Sir Lindsay Hoyle

That this House notes with concern that many farmers in England have not received their entitlement under the Single Farm Payment Scheme; further notes that farmers in Scotland and Wales have been paid while farmers in England continue to struggle without the money that they are

29 Mar 2006

That this House notes with concern the inability of the 12 district authorities in Lancashire to reach an agreement so that pensioners can travel free on buses during off peak hours throughout Lancashire following the Government's scheme for free off peak bus travel within boroug

22 Mar 2006

That this House warmly welcomes the Chancellor's Budget, which includes an extra £585 million for schools, free national bus travel for pensioners and increases in Child Tax Credit; calls on the Chancellor to look again at his decision not to provide assistance to pensioners to p

22 Mar 2006

That this House notes with concern the decision taken by the Bush Administration to withhold from the UK access to top-secret stealth technology in the new F-35 joint strike fighter; further notes the decision taken by George Bush to cancel plans for a second engine which was to

20 Mar 2006

That this House notes with concern the proposal to downgrade the UK's embassy to the Holy See and reduce the number of staff working for the Ambassador to the Vatican; recognises that the present Ambassador Francis Campbell is the first Catholic ever to hold this post and is held

20 Mar 2006

That this House congratulates Jason Queally on winning a silver medal in the men's one kilometre time trial at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne; pays tribute to his efforts in winning his third successive Commonwealth silver in the one kilometre cycling pursuit; expresses deli

17 Mar 2006

That this House notes with concern the findings of the report by the Women and Work Commission which highlighted the fact that women in full-time work are earning on average 17 per cent. less than men; believes that unequal pay based on sex discrimination is completely unacceptab

2 Mar 2006

That this House notes with concern the amount of illegal logging which is threatening to wipe out the natural forests in Papua New Guinea according to a report conducted by Forest Trends; further notes that logging companies are violating laws intended to protect the rainforest w

2 Mar 2006

That this House notes the excellent service provided through the Meals on Wheels service; pays tribute to the work of voluntary organisations such as WRVS and other voluntary groups who organise and distribute hot meals to the elderly and housebound; further recognises the import

31 Jan 2006

That this House notes the huge amount of public sympathy expressed over the bottle nosed whale recently stranded in the River Thames; pays tribute to the efforts made by the various rescue workers and animal welfare agencies in trying to save the whale; and calls on the Governmen

26 Jan 2006