That this House recognises the decision by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to revoke Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander UK's (KSF UK) deposit-taking licence led to the ultimate collapse of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Isle of Man (KSFIOM); notes that the decision taken by KSFIOM's directors to transfer over 50 per cent. of assets to KSF UK, which was approved by the Financial Supervision Commission following extensive consultation with the FSA, contravenes both UK and European banking practice; further recognises that some 3,000 KSFIOM depositors with savings above the ??50,000 compensation threshold, many of whom are British pensioners, are yet to be fully recompensed; further notes that British offshore depositors remit tax to the UK via income declaration or withholding tax and are therefore deserving of action by the Government; asks the Government to intervene directly and calls on the Isle of Man authorities to ensure all depositors receive full compensation, in line with UK depositors; further calls on the 10 life companies that mis-sold over 1,000 bondholders in KSFIOM, a product offering capital security, low risk and regular income potential, to re-evaluate their businesses and marketing practices and recompense policyholders accordingly; and requests that the Ministry of Justice further investigates whether the Isle of Man has the necessary skills, experience or processes in place to ensure effective self-regulation, as well as the conflicts of interest of those holding positions in the Isle of Man's political, judicial, regulatory bodies and financial services industry.

That this House recognises the decision by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to revoke Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander UK's (KSF UK) deposit-taking licence led to the ultimate collapse of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Isle of Man (KSFIOM); notes that the decision taken by KSFIOM's directors to transfer over 50 per...

That this House endorses the call by the Motor Neurone Disease Association for a national strategy for motor neurone disease (MND) and believes that such a strategy would lead to enhanced cost-effectiveness and good practice; supports the implementation of the National Service Framework for Long-Term Neurological Conditions; is dismayed that no official national clinical guidance or approach exists in relation to MND; notes the extreme cruelty of motor neurone disease, which dramatically curtails lives and traps an often healthy mind in a failing and incapacitated body; and further believes that a national strategy is urgently needed in order to address the inequity of access to best practice in care for people with MND and to ensure as high a quality of life as possible and dignity in death.

That this House endorses the call by the Motor Neurone Disease Association for a national strategy for motor neurone disease (MND) and believes that such a strategy would lead to enhanced cost-effectiveness and good practice; supports the implementation of the National Service Framework for Long-Term Neurological Conditions; is dismayed that...

That this House endorses the call by the Motor Neurone Disease Association for a national strategy for motor neurone disease (MND) and believes that such a strategy would lead to enhanced cost-effectiveness and good practice; supports the implementation of the National Service Framework for Long-Term Neurological Conditions; is dismayed that no official national clinical guidance or approach exists in relation to MND; notes the extreme cruelty of motor neurone disease, which dramatically curtails lives and traps an often healthy mind in a failing and incapacitated body; and believes that a national strategy is urgently needed in order to address the inequity of access to best practice in care for people with MND and to ensure as high a quality of life as possible and dignity in death.

That this House endorses the call by the Motor Neurone Disease Association for a national strategy for motor neurone disease (MND) and believes that such a strategy would lead to enhanced cost-effectiveness and good practice; supports the implementation of the National Service Framework for Long-Term Neurological Conditions; is dismayed that...

That this House believes that all chicken meat, including imported chicken meat, should be labelled as to farming method and preferably stocking density; further believes the labelling regulation that requires packs of shell eggs to be labelled as to production method should be extended to chicken meat; congratulates Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Compassion in World Farming on their Chicken Out! campaign calling on supermarkets to introduce labelling as to farming method to allow consumers to make informed choices; notes that most UK chickens are still reared intensively in overcrowded conditions and have been bred to grow so quickly that many suffer from lameness and heart problems; and calls on the Government to make it a requirement for all chicken producers to meet the conditions of the RSPCA's Freedom Food scheme.

That this House believes that all chicken meat, including imported chicken meat, should be labelled as to farming method and preferably stocking density; further believes the labelling regulation that requires packs of shell eggs to be labelled as to production method should be extended to chicken meat; congratulates Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall...

That this House notes that new arrangements for consumer redress in the energy sector will be introduced on 1st October 2008; welcomes the fact that these will require energy suppliers to take additional responsibility for resolving their own complaints in a manner that adheres to a statutory complaint handling standard; urges Ofgem to ensure its formulation of the statutory standard does not diminish the protection currently enjoyed by energy consumers; believes independent verification of company complaints data is essential to ensuring data quality, transparency and providing sufficient incentives on companies to invest in improving their customer service, and must therefore be required under the standard; further believes that the standard should oblige companies to share their complaints data with the new National Consumer Council in a timely manner so that consumers can compare customer service performance when choosing a company; and calls on the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to reject any complaint handling standard that does not meet these requirements.

That this House notes that new arrangements for consumer redress in the energy sector will be introduced on 1st October 2008; welcomes the fact that these will require energy suppliers to take additional responsibility for resolving their own complaints in a manner that adheres to a statutory complaint handling standard;...

That this House welcomes the efforts of successive Ministers to find a secure future home in European law for safe herbal remedies currently available on the United Kingdom market as medicines exempt from licensing under the provisions of Section 12(2) of the Medicines Act 1968; notes with interest the adoption by the European Commission of a proposal for a Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products which could provide a partial solution to the problem; regrets however that the provisions of this proposed Directive are too restrictive in requiring a product to be able to demonstrate 30 years on the market as a traditional medicinal product in order to qualify for acceptance and to comply with technical criteria more appropriate to licensed pharmaceutical medicines than registered herbal remedies; further notes that many categories of safe products currently available on the UK market, including simple mixtures of herbs with vitamins and minerals, would be left outside the scope of the proposed Directive and hence be left outside the regulatory regime; and invites the Minister both to work for improvements to the directive and urgently to bring forward proposals for a new national regime to make adequate and comprehensive provision for those natural health products which would otherwise be left outside the scope of the regulatory structure.

That this House welcomes the efforts of successive Ministers to find a secure future home in European law for safe herbal remedies currently available on the United Kingdom market as medicines exempt from licensing under the provisions of Section 12(2) of the Medicines Act 1968; notes with interest the adoption...

That this House acknowledges the increasing usage of mobile phones, the increased demand for quality provision and popular concerns at possible health implications; and calls on the Government to ensure that local residents are involved in planning decisions concerning the siting of masts and that councils have the right to decide each application within appropriate planning guidance and to review the National Radiological Protection Board guidelines on this subject to reflect international practice.

That this House acknowledges the increasing usage of mobile phones, the increased demand for quality provision and popular concerns at possible health implications; and calls on the Government to ensure that local residents are involved in planning decisions concerning the siting of masts and that councils have the right to...

That this House, noting the Prime Minister's statement in his speech to the National Farmers' Union of Tuesday 1st February, in which he promised to introduce new labelling guidance to make sure foreign goods are not passed off as British simply because they have been processed in Britain, calls on the Prime Minister and Her Majesty's Government to support and give speedy passage to the Food Labelling Bill introduced by the honourable Member for Eddisbury which would put the full force of the law behind clear, simple and honest labelling, address those very concerns on labelling raised in the Prime Minister's speech and provide for a fair deal on labelling for both consumers and farmers.

That this House, noting the Prime Minister's statement in his speech to the National Farmers' Union of Tuesday 1st February, in which he promised to introduce new labelling guidance to make sure foreign goods are not passed off as British simply because they have been processed in Britain, calls on...

That this House notes the increasing popularity of a wide range of safe natural health products, including herbal remedies and vitamin and mineral supplements; further notes that such products are required by the Food Safety Act 1990 and the Medicines Act to be safe; observes, however that many such products, including a wide range of safe and popular multi-ingredient products currently on the market, were not envisaged or adequately provided for by the distinct categories of food or medicine defined by existing legislation; is aware of pressure upon the Medicines Control Agency to be more proactive in policing the borderline between foods and medicines; and fearing that this could lead to the classification of many natural health products as medicines requiring product licences which are too expensive and difficult to obtain, invites the Secretary of State for Health to undertake a review of the law in this area and, specifically, to consider the proposals for a new third category of product particularly for herbal remedies, that has been jointly produced by the Health Food Manufacturers Association, the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the Proprietary Association of Great Britain and the Natural Medicines Manufacturers Association.

That this House notes the increasing popularity of a wide range of safe natural health products, including herbal remedies and vitamin and mineral supplements; further notes that such products are required by the Food Safety Act 1990 and the Medicines Act to be safe; observes, however that many such products,...

That this House warmly congratulates the Pre-school Learning Alliance on the excellence of the From Playdough to Plato campaign and wishes all success for its national day of celebration planned for 12th May 1999; commends all those many honourable Members who have visited pre-schools to see first hand the commitment of the pre-school movement to the education and care of young children and the support it gives to families and communities and have also painted a picture of childhood memory as part of the charity's painting competition for honourable Members; takes note of the importance of play as means of stimulating young children's intellectual development and early achievement; welcomes the Government's announcement of an additional ??500,000 for pre-schools threatened with closure in the coming months and an independent review of the future of pre-schools; hopes that this review will recognise the pivotal contribution community-based pre-schools make to young children and their families; recognises the important contribution pre-schools can make to achieving the Government's objectives in expanding nursery education and childcare, tackling social exclusion and developing family learning; voices the concern of many people that despite the Government's recognition and commitment, no less than 1,500 pre-schools have closed since 1997; and urges the Government to take action to secure the pre-school movement for future generations.

That this House warmly congratulates the Pre-school Learning Alliance on the excellence of the From Playdough to Plato campaign and wishes all success for its national day of celebration planned for 12th May 1999; commends all those many honourable Members who have visited pre-schools to see first hand the commitment...

That this House believes the Government should bring forward legislation to repeal Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988; and notes that its repeal will allow schools and local authorities to provide comprehensive information on sexuality.

That this House believes the Government should bring forward legislation to repeal Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988; and notes that its repeal will allow schools and local authorities to provide comprehensive information on sexuality.

That this House welcomes the launch of Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Week on 25th April and congratulates the Motor Neurone Disease Association and its 94 branches throughout the UK for its work in caring for people affected by this uniquely rapid terminal disease; notes that there is no cure and no known cause of the disease, from which one person dies in the UK every eight hours; further notes that the association has chosen the theme of Racing Against Time for Awareness Week to reflect the fact that the speed of progression of the disease from diagnosis to death poses a major challenge to health, social service and social security providers; further notes that because of a failure by statutory providers to prioritise MND adequately, people with MND often do not access appropriate support and services rapidly enough; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to take into account the unique nature of motor neurone disease in its health, social service and social security policy reforms and specifically to ensure that MND sufferers in receipt of lifetime awards are not subjected to detailed interview under the Benefit Integrity Project.

That this House welcomes the launch of Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Week on 25th April and congratulates the Motor Neurone Disease Association and its 94 branches throughout the UK for its work in caring for people affected by this uniquely rapid terminal disease; notes that there is no cure and...

That this House expresses its disapproval of the current rules relating to the eligibility for concessionary television licences of tenants of sheltered housing whereby the concession can be forfeited due to change of circumstances over which the tenants themselves have no control, including the removal of a resident warden to nearby accommodation outwith the precincts of the sheltered unit; believes that these rules are anomalous and unfair to tenants particularly elderly residents of sheltered accommodation who have limited means for paying the higher television licence fee; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to review the concessionary television regulations to restore concessionary television licence fees to residents of sheltered housing who previously enjoyed the concession and to secure continuing eligibility for all tenants enjoying the concessionary fee, in the event of changed circumstances which would otherwise lead to the premises being ineligible for the concession.

That this House expresses its disapproval of the current rules relating to the eligibility for concessionary television licences of tenants of sheltered housing whereby the concession can be forfeited due to change of circumstances over which the tenants themselves have no control, including the removal of a resident warden to...

That this House believes that rural areas need to be represented by one Ministry, to ensure an integrated rural policy is developed which recognises the special needs and problems of rural communities, including social-economic factors such as the lack of public transport and employment opportunities, the reduction of rural schools, shops, post offices and railway stations over the years, the need for investment in countryside and environmental management and support for agriculture and ancillary industries; and notes the Agriculture Committee's Report on the MAFF/Intervention Board Departmental Report (HC 310 of Session 1997-98) which recommends that a new reformed MAFF become responsible for rural affairs.

That this House believes that rural areas need to be represented by one Ministry, to ensure an integrated rural policy is developed which recognises the special needs and problems of rural communities, including social-economic factors such as the lack of public transport and employment opportunities, the reduction of rural schools,...