That this House congratulates the Coalfield Regeneration Trust (CRT) for the determined work undertaken over the last 10 years to create opportunities for coalfield communities; notes it has created more than 90,000 training and education places as well as building or refurbishing 2,200 community facilities; is aware that under the CRT's Family Employment Initiative the average cost of helping people back into work is lower than for other Government schemes; and calls on the Government to review the scale of future funding requirements to complete the task of regenerating mining communities.

That this House congratulates the Coalfield Regeneration Trust (CRT) for the determined work undertaken over the last 10 years to create opportunities for coalfield communities; notes it has created more than 90,000 training and education places as well as building or refurbishing 2,200 community facilities; is aware that under the...

That this House is disappointed by the Government's response to the public consultation on the blacklisting of trade unionists because it is insufficiently robust; in this context calls for amendments to the draft regulations to recognise that compiling a blacklist of workers is an appalling practice and should be a criminal offence, as should the reprehensible use of such a list by an employer for the purpose of blacklisting, as was proposed in the House on 30 March 1999 by the then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; further calls for them to include the right to a basic award of compensation for the fact of being blacklisted; and urges the Government to make the necessary amendments to the proposed draft regulations.

That this House is disappointed by the Government's response to the public consultation on the blacklisting of trade unionists because it is insufficiently robust; in this context calls for amendments to the draft regulations to recognise that compiling a blacklist of workers is an appalling practice and should be a...

That this House accepts expert evidence that pleural plaques represent a change to the anatomy of the sufferer evidenced by the abnormal scarring caused by the permanent physical penetration of asbestos fibres; believes the Law Lords ruling that physiological damage as well as anatomical damage is necessary for an injury to constitute actionable damage is clearly inconsistent with other areas of personal injury; notes that many sufferers of the condition would receive compensation if the scarring was on the outside of the body; and calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to restore the status quo ante to allay the strong sense of injustice felt by sufferers who have sustained asbestos exposure through their employers' negligence and have been unable to proceed with a court action since the Law Lords decision of October 2007.

That this House accepts expert evidence that pleural plaques represent a change to the anatomy of the sufferer evidenced by the abnormal scarring caused by the permanent physical penetration of asbestos fibres; believes the Law Lords ruling that physiological damage as well as anatomical damage is necessary for an injury...

That this House is most concerned that blacklisting of trade unionists is an activity that still continues and welcomes the publication of the report, Ruined Lives, prepared by Professor Keith Ewing for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians which was launched on 20 October 2009; and argues that the scope of the new regulations should be wider than outlawing blacklisting for trade union activities and that such an injustice should be a compensatable offence.

That this House is most concerned that blacklisting of trade unionists is an activity that still continues and welcomes the publication of the report, Ruined Lives, prepared by Professor Keith Ewing for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians which was launched on 20 October 2009; and argues that...

That this House accepts expert evidence that pleural plaques represent a change to the anatomy of the sufferer evidenced by the abnormal scarring caused by the permanent physical penetration of asbestos fibres; believes the Law Lords ruling that physiological damage as well as anatomical damage is necessary for an injury to constitute actionable damage is clearly inconsistent with other areas of personal injury; notes that many sufferers of the condition would receive compensation if the scarring was on the outside of the body; and calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to restore the status quo ante to allay the strong sense of injustice felt by sufferers who have sustained asbestos exposure through their employers' negligence and have been unable to proceed with a court action since the Law Lords decision of October 2007.

That this House accepts expert evidence that pleural plaques represent a change to the anatomy of the sufferer evidenced by the abnormal scarring caused by the permanent physical penetration of asbestos fibres; believes the Law Lords ruling that physiological damage as well as anatomical damage is necessary for an injury...

That this House applauds the work of the British Safety Council with 14 to 19 year olds in full-time education; and recognises its enormous effort over the last two years in helping 40,000 young people to gain an accredited health and safety qualification and in consequence raising their awareness of workplace dangers before they embark on work experience or their first job.

That this House applauds the work of the British Safety Council with 14 to 19 year olds in full-time education; and recognises its enormous effort over the last two years in helping 40,000 young people to gain an accredited health and safety qualification and in consequence raising their awareness of...

That this House is aware that asbestos victims around the country were affronted by the 2007 Law Lords' judgement that people suffering with pleural plaques should no longer be compensated; and notes that on 28 October 2009 there will be a combined Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, GMB Unite, Unison, TUC and Asbestos Groups' lobby of Parliament to urge the Secretary of State for Justice to restore the rights of victims to seek compensation in the courts.

That this House is aware that asbestos victims around the country were affronted by the 2007 Law Lords' judgement that people suffering with pleural plaques should no longer be compensated; and notes that on 28 October 2009 there will be a combined Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, GMB...

That this House is aware that asbestos victims around the country were affronted by the 2007 Law Lords' judgement that people suffering with pleural plaques should no longer be compensated and notes that on 28 October 2009 there will be a combined Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, Unite, Unison, TUC and Asbestos Groups' lobby of Parliament to urge the Secretary of State for Justice to restore the rights of victims to seek compensation in the courts.

That this House is aware that asbestos victims around the country were affronted by the 2007 Law Lords' judgement that people suffering with pleural plaques should no longer be compensated and notes that on 28 October 2009 there will be a combined Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, Unite,...

That this House congratulates the winners in the S75 postcode area in Barnsley, who won their share of ??250,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery Jumbo in summer 2009; notes that the People's Postcode Lottery has raised over ??2.2 million for charities in the north of England; further notes that funds raised by the organisation support a large number of local and regional charities involved in children's wellbeing, poverty relief, nature conservation, community development and missing people; further notes that the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have been major beneficiaries; and wishes the People's Postcode Lottery, its players and charity partners every success for the future.

That this House congratulates the winners in the S75 postcode area in Barnsley, who won their share of ??250,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery Jumbo in summer 2009; notes that the People's Postcode Lottery has raised over ??2.2 million for charities in the north of England; further notes that funds...

That this House is most concerned to learn that blacklisting of trade unionists is an activity that still continues and welcomes the publication of the report, Ruined Lives prepared by Professor Keith Ewing for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians and which will be launched on 20 October 2009; and argues that the scope of the new regulations should be wider than outlawing blacklisting for trade union activities and that injustice should be a compensatable offence.

That this House is most concerned to learn that blacklisting of trade unionists is an activity that still continues and welcomes the publication of the report, Ruined Lives prepared by Professor Keith Ewing for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians and which will be launched on 20 October...

That this House considers that the Donaghy report on the construction industry, entitled One Death is Too Many, sets out in its 28 recommendations the necessary structure required to improve health and safety; and calls on the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to accept and implement the report's recommendations as the basis for putting in place a durable health and safety architecture for the industry to drive down numbers of fatal accidents and serious injuries.

That this House considers that the Donaghy report on the construction industry, entitled One Death is Too Many, sets out in its 28 recommendations the necessary structure required to improve health and safety; and calls on the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to accept and implement the report's...

That this House congratulates Katrina London, Jason Addy and Paul Glanville who are cycling 1,200 miles from Glasgow to Southampton stopping at cities along the route to raise awareness and raise funds for the victims of mesothelioma cancer and other diseases caused by exposure to asbestos and to obtain support for the establishment of a National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases.

That this House congratulates Katrina London, Jason Addy and Paul Glanville who are cycling 1,200 miles from Glasgow to Southampton stopping at cities along the route to raise awareness and raise funds for the victims of mesothelioma cancer and other diseases caused by exposure to asbestos and to obtain support...

That this House pays tribute to the late Laurence Daly, former General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers between 1968 and 1984, who died aged 84 years on 23 May 2009; recognises that he was a supreme advocate for the miners and that his presentation of their wage claim before the Wilberforce Enquiry in the 1972 dispute won the day for them and earned him extensive respect across the trade union and labour movement; notes that he distinguished himself as a leader of the 1974 miners' strike with the then President of the Union, Joe Gormley, which resulted in the three-day working week and culminated in the 1974 general election that returned a Labour government to power; acknowledges that he was a gregarious man who missed the social life and camaraderie of the close Fife mining community from which he came; and calls for an appropriate acknowledgement for this remarkable son of the radical tradition.

That this House pays tribute to the late Laurence Daly, former General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers between 1968 and 1984, who died aged 84 years on 23 May 2009; recognises that he was a supreme advocate for the miners and that his presentation of their wage claim...

That this House welcomes the survey, As Safe as Houses, commissioned by UCATT and researched and written by Dr. Linda Waldman and Heather Williams; notes that the study has uncovered deficiencies in the management of asbestos in domestic dwellings; proposes the situation be improved and tenants and maintenance workers protected by extending the duty to manage asbestos to the internal part of the properties and all identified asbestos to be recorded in a register; recommends that all power tools carry a warning to remind users of the potential danger of asbestos and that apprenticeship training courses for construction workers contain modules on asbestos risks and protection procedures; and calls of the Health and Safety Executive to review its campaign to raise awareness of asbestos amongst maintenance workers to include some of the report's recommendations.

That this House welcomes the survey, As Safe as Houses, commissioned by UCATT and researched and written by Dr. Linda Waldman and Heather Williams; notes that the study has uncovered deficiencies in the management of asbestos in domestic dwellings; proposes the situation be improved and tenants and maintenance workers protected...

That this House welcomes the Government's acceptance of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council recommendations that osteoarthritis of the knee be declared an industrial disease for coal miners and payments under the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit scheme be made available shortly for those disabled by the condition; notes that certain firms of solicitors are seeking to make yet more money out of disabled miners by offering to assist them complete their application forms at a cost of ??300 when applications to the Department of Work and Pensions are cost-free; and believes that this activity combined with the likelihood that litigation will grind on for years at an enormous cost makes an overwhelming case for the introduction of a no-fault compensation scheme.

That this House welcomes the Government's acceptance of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council recommendations that osteoarthritis of the knee be declared an industrial disease for coal miners and payments under the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit scheme be made available shortly for those disabled by the condition; notes that certain firms...

That this House notes that Tuesday 28 April is International Workers' Memorial Day; joins in remembering those who died as a result of work; calls on the Government to take measures to reduce the death toll caused by work by increasing resources for the prevention of ill-health and injury in the workplace; and welcomes the Government's consultation on official recognition for Workers' Memorial Day.

That this House notes that Tuesday 28 April is International Workers' Memorial Day; joins in remembering those who died as a result of work; calls on the Government to take measures to reduce the death toll caused by work by increasing resources for the prevention of ill-health and injury in...

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's recent statement that an announcement will be made soon in relation to the Government's response to the consultation on pleural plaques and the proposed action that will deliver justice to sufferers; recognises that victims who suffer with the condition caused by negligent exposure to asbestos have waited long enough for justice; and believes that the announcement should include the principle of establishing liability following a documented diagnosis to provide the basis for a settlement should there be the development of a fatal asbestos disease.

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's recent statement that an announcement will be made soon in relation to the Government's response to the consultation on pleural plaques and the proposed action that will deliver justice to sufferers; recognises that victims who suffer with the condition caused by negligent exposure...

That this House welcomes the Daily Mirror Time Bomb Campaign and supports the paper's call for the reintroduction of compensation for the victims of pleural plaques, the establishment of a centre for asbestos-related diseases to find better treatments, the introduction of an employers' liability insurance bureau for victims who cannot trace their employer or their insurer, the publication of a register of all asbestos surveys carried out on public buildings and more resources for the Health and Safety Executive in order to meet its target for inspecting asbestos removal work.

That this House welcomes the Daily Mirror Time Bomb Campaign and supports the paper's call for the reintroduction of compensation for the victims of pleural plaques, the establishment of a centre for asbestos-related diseases to find better treatments, the introduction of an employers' liability insurance bureau for victims who cannot...

That this House is alarmed and concerned to learn from the Information Commissioner's report that the blacklisting of trade union members is widespread in the construction industry; condemns the major construction contractors who subscribed to the Consulting Association and also provided it with information about workers and employees; notes that many of the companies who donated to the Consulting Association are currently engaged on publicly-procured work projects worth billions of pounds; considers that there may be legal implications where for example an employee or worker believes they were dismissed because they were on the list and requests that the Information Commissioner gives a reasonable time for people to make the appropriate checks; and calls on the Government to enact immediately legislation to prohibit the compilation of a blacklist containing the details of workers and employees with a view to them being used by employers or employment agencies to discriminate in relation to employment and to make it a criminal offence for an employer to commission such information.

That this House is alarmed and concerned to learn from the Information Commissioner's report that the blacklisting of trade union members is widespread in the construction industry; condemns the major construction contractors who subscribed to the Consulting Association and also provided it with information about workers and employees; notes that...

That this House is concerned by the latest research showing the number of new cases of diabetes rose by 74 per cent. between 1997 and 2003 and is increasing at a faster rate in the UK than in North America; welcomes the Government's introduction of the Reduce Your Risk and the Change4Life campaigns which aim to reduce rising disease rates by encouraging people to live healthily by helping them to make significant and sustained choices to behaviours around diet and physical activity; and calls on the Government to work with Diabetes UK to tackle this increase and ensure that diabetes services are able to fully support all those living with the condition.

That this House is concerned by the latest research showing the number of new cases of diabetes rose by 74 per cent. between 1997 and 2003 and is increasing at a faster rate in the UK than in North America; welcomes the Government's introduction of the Reduce Your Risk and...