That this House condemns the fierce and ill-considered attack on religious education by the honourable Member for Bath when, on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, he said that in an ideal world there would be no religious state schools and that his party would put a stop to daily acts of worship; and believes that the closure of all Anglican, Catholic and other religious schools would be an unmitigated disaster for both the culture and education system of the United Kingdom.

That this House condemns the fierce and ill-considered attack on religious education by the honourable Member for Bath when, on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, he said that in an ideal world there would be no religious state schools and that his party would put a stop to daily acts...

That this House views with concern the adverse effect which the EC Directive on Acquired Rights and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 are having on the contracting out of works and services by the public sector under the legislation on compulsory competitive tendering; notes the recent judgement of the Court of Appeal in Dines v Initial Healthcare Ltd (the Orsett Hospital case) which has highlighted this problem; believes the Acquired Rights Directive must provide with sufficient clarity and certainty that contracting-out through the process of CCT will not fall within its scope; notes that this directive is currently being reviewed by the European Commission; and therefore calls upon Her Majesty's Government vigorously to pursue both suitable amendments to the directive to clarify its scope and the possibility of opting-out of the said directive on the grounds of subsidiarity. (Relevant registered interest declared).

That this House views with concern the adverse effect which the EC Directive on Acquired Rights and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 are having on the contracting out of works and services by the public sector under the legislation on compulsory competitive tendering; notes the recent...

That this House recognises the contribution which charities and the football pools make to national well-being; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to ensure that they are allowed to compete on fair and level terms with any lottery.

That this House recognises the contribution which charities and the football pools make to national well-being; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to ensure that they are allowed to compete on fair and level terms with any lottery.

That this House welcomes the very substantial growth in home ownership under the Conservative Government since 1979; welcomes the significant part played by the private housebuilding industry in helping people to buy their own homes; is concerned that though Ministers have rightly indicated that the economic factors are in place for a revival of the industry, it has not yet manifested itself in increased sales or site activity; endorses the Government's view that the industry must be in the forefront of leading the economy out of recession; and hopes that the Government will provide early assistance in that regard, especially by a further extension of the moratorium on stamp duty.

That this House welcomes the very substantial growth in home ownership under the Conservative Government since 1979; welcomes the significant part played by the private housebuilding industry in helping people to buy their own homes; is concerned that though Ministers have rightly indicated that the economic factors are in place...

That this House welcomes the European Community Commission proposal to restore intellectual property rights to the pharmaceutical industry by means of the Supplementary Protection Certificate; and urges Her Majesty's Government to give full support to this proposal.

That this House welcomes the European Community Commission proposal to restore intellectual property rights to the pharmaceutical industry by means of the Supplementary Protection Certificate; and urges Her Majesty's Government to give full support to this proposal.