That this House calls on Ofcom to insist that ITV continues to maintain the same level of local news broadcasting in the North West as previously required as part of the renewal of its licence conditions; and further calls on ITV to increase resources for local news and current affairs programmes in the North West and to continue its commitment to programme-commissioning in the North West.

That this House calls on Ofcom to insist that ITV continues to maintain the same level of local news broadcasting in the North West as previously required as part of the renewal of its licence conditions; and further calls on ITV to increase resources for local news and current affairs...

That this House supports David Hawkins' e-petition which calls on The Sun newspaper to provide full disclosure of all its records including the sources of information and documents which relate to The Truth story published on 19th April 1989; calls on Kelvin MacKenzie to make a full and unreserved apology for this untrue story which his newspaper published; and calls on all media outlets to refuse to engage him professionally until he has done so.

That this House supports David Hawkins' e-petition which calls on The Sun newspaper to provide full disclosure of all its records including the sources of information and documents which relate to The Truth story published on 19th April 1989; calls on Kelvin MacKenzie to make a full and unreserved apology...

That this House notes the concern that this year's funding cuts have already had a disproportionately negative impact on more deprived communities and that the forthcoming Local Government Finance Settlement could follow that same pattern; further notes that the abolition of the Working Neighbourhood Fund will hit deprived areas particularly hard and those very same authorities' greater reliance on central Government grants increases their vulnerability to funding cuts if the focus remains on that single source; further notes that the top slicing of the Formula Grant to fund the Government's Council Tax Freeze will move resources away from more deprived areas with relatively low tax bases and less income generating capacity than the more affluent; considers that the achievement of a fair settlement needs to move away from the focus of reductions on formula grant and that mitigations need to be put in place to ensure that all authorities see a comparable reduction in total resources, not just formula grant; and calls on the Government to deliver the promise of the Comprehensive Spending Review to `limit as far as possible the impact of reductions on the most vulnerable in society and on those regions dependent on the public sector'.

That this House notes the concern that this year's funding cuts have already had a disproportionately negative impact on more deprived communities and that the forthcoming Local Government Finance Settlement could follow that same pattern; further notes that the abolition of the Working Neighbourhood Fund will hit deprived areas particularly...

That this House notes that thousands of workers now face real hardship and reduced pension rights in their old age as a result of the fact that their pension schemes were in deficit when their employers' companies went into receivership or bankruptcy; welcomes the decision by the Government to set up a ??400 million Pension Assistance Fund; now calls on the pension industry to accept its moral responsibility for the present problems and to make a substantial contribution to the Government Pension Assistance Fund; and believes that such a contribution is the only way in which the industry can start to rebuild confidence in its products.

That this House notes that thousands of workers now face real hardship and reduced pension rights in their old age as a result of the fact that their pension schemes were in deficit when their employers' companies went into receivership or bankruptcy; welcomes the decision by the Government to set...

That this House believes that the present tax system is unfair and is incapable of providing the resources which are needed to provide world-class public services; and calls on the Government to review its present tax policies; and to consider introducing a tax system which is based on people's ability to pay.

That this House believes that the present tax system is unfair and is incapable of providing the resources which are needed to provide world-class public services; and calls on the Government to review its present tax policies; and to consider introducing a tax system which is based on people's ability...

That this House recognises that vehicles powered by natural gas can help to combat air pollution because their emissions are cleaner and less detrimental to public health; notes that for Britain to reap these environmental benefits there now needs to be a switch from traditional fuels in greater numbers and that this is unlikely unless the economics of purchase and running costs are an incentive for fleet operators; and therefore calls on the Government to consider an immediate reduction in the road fuel duty for natural gas to the EU minimum of eight pence per kilogram as in neighbouring countries and by this means to stimulate demand for an investment in natural gas vehicles to reduce air pollution from road transport.

That this House recognises that vehicles powered by natural gas can help to combat air pollution because their emissions are cleaner and less detrimental to public health; notes that for Britain to reap these environmental benefits there now needs to be a switch from traditional fuels in greater numbers and...

That this House supports Her Majesty's Government's efforts to secure a fair outcome to the reform of European structural funds such as will fully reflect the problems of structural decline in the United Kingdom and the position of the United Kingdom as the fourth poorest member state of the European Union; in particular calls for flexibility in the determination of the point of access to eligibility for Objective One status, which is currently set at per capita gross domestic product of below 75 per cent. of the EU average; with regard to the determination of eligibility for Objective Two status, challenges the European Commission approach of distributing funding largely on the basis of unemployment; and instead calls for the application of a wider range of criteria, such as per capita gross domestic product at the member state level, which will more accurately measure the economic and social conditions of the regions of the United Kingdom.

That this House supports Her Majesty's Government's efforts to secure a fair outcome to the reform of European structural funds such as will fully reflect the problems of structural decline in the United Kingdom and the position of the United Kingdom as the fourth poorest member state of the European...