That this House welcomes the Citizens Advice report, Geography of Advice - An Overview of the Challenges Facing the Community Legal Service; acknowledges that there are serious shortcomings in the civil legal aid system which result in a disproportionate lack of access to legal services for citizens on low incomes; recognises that vulnerable people living in legal advice deserts deserve greater access to justice; agrees that access to civil legal aid services is integral to building a fair and just society; recognises that there is great potential in the Community Legal Service to address this problem but that too often services are tarnished by unnecessary bureaucracy and constraints on their funding; and calls upon the Department for Constitutional Affairs urgently to act to improve and invest in the Community Legal Service to create a more equitable system of legal aid.

That this House welcomes the Citizens Advice report, Geography of Advice - An Overview of the Challenges Facing the Community Legal Service; acknowledges that there are serious shortcomings in the civil legal aid system which result in a disproportionate lack of access to legal services for citizens on low incomes;...

That this House urges all parties to reach an agreement as quickly as possible on the payment of compensation to mineworkers who worked in surface occupations at coal mines and suffer from chronic obstruction pulmonary disease as a consequence; and believes that there is clear medical evidence which demonstrates that certain surface occupations, such as working on the screens, led to exposure to injurious respirable dust.

That this House urges all parties to reach an agreement as quickly as possible on the payment of compensation to mineworkers who worked in surface occupations at coal mines and suffer from chronic obstruction pulmonary disease as a consequence; and believes that there is clear medical evidence which demonstrates that...

That this House welcomes the recent vote in the Hungarian referendum in favour of joining the European Union; notes that this vote follows the positive votes in Slovenia and Malta to join the EU; looks forward to similar yes votes in the other accession countries so that in 2004 the EU may be enlarged to 25 member states; and believes that such a union of people and nations can only enhance Europe's prospects of maintaining peace and increasing economic prosperity.

That this House welcomes the recent vote in the Hungarian referendum in favour of joining the European Union; notes that this vote follows the positive votes in Slovenia and Malta to join the EU; looks forward to similar yes votes in the other accession countries so that in 2004 the...

That this House notes that approximately three million people are victims of loan sharks; welcomes the recent statement by the Minister for Competition in response to the second report of the task force on tackling overindebtedness; and believes that careful consideration should be given to amending the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and introducing regulations so that firm controls are placed on non-status and other alternative lenders, such as weekly-collected credit companies, who deliberately target vulnerable people in some of our poorest communities.

That this House notes that approximately three million people are victims of loan sharks; welcomes the recent statement by the Minister for Competition in response to the second report of the task force on tackling overindebtedness; and believes that careful consideration should be given to amending the Consumer Credit Act...

That this House celebrates National Youth Work Week running from 29th October to 9th November; congratulates the National Youth Agency and its partners for selecting young people's community action as its theme for the week, highlighting that increasingly young people are realising they can have an impact on issues that affect them and their communities; welcomes the involvement of previous Philip Lawrence Award winners in the forthcoming Young Justice Board Conference; recognises that all around the country youth work organisations will be celebrating the role played by young people in their areas, or in campaigning groups, or participating in running their own organisations; acknowledges that youth work, with its informal education approach, is well-placed to encourage and support young people who want to participate in changing their communities; and congratulates the Government on its recognition of the vital role that youth work has in supporting young people's personal and social development.

That this House celebrates National Youth Work Week running from 29th October to 9th November; congratulates the National Youth Agency and its partners for selecting young people's community action as its theme for the week, highlighting that increasingly young people are realising they can have an impact on issues that...