That this House, believing that airline passengers and the aviation industry can only benefit from greater choice and more competition, urges her Majesty's Government to grant Singapore Airlines' long-standing request to open a transatlantic service from London Heathrow Airport; notes that this request was first made 12 years ago and has the approval of the US Government; that, as recommended by the House of Commons Transport Committee, approval can be given immediately regardless of the status or outcome of the UK-US bilateral negotiations as Singapore Airlines is not party to any agreement between the two countries, that British airlines have exercised rights to fly beyond Singapore for over 30 years but that Singapore Airlines has no rights beyond the UK and that two UK and two US airlines operate 97 per cent. of transatlantic services from Heathrow, thus severely limiting consumer choice; and recognises Singapore Airlines' commitment to providing passengers throughout the UK with services of the highest quality over the last 28 years.

That this House, believing that airline passengers and the aviation industry can only benefit from greater choice and more competition, urges her Majesty's Government to grant Singapore Airlines' long-standing request to open a transatlantic service from London Heathrow Airport; notes that this request was first made 12 years ago and...

That this House, believing that airline passengers and the aviation industry can only benefit from greater choice and more competition, urges Her Majesty's Government to grant Singapore Airlines' long-standing request to open a transatlantic service from London Heathrow Airport; notes that this request was first made 10 years ago and has the approval of the US Government, that British airlines have exercised rights to fly beyond Singapore for over 30 years but that Singapore Airlines has no rights beyond the UK, and that two UK and two US airlines operate 95 per cent. of transatlantic services from Heathrow, thus severely limiting consumer choice; and recognises Singapore Airlines' commitment to providing passengers throughout the UK with services of the highest quality over the last 28 years.

That this House, believing that airline passengers and the aviation industry can only benefit from greater choice and more competition, urges Her Majesty's Government to grant Singapore Airlines' long-standing request to open a transatlantic service from London Heathrow Airport; notes that this request was first made 10 years ago and...

That this House regrets that Mr Stephen Morpurgo has been unable to obtain a response from the Customer Relations Department of SNCF Grandes Lignes to whom he was referred by Mrs Eve Harris, of European Passenger Services Customer Relations, about his legitimate complaint about the apparent absence of security checks at the Paris departure of the Channel Tunnel train; considers that both from a security and customer relations point of view this is wholly unsatisfactory; and calls upon European Passenger Services, SNCF and the respective Minister of Transport to get a grip on customer relations and the apparent slack security regime that is a feature of the Channel Tunnel operations.

That this House regrets that Mr Stephen Morpurgo has been unable to obtain a response from the Customer Relations Department of SNCF Grandes Lignes to whom he was referred by Mrs Eve Harris, of European Passenger Services Customer Relations, about his legitimate complaint about the apparent absence of security checks...

That this House congratulates Mr Maurice Toasland of the Wolverhampton Express and Star on his retirement after almost 25 years of distinguished service in the Parliamentary Press Gallery and Lobby; commends his consistently high standards of accuracy, probity and integrity; wishes him and his family a long and happy retirement; and wishes that his standards be reflected and maintained throughout the media in future.

That this House congratulates Mr Maurice Toasland of the Wolverhampton Express and Star on his retirement after almost 25 years of distinguished service in the Parliamentary Press Gallery and Lobby; commends his consistently high standards of accuracy, probity and integrity; wishes him and his family a long and happy retirement;...

That this House congratulates Mr Stanley Sparks, OBE, of the Birmingham Mail on his retirement; pays tribute to his 28 years' service in the Parliamentary Press Gallery and Lobby; commends his standards of integrity, accuracy and probity; and wishes that those standards could be reflected throughout the media.

That this House congratulates Mr Stanley Sparks, OBE, of the Birmingham Mail on his retirement; pays tribute to his 28 years' service in the Parliamentary Press Gallery and Lobby; commends his standards of integrity, accuracy and probity; and wishes that those standards could be reflected throughout the media.

That this House deplores the decision of the British School of Motoring to purchase Spanish-built Vauxhall Corsa motor cars to replace their Rover Metro fleet; believes that the financial arrangements behind this transaction should be investigated by the DTI; regrets that BSM should turn its back on British cars and British jobs in this way; and calls on all would-be learner drivers in the United Kingdom to avoid booking driving lessons with BSM until this damaging policy is rescinded.

That this House deplores the decision of the British School of Motoring to purchase Spanish-built Vauxhall Corsa motor cars to replace their Rover Metro fleet; believes that the financial arrangements behind this transaction should be investigated by the DTI; regrets that BSM should turn its back on British cars and...

That this House notes the comments of the Secretary of State for Employment on 17th November, Official Report, column 176, that 'I do not condone bad employment practices wherever they occur"; invites the Right honourable Lady to investigate pay and working conditions at the Fat Boys Diner, Birmingham, where the rate of pay for people engaged as waiters and waitresses commences at ??5 per 6-hour shift, out of which a deduction is made towards the cost of uniform, where staff are regularly dismissed summarily, where newly engaged staff are expected to work at least one full shift without pay on the grounds that they are training and where staff are instructed to solicit gratuities using the slogan 'don't be a nickel squeezer, leave a tip'; and considers that such practices are all too common in the fast food industry since the Government removed young people from the scope of wages councils in 1986.

That this House notes the comments of the Secretary of State for Employment on 17th November, Official Report, column 176, that 'I do not condone bad employment practices wherever they occur"; invites the Right honourable Lady to investigate pay and working conditions at the Fat Boys Diner, Birmingham, where the...

That this House notes that the honourable Member for Dover, who tabled Early Day Motion No. 856 (Conduct of the Leader of the Opposition), was himself named as the employer of former House of Commons researcher Miss Pamela Bordes, who claimed subsequently that her duties on his behalf mainly involved the serving of peanuts and canapes to Conservative honourable Members and their guests, that for this and other similar tasks Miss Bordes was paid from public funds on the authority of the honourable Member, who was also responsible for the issue of her House of Commons photographic pass; and urges the honourable Member for Dover to exercise caution before attacking the Leader of the Opposition for matters over which he has no responsibility.

That this House notes that the honourable Member for Dover, who tabled Early Day Motion No. 856 (Conduct of the Leader of the Opposition), was himself named as the employer of former House of Commons researcher Miss Pamela Bordes, who claimed subsequently that her duties on his behalf mainly involved...

That this House expresses its horror at the massacre of striking workers by armed South African Transport Services (SATS) vigilantes, with the connivance of the South African Police, at Germiston Station near Johannesburg on 9th January 1990; notes that this massacre is the latest in a series of attacks launched by SATS and their agents in an attempt to break the 10-week-old railway strike; also notes that none of those responsible for the deaths and assaults on striking workers has yet been charged; draws attention to the fact that the Germiston massacre took place on the very day that the Railway Workers Union, SARWHU, had planned to report back to railway workers on the SATS latest offer in the dispute; calls upon the Government to insist that the South African authorities carry out the fullest inquiry into the events at Germiston to ensure that those responsible for the violence are brought to justice and that aid and assistance are provided to the victims and their families; and failing such thorough and immediate action on the part of the South African Government, calls upon the Government to demand the closure of the South African Railways' and South African Airways' offices in London and to terminate South African Airways' landing rights in the United Kingdom.

That this House expresses its horror at the massacre of striking workers by armed South African Transport Services (SATS) vigilantes, with the connivance of the South African Police, at Germiston Station near Johannesburg on 9th January 1990; notes that this massacre is the latest in a series of attacks launched...