That this House notes the difficulties being experienced by farmers in receiving payments under the Single Farm Payment Scheme; recognises that many farmers are facing financial difficulties and are being placed at a competitive disadvantage; further notes that while average farm incomes have increased this is not the case for dairy farmers, who continue to struggle to function with extremely low farmgate milk prices; recognises that the delays in the single farm payment and mounting red tape hit these farmers even harder; and calls on the Government to act now to speed up payments to farmers under the single farm payment, look to reduce the amount of red tape faced by farmers and help dairy farmers in particular by working with supermarkets and milk purchasers to increase the farmgate milk price paid to dairy farmers and ensure that the UK dairy farming industry has a sustainable future.

That this House notes the difficulties being experienced by farmers in receiving payments under the Single Farm Payment Scheme; recognises that many farmers are facing financial difficulties and are being placed at a competitive disadvantage; further notes that while average farm incomes have increased this is not the case for...

That this House welcomes the 2012 Olympic Games due to be held in London and recognises the benefits this will bring to the whole of the UK; notes that a debate is currently taking place regarding a shortfall in funding of ??900 million for the Games; recognises the concerns of voluntary organisations which are worried that money from the National Lottery will be directed towards the Olympic Games as opposed to good causes; and calls on the Government to ensure that the Olympic Games are adequately funded without depriving the National Lottery distributors of the funds needed to support local voluntary and community sector activities.

That this House welcomes the 2012 Olympic Games due to be held in London and recognises the benefits this will bring to the whole of the UK; notes that a debate is currently taking place regarding a shortfall in funding of ??900 million for the Games; recognises the concerns of...

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 notes the vital role played by carers throughout the UK; recognises that much of the work performed by an estimated six million carers goes unnoticed with only minimal financial support; welcomes the package of measures included in the National Strategy for Carers; and calls on the Government to look urgently into increasing financial support for carers, encouraging carers to take up the ??660 in unclaimed benefits that are open to them, and further improve the means of support and assistance for carers.

That this House notes the vital role played by carers throughout the UK; recognises that much of the work performed by an estimated six million carers goes unnoticed with only minimal financial support; welcomes the package of measures included in the National Strategy for Carers; and calls on the Government...