That this House notes with concern that in the week beginning 15th October 2007, the BBC Director General is expected to announce significant job cuts within the corporation; notes that the licence fee settlement, announced earlier in 2007, significantly restricted the corporation's resources; further notes that the BBC has already suffered job and budget cuts and that more job losses will mean compromising the quality of service; urges the BBC management to halt its plans and consult staff on decisions regarding the future direction and priorities of the corporation; and reaffirms its commitment to maintaining the BBC's future as a world-class public service broadcaster.

That this House notes with concern that in the week beginning 15th October 2007, the BBC Director General is expected to announce significant job cuts within the corporation; notes that the licence fee settlement, announced earlier in 2007, significantly restricted the corporation's resources; further notes that the BBC has already...

That this House opposes the recommendations of the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to cut eight fully-trained hydraulic platform operators based at Torquay, Plymouth, Exeter and Barnstaple; fears that lives and property could be endangered as a consequence of the longer response times that will result in getting the appropriate equipment to an incident; notes the increasing trend in Devon and Somerset's urban areas to make best use of land space by building more floors thus increasing the number of potential situations where the hydraulic platforms may be required; and calls on the Service to reject these proposals when it considers the matter in October.

That this House opposes the recommendations of the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to cut eight fully-trained hydraulic platform operators based at Torquay, Plymouth, Exeter and Barnstaple; fears that lives and property could be endangered as a consequence of the longer response times that will result in getting...

That this House is concerned by the Office for National Statistics' announcement that it intends to reduce its staffing complement in London by over 1,000 to just 10 posts by 2012, with the likelihood of large numbers of compulsory redundancies; is further concerned that these decisions have been made without any comprehensive consultation with the recognised trade unions, and that the impact on the black and minority ethnic community of these proposals has only been considered with the completion of a revised race equality impact assessment after the decision had been taken; is concerned that, although the previous race equality impact assessment found that there was likely to be a disproportionate impact on black and minority ethnic staff, no meaningful mitigating action has been taken; notes that comments have not been heeded from the previous national statistician, Len Cook, that the Department needed to address equality issues prior to the next Census; calls on the Government to intervene and set up urgent meetings with the relevant trade unions; and urges the Government to ensure that all departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies complete comprehensive race equality impact assessments in consultation with trade unions and service users prior to substantive planning decisions being taken.

That this House is concerned by the Office for National Statistics' announcement that it intends to reduce its staffing complement in London by over 1,000 to just 10 posts by 2012, with the likelihood of large numbers of compulsory redundancies; is further concerned that these decisions have been made without...

That this House regrets the decision of Barclaycard to close their call centre in Manchester; notes that the loss of 630 jobs is a major blow to the Manchester Central constituency, which still figures in the top five constituencies for unemployment in the UK; is concerned that the decision to relocate to India comes at a time when other British companies are relocating call centres back from India; notes Barclaycard's promise to re-employ its existing staff within the company; expects such employment offers to be reasonably located for existing staff; and calls upon Barclaycard to offer an explanation for their change of heart in reversing their commitment to relocate to Spinningfields in Central Manchester.

That this House regrets the decision of Barclaycard to close their call centre in Manchester; notes that the loss of 630 jobs is a major blow to the Manchester Central constituency, which still figures in the top five constituencies for unemployment in the UK; is concerned that the decision to...

That this House expresses its concern at the recently announced job losses at regional airports throughout the UK by BA, which will be perceived by many as a London-based airline only; and calls on all interested parties to work constructively to avoid compulsory redundancies.

That this House expresses its concern at the recently announced job losses at regional airports throughout the UK by BA, which will be perceived by many as a London-based airline only; and calls on all interested parties to work constructively to avoid compulsory redundancies.

That this House views with concern the plans to cut the number of employees of HM Revenue and Customs in Leicestershire; notes that this will result in the loss of more than 300 jobs; believes that there are already problems with the level of service in this area which would only worsen with a significant cut in staff numbers and budget; and calls on the Paymaster General to reconsider the decision.

That this House views with concern the plans to cut the number of employees of HM Revenue and Customs in Leicestershire; notes that this will result in the loss of more than 300 jobs; believes that there are already problems with the level of service in this area which would...

That this House is extremely concerned by the announcement from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on 16th November 2006 concerning the rationalisation and centralisation of work which will result in up to 25,000 job cuts and the closure of up to 200 local offices; believes that these measures will result in a poorer service to the public and could effectively render HMRC unfit for purpose; supports the Public and Commercial Services Union in its campaign for good quality services and conditions for staff; and therefore calls on the Government to reverse the decision and instead invest in frontline services; and further calls for a public inquiry into the question of the proper level of resources required to address the huge UK tax gap and establish effective detection and deterrence of crime in relation to UK border control.

That this House is extremely concerned by the announcement from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on 16th November 2006 concerning the rationalisation and centralisation of work which will result in up to 25,000 job cuts and the closure of up to 200 local offices; believes that these measures will...

That this House notes with concern Solectron UK's announcement that it intends to close its plant in Dunfermline with the loss of 440 jobs; notes that this follows the loss of 700 jobs earlier this year from the closure of Lexmark in Rosyth; praises the staff under the leadership of Mark Cumming for introducing colossal changes at this electronics plant in recent years in an effort to compete; recognises that the plant had moved up the value chain, away from high value manufacture, and was dependent on the excellent skills of the employees; and urges the Government, the Scottish Executive and all Government agencies to provide support to all 440 staff at this difficult time and to conduct a study into the lessons learnt.

That this House notes with concern Solectron UK's announcement that it intends to close its plant in Dunfermline with the loss of 440 jobs; notes that this follows the loss of 700 jobs earlier this year from the closure of Lexmark in Rosyth; praises the staff under the leadership of...

That this House expresses its concern about British Sugar's proposal to close its York sugar factory; calls on the company to explore alternatives to closure with its employees and their trade unions, and with its sugar beet growers and the National Farmers Union; asks the Government to publish a comparison of the average amount per employee payable under the statutory redundancy scheme with the average amount of compensation payable to sugar beet farmers under the EU farm payments scheme; calls on British Sugar, if it does close the factory, to seek to minimise the number of compulsory redundancies, and to compensate their redundant employees as generously as the Government and the company compensate farmers who cease growing sugar beet; calls on British Sugar to offer north of England growers contracts to supply sugar beet to their Newark factory; and calls on the Government to improve the administration of the Rural Payments Agency to ensure that farmers receive prompt payment of the money due to them whether they cease growing beet or continue to grow the crop.

That this House expresses its concern about British Sugar's proposal to close its York sugar factory; calls on the company to explore alternatives to closure with its employees and their trade unions, and with its sugar beet growers and the National Farmers Union; asks the Government to publish a comparison...

That this House condemns the decision by Iceland Frozen Foods to close its Deeside distribution centre with the loss of up to 300 jobs; expresses disapproval at the proposed ??290 per year of service redundancy package; condemns Iceland Chairman Malcolm Walker's assertion that strike action is blackmail; notes that the Transport and General Workers' Union has taken a strong lead in resisting job losses; and calls on Iceland to treat employees and union negotiators with greater respect.

That this House condemns the decision by Iceland Frozen Foods to close its Deeside distribution centre with the loss of up to 300 jobs; expresses disapproval at the proposed ??290 per year of service redundancy package; condemns Iceland Chairman Malcolm Walker's assertion that strike action is blackmail; notes that the...

That this House salutes the importance of the vision of the Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) in its work to develop economically viable and sustainable dairy and beef systems based on high forage diets, minimising the impact of livestock farming systems on the environment, protecting and enhancing biodiversity, and helping to contribute important health benefits to the United Kingdom consumer; pays tribute also to the work of IGER in researching the potential of crops for energy, and recognises the significant contribution that manipulating animal diets and obtaining energy from biomass could make to reducing methane and carbon dioxide emissions; is therefore concerned to learn that 40 posts could soon be cut at the IGER which will have a significant impact on the ability of IGER to deliver much needed environmental research across the entire grassland-based, land-use sector; and calls on the Government to reconsider its decision to withdraw funding from IGER leaving a ??2 million shortfall for the financial year 2006-07.

That this House salutes the importance of the vision of the Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) in its work to develop economically viable and sustainable dairy and beef systems based on high forage diets, minimising the impact of livestock farming systems on the environment, protecting and enhancing biodiversity,...

That this House is extremely concerned at the decision of Tesco to cut over 400 jobs in Dundee and to close its Dundee depot; notes that this was a unilateral decision taken without consultation with the trade unions, Scottish Enterprise Tayside, representatives from Dundee City Council, Dundee Chamber of Commerce nor the local politicians in Dundee; condemns this action as showing lack of respect to the city of Dundee; believes that the workers who are losing their jobs should either be relocated with the same terms and conditions of employment or offered an equitable redundancy package; supports the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers in its efforts to ensure this happens; and calls on Tesco to engage constructively with the unions and local politicians in order to salvage some positive outcome from this announcement.

That this House is extremely concerned at the decision of Tesco to cut over 400 jobs in Dundee and to close its Dundee depot; notes that this was a unilateral decision taken without consultation with the trade unions, Scottish Enterprise Tayside, representatives from Dundee City Council, Dundee Chamber of Commerce...

That this House notes the proposed job cuts at Trinity Mirror in South Wales; further notes that Trinity Mirror in owning Wales on Sunday, the Western Mail, the South Wales Echo, the Rhondda Leader and the Pontypridd Observer, holds a virtual monopoly of the local newspaper market in South Wales; believes that a strong and varied newspaper market is vital to the democratic and journalistic health of South Wales; urges Trinity Mirror to reconsider its policy of combining editorial posts on separate titles; and urges the Competition Commission to consider a review of the South Wales newspaper market.

That this House notes the proposed job cuts at Trinity Mirror in South Wales; further notes that Trinity Mirror in owning Wales on Sunday, the Western Mail, the South Wales Echo, the Rhondda Leader and the Pontypridd Observer, holds a virtual monopoly of the local newspaper market in South Wales;...

That this House is concerned at the recently announced plans to cut editorial jobs at Trinity Mirror newspapers; notes that the company made ??250 million profit last year; believes that cutting jobs in news will fail to address circulation decline; further believes that such moves will lead to poorer coverage of local politics and community issues, thereby damaging local democracy and accountability; and therefore urges Trinity Mirror to abandon its plan to cut jobs and to provide adequate resources to ensure all its titles maintain a high standard of editorial coverage.

That this House is concerned at the recently announced plans to cut editorial jobs at Trinity Mirror newspapers; notes that the company made ??250 million profit last year; believes that cutting jobs in news will fail to address circulation decline; further believes that such moves will lead to poorer coverage...

That this House is dismayed by the revelation in the BBC Annual Report that 16 BBC executives have received bonuses totalling more than ??1,000,000 in a year when the Corporation have announced 3,780 job losses and privatisation of important sections of the BBC; believes such bonuses are inappropriate and insensitive; and therefore calls on the executives to waive their bonuses.

That this House is dismayed by the revelation in the BBC Annual Report that 16 BBC executives have received bonuses totalling more than ??1,000,000 in a year when the Corporation have announced 3,780 job losses and privatisation of important sections of the BBC; believes such bonuses are inappropriate and insensitive;...

That this House condemns the proposed cuts at the BBC which will lead to 19 per cent. of staff being sacked or outsourced; is concerned that such cuts will result in 80 per cent. of the staff having to produce 100 per cent. of the output; believes such proposals will result in a deterioration of quality; further condemns the fact that hundreds of journalists, news-gatherers, researchers, production staff and programme-makers will be sacked whilst not one single member of TV News management will lose their job; believes such a proposal will deliver less value for licence fee payers and put at risk the BBC's continuing right to the licence fee; and therefore calls on BBC management to reconsider its proposals and negotiate with staff representatives to ensure changes do not damage programmes or quality.

That this House condemns the proposed cuts at the BBC which will lead to 19 per cent. of staff being sacked or outsourced; is concerned that such cuts will result in 80 per cent. of the staff having to produce 100 per cent. of the output; believes such proposals will...

That this House condemns the announcement of more than 3,780 job losses at the BBC, the privatisation of key services and outsourcing of jobs to the private sector without any prior consultation with staff representatives; believes that cuts to programme-making staff in core public service areas such as Radio 4 and Five Live, Parliamentary coverage, News 24, the Politics Show, newsgathering and world affairs as well as 735 job cuts in the nations and regions will reduce quality and cause standards to fall; is concerned that such falls in quality will result in viewers and listeners being less well served and the value for money of the licence fee being damaged; praises the campaign by the BBC's staff against the job losses; and calls on the Director General to halt job losses and to enter into meaningful consultation with staff representatives to explore other ways to achieve savings and real value for money.

That this House condemns the announcement of more than 3,780 job losses at the BBC, the privatisation of key services and outsourcing of jobs to the private sector without any prior consultation with staff representatives; believes that cuts to programme-making staff in core public service areas such as Radio 4...