That this House congratulates the people of the East End on their historic victory in establishing a memorial garden on the Hermitage site in Wapping to the memory of the civilian war dead; and pays tribute to the East End Advertiser, the campaign organisers and all those who have contributed to this momentous event.

That this House congratulates the people of the East End on their historic victory in establishing a memorial garden on the Hermitage site in Wapping to the memory of the civilian war dead; and pays tribute to the East End Advertiser, the campaign organisers and all those who have contributed...

That this House deplores the 5,000 extra deaths resulting from the cold weather this winter as reported by the Office of National Statistics, most of which are the direct result of the scandalously inadequate energy conservation in the United Kingdom housing stock revealed in the much delayed Energy Conservation Report of the 1991 English House Condition Survey; and calls on the Government to take urgent measures to improve this situation in order to avoid the annual unnecessary loss of life due to cold spells.

That this House deplores the 5,000 extra deaths resulting from the cold weather this winter as reported by the Office of National Statistics, most of which are the direct result of the scandalously inadequate energy conservation in the United Kingdom housing stock revealed in the much delayed Energy Conservation Report...

That this House deplores the fact that many immigrant wives whose immigration status depends upon their marriage are faced with detention and deportation if they leave their violent husbands in order to protect themselves and their children; and finds it unacceptable that Government policy is subjecting these women to further trauma and the additional punishment of deportation instead of treating the issue of protecting women and children from domestic violence with the seriousness it merits.

That this House deplores the fact that many immigrant wives whose immigration status depends upon their marriage are faced with detention and deportation if they leave their violent husbands in order to protect themselves and their children; and finds it unacceptable that Government policy is subjecting these women to further...

That this House deplores the fact that many immigrant wives who immigration status depends upon their marriage are faced with detention and deportation if they leave their violent husbands in order to protect themselves and their children; and finds it unacceptable that Government policy is subjecting these women to further trauma, and the additional punishment of deportation instead of treating the issue of protecting women and children from domestic violence with the seriousness it merits.

That this House deplores the fact that many immigrant wives who immigration status depends upon their marriage are faced with detention and deportation if they leave their violent husbands in order to protect themselves and their children; and finds it unacceptable that Government policy is subjecting these women to further...

That this House notes that, despite the fact that in about a quarter of new Child Support Agency cases the parent with care claims good cause for refusing to authorise the Agency to pressure the absent parent for maintenance, the Agency rejected 43 per cent. of those claims in the second quarter of 1995-96 and imposed a benefit penalty in 23 per cent. of these cases; notes nevertheless that the Government has increased the benefit penalty from 20 per cent of the income support personal allowance of the parent with care to 40 per cent for 156 weeks which can be extended, leaving a parent with one child ??60.14 a week on which to survive; and considers that this regulation will increase child poverty and render such families destitute and vulnerable to violence and should therefore be reversed.

That this House notes that, despite the fact that in about a quarter of new Child Support Agency cases the parent with care claims good cause for refusing to authorise the Agency to pressure the absent parent for maintenance, the Agency rejected 43 per cent. of those claims in the...

That this House believes strongly that 50 years after the end of the Second World War, it is high time that a memorial be built in East London to civilians who suffered continuous bombing, and who died in the blitz, and to dock workers who risked their lives to keep the London Docks open; and further believes that Hermitage Wharf, the last remaining suitableriverside site in Tower Hamlets, is an ideal location for a memorial park which would both enable the survivors and their descendants to enjoy the riverside, very little of which is accessible to East Enders, and would be a lasting memorial to the courage of the population of London.

That this House believes strongly that 50 years after the end of the Second World War, it is high time that a memorial be built in East London to civilians who suffered continuous bombing, and who died in the blitz, and to dock workers who risked their lives to keep...

That this House deplores the fact that people, whose homes have been damaged by the bomb at Surrey Quays and have been moved to new homes, are being charged ??40 by BT for reconnection and that the LEB will only reconnect people on the power key system, a payment system usually reserved for debtors, to which a stigma is attached and which is more expensive.

That this House deplores the fact that people, whose homes have been damaged by the bomb at Surrey Quays and have been moved to new homes, are being charged ??40 by BT for reconnection and that the LEB will only reconnect people on the power key system, a payment system...

That this House deplores the fact that charges to disabled an d elderly people for home support care vary widely throughout the country; and believes that a nation-wide standard should be set.

That this House deplores the fact that charges to disabled an d elderly people for home support care vary widely throughout the country; and believes that a nation-wide standard should be set.

That this House believes that, in view of the 1995 UN Human Development Report which estimates that unwaged and underwaged work is worth $16 trillion annually, $11 trillion of which is contributed by women and, in view of the decision by governments attending the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in September, to 'Measure, in quantitative terms, unremunerated work that is outside national accounts, and work to improve methods to assess its value, and accurately reflect its value in satellite or other official accounts that are separate from but consistent with core national accounts', the government, in accordance with its publicly stated commitments, should now implement this crucial United Nations decision as its first step towards the implementation of all decisions of the Beijing Platform for Action.

That this House believes that, in view of the 1995 UN Human Development Report which estimates that unwaged and underwaged work is worth $16 trillion annually, $11 trillion of which is contributed by women and, in view of the decision by governments attending the United Nations Fourth World Conference on...

That this House believes that the Government should conform to the practice used by most large organisations and institutions and pay December staff salaries before Christmas as payment on 31st December causes unnecessary hardship.

That this House believes that the Government should conform to the practice used by most large organisations and institutions and pay December staff salaries before Christmas as payment on 31st December causes unnecessary hardship.

That this House condemns the action of the Department of National Heritage in refusing permission for a rally in Trafalgar Square on Father's Day of a network of organisations from all over Britain which oppose the Child Support Act 1991, on the flimsy pretence that this event would be likely to attract a large number of people, especially with children; and believes this deplorable decision to be a denial of the democratic right of parents and an excuse which could be used to prevent the use of Trafalgar Square for any demonstration.

That this House condemns the action of the Department of National Heritage in refusing permission for a rally in Trafalgar Square on Father's Day of a network of organisations from all over Britain which oppose the Child Support Act 1991, on the flimsy pretence that this event would be likely...

That this House congratulates housing associations on their success in delivering quality and affordable homes to people who are in the greatest housing need in the 20 years since the introduction of the Housing Act 1974; notes with pleasure that the number of people who are housed by associations has risen from 200,000 in 1974 to a figure in excess of 1,200,000; further commends housing associations on their long-term commitment to building and sustaining healthy, balanced communities in partnership with local authorities; welcomes the achievement of housing associations since 1989 in raising substantial amounts of private finance to develop new housing; and therefore calls upon Her Majesty's Government to take every possible step to enable and support housing associations to continue to play their vital role as providers of affordable housing.

That this House congratulates housing associations on their success in delivering quality and affordable homes to people who are in the greatest housing need in the 20 years since the introduction of the Housing Act 1974; notes with pleasure that the number of people who are housed by associations has...

That this House notes that a recent survey by the Channel 4 television programme Dispatches showed that acquaintance rape is just as violent as stranger rape but that four months' monitoring of rape cases at the Old Bailey showed that convictions in cases of acquaintance rape were only one-third of those in an equal number of cases of stranger rape; and considers that the fault lies in current court procedures and, in particular, judges' discretion to allow the defence to attempt to discredit the complainant by intrusive questioning about the complainant's life style, dress or sexual history and the absence of independent legal representation for complainants.

That this House notes that a recent survey by the Channel 4 television programme Dispatches showed that acquaintance rape is just as violent as stranger rape but that four months' monitoring of rape cases at the Old Bailey showed that convictions in cases of acquaintance rape were only one-third of...

That this House congratulates the TUC on its initiative in organising the March Against Racism on 19th March from Spitalfields Market E1, to London Fields, Hackney; and condemns Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrat Council for refusing to allow the rally to take place in Victoria Park or Mile End Park in Tower Hamlets, particularly in view of the importance of giving support to those beleaguered sections of the local community who are the victims of the deplorable rise of racism and violent racial attacks.

That this House congratulates the TUC on its initiative in organising the March Against Racism on 19th March from Spitalfields Market E1, to London Fields, Hackney; and condemns Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrat Council for refusing to allow the rally to take place in Victoria Park or Mile End Park in...

That this House congratulates Andrew Campling on his initiative and work in forming the Dockland Singers in November 1992; notes the excellence of their recent performance of Handel's Messiah at Christchurch on the Isle of Dogs together with the Dockland Singers' Concertante Orchestra; and wishes to record the fact that despite recent derogatory publicity about the Isle of Dogs many good things are happening in this area thanks to the work of individuals like Andrew Campling and of community groups, many of whom are starved of funds.

That this House congratulates Andrew Campling on his initiative and work in forming the Dockland Singers in November 1992; notes the excellence of their recent performance of Handel's Messiah at Christchurch on the Isle of Dogs together with the Dockland Singers' Concertante Orchestra; and wishes to record the fact that...

That this House regards the Child Support Act 1991 as a failure, believes that its effect upon single mothers on income support and on second families is injurious, that many women on income support have been left worse off through loss of passported benefits and that single mothers have been intimidated to authorise the Agency to pursue fathers upon pain of losing benefit; and further believes that the imposition of new high bills on fathers of second families is grossly unfair and a serious poverty trap, that the overwhelming amount of money paid over to the Treasury instead of to families is grossly immoral and is in fact a secret tax; and therefore calls for the abolition of the Child Support Act and Agency and for a simpler replacement system to be instituted which will ensure that court maintenance orders are enforced and actually benefit women and their children.

That this House regards the Child Support Act 1991 as a failure, believes that its effect upon single mothers on income support and on second families is injurious, that many women on income support have been left worse off through loss of passported benefits and that single mothers have been...

That this House deplores the fact that there is already evidence of DSS intimidation of single mothers on income support to pressurise them to give the name, whereabouts and sometimes photographs, of the father of their child and that this becomes legal on 5th April via the Child Support Act 1991; considers this Act is the most draconian and Dickensian piece of social legislation for decades; notes that the recently issued Policy Guidelines on the Requirement to Co-operate will discourage many women from claiming their rightful benefit; notes that these guidelines, which require the revelation of the most intimate personal details, are likely in many cases to place women and children at considerable personal risk, but that the Department of Social Security takes no responsibility for any resulting injury or distress; notes that the guidelines repeatedly invalidate fearful situations as not normally cause for waiving the requirement to co-operate on grounds of harm and undue distress and that refusal to co-operate will incur a fine of ??8. 80 per week; and considers the main purpose of this malevolent Act is to reduce the number of families entitled to claim income support and consequent passported benefits.

That this House deplores the fact that there is already evidence of DSS intimidation of single mothers on income support to pressurise them to give the name, whereabouts and sometimes photographs, of the father of their child and that this becomes legal on 5th April via the Child Support Act...

That this House welcomes the announcement by British Telecom that they are to use new technology to trace obscene telephone callers; believes that the most effective deterrent will be successful prosecution of offenders; and welcomes the increase in the penalty for this offence from ??400 to ??1,000.

That this House welcomes the announcement by British Telecom that they are to use new technology to trace obscene telephone callers; believes that the most effective deterrent will be successful prosecution of offenders; and welcomes the increase in the penalty for this offence from ??400 to ??1,000.

That this House condemns the action of the management of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph in withdrawing union recognition from SOGAT upon its merger with the NGA to form the GPMU, Graphical, Paper and Media Union, despite the fact that the NUJ and GPMU chapels held a secret ballot of all Telegraph employees, union and non-union, a majority of whom voted for the right of unions to represent their members at the Telegraph and for a written health and safety agreement which the management has refused; and believes that the statutory right to belong to a trade union is meaningless unless that trade union can represent and bargain for its members and that employers as well as employees should be bound by the outcome of a properly conducted secret ballot.

That this House condemns the action of the management of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph in withdrawing union recognition from SOGAT upon its merger with the NGA to form the GPMU, Graphical, Paper and Media Union, despite the fact that the NUJ and GPMU chapels held a secret ballot of...

That this House calls for a Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry to be appointed immediately to examine the full costs and benefits of the 10 year period of the recently concluded Isle of Dogs Enterprise Zone, including the full cost of tax and capital allowances on building agreements signed before 26th April 1992 and to make public details of land transferred to developers by the London Docklands Development Company on the understanding that payment be deferred until the development shows a profit.

That this House calls for a Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry to be appointed immediately to examine the full costs and benefits of the 10 year period of the recently concluded Isle of Dogs Enterprise Zone, including the full cost of tax and capital allowances on building agreements signed before 26th...