That this House views with concern the pressure applied by Her Majesty's Government on non-departmental bodies and other grant-aided organisations to introduce so called performance related pay; notes that there is no evidence to suggest that performance related pay improves performance; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to desist from requiring non-departmental and grant-aided bodies from introducing performance related pay systems.

That this House views with concern the pressure applied by Her Majesty's Government on non-departmental bodies and other grant-aided organisations to introduce so called performance related pay; notes that there is no evidence to suggest that performance related pay improves performance; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to desist from...

That this House notes that, while there are many areas of low paid employment within the textile industry, the firm of Coats Viyella is one of the few where wage bargaining has taken wage levels well above those proposed by the Labour Party as a national minimum wage, i.e. ??3. 40 per hour; and expresses surprise, therefore, that Coats Viyella should claim that a national minimum wage would cost jobs, especially as a minimum wage provision has in no way deterred the company from operating in countries such as France where strong minimum wage legislation prevails.

That this House notes that, while there are many areas of low paid employment within the textile industry, the firm of Coats Viyella is one of the few where wage bargaining has taken wage levels well above those proposed by the Labour Party as a national minimum wage, i.e. ??3....

That this House is dismayed to learn that reductions have been implemented in the staff complement at London Zoo, and that there is now renewed uncertainty over staffing levels in the scientific, research, and conservation departments; and believes that this is particularly foolish in the light of proposals for the zoo to develop over time into a centre of educational and conservation excellence.

That this House is dismayed to learn that reductions have been implemented in the staff complement at London Zoo, and that there is now renewed uncertainty over staffing levels in the scientific, research, and conservation departments; and believes that this is particularly foolish in the light of proposals for the...

That this House calls attention to the 29 medical record workers sacked by Oldham Health Authority; notes that they have now been out of work for four months without any real progress by management to resolve the situation; and calls upon all parties to get together round the negotiating table with a view to settling the dispute and getting all those sacked back to work on acceptable terms and conditions.

That this House calls attention to the 29 medical record workers sacked by Oldham Health Authority; notes that they have now been out of work for four months without any real progress by management to resolve the situation; and calls upon all parties to get together round the negotiating table...

That this House warmly welcomes the resolution passed on 26th May 1991 by the North Atlantic Assembly, the political wing of NATO, proposed by its President, Congressman Charles Rose (USA), which recognised that the nations of the Middle East have imported more than ??200 billion in conventional arms, mostly provided by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and which urged the governments of the United States, France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China and other major arms supplier nations to act jointly to sharply curtail the transfer of conventional arms and of technologies related to the production of unconventional arms such as ballistic missiles, chemical weapons, biological weapons, and nuclear weapons, and technologies necessary to produce or assemble such weapons; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to respond quickly and positively to the call by the North Atlantic Assembly to take part in a conference with the purpose of establishing such an arms suppliers regime, believing that the uncontrolled proliferation of such weapons constitutes a debilitating diversion of the resources badly needed for development and peace.

That this House warmly welcomes the resolution passed on 26th May 1991 by the North Atlantic Assembly, the political wing of NATO, proposed by its President, Congressman Charles Rose (USA), which recognised that the nations of the Middle East have imported more than ??200 billion in conventional arms, mostly provided...

That, with the announcement by Mr Speaker of his intention to retire from his office at the time of the General Election, this House takes the opportunity presented by the election of a new Speaker to bring the dress of the Speaker in the Chair into line with the modern practices and procedures now adopted by the House, particularly bearing in mind the fact that the House is now televised on a permanent basis, that consideration is being given to the possibility of the House electing its first woman Speaker and that the present dress while historic and decorative does not add in any way to the authority of the Chair.

That, with the announcement by Mr Speaker of his intention to retire from his office at the time of the General Election, this House takes the opportunity presented by the election of a new Speaker to bring the dress of the Speaker in the Chair into line with the modern...