Sir Lindsay Hoyle

That this House welcomes the announcement by Airbus Industrie of a sharp rise in sales and orders, with total new orders in 1998 of 556 new aircraft worth ú23.5 billion; congratulates British Aerospace for its role in the success of the Airbus consortium and wishes Airbus Industr

12 Jan 1999

That this House welcomes the Remembrance Day Service held at the Cenotaph in Whitehall this year where the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries laid wreaths to the memory of those killed in Britain's military campaigns; further welcomes the parti

17 Nov 1998

That this House welcomes the ban on cosmetic testing on animals which was confirmed by the Home Office on 16th November; notes that this ban prevents the testing of finished cosmetic products, but, more importantly, now includes a ban on the testing of ingredients; congratulates

17 Nov 1998

at end add 'further congratulates Leigh RMI Football Club and their loyal supporters on achieving a draw against the mighty Fulham, away at Craven Cottage; and looks forward to the replay when Leigh have the chance to make their reputation as this year's FA Cup giant killers.'.

16 Nov 1998

That this House welcomes the passage of the Human Rights Bill which received Royal Assent on 9th November; notes that this was just one month short of the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948; remembers wi

12 Nov 1998

That this House congratulates Lancashire County Cricket Club on a magnificent season, winning the Natwest Trophy Final at Lords by 10 wickets over Derbyshire, winning the Axa Sunday League Championship, and finishing second in the County Championship; and notes that this success

20 Oct 1998

That this House welcomes the recent order by British Airways for 59 Airbus aircraft with the possibility of future orders; notes that this is a mark of Airbus Industrie's success in competition with Boeing, securing jobs at British Aerospace in Broughton, Filton and Salmesbury, a

3 Sept 1998

That this House is appalled at the poor allocation of tickets for the NatWest Cricket Final at Lords on 5 September 1998; condemns the fact that Lancashire and Derbyshire have only been given 4,500 tickets each, with MCC members and sponsors receiving over 14,000; notes that the

2 Sept 1998

That this House is appalled that the Northern accents of the characters Wallace and Gromit are to be changed to clipped 'Oxford' accents in order to teach English to foreign students; takes this action as an insult to all those in the North and to those people with Northern accen

29 Jul 1998

That this House congratulates the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society, which is the world's oldest agricultural show society, on the 1998 Royal Lancashire Show held on 24th to 26th July in Chorley; recognises the enormous effort of the organisation by the committee and all the

29 Jul 1998