That this House unconditionally recognises the unacceptability and horror of human trafficking, particularly of vulnerable females and children; and gives its full support to the women-only international task force, the Women Leaders' Council, which has amongst its membership Emma Thompson and Julia Ormond and which has been formed to publicise and combat the crime of human trafficking.

That this House unconditionally recognises the unacceptability and horror of human trafficking, particularly of vulnerable females and children; and gives its full support to the women-only international task force, the Women Leaders' Council, which has amongst its membership Emma Thompson and Julia Ormond and which has been formed to publicise...

That this House recognises that boiler room fraud is a serious organised crime affecting constituents across the United Kingdom; is shocked that last year ruthless criminals defrauded tens of thousands of victims of an estimated ??500 million by pressuring them to buy worthless shares in phantom companies by telephone; understands that this is not a victimless white-collar crime but instead has devastating effects on the families who have lost their life savings, and even their homes; believes that elderly people are particularly vulnerable and that special efforts should be made to warn them; recognises the urgent need for a national awareness-raising campaign to prevent more people falling victim to this crime; and calls on the Financial Services Authority to take seriously its responsibilities to protect consumers, and to seize this opportunity to show leadership by working together with the police, businesses and other stakeholders to find new ways to prevent, detect and disrupt this crime.

That this House recognises that boiler room fraud is a serious organised crime affecting constituents across the United Kingdom; is shocked that last year ruthless criminals defrauded tens of thousands of victims of an estimated ??500 million by pressuring them to buy worthless shares in phantom companies by telephone; understands...

That this House notes that the Criminal Justice Act 2003 provided for drug rehabilitation to be made available to courts under community sentences; accepts that this type of sentence is appropriate for some drug users over 16 who commit crime to fund their drug habit yet show willingness to co-operate with treatment; but calls on the Government to issue guidelines to the National Probation Service on the placement of participants in offender substance abuse programmes to prevent young first-time soft drug users attending sessions with those convicted of hard drug abuse and drug pushing.

That this House notes that the Criminal Justice Act 2003 provided for drug rehabilitation to be made available to courts under community sentences; accepts that this type of sentence is appropriate for some drug users over 16 who commit crime to fund their drug habit yet show willingness to co-operate...

That this House notes that Amnesty International continues to record instances of child offenders being executed worldwide; observes that Amnesty International recorded that a total of 18 child offenders have been executed in Iran since 2004, more than any other state during that period; recognises that this practice is contrary to Article 37(a) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; further notes that this practice is contrary to the United Nations General Assembly resolution vote calling for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty passed on 18th December 2007; and calls upon the Government to take every action possible to ensure that there are no further child executions worldwide in 2008 or thereafter.

That this House notes that Amnesty International continues to record instances of child offenders being executed worldwide; observes that Amnesty International recorded that a total of 18 child offenders have been executed in Iran since 2004, more than any other state during that period; recognises that this practice is contrary...

That this House welcomes the United Nations General Assembly resolution vote on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty passed on 18th December 2007; further welcomes the support on this matter from 104 countries; notes that the UN remains an essential forum for highlighting international trends in opinion regarding human rights; observes with concern that 54 countries, including China, Iran and the United States, continue to support the use of the death penalty despite the UN General Assembly's third committee concluding that there is no conclusive evidence of the death penalty having deterrent value and that miscarriages of justice brought about by implementation of the death penalty are irreversible and irreparable; encourages the Government to call upon all countries which did not vote in favour of this resolution to make public their opposition to the death penalty; and further encourages the Government to maintain pressure on the international community to pursue the ultimate aim of abolishing the death penalty in all countries worldwide.

That this House welcomes the United Nations General Assembly resolution vote on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty passed on 18th December 2007; further welcomes the support on this matter from 104 countries; notes that the UN remains an essential forum for highlighting international trends in opinion...