That this House is sad that the 'Land Girls', whose efforts helped to save the nation from starvation between 1940 and 1945, have never received official recognition either by medals or gratuities, even though their counterparts in Australia have recently received honours; notes furthermore, that in the foreword to Nicola Tyrer's book 'They Fought in the Fields', Her Majesty the Queen Mother says 'no matter the weather, in snow, rain, wind or sun, women all over the country worked tirelessly... their inspiring efforts earned our gratitude'; believes that this clearly highlights the injustice; and consequently calls upon the Prime Minister to remedy this unjust situation.

That this House is sad that the 'Land Girls', whose efforts helped to save the nation from starvation between 1940 and 1945, have never received official recognition either by medals or gratuities, even though their counterparts in Australia have recently received honours; notes furthermore, that in the foreword to Nicola...

That this House congratulates the American National Security Agency for releasing the first batch of Venona decrypts of Soviet cipher traffic; and calls upon GCHQ to follow the NSA's example by declassifying this historic material and making it available to the Public Records Office. (Relevant registered interest declared).

That this House congratulates the American National Security Agency for releasing the first batch of Venona decrypts of Soviet cipher traffic; and calls upon GCHQ to follow the NSA's example by declassifying this historic material and making it available to the Public Records Office. (Relevant registered interest declared).

That this House congratulates all those who contributed to the Allied victory in 1945 through their work at Bletchley Park; and acknowledge the efforts of the Bletchley Park Trust to save the mansion and grounds as a permanent memorial.

That this House congratulates all those who contributed to the Allied victory in 1945 through their work at Bletchley Park; and acknowledge the efforts of the Bletchley Park Trust to save the mansion and grounds as a permanent memorial.

That this House congratulates Sir John Cuckney on his achievement in restoring the assets of the Maxwell pension funds to their rightful owners.

That this House congratulates Sir John Cuckney on his achievement in restoring the assets of the Maxwell pension funds to their rightful owners.

That this House applauds all former members of hostile intelligence agencies opting to disclose the identities of agents of influence who operated under their control during the Cold War; notes that a former British intelligence officer, Mr Brian Crozier, has reported that a senior KGB defector in London has named certain individuals as having been 'confidential contacts' of the Soviet Embassy in London; and urges Mr Yuri Shvets to reveal the true identity of the British journalist he ran while working for the KGB under diplomatic cover at the Soviet Embassy in Washington DC. (Relevant registered interest declared).

That this House applauds all former members of hostile intelligence agencies opting to disclose the identities of agents of influence who operated under their control during the Cold War; notes that a former British intelligence officer, Mr Brian Crozier, has reported that a senior KGB defector in London has named...

That this House, recognising the unique contribution made by Allied personnel based at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, calls upon the Department of the Environment and the Department of National Heritage to ensure that the mansion, huts and grounds are preserved intact, to co-operate with the Bletchley Park Trust to prevent demolition of an historical site and to help the Trust establish a permanent museum dedicated to the unsung war-winning achievements of BP's cryptographers.

That this House, recognising the unique contribution made by Allied personnel based at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, calls upon the Department of the Environment and the Department of National Heritage to ensure that the mansion, huts and grounds are preserved intact, to co-operate with the Bletchley Park...

That this House notes that the culture of criminality at Mirror Group Newspapers continues; expresses concern that much of the computer software used by the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror was illicit; welcomes the news that a substantial sum has been paid by MGN plc to the programme manufacturers in compensation; and urges MGN directors to consider resignation in recognition of the mismanagement perpetuated under Robert Maxwell and his successor.

That this House notes that the culture of criminality at Mirror Group Newspapers continues; expresses concern that much of the computer software used by the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror was illicit; welcomes the news that a substantial sum has been paid by MGN plc to the programme manufacturers in...

That this House notes that the Daily Mirror and the Daily Record have over the years played a vitally important campaigning and news role as the only left of centre daily newspapers in the United Kingdom; further notes the need in a free society for balance in the news media; expresses its solidarity with the journalists, editorial and production staff; and also pledges full support for their current attempt to secure the papers' future by means of a management buyout.

That this House notes that the Daily Mirror and the Daily Record have over the years played a vitally important campaigning and news role as the only left of centre daily newspapers in the United Kingdom; further notes the need in a free society for balance in the news media;...

That this House welcomes the spirited declaration by journalists and other staff on the Daily Mirror and its sister papers that any potential buyer must respect the papers' political and social stance, including support for the Labour party; notes that the radical and campaigning journalism of these titles is a counter to the pro-Conservative bias of most of the rest of the Press; insists that any future owner honours all trade union agreements and the independence of editors from proprietorial interference; and calls upon readers of these titles to help to ensure that this declaration is honoured in full.

That this House welcomes the spirited declaration by journalists and other staff on the Daily Mirror and its sister papers that any potential buyer must respect the papers' political and social stance, including support for the Labour party; notes that the radical and campaigning journalism of these titles is a...

That this House notes that on 27th October 1991 the editor of the Sunday Mirror Bridget Rowe, published an article written by the honourable Member for Linlithgow under the headline 'The Truth, Nailing the Lies, Independent Opinion' in which it was alleged that the honourable Member for Torbay had abused Parliamentary privilege by making statements in the Commons that he was not prepared to repeat outside the chamber for fear of libel proceedings and specifically that he identified the honourable Member for Torbay by name and stated 'morally, if not legally, Parliamentary privilege should not be used to make assertions which cannot be substantiated'; notes that at the time the article was published in the Sunday Mirror its editor, Bridget Rowe, knew that Mirror Group newspapers had already issued and served a libel writ on the honourable Member for Torbay detailing two separate occasions on which he had repeated the statements complained of in the article; recognises that the Sunday Mirror failed in its duty to its contributor when it failed to inform the honourable Member for Linlithgow that his article was wholly misconceived; expresses concern that the editor of the Sunday Mirror has failed to reply to a letter of complaint; and condemns the Sunday Mirror for waging a campaign of vilification against one honourable Member and deliberately misleading another.

That this House notes that on 27th October 1991 the editor of the Sunday Mirror Bridget Rowe, published an article written by the honourable Member for Linlithgow under the headline 'The Truth, Nailing the Lies, Independent Opinion' in which it was alleged that the honourable Member for Torbay had abused...

That this House notes that the Political Correspondent of the Daily Mirror, Mr Alastair Campbell, contributed to an editorial in the Daily Mirror published on 23rd October 1991 in which it was alleged that the honourable Member for Torbay had abused parliamentary privilege and sought to 'exploit parliamentary privilege' by raising an issue in the chamber in which he had an interest; specifically that he shares a literary agent with the American author Mr Seymour Hersh; expresses concern that despite being given the proof that this allegation is wholly untrue, and being presented with the opportunity to apologise and withdraw the charge, neither Mr Alistair Campbell nor his editor, Mr Richard Stott, have chosen to do so; and urges the Daily Mirror's editorial staff to accept its responsibilities, reply to the letters of complaint it has so far ignored and print the necessary retraction without further procrastination.

That this House notes that the Political Correspondent of the Daily Mirror, Mr Alastair Campbell, contributed to an editorial in the Daily Mirror published on 23rd October 1991 in which it was alleged that the honourable Member for Torbay had abused parliamentary privilege and sought to 'exploit parliamentary privilege' by...

That this House notes Mirror Group Newspapers have commenced proceedings in the High Court against an honourable Member of this House because he called for an investigation into specific allegations of arms dealing and illicit intelligence activity; expresses concern that despite the purported enthusiasm to bring this matter before a court, as claimed by Daily Mirror leader writers, solicitors acting for Mirror Group applied in vain to a judge in chambers to delay the litigation; urges Mirror Group newspapers to make public the conclusions of the internal inquiry which recommended the dismissal of Mr Nicholas Davies, formerly Foreign Editor of the Daily Mirror; and calls for a full police investigation of all aspects of Mirrorgate.

That this House notes Mirror Group Newspapers have commenced proceedings in the High Court against an honourable Member of this House because he called for an investigation into specific allegations of arms dealing and illicit intelligence activity; expresses concern that despite the purported enthusiasm to bring this matter before a...

That this House expresses concern at the disclosure in Seymour Hersh's The Samson Option, published by Messrs Faber & Faber, that the Daily Mirror and its proprietor, Mr Robert Maxwell, have maintained a close relationship with the Israeli Intelligence Service, Mossad, and specifically, that in 1983 the Foreign Editor of the Daily Mirror, Mr Nicholas Davies, entered into a business partnership with an Israeli citizen, Mr Ari Ben-Menashe, and based a company incorporated as Ora Limited at 41 Becmead Avenue, London S.E.15, and 1 Trafalgar Avenue, London S.W.16, that the company negotiated the sale of 4,000 TOW anti-tank missiles to Iran in contravention of the United Nations arms embargo then in force in 1987 and allegedly conspired in September 1986 to supply information regarding the whereabouts in London of Mr Mordechai Vanunu to the Israeli Embassy; calls on the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to initiate inquiries to establish whether the United Nations embargo on the export of weapons to the belligerents was breached; and calls on the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to suspend the access to confidential Foreign and Commonwealth Office briefings of Mirror Group personnel until an investigation by the appropriate authorities has been completed.

That this House expresses concern at the disclosure in Seymour Hersh's The Samson Option, published by Messrs Faber & Faber, that the Daily Mirror and its proprietor, Mr Robert Maxwell, have maintained a close relationship with the Israeli Intelligence Service, Mossad, and specifically, that in 1983 the Foreign Editor of...

That this House notes that Torquay United Association Football Club attracts over 2,200 spectators to every home match and their recent fixture with Southend United was brought forward at the request of the police to avoid any clash with the Young Conservatives Annual Conference in Torbay, and that less than 1,500 people attended the conference at the expense of over 2,200 local people who were denied their Saturday afternoon's entertainment; further notes that Torquay United Association Football Club have to compensate ratepayers for the costs of policing their ground on match days; and therefore calls upon the Conservative Party to compensate in full the residents of Torbay who will have to pay for the substantial costs of policing the Young Conservative Conference.

That this House notes that Torquay United Association Football Club attracts over 2,200 spectators to every home match and their recent fixture with Southend United was brought forward at the request of the police to avoid any clash with the Young Conservatives Annual Conference in Torbay, and that less than...