That this House notes that it is currently permissible for meat and other products to be produced overseas, imported into the United Kingdom and processed and then labelled as British; notes actual British meat to be of a very high standard, and that British animal welfare standards are some of the best in the world; regrets that those purchasing meat may be misled by incorrect labelling into purchasing an inferior product; calls upon the Government to close this loophole; and further calls upon supermarkets and other retailers to exceed the prescriptions of law by ensuring that only that produce that has been produced in the United Kingdom is labelled as British.

That this House notes that it is currently permissible for meat and other products to be produced overseas, imported into the United Kingdom and processed and then labelled as British; notes actual British meat to be of a very high standard, and that British animal welfare standards are some of...

That this House celebrates the work and successes of the Cumbria-based charity Books 4 Tanzania; is proud of their work in increasing literacy levels and education in villages in rural Tanzania; and wishes Books 4 Tanzania continued success for years to come.

That this House celebrates the work and successes of the Cumbria-based charity Books 4 Tanzania; is proud of their work in increasing literacy levels and education in villages in rural Tanzania; and wishes Books 4 Tanzania continued success for years to come.

That this House is concerned that, in comparison to their American counterparts, British victims of the arthritis drug Vioxx have not had access to compensation; recognises that Vioxx has ruined the lives of hundreds of British citizens through increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke; calls for money to be made available to mount a legal challenge against the makers of Vioxx, Merck and Co; celebrates that Merck and Co have agreed to settle 95 per cent. of outstanding Vioxx claims in the US; and calls upon Merck and Co to offer a compensation package to victims of the drug in the UK.

That this House is concerned that, in comparison to their American counterparts, British victims of the arthritis drug Vioxx have not had access to compensation; recognises that Vioxx has ruined the lives of hundreds of British citizens through increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke; calls for money to...

That this House expresses grave concern at the arrest of Imran Khan, the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party; condemns the decision of President Musharraf to impose a state of emergency; and urges the President to lift all restrictions on freedom and opposition parties and to restore the constitution and hold democratic elections as soon as possible.

That this House expresses grave concern at the arrest of Imran Khan, the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party; condemns the decision of President Musharraf to impose a state of emergency; and urges the President to lift all restrictions on freedom and...

That this House believes the Government's plan to close large parts of the Post Office network are misguided and will be detrimental to thousands of communities up and down the country; and calls for a moratorium on plans to close up to 2,500 branches to allow time for the Sustainable Communities Bill to come into force which will enable local communities to make decisions based on local factors rather than having the decisions of central government foisted upon them.

That this House believes the Government's plan to close large parts of the Post Office network are misguided and will be detrimental to thousands of communities up and down the country; and calls for a moratorium on plans to close up to 2,500 branches to allow time for the Sustainable...

That this House notes with concern the proposal from ITV to cease transmitting Border Television and replace it with programming from Tyne-Tees based in Gateshead; notes that the economy in Cumbria could suffer a loss of ??8.7m in gross value added (GVA) by 2010 if the proposed cuts go ahead and 88 jobs are lost from the Carlisle-based news service and that the GVA impact in the county could climb to ??10.7m by 2015 and ??13.1m by 2020; and urges ITV to reconsider the proposal.

That this House notes with concern the proposal from ITV to cease transmitting Border Television and replace it with programming from Tyne-Tees based in Gateshead; notes that the economy in Cumbria could suffer a loss of ??8.7m in gross value added (GVA) by 2010 if the proposed cuts go ahead...

That this House believes that the Government's plans to close large parts of the Post Office network are misguided and will be detrimental to thousands of communities up and down the country; and calls for a moratorium on plans to close up to 2,500 branches to allow time for the Sustainable Communities Bill to come into force, which will enable local communities to make decisions based on local factors rather than having the decisions of central government foisted upon them.

That this House believes that the Government's plans to close large parts of the Post Office network are misguided and will be detrimental to thousands of communities up and down the country; and calls for a moratorium on plans to close up to 2,500 branches to allow time for the...

That this House believes that in order to be effective and valid, local government structures should reflect the communities that they serve and have the confidence of local residents; and therefore calls upon the Government to reject bids for unitary status where there is clear evidence of strong public opposition to those bids.

That this House believes that in order to be effective and valid, local government structures should reflect the communities that they serve and have the confidence of local residents; and therefore calls upon the Government to reject bids for unitary status where there is clear evidence of strong public opposition...

That this House commends the work of ORBIS, which since 1982 has treated over 4.4 million people, conducted over 900 training programmes in 85 countries and transferred essential sight-saving skills to more than 100,000 doctors, nurses and other eye care professionals, which makes a significant contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, which range from halving extreme poverty to providing universal primary education by 2015; notes that research demonstrates the links between visual impairment and economic factors such as the inability to secure employment, access to healthcare, school attendance, poverty, hunger, and mortality rates for children under five; notes with regret that up to 60 per cent. of children in developing countries die within two years of becoming blind despite the fact that 75 per cent. of blindness is avoidable; calls on the Government to support eyecare in developing countries and to push accessible quality eyecare up national health agendas in developing countries, where 90 per cent. of the world's blind people live; and further urges the Government to review the proposed reduction of annual gift aid claims, which would result in an annual loss of income to ORBIS of approximately ??28,400, a sum that would save more than 15,500 Ethiopian villagers from blinding trachoma through the distribution of Zithromax, an antibiotic, which, if taken once a year for three years, guards against re-infection for life.

That this House commends the work of ORBIS, which since 1982 has treated over 4.4 million people, conducted over 900 training programmes in 85 countries and transferred essential sight-saving skills to more than 100,000 doctors, nurses and other eye care professionals, which makes a significant contribution to the achievement of...

That this House notes that 17th July is the ninth anniversary of the international community's historic adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); welcomes the progress made by the Court including the recent issuing of two arrest warrants against government minister Ahmad Harun and Janjawid leader Ali Kushayb, suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur, Sudan, including murder, rape and torture; is dismayed that the Sudanese authorities have refused so far to allow them to be tried by the ICC; and urges the UK and its international partners to take action to ensure that the remit of the ICC cannot be circumvented and that persons accused of the worst human rights violations are brought to justice.

That this House notes that 17th July is the ninth anniversary of the international community's historic adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); welcomes the progress made by the Court including the recent issuing of two arrest warrants against government minister Ahmad Harun and Janjawid leader...

That this House welcomes National Parks Week, which runs from 30th July to 5th August and aims to remind people of Britain's 14 national parks, which already attract around 150 million visitors every year, bringing vital sources of income to many local economies; and furthermore supports the introduction, as is already the case in national parks in Scotland, of direct elections to national park authorities in England and Wales, in order to make national parks and their members accountable to local residents and to ensure that national parks are more mindful of the needs of local communities.

That this House welcomes National Parks Week, which runs from 30th July to 5th August and aims to remind people of Britain's 14 national parks, which already attract around 150 million visitors every year, bringing vital sources of income to many local economies; and furthermore supports the introduction, as is...

That this House welcomes `Open Farm Sunday' whereby eight farms in Cumbria will open their gates to people from as many different backgrounds as possible in order to give people an appreciation of the work of farmers in maintaining the countryside and producing safe, locally grown goods.

That this House welcomes `Open Farm Sunday' whereby eight farms in Cumbria will open their gates to people from as many different backgrounds as possible in order to give people an appreciation of the work of farmers in maintaining the countryside and producing safe, locally grown goods.

That this House welcomes the Help the Aged initiative My Home Life, which is seeking to forge a partnership to work together to improve the quality of life for older people in care homes; believes that it is vital that all stakeholders are brought together to celebrate and build upon good practice; and calls on the Government to take note of the recommendations of the My Home Life report in drawing up new minimum standards for care homes.

That this House welcomes the Help the Aged initiative My Home Life, which is seeking to forge a partnership to work together to improve the quality of life for older people in care homes; believes that it is vital that all stakeholders are brought together to celebrate and build upon...

That this House recognises the need for standards to be set regarding the manufacture of biofuels to restrict levels of deforestation and destruction of valuable wildlife habitats; further recognises that the objective for biofuels is to reduce overall greenhouse emissions, a process which would be hampered by the significant destruction of rainforests; notes that this would boost British farmers who wish to grow crops for the purpose of manufacturing biofuels; and urges the Government to begin setting standards for the manufacture of biofuels.

That this House recognises the need for standards to be set regarding the manufacture of biofuels to restrict levels of deforestation and destruction of valuable wildlife habitats; further recognises that the objective for biofuels is to reduce overall greenhouse emissions, a process which would be hampered by the significant destruction...

That this House commends the thousands of participants in Cancer Research UK's annual Race for Life campaign; and further commends the excellent and essential work of Cancer Research UK, the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research, which provides assistance to hundreds of thousands of cancer sufferers every year.

That this House commends the thousands of participants in Cancer Research UK's annual Race for Life campaign; and further commends the excellent and essential work of Cancer Research UK, the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research, which provides assistance to hundreds of thousands of cancer sufferers every year.

That this House notes with concern the recommendations in the recent Lyons Review, including the proposed tourism tax or bed tax to raise additional funding for local authorities; recognises that this would be damaging to the tourism industry, which raised more than ??80 billion for the British economy in 2004; and urges the Government to reject this part of the Lyons Review.

That this House notes with concern the recommendations in the recent Lyons Review, including the proposed tourism tax or bed tax to raise additional funding for local authorities; recognises that this would be damaging to the tourism industry, which raised more than ??80 billion for the British economy in 2004;...

That this House notes with concern that independent savings accounts and savings in personal equity plans which are created with the specific purpose of paying off a mortgage are taken into account under the Department of Health's Charging for Residential Accommodation Guidelines as capital; further notes that this creates a disincentive for prudent financial management and is a cause of severe and unexpected financial hardship to people in vulnerable circumstances; and urges the Government to re-examine its guidelines with a view to protecting people.

That this House notes with concern that independent savings accounts and savings in personal equity plans which are created with the specific purpose of paying off a mortgage are taken into account under the Department of Health's Charging for Residential Accommodation Guidelines as capital; further notes that this creates a...

That this House notes that 48 per cent. of UK prisoners cannot read and that most such prisoners leave prison illiterate; further notes that offenders who leave prison illiterate are much less likely to find work and much more likely to return to crime; believes that if prison is to work and society is to be made safer, then we must ensure that the problem of illiteracy amongst prisoners and offenders on probation is overcome; commends the work of the Shannon Trust which aims to help prisoners to learn to read in part through the support of literate prisoners who become mentors; and congratulates the Trust for having so far taught some 1,500 prisoners to read, with a further 3,000 currently learning; and calls upon the Government to support this and similar prison literacy schemes in order to prevent reoffending.

That this House notes that 48 per cent. of UK prisoners cannot read and that most such prisoners leave prison illiterate; further notes that offenders who leave prison illiterate are much less likely to find work and much more likely to return to crime; believes that if prison is to...

That this House notes with concern that the Rural Payments Agency failed to provide over 500 farmers with the necessary paperwork to submit a Hill Farm Allowance declaration for 2007; condemns the decision to place a one per cent. per working day late payment penalty on those claims filed between 2nd March 2007 and 27th March 2007; and urges the Government to instil more flexibility in the Rural Payments Agency to avoid similar situations occurring in the future.

That this House notes with concern that the Rural Payments Agency failed to provide over 500 farmers with the necessary paperwork to submit a Hill Farm Allowance declaration for 2007; condemns the decision to place a one per cent. per working day late payment penalty on those claims filed between...

That this House notes the provisional approval of a Freesat service by the BBC Trust; welcomes the fact that this offers the first opportunity for the many viewers in households which have difficulty in receiving a Freeview signal, often in rural and coastal communities, to enjoy the benefits of digital television, on an affordable basis, without having to pay a subscription; and calls upon the other public service broadcasters, ITV, Channel Four, Five and S4C, to join the BBC in making their services available on Freesat.

That this House notes the provisional approval of a Freesat service by the BBC Trust; welcomes the fact that this offers the first opportunity for the many viewers in households which have difficulty in receiving a Freeview signal, often in rural and coastal communities, to enjoy the benefits of digital...