That this House deplores the cynical and hypocritical manner in which Her Majesty's Government has treated the city of Manchester since the devastation caused by the IRA bomb outrage; notes with concern that Her Majesty's Government's contribution towards the restoration, in financial terms, is so paltry as to be grossly insulting to the citizens of Manchester; and concludes that visits by Her Majesty's Government Ministers bringing words of sympathy accompanied by crocodile tears ring hollow and meaningless in the extreme unless Her Majesty's Government is prepared to honour its commitments and instead of slashing the Council's budget by ??7.3 million provides the necessary finance to restore the city of Manchester to its former glory.

That this House deplores the cynical and hypocritical manner in which Her Majesty's Government has treated the city of Manchester since the devastation caused by the IRA bomb outrage; notes with concern that Her Majesty's Government's contribution towards the restoration, in financial terms, is so paltry as to be grossly...

That this House, in the light of further allegations about the secret and suspect funding of the Conservative Party, calls upon the Prime Minister to abandon his opposition to a full investigation of the funding of political parties by the Commission chaired by Lord Nolan; rejects as inadequate any internal inquiry into the Tory Party funding conducted by the Chairman of the Tory Party as totally lacking in objectivity; and believes any failure to open the books, or to allow proper examination, will be inevitably seen as confirmation that the Conservative Party has something serious to hide.

That this House, in the light of further allegations about the secret and suspect funding of the Conservative Party, calls upon the Prime Minister to abandon his opposition to a full investigation of the funding of political parties by the Commission chaired by Lord Nolan; rejects as inadequate any internal...

That this House is deeply concerned at the damage currently being suffered by the fire services of Great Britain; fears that further budgetary cuts in brigades will result in the fire fighting and fire safety needs of their communities and their fire fighters not being met; deplores the decline in the Fire Service College which until recently had an international reputation for excellence and seeks Government action to restore its value and effectiveness for training Britain's fire officers to a high national standard; and asks the Government to remove the uncertainty under which the Fire Service labours, by announcing an early decision on the Report on Fire Safety Legislation and Enforcement which will confirm the primary role of the Fire Service in these matters.

That this House is deeply concerned at the damage currently being suffered by the fire services of Great Britain; fears that further budgetary cuts in brigades will result in the fire fighting and fire safety needs of their communities and their fire fighters not being met; deplores the decline in...

That this House deeply deplores the decision taken by the Conservative-controlled Wandsworth Borough Council to cut its funding to Age Concern Wandsworth; acknowledges that Age Concern Wandsworth is an organisation that is widely respected and trusted by local people, especially for the advice and information services that it has provided; understands that funding for this has now been stopped; notes the complete lack of consultation by the council with Age Concern and that no other organisation in the borough has the wish to take over these services; believes that as the London Borough of Wandsworth has one of the highest proportions of elderly or retired people in inner London, the forced ending of such services by Age Concern will deprive all the people of a specialised service that has been greatly used and appreciated; and calls on the Government to enter into discussions with the Leader of Wandsworth Borough Council with a view to reversing this deeply regrettable decision.

That this House deeply deplores the decision taken by the Conservative-controlled Wandsworth Borough Council to cut its funding to Age Concern Wandsworth; acknowledges that Age Concern Wandsworth is an organisation that is widely respected and trusted by local people, especially for the advice and information services that it has provided;...