That this House notes that hon. Members from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have question time sessions in the House and are allowed to scrutinise Ministerial decisions and spending commitments; recognises that this same privilege does not extend to hon. Members from the English regions despite the fact that millions of pounds of Government money is spent every year in each of the English regions and major decisions are taken by Ministers without effective scrutiny; and calls on the Government to establish grand committees for each of the English regions and for question time sessions to be introduced in the House for each region, so that hon. Members can discuss in more detail issues relating to their locality and Ministers can be made more accountable to the region.

That this House notes that hon. Members from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have question time sessions in the House and are allowed to scrutinise Ministerial decisions and spending commitments; recognises that this same privilege does not extend to hon. Members from the English regions despite the fact that millions...

That this House pays tribute to the work of hospices throughout the UK; recognises the excellent work carried out by staff and volunteers to provide the highest quality of care and the dedication and time people give to raising the necessary funds in order that hospices can provide this first class service; notes that hospices have received only a small part of the Government's ??50 million fund for hospices to improve palliative care services as part of the NHS Plan; and calls on the Government to ensure that this funding is directed where it is needed and increase the amount of funding to hospices in order to provide them with a long-term viable future.

That this House pays tribute to the work of hospices throughout the UK; recognises the excellent work carried out by staff and volunteers to provide the highest quality of care and the dedication and time people give to raising the necessary funds in order that hospices can provide this first...

That this House recognises that cancer is a major killer disease in the United Kingdom; pays tribute to all the charities involved in conducting research into treatment for cancer and to those charities which provide support and care for people suffering from cancer; expresses its support and appreciation for the excellent work conducted by thousands of volunteers in raising money and supporting cancer charities; and calls on the Government to continue working closely with all cancer charities providing adequate funds for research into cures and care for those suffering from cancer.

That this House recognises that cancer is a major killer disease in the United Kingdom; pays tribute to all the charities involved in conducting research into treatment for cancer and to those charities which provide support and care for people suffering from cancer; expresses its support and appreciation for the...

That this House notes that millions of pounds of Lottery prize money goes unclaimed each year, with the total amount of unclaimed prize money standing at ??607.2 million as of 31st January; recognises the difficulties hospices have in raising adequate funds in order to provide the high standards of care on offer; and calls on the Government to channel the unclaimed Lottery prize money to hospices so that a first class standard of care can be provided to those in need.

That this House notes that millions of pounds of Lottery prize money goes unclaimed each year, with the total amount of unclaimed prize money standing at ??607.2 million as of 31st January; recognises the difficulties hospices have in raising adequate funds in order to provide the high standards of care...