That this House congratulates Music for Youth on its 40-year anniversary; praises the educational charity for the opportunities it has offered to 2.3 million young people in that time through its regional festivals, the annual National Festival in Birmingham and the Schools Prom at London's Royal Albert Hall; welcomes its plans to expand its already impressive annual reach of 100,000 performers and audience members; and wishes the charity many more years of success.

That this House congratulates Music for Youth on its 40-year anniversary; praises the educational charity for the opportunities it has offered to 2.3 million young people in that time through its regional festivals, the annual National Festival in Birmingham and the Schools Prom at London's Royal Albert Hall; welcomes its...

That this House welcomes the government's commitment to a 12.5 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases to reach the Kyoto targets; particularly approves of the commitment over and above these targets to a 20 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions; hopes that in the forthcoming White Paper the government will recognise the need to increase energy efficiency in buildings, which are accountable for almost half of the UK's total carbon dioxide emissions; and endorses the conclusions of Clear Benefits, a recent report by Pilkington UK produced in association with the Green Alliance, which calls upon the Government significantly to reduce emissions from buildings by bringing the rate of VAT on energy saving materials in line with that on domestic energy, and through improvements to the Building Regulations.

That this House welcomes the government's commitment to a 12.5 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases to reach the Kyoto targets; particularly approves of the commitment over and above these targets to a 20 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions; hopes that in the forthcoming White Paper the government...

That this House warmly congratulates Nottingham Forest and Notts County Football Clubs, their staff, players and supporters on the winning of their respective championships;and notes that their success gives a tremendous boost to the City of Nottingham and its surrounding area, strengthening its status as 'Queen of the Midlands'.

That this House warmly congratulates Nottingham Forest and Notts County Football Clubs, their staff, players and supporters on the winning of their respective championships;and notes that their success gives a tremendous boost to the City of Nottingham and its surrounding area, strengthening its status as 'Queen of the Midlands'.

That this House is opposed to the farming of mink and fox for their fur; notes that mink are highly active animals which in the wild defend large territories; believes that it is cruel to keep mink and fox, which are essentially wild creatures, in small barren cages; welcomes the Labour Party's statement in its 1996 document, New Life for Animals, that it is totally opposed to fur farming and will take action to end this cruel method as soon as practicable; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to introduce measures without delay to end fur farming by law.

That this House is opposed to the farming of mink and fox for their fur; notes that mink are highly active animals which in the wild defend large territories; believes that it is cruel to keep mink and fox, which are essentially wild creatures, in small barren cages; welcomes the...