That this House takes note that the text of the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames Guidance Note for Schools, Sex Education Policy and Guidelines, January 1997, which is 27 pages long and contains well over 8,000 words, has relatively long descriptions of many other aspects of sex education but makes no mention whatever of marriage as an ideal or of the emotion of love within marriage, the only two references to marriage being marriage as 'a ritual' and that 'celibate' "technically means unmarried"; and regrets that any local education authority should make no attempt to imbue pupils in local schools with the ideal of marriage.

That this House takes note that the text of the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames Guidance Note for Schools, Sex Education Policy and Guidelines, January 1997, which is 27 pages long and contains well over 8,000 words, has relatively long descriptions of many other aspects of sex education but makes no...

That this House continues to honour, respect and cherish the name of Mahatma Gandhi; takes note that in a will made in 1940 the Mahatma left all his property and the copyright to all his writings, published or unpublished, to the Navajivan Trust, which he had set up in 1929, with absolute rights vested in the Trust, the will being duly probated after his assassination in 1948; that Mr Kalyanam, an employee in 1948 in the office of the Mahatma, offered some of his papers for sale by Sotheby's who commendably refused to put them on sale; that the papers are now advertised for sale by auction by Phillips on 14th November, which would cause a sense of outrage in India; and calls upon Phillips forthwith to withdraw these papers from sale and to take steps to ensure the safe return of these objects as soon as may be to their rightful owners, the Navajivan Trust in India.

That this House continues to honour, respect and cherish the name of Mahatma Gandhi; takes note that in a will made in 1940 the Mahatma left all his property and the copyright to all his writings, published or unpublished, to the Navajivan Trust, which he had set up in 1929,...

That this House expresses its horror at the destruction in Charar-i-Sharif in Kashmir of the shrine to Sheikh Nooruddin Wali, the most revered religious figure for Kashmiris; and sends its expression of deep regret to all Kashmiris at the loss of their 15th century shrine.

That this House expresses its horror at the destruction in Charar-i-Sharif in Kashmir of the shrine to Sheikh Nooruddin Wali, the most revered religious figure for Kashmiris; and sends its expression of deep regret to all Kashmiris at the loss of their 15th century shrine.

That this House is concerned about the concentration of media ownership in Britain in the hands of foreign companies; believes in the need to update media ownership controls whilst ensuring continuing diversity of ownership; notes the management control exercised by News International over British Sky Broadcasting, as well as its ownership of over a third of the British national press; notes also the intention of a consortium led by British Sky Broadcasting to bid for the Channel 5 licence; notes that BSkyB is planning to provide the Chief Executive for the consortium and the value which would accrue to BSkyB from cross-promotion with a terrestrial channel; recognises the undesirability of BSkyB, already the commercial broadcaster with the biggest revenue in Britain, having management involvement in Channel 5; calls upon the Independent Television Commission to give due weight to the quality of programme plans in applications for the Channel 5 licence; and draws attention to the undesirability of news being provided by an organisation controlled by the United Kingdom's biggest press owner and to the desirability of maintaining diversity in the ownership of the British media.

That this House is concerned about the concentration of media ownership in Britain in the hands of foreign companies; believes in the need to update media ownership controls whilst ensuring continuing diversity of ownership; notes the management control exercised by News International over British Sky Broadcasting, as well as its...

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narasimha Rao to the United Kingdom; salutes the cherished and excellent relations between the two countries; and wishes him a most happy and successful visit.

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narasimha Rao to the United Kingdom; salutes the cherished and excellent relations between the two countries; and wishes him a most happy and successful visit.

That this House takes note that a planning application has been sumitted to Richmond upon Thames Borough Council for at least four car parking spaces on open land at Garrick Estate, Hogarth Way, Hampton, Middlesex, with a statement that these are required for residents of the houseboat 'Astoria' moored in the River Thames nearby, that there is only one resident, a caretaker, in the 'Astoria', that the 'Astoria' is used normally for commercial purposes as a recording studio by the Pink Floyd group, that the Richmond upon Thames Council has so far been reluctant to comply with the requests of objectors to check the claim of the applicant that the parking spaces are for residential use; and, in the light of the statutory duty upon local authorities to consider all material planning aspects, requests the Secretary of State for the Environment to ask the Richmond upon Thames Borough Council to ascertain the facts as to the residential use over a reasonable period of time, before any planning decision is taken.

That this House takes note that a planning application has been sumitted to Richmond upon Thames Borough Council for at least four car parking spaces on open land at Garrick Estate, Hogarth Way, Hampton, Middlesex, with a statement that these are required for residents of the houseboat 'Astoria' moored in...

That this House warmly congratulates the Prime Minister on the success of his recent visit to India as the first British Guest of Honour at Indian Republic Day since independence; welcomes the fact that Indo-British relations are now the best they have ever been; cherishes the common ties of language, Commonwealth and parliamentary democracy; and in particular congratulates the Prime Minister on leading to India a group of prominent industrialists, which will result in the promotion of development in India and in increased employment and incomes in the United Kingdom.

That this House warmly congratulates the Prime Minister on the success of his recent visit to India as the first British Guest of Honour at Indian Republic Day since independence; welcomes the fact that Indo-British relations are now the best they have ever been; cherishes the common ties of language,...

That this House reaffirms the solidarity of the people of Great Britain with the people of India in the common cause of peace, democracy and development; appreciates the magnitude and complexity of the problems of the sub-continent; acclaims the people of India for their steadfast commitment to the ideals on which the Republic of India is founded; expresses its confidence in the future of the world's largest democracy; and welcomes India's new and distinguished High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr L M Singhvi; and looks forward to working with him.

That this House reaffirms the solidarity of the people of Great Britain with the people of India in the common cause of peace, democracy and development; appreciates the magnitude and complexity of the problems of the sub-continent; acclaims the people of India for their steadfast commitment to the ideals on...

That this House condemns the atrocities being committed by members of the Indian Army against Kashmiri citizens in their country; calls upon the Indian Government to instruct all members of its armed forces personnel to undertake whatever action is necessary to cease immediately all such human rights violations against the people of Kashmir; and further calls on Her Majesty's Government as a matter of urgency to use its influence as a leading member of the United Nations to instigate an immediate investigation into these horrific happenings.

That this House condemns the atrocities being committed by members of the Indian Army against Kashmiri citizens in their country; calls upon the Indian Government to instruct all members of its armed forces personnel to undertake whatever action is necessary to cease immediately all such human rights violations against the...

That this House believes that it is now time for the implementation of the 1948 United Nations Resolution 726 to give the people of Kashmir the right to determine their own future in order to bring to an end continuing unrest and allegations of human rights violations in this region, thereby restoring peace and dignity to both the Indian and Pakistani people.

That this House believes that it is now time for the implementation of the 1948 United Nations Resolution 726 to give the people of Kashmir the right to determine their own future in order to bring to an end continuing unrest and allegations of human rights violations in this region,...

That this House remembers that six years ago on 2nd-3rd December 1984, a cloud of highly toxic methyl isocyanate escaped from the Union Carbide Corporation plant in Bhopal, India, killing up to 3,700 people and injuring over 300,000; notes that: (a) recent medical evidence indicates that the people of Bhopal are increasingly suffering long-term ill-effects, and that methyl isocyanate is carcinogenic and mutagenic, (b) in accordance with internationally recognised legal standards, Union Carbide Corporation has a responsibility to pay adequate compensation to the families of those who suffered injury, death, or economic loss, (c) since then Union Carbide Corporation has been primarily concerned with minimising its accountability, (d) the February 1989 settlement of $470 million between Union Carbide Corporation and the former Indian Government has been rejected by the people of Bhopal and the V. P. Singh government as inadequate, and (e) according to a scientific report by the US National Toxic Campaign, Union Carbide Corporation continues to be a major discharger of toxic substances into the environment, and a major generator of hazardous waste; therefore supports the Indian Government's attempt to overturn the settlement so that all the issues of liability can be decided in an open court, or that Union Carbide Corporation be forced to pay more adequate compensation; and expresses amazement and concern that, in light of the Bhopal disaster, the company's conduct over the last six years and its continuing violation of environmental regulations, Union Carbide Corporation will be presenting a paper at a London conference on 14th November entitled Corporate Responsibility and How to Sustain Environmental Excellence.

That this House remembers that six years ago on 2nd-3rd December 1984, a cloud of highly toxic methyl isocyanate escaped from the Union Carbide Corporation plant in Bhopal, India, killing up to 3,700 people and injuring over 300,000; notes that: (a) recent medical evidence indicates that the people of Bhopal...

That this House warmly congratulates the Minister for the Arts on the excellent arrangements for the organisation of funding announced on 13th March 1990.

That this House warmly congratulates the Minister for the Arts on the excellent arrangements for the organisation of funding announced on 13th March 1990.

That this House warmly welcomes the launching of the Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund; congratulates the Government, the Wolfson Foundation and Wolfson Foundation and Wolfson Family Charitable Trust on this joint initiative which will provide an initial ??12 million over three years for priority work for museum projects; and further applauds the Minister for the Arts on this major step forward following his unprecedented ??180 million three-year building and maintenance programme for museums and galleries, announced in the arts budget in November.

That this House warmly welcomes the launching of the Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund; congratulates the Government, the Wolfson Foundation and Wolfson Foundation and Wolfson Family Charitable Trust on this joint initiative which will provide an initial ??12 million over three years for priority work for museum projects; and further...

That this House deplores the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Powell v. Rayner which denies hundreds of thousands of people living near Heathrow, Gatwick and other airports who suffer from airport noise, the right to sue for nuisance, so that they have no legal remedy; takes note that the Conservative Government has a better record on aircraft noise than any other, having refused planning permission for a fifth terminal at Heathrow, stopped the Heathrow-Gatwick helicopter link and curtailed the number of night flights; but urges further action to speed the introduction of quieter engines and a complete ban on night flights.

That this House deplores the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Powell v. Rayner which denies hundreds of thousands of people living near Heathrow, Gatwick and other airports who suffer from airport noise, the right to sue for nuisance, so that they have no...

That this House congratulates UNESCO's Director-General Dr Federico Mayor for securing the acceptance by the organisation's General Conference of a reformed constructive policy, programme, management strategy and development plan which are more focussed, practical and appropriate than before and which are consistent with UNESCO's constitutional responsibilities; further congratulates him for acting successfully to address the problems of politicization, poor management, excessive budgetary growth, and the contentious issue of the freedom of the Press, information and communication; believes that these moves towards the creation of a more efficient organisation with an inventive and more clearly defined programme, with which the United Kingdom could feel more at home, should enable Her Majesty's Government to declare, at the earliest date possible, its intention to secure the United Kingdom's resumed membership of UNESCO.

That this House congratulates UNESCO's Director-General Dr Federico Mayor for securing the acceptance by the organisation's General Conference of a reformed constructive policy, programme, management strategy and development plan which are more focussed, practical and appropriate than before and which are consistent with UNESCO's constitutional responsibilities; further congratulates him for...

That this House condemns the Conservative-controlled Westminster City Council for reducing its grants to the English National Opera and the English National Ballet as well as for offering only standstill grants to the ICA and the Photographer's Gallery; and calls on Westminster City Council to behave responsibly and accept that a great Capital City like London must pour more money into culture and the arts if it is to retain the respect of the rest of the civilised world.

That this House condemns the Conservative-controlled Westminster City Council for reducing its grants to the English National Opera and the English National Ballet as well as for offering only standstill grants to the ICA and the Photographer's Gallery; and calls on Westminster City Council to behave responsibly and accept that...