That this House welcomes the UK's first Employee Ownership Day; notes the success of businesses owned by and for their staff; recognises the productivity, profitability and motivational benefits which employee ownership brings to UK businesses; further notes that employee-owned businesses still only account for around 3 per cent of GDP, which is below the EU average, and far lower than countries like the US, France or Germany; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide £50 million annually from 2014-15 and the recent HM Treasury consultation to further incentivise growth of the sector; and hopes that this will level the playing field and help the Employee Ownership Association realise their vision to see 10 per cent of UK GDP produced by employee-owned businesses by 2020.

That this House welcomes the UK's first Employee Ownership Day; notes the success of businesses owned by and for their staff; recognises the productivity, profitability and motivational benefits which employee ownership brings to UK businesses; further notes that employee-owned businesses still only account for around 3 per cent of GDP,...

That this House notes the concerns raised by Amnesty International and other organisations over the trial and sentencing of 24 civilian Saharawi human rights activists by a military tribunal; further notes the increasing human rights abuses in the Western Sahara; acknowledges the need for MINURSO to be given a human rights monitoring mandate; and calls on the Government to make representations to the Moroccan government to revoke the politically motivated and unjust sentences against the 24 Saharawi human rights activists, to release all Saharawi prisoners in Moroccan jails and to allow access to the Saharawi territories under Morocco's occupation by independent observers and international media.

That this House notes the concerns raised by Amnesty International and other organisations over the trial and sentencing of 24 civilian Saharawi human rights activists by a military tribunal; further notes the increasing human rights abuses in the Western Sahara; acknowledges the need for MINURSO to be given a human...

That this House welcomes the Government's pledge to improve NHS maternity services in England; notes the commitments that women will have one named midwife who will oversee their care during pregnancy and after they have had their baby, that every woman will have one-to-one midwife care during labour and birth and that parents-to-be will get the best choice about where and how to give birth; further notes that women who have postnatal depression or who suffer a miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a baby will get more support from the NHS; and calls on the Government to ensure enough midwives are working in the NHS in England to honour these very positive commitments whilst continuing to cope with the ongoing baby boom.

That this House welcomes the Government's pledge to improve NHS maternity services in England; notes the commitments that women will have one named midwife who will oversee their care during pregnancy and after they have had their baby, that every woman will have one-to-one midwife care during labour and birth...

That this House recognises the role that Peabody has played in London as a pioneer of social housing over the last 150 years; notes that it currently provides homes for 55,000 people in London and also delivers a wide range of community projects that improve access to employment training and opportunities that have a positive impact on people's lives; joins in congratulating Peabody on celebrating its 150th milestone on 26 March 2012, exactly 150 years since The Times announced George Peabody's founding donation, and with a year of activities for all; further recognises that the anniversary is also a celebration of London's rich social history; and welcomes Peabody's focus on helping London's communities to flourish by providing a good home, a real sense of purpose and a strong feeling of belonging for as many people as possible.

That this House recognises the role that Peabody has played in London as a pioneer of social housing over the last 150 years; notes that it currently provides homes for 55,000 people in London and also delivers a wide range of community projects that improve access to employment training and...

That this House pays tribute to 40 years of Crisis at Christmas, which has provided support, companionship and vital services to homeless people at Christmas time since 1972; gives special acknowledgement to the hard work and dedication of the tens of thousands of volunteers and donors who have made this possible; recognises that whilstit is right to celebrate the lives helped and changed, it is a scandal that in twenty-firstcentury Britain homelessness still exists and that a single homeless person canapproach their local council for help and be turned away to sleep on the streets; and calls on the Government to consider what changes could be made to ensure that allhomeless people receive written advice, real assistance and emergency accommodation when they need it.

That this House pays tribute to 40 years of Crisis at Christmas, which has provided support, companionship and vital services to homeless people at Christmas time since 1972; gives special acknowledgement to the hard work and dedication of the tens of thousands of volunteers and donors who have made this...

That this House congratulates Azerbaijan on the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union on 18 October 1991; notes that in this time it has joined the Council of Europe and formed close links with the EU; recognises the vital assistance which it has provided to NATO in Iraq and Afghanistan; further recognises that it provides a valuable alternative source of oil and gas for the European market; applauds the fact that despite being a predominantly Muslim country it has thriving Christian and Jewish communities; further notes that it now has one of the fastest growing economies in the world and that the UK is the principal source of foreign direct investment; and wishes the country well on its path towards becoming a fully-fledged member of the community of European democratic states.

That this House congratulates Azerbaijan on the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union on 18 October 1991; notes that in this time it has joined the Council of Europe and formed close links with the EU; recognises the vital assistance which it has provided to NATO in...

That this House congratulates the Football League and its clubs on their efforts to remember those players and fans who served their country so proudly from within the Footballers' Battalions during the First World War; recognises the efforts of fans at league clubs who raised significant funds for a memorial to be erected on a site close to where both Battalions suffered grievous losses on the Somme; and notes that the memorial, the first of its type remembering the Footballers' Battalions, is an apt reminder of the sacrifices made during the Great War and of how footballers and fans came together to contest the toughest match of their lives.

That this House congratulates the Football League and its clubs on their efforts to remember those players and fans who served their country so proudly from within the Footballers' Battalions during the First World War; recognises the efforts of fans at league clubs who raised significant funds for a memorial...

That this House welcomes the Football Association's Football Needs campaign and its target to recruit 50,000 newly-qualified coaches by the end of 2011 and 8,000 new referees by 2012; and calls on everyone from mothers and fathers to ex-players and armchair football fans and their families throughout England to use their passion and interest for the game to become coaches and referees and to play their role in developing the next generation of male and female English footballers.

That this House welcomes the Football Association's Football Needs campaign and its target to recruit 50,000 newly-qualified coaches by the end of 2011 and 8,000 new referees by 2012; and calls on everyone from mothers and fathers to ex-players and armchair football fans and their families throughout England to use...

That this House recognises the leadership shown by Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park in leading to victory those who fought in the air during the Battle of Britain; congratulates the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign on its success in erecting a permanent bronze statue of Sir Keith in Waterloo Place on 15 September 2010, the 70th anniversary year of the Battle of Britain; believes that public acknowledgement of Park's leadership in the defence of Great Britain is long overdue; and furtherrecognises that this statue will provide a fitting reminder of the selfless action shown not just by British pilots who flew alongside the Royal Air Force under Park's command but also those from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa and the United States.

That this House recognises the leadership shown by Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park in leading to victory those who fought in the air during the Battle of Britain; congratulates the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign on its success in erecting a permanent bronze statue of Sir Keith in...

That this House welcomes the London Evening Standard's creation of a Dispossessed Fund to help Londoners move out of poverty; further welcomes the Government's pledge to match-fund the fund pound-for-pound; urges the public to help the campaign hit its 1 million target; and notes the need to continue to tackle inequality in the capital city.

That this House welcomes the London Evening Standard's creation of a Dispossessed Fund to help Londoners move out of poverty; further welcomes the Government's pledge to match-fund the fund pound-for-pound; urges the public to help the campaign hit its 1 million target; and notes the need to continue to tackle...

That this House notes the vital role of London as a gateway to investment from overseas into the UK, and the absolute dependence of employers and employees on the largely pre-war Tube network, which having been starved of investment for decades, is part-way through a critical upgrade; further notes thatthe economic returns of an upgraded Tube, alongside Crossrail, are estimated at 78 billion; asserts that in this period of great pressure on the public finances spending should be prioritised according to such returns; and urges the Government and the Mayor to maintain investment in this vital infrastructure in order to support UK economic growth.

That this House notes the vital role of London as a gateway to investment from overseas into the UK, and the absolute dependence of employers and employees on the largely pre-war Tube network, which having been starved of investment for decades, is part-way through a critical upgrade; further notes thatthe...

That this House calls on the Government to urge the OSCE Minsk group to bring talks over the occupation of Nagorno Karabakh and seven surrounding regions by Armenian troops to a speedy conclusion based on the Madrid Principles; maintains that this is essential in order that almost one million Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced people can return to their homes; notes that UN Security Council resolutions numbers 822, 853, 874 and 884 all call for the withdrawal of Armenian troops; also notes that on 20 May 2010 the European Parliament passed a resolution demanding the withdrawal of Armenian troops; and further notes that on 21 May 2010 EU High Representative Baroness Catherine Ashton labelled the June 2010 election in the occupied territories asunconstitutional and illegal.

That this House calls on the Government to urge the OSCE Minsk group to bring talks over the occupation of Nagorno Karabakh and seven surrounding regions by Armenian troops to a speedy conclusion based on the Madrid Principles; maintains that this is essential in order that almost one million Azerbaijani...

That this House supports the aims of St Mungo's Action Week 2010 from 20 to 27 June, which focuses on the dedicated support that homeless people need to make the journey back to work; recognises that the homeless, socially excluded and long-term unemployed require integrated, personalised and specialist support to get back into employment; and calls on the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department of Health to work together to improve the support provided to this vulnerable group.

That this House supports the aims of St Mungo's Action Week 2010 from 20 to 27 June, which focuses on the dedicated support that homeless people need to make the journey back to work; recognises that the homeless, socially excluded and long-term unemployed require integrated, personalised and specialist support to...

That this House salutes the men of RAF Bomber Command, recalling that 55,573 of their number gave their lives in the Second World War; and supports the campaign by the Bomber Command Association for the erection of a memorial in an appropriate place in Green Park, London, to pay a long-overdue tribute to the bravery of these fine men of whom their Commander, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, wrote `There is no parallel in warfare to such courage and determination in the face of danger over so prolonged a period ...such devotion must never be forgotten' and of whom Churchill said in 1940 `The fighters are our salvation, but the bombers are our means of victory'.

That this House salutes the men of RAF Bomber Command, recalling that 55,573 of their number gave their lives in the Second World War; and supports the campaign by the Bomber Command Association for the erection of a memorial in an appropriate place in Green Park, London, to pay a...

That this House is concerned that business rates for over 100,000 London properties will increase by at least five per cent. next year, while at least 20,000 London properties will see increases of over 30 per cent. over the next two years; and urges the Government to remove the threat of such substantial increases in business rates until the economic recovery is entrenched.

That this House is concerned that business rates for over 100,000 London properties will increase by at least five per cent. next year, while at least 20,000 London properties will see increases of over 30 per cent. over the next two years; and urges the Government to remove the threat...

That this House acknowledges and celebrates the hard work of the many home educators in Britain who teach their children to an exceptionally high standard; recognises the excellent value they represent to the Government; notes with concern the conflation of welfare concerns with education issues in Government statements on home education; further notes with concern the recommendations of the Badman Review which suggest closer monitoring of home educators, including a compulsory annual registration scheme and right of access to people's homes for local authority officials; and calls on the Government to focus on its own ability to fulfil the Every Child Matters objectives rather than undermine the independence and integrity of home educators by enforcing the Badman recommendations.

That this House acknowledges and celebrates the hard work of the many home educators in Britain who teach their children to an exceptionally high standard; recognises the excellent value they represent to the Government; notes with concern the conflation of welfare concerns with education issues in Government statements on home...

That this House commends the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign on the continuing success of its aims to erect a statue of Battle of Britain hero, New Zealander Sir Keith Park, temporarily on the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square in 2009 and permanently in Waterloo Place in 2010; notes that since March 2008 the campaign has received the support of 64 hon. Members, Battle of Britain veterans, members of the Park family, noble Lords, senior Royal Air Force officers, the leaders of all major political parties in New Zealand, the Mayor of London and many thousands of public supporters in the UK, New Zealand, the Commonwealth and around the world; states that achievement of the campaign's aim would constitute a long-overdue and fitting memorial to a great man whose leadership in large part ensured our victory in the Battle of Britain; and further notes the significance of 2010 as the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and one of the few remaining commemorations at which surviving veterans of the Battle of Britain will be able to attend.

That this House commends the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign on the continuing success of its aims to erect a statue of Battle of Britain hero, New Zealander Sir Keith Park, temporarily on the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square in 2009 and permanently in Waterloo Place in 2010; notes that...

That this House recognises the vision and skill of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, RAF, in leading to victory those who fought on the ground and in the air during the Battle of Britain; notes that the failure of Nazi Germany to defeat the RAF in 1940 was Hitler's first major setback, forcing him to call off the planned invasion of Britain; supports the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign to erect a permanent statue of Sir Keith on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square; believes that such a memorial is long overdue to redress the lack of public acknowledgement of this great man's leadership and would ensure the role of the RAF in defending Britain is formally recognised in Trafalgar Square; notes that a memorial would be particularly fitting given that the RAF will be celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2008; and recognises that such a memorial could provide an iconic reminder of the selfless action shown by many of those from Britain, New Zealand and the Commonwealth in the heroic and victorious defence of Britain.

That this House recognises the vision and skill of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, RAF, in leading to victory those who fought on the ground and in the air during the Battle of Britain; notes that the failure of Nazi Germany to...

That this House supports the Downing Street petition for a combined high profile memorial for recipients of the George Cross and Victoria Cross; notes the cross-party support such a memorial has already received, as recorded on the related Facebook website; recalls the backing it has further gained from all ranks of service personnel, including a former Chief of Defence staff; believes that a more public monument would provide an iconic reminder of selfless action in an age desperately seeking role models; reflects upon the impact of the inspirational monuments in Washington DC such as the Korean War memorial; and suggests that one place worthy of consideration to honour society's heroes in both peace and war may be the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square.

That this House supports the Downing Street petition for a combined high profile memorial for recipients of the George Cross and Victoria Cross; notes the cross-party support such a memorial has already received, as recorded on the related Facebook website; recalls the backing it has further gained from all ranks...

That this House welcomes the statement by the TUC's General Secretary accusing some private equity companies of operating like `amoral asset strippers' and `casino capitalists'; and calls upon the Government to consider legislation to exercise control over the damaging behaviour of those operations and to review the tax relief on interest paid by private equity groups.

That this House welcomes the statement by the TUC's General Secretary accusing some private equity companies of operating like `amoral asset strippers' and `casino capitalists'; and calls upon the Government to consider legislation to exercise control over the damaging behaviour of those operations and to review the tax relief on...