreign Secretary's stated intention to put inequality on the agenda of the UK's 2027 G20 presidency; and calls on the Government to seek G20 endorsement for an International Panel on Inequality during the UK's presidency, and to offer the UK's leading academic institutions as partners in its work.

That this House notes the findings of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality, chaired by Professor Joseph Stiglitz, that between 2000 and 2024 the richest 1% captured 41% of all new global wealth while the poorest half of humanity received just 1%; recognises that extreme inequality...

That this House notes that extreme poverty has risen for the first time this century; highlights on current trends 3 billion people will still be living on less than $6.85 by 2030; further notes that 200 million children’s lives are threatened by malnourishment; fragility and violence is spreading; learning losses amongst children during Covid could reduce future worldwide earnings by $21 trillion; acknowledges that developing countries need $5.8-5.9 trillion before 2030 to meet their emission reduction targets; notes that the cost of climate finance for developing countries is substantially higher than in richer countries and total gross debt in developing countries has reached the highest level for 50 years; welcomes the recent surge in World Bank lending, the first wave of IMF Resilience and Growth Trust agreements and proposals tabled by the Prime Minister of Barbados to transform the scale of global development finance; and calls on the Government to substantially increase the on-lending of UK Special Drawing Rights via the IMF, to mobilise an alliance of nations to on-lend SDRs to multi-lateral development banks, to advocate for the G20 review of MDB Capital Adequacy Frameworks recommendations by allowing loans against shareholders callable capital, to mobilise support for an increase in subscribed capital for World Bank; to advocate for reform of the World Bank’s mission to include reference to sustainability and resilience, to explore proposals for a Global Resilience Trust seeded by Special Drawing Rights, to present to Parliament proposals to restructure unsustainable debt burdens of vulnerable countries and to take steps to return UK aid to 0.7% of GDP.

That this House notes that extreme poverty has risen for the first time this century; highlights on current trends 3 billion people will still be living on less than $6.85 by 2030; further notes that 200 million children’s lives are threatened by malnourishment; fragility and violence is spreading; learning losses...

That this House notes that the West Midlands was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution; notes that our country must now lead the Green Industrial Revolution; further notes that the West Midlands is a global centre of battery technology for Electric Vehicles, and is already home to the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre in Coventry; recognises that our future leadership in this industry requires in the West Midlands the creation of a Gigafactory; and calls on the Government to take immediate steps to outline the next stages of building a world leading plant, along with a timetable for action and the investment envelope the UK Government is prepared to make available.

That this House notes that the West Midlands was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution; notes that our country must now lead the Green Industrial Revolution; further notes that the West Midlands is a global centre of battery technology for Electric Vehicles, and is already home to the UK Battery...

That this House believes that the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee should ensure it is a Living Wage Employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

That this House believes that the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee should ensure it is a Living Wage Employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

That this House believes that if the UK fails to join either the single market or the customs union then Her Majesty's Government should rejoin the European Free Trade Association.

That this House believes that if the UK fails to join either the single market or the customs union then Her Majesty's Government should rejoin the European Free Trade Association.

That this House notes that alcohol harm costs the UK £21 billion a year; further notes that alcohol misuse is now Britain's third biggest health problem after smoking and obesity, costing the NHS alone £3.5 billion a year; recognises that just one in 20 dependent drinkers receives treatment; believes that all too often the 2.6 million children of hazardous drinkers are forgotten; notes that children of hazardous drinkers suffer a range of mental health issues, are more likely to consider suicide, are more prone to eating disorders and are far more likely than most to become alcoholics themselves; and calls on the Government to bring in a strategy to help children of alcoholics, specifying concrete steps by which public agencies should identify children of alcoholics in order to connect them with sources of support and to undertake a public information campaign aimed at parents who are hazardous drinkers, warning them of the risks to their children's health and to ensure that the right provision is in place in every part of Britain that will provide treatment to parents seeking help with alcohol dependence.

That this House notes that alcohol harm costs the UK £21 billion a year; further notes that alcohol misuse is now Britain's third biggest health problem after smoking and obesity, costing the NHS alone £3.5 billion a year; recognises that just one in 20 dependent drinkers receives treatment; believes that...

That this House notes that the list of British values published in the Prevent Strategy 2011 includes democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs; believes that compassion is a fundamental British value which the Government shall affirm and schools seek actively to promote; and calls on the Government to add compassion to its definition of British values.

That this House notes that the list of British values published in the Prevent Strategy 2011 includes democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs; believes that compassion is a fundamental British value which the Government shall affirm and schools seek...

That this House records with great pride the production of the two-millionth Land Rover Defender; salutes the extraordinary achievement of Land Rover's designers and workers in creating a world-renowned British classic; and notes with great sadness the end of an era as production draws to an end, but looks forward to an ever brighter future for the UK automotive sector in the years to come.

That this House records with great pride the production of the two-millionth Land Rover Defender; salutes the extraordinary achievement of Land Rover's designers and workers in creating a world-renowned British classic; and notes with great sadness the end of an era as production draws to an end, but looks forward...

That this House notes the Birmingham Post's revelation that public spending per capita in the West Midlands is just £10,793; further notes that this significantly lags behind other major conurbations, including London, Liverpool and Manchester, despite the significant levels of regional poverty, the regional productivity gap and the importance of the West Midlands region to the national economic performance; believes that the gap between West Midlands funding and funding elsewhere is now too wide; calls on the Government to undertake a review of the unfair treatment of the West Midlands and correct the gap in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

That this House notes the Birmingham Post's revelation that public spending per capita in the West Midlands is just £10,793; further notes that this significantly lags behind other major conurbations, including London, Liverpool and Manchester, despite the significant levels of regional poverty, the regional productivity gap and the importance of...

That this House warmly congratulates LDV, its staff and its management on the culmination of its visionary five year, ??500 million investment programme to create a world-class, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Birmingham; congratulates the Department of Trade and Industry for its substantial support for LDV's excellence and enterprise; welcomes the 200 jobs already created by LDV with the prospect of more to come; and extends its very best wishes for the success of LDV's class-leading, world-beating, light commercial vehicle in the months and years to come.

That this House warmly congratulates LDV, its staff and its management on the culmination of its visionary five year, ??500 million investment programme to create a world-class, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Birmingham; congratulates the Department of Trade and Industry for its substantial support for LDV's excellence and enterprise; welcomes the...