That this House notes with concern the report by Action on Elder Abuse, funded by the Government, and its conclusion that as many as 342,000 people may have been victims of various forms of abuse; is concerned that the expense of long-term care means that some elderly people may have been kept at home by family members when they might be better cared for in a residential setting; believes that high quality and free residential care should be available for all who would wish to choose it and for whom it is appropriate; and therefore calls on the Government to implement the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Long-term Care in its 1999 report With Respect to Old Age.

That this House notes with concern the report by Action on Elder Abuse, funded by the Government, and its conclusion that as many as 342,000 people may have been victims of various forms of abuse; is concerned that the expense of long-term care means that some elderly people may have...

That this House notes with alarm the Royal College of Nursing's statistics showing that four out of 10 nurses have suffered a physical or verbal assault in the last 12 months; further notes that this increase in incidence is having an adverse effect on staff morale and retention within the profession; and urges the Government to address the issues with nursing staff representatives.

That this House notes with alarm the Royal College of Nursing's statistics showing that four out of 10 nurses have suffered a physical or verbal assault in the last 12 months; further notes that this increase in incidence is having an adverse effect on staff morale and retention within the...

That this House notes with concern the results of a recent Royal College of Nursing survey that shows that 40 per cent. of nurses have been attacked or harassed at work in the past year; recognises the distress that such threats, verbal abuse and physical attacks on nursing staff can cause to nurses already facing the pressures of a challenging profession; commends nurses and other healthcare professionals on the tremendous contribution that they make to the NHS; and supports measures to deal with those who harass, abuse or attack hospital staff using the full available force of the law.

That this House notes with concern the results of a recent Royal College of Nursing survey that shows that 40 per cent. of nurses have been attacked or harassed at work in the past year; recognises the distress that such threats, verbal abuse and physical attacks on nursing staff can...

That this House, noting the innumerable lives scarred by physical, sexual, psychological and emotional abuse, welcomes the launch of the Welsh Trust for Prevention of Abuse's project Keeping Safe for those with experience of mental health issues, to be held on the Terrace of the House on Tuesday 18th April; commends the Trust on its grant from the Welsh Assembly Government to work with the Powys Committee for Prevention of Abuse, MIND, social services, the police and other bodies, to visit homes and day centres, liaise with family and carers, heighten the awareness of abuse and increase feelings of self-worth; welcomes the plan to produce a film highlighting the needs of this group and working with Learning Through Action Trust and others to produce workshops to ensure their best chances of integration into the community; endorses the inclusion within its remit of the protection of children and the elderly from abusers; congratulates the Trust on its two bilingual videos made in Welsh schools highlighting the prevention of abuse and bullying; and extends to all those involved in this laudable work its very best wishes for its future success.

That this House, noting the innumerable lives scarred by physical, sexual, psychological and emotional abuse, welcomes the launch of the Welsh Trust for Prevention of Abuse's project Keeping Safe for those with experience of mental health issues, to be held on the Terrace of the House on Tuesday 18th April;...

That this House condemns the abuse of older people as a national shame; supports the Help the Aged campaign, which is being taken forward in partnership with Action on Elder Abuse, to raise awareness of abuse and increase recognition that all should take responsibility for putting a stop to the abuse of older people; believes that older people have the right to live free from fear and harm; urges immediate action to prevent and tackle elder abuse; and calls for improved mechanisms to address elder abuse through more effective regulatory systems and law enforcement, vetting and barring of health and social care workers and increased access to advocacy and support for people affected by elder abuse.

That this House condemns the abuse of older people as a national shame; supports the Help the Aged campaign, which is being taken forward in partnership with Action on Elder Abuse, to raise awareness of abuse and increase recognition that all should take responsibility for putting a stop to the...

That this House is concerned that bear-baiting events are still taking place in Pakistan even though it is prohibited by Pakistani legislation; notes that bears for baiting are captured from the wild, that their incisors and canine teeth are extracted and their muzzles pierced with a nose ring; further notes that baiting involves setting dogs on a bear that is tethered to a central pivot; further notes that baiting is only carried out by a small minority of influential Pakistanis; welcomes the Directive issued by the President of Pakistan that bears that are confiscated pursuant to being used in baiting should be placed in a sanctuary established by the World Society for the Protection of Animals; regrets that confiscated bears are not being placed in that sanctuary; respectfully urges the Government of Pakistan to take steps to end all bear-baiting and the capture of bears from the wild and to ensure that confiscated bears are placed in the sanctuary established for that purpose in the NWFP; and urges the Government to offer assistance to the Government of Pakistan to help end bear-baiting.

That this House is concerned that bear-baiting events are still taking place in Pakistan even though it is prohibited by Pakistani legislation; notes that bears for baiting are captured from the wild, that their incisors and canine teeth are extracted and their muzzles pierced with a nose ring; further notes...

That this House notes the BBC documentary 'Detention undercover - the real story', which has exposed the racism experienced by asylum seekers at Oakington Detention Centre; deplores the appalling and degrading treatment of detainees at this centre; notes that this is the latest evidence of a catalogue of violent and racist abuse towards detainees; expresses its support for a full investigation into the claims of this documentary; applauds the decision to suspend 15 employees of Global Solutions Limited who have been implicated in these acts; and urges the Government to use detention only as a last resort and to observe international guidelines in the treatment of all detainees, with particular respect to families and children in detention.

That this House notes the BBC documentary 'Detention undercover - the real story', which has exposed the racism experienced by asylum seekers at Oakington Detention Centre; deplores the appalling and degrading treatment of detainees at this centre; notes that this is the latest evidence of a catalogue of violent and...

That this House recognises the right of all children to have contact with both parents if they wish to do so and if it can be safe; acknowledges that it is the responsibility of all parents to do all they can to ensure that this occurs in all circumstances; recognises that child abuse and domestic violence, which is intimately linked to child abuse, often goes unrecognised because of the powerlessness of victims; insists that the voices of children should be heard; calls upon the Government to ensure that a reformed family justice system is centred upon the best interests of children, integrated within a developing range of universal family support services and that it addresses the need for better judges and lawyers who can work in effective partnerships with fellow professionals and a great many more social workers, mediators, children and family workers; believes that a proper child-centred approach would value the quality of contact above the mere time doing it, aid consistency and consensus between parents and do away with the need for long lists of sanctions against those who at the moment may only be trying to protect their children in the knowledge that 29 children have been murdered during contact visits in recent years.

That this House recognises the right of all children to have contact with both parents if they wish to do so and if it can be safe; acknowledges that it is the responsibility of all parents to do all they can to ensure that this occurs in all circumstances; recognises...

That this House regards with utter distaste the so-called Bushtucker trials devised for the inane programme I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here; and suggests that if ITV is considering another dose of this second-rate rubbish they devise tests which do not involve tormenting, abusing or killing mammals, reptiles and insects.

That this House regards with utter distaste the so-called Bushtucker trials devised for the inane programme I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here; and suggests that if ITV is considering another dose of this second-rate rubbish they devise tests which do not involve tormenting, abusing or killing mammals, reptiles...

That this House notes that over 800,000 cases of abuse were reported between 1995 and 2001 against shopworkers; compliments USDAW for highlighting this issue; and calls upon the Government to work with the employers and unions to raise awareness of the levels of violence and abuse, to make the workplace safer, to make retail crime a police key performance indicator, to promote Safer Shopping Partnerships and to improve the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme.

That this House notes that over 800,000 cases of abuse were reported between 1995 and 2001 against shopworkers; compliments USDAW for highlighting this issue; and calls upon the Government to work with the employers and unions to raise awareness of the levels of violence and abuse, to make the workplace...

That this House congratulates and supports the Nursing Times magazine for its Ruling Out Abuse campaign to improve the working lives of nurses by tackling verbal abuse of healthcare staff; and notes that a survey carried out by the magazine found that nine out of 10 nurses have been verbally abused; that 44 per cent. have been verbally abused within the past three months; that one in 10 nurses have taken sick leave because of verbal abuse; and that 27 per cent. of nurses have considered leaving the profession because of verbal abuse.

That this House congratulates and supports the Nursing Times magazine for its Ruling Out Abuse campaign to improve the working lives of nurses by tackling verbal abuse of healthcare staff; and notes that a survey carried out by the magazine found that nine out of 10 nurses have been verbally...

That this House urges much greater recognition of the links between domestic violence and child abuse in the hope that all honourable Members who support the benefits of contact, parenting time and shared parenting will also back (a) a new legal definition of domestic violence which recognises all forms of abuse and violence affecting all family members, (b) amendments to the Children Act 1989 so that courts must not grant residence or unsupervised contact to the violent or abusive parent unless it is satisfied that this is what the child wants and it can be enacted safely, (c) an over-ruling of the Re H&R judgement so that family courts do not have to apply a higher standard of proof in cases involving more serious allegations and (d) an amendment to the Family Law Act 1986 on the use of recovery orders to prevent perpetrators from using this legislation to locate and remove a child from the care of a victim of domestic violence without a thorough assessment of all the risks involved.

That this House urges much greater recognition of the links between domestic violence and child abuse in the hope that all honourable Members who support the benefits of contact, parenting time and shared parenting will also back (a) a new legal definition of domestic violence which recognises all forms of...

That this House is appalled at the continuing high levels of violence and abuse faced by shopworkers, as reported in Usdaw's survey 'Voices from the Frontline' which showed incidents of violence against staff in 47 per cent. of stores in the last 12 months, threats of violence in 72 per cent. of stores and verbal abuse being a daily problem in over a third; notes with concern the British Retail Consortium's latest retail crime survey showing levels of violence remaining high and threats of violence increasing more than threefold; and calls upon honourable Members to support Usdaw's Freedom from Fear campaign to protect shopworkers from violence and abuse and to celebrate Respect for Shopworkers Day on 17th September with the union and Co-op retailers to raise awareness of the problems faced by retail staff and to educate the public to treat all shopworkers with respect.

That this House is appalled at the continuing high levels of violence and abuse faced by shopworkers, as reported in Usdaw's survey 'Voices from the Frontline' which showed incidents of violence against staff in 47 per cent. of stores in the last 12 months, threats of violence in 72 per...

That this House is gravely concerned about the evidence of children being trafficked into and through the United Kingdom which has been revealed by the work of the West Sussex Safe House Project with children arriving at Gatwick Airport from West Africa, ECPAT (End child prostitution, pornography and trafficking) UK and Unicef UK's End Child Exploitation Campaign; notes that there is evidence of several hundred children being brought to this country in recent years to be abused through prostitution somewhere in the UK and Europe; is alarmed at the lack of information about children in such circumstances arriving at other UK ports; deplores the planned closure of the West Sussex Safe House; urges the Government to instigate a major research project to define the numbers and situation of all children being trafficked to this country and to promote the best interests of each and every such child under the provisions of the Children Act 1989 rather than asylum and immigration legislation; further urges the Government to accommodate the children under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 rather than merely assist them under section 17 and to develop models of best practice and a range of central government funded resources to support children who have been trafficked; calls upon the Government to use the full force of the provisions of the Sexual Offences Bill against all those involved in any aspect of this form of child abuse; and calls upon West Sussex County Council to keep the Safe House open and functioning until this work has been completed.

That this House is gravely concerned about the evidence of children being trafficked into and through the United Kingdom which has been revealed by the work of the West Sussex Safe House Project with children arriving at Gatwick Airport from West Africa, ECPAT (End child prostitution, pornography and trafficking) UK...

That this House expresses deep concern that cigarette lighter fuel inhaled by young persons continues to cause misery and contributes to a significant loss of life; urges the Government to recognise the serious issues surrounding solvent abuse and in particular the misuse of cigarette lighter refill gas and greatly to increase solvent abuse awareness through campaigns and advertising nationally and with information and education in schools to highlight the dangers of solvent abuse; and calls on the Government to tighten the existing regulations on the sale of lighter fuel and to work with industry on the potential development of a fuel that is unpleasant to inhale.

That this House expresses deep concern that cigarette lighter fuel inhaled by young persons continues to cause misery and contributes to a significant loss of life; urges the Government to recognise the serious issues surrounding solvent abuse and in particular the misuse of cigarette lighter refill gas and greatly to...

That this House deplores the use of children as prostitutes; is deeply concerned by the international problem of child prostitution, evident in countries such as Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Nepal and the Philippines; calls on Her Majesty's Government to work with such countries and the UN in fighting the sexual exploitation of children, and particularly to help bring to justice those who sexually exploit children, assist the establishment of specialist police units to address the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and help to enhance levels of communications between countries on this issue.

That this House deplores the use of children as prostitutes; is deeply concerned by the international problem of child prostitution, evident in countries such as Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Nepal and the Philippines; calls on Her Majesty's Government to work with such countries and the UN in fighting the...

That this House believes that domestic violence, which accounts for 25 per cent. of all recorded violent crime, is experienced by one in four women in the UK at some time in their lives, leads to two women per week being killed in the UK, and is one of the most serious crimes the country faces; welcomes the Christmas Appeal partnership between Refuge and Housing Today which highlights the relationship between domestic violence and homelessness, whereby around 20,000 women and children a year become homeless as they escape abusive partners; calls on the Government and all political parties to make tackling domestic violence crime a public policy priority and, learning lessons from the success of drink-driving campaigns, to consider a national public awareness campaign to expose domestic violence for the crime that it is; and encourages the business community, with its pivotal role in communities and society, to engage with this issue and find ways of helping to raise awareness.

That this House believes that domestic violence, which accounts for 25 per cent. of all recorded violent crime, is experienced by one in four women in the UK at some time in their lives, leads to two women per week being killed in the UK, and is one of the...

That this House welcomes Barnardo's campaign 'Stolen Childhood'; notes that in the last three years Barnardo's have worked with 2,215 children who were abused through prostitution; and calls on the Government to strengthen the policing priority given to the protection of children, particularly those who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation, by making it a top priority in the National Policing Plan.

That this House welcomes Barnardo's campaign 'Stolen Childhood'; notes that in the last three years Barnardo's have worked with 2,215 children who were abused through prostitution; and calls on the Government to strengthen the policing priority given to the protection of children, particularly those who are victims of commercial sexual...

That this House commends the Baywatch Campaign set up by the British Polio Fellowship, the Disabled Drivers' Association, the Disabled Drivers Motor Club and the Newspaper Disability Now to encourage more protection of disabled parking bays in supermarket car parks from abuse by able bodied drivers; condemns the selfishness of able-bodied drivers in occupying disabled parking spaces; welcomes the initiative taken by ASDA, Safeway, Sainsbury's and Tesco to tackle this problem more effectively than in the past; and wishes the campaign every success in its efforts to eradicate a problem which causes unnecessary annoyance and inconvenience to disabled people.

That this House commends the Baywatch Campaign set up by the British Polio Fellowship, the Disabled Drivers' Association, the Disabled Drivers Motor Club and the Newspaper Disability Now to encourage more protection of disabled parking bays in supermarket car parks from abuse by able bodied drivers; condemns the selfishness of...

That this House supports the White Ribbon Campaign, which leads up to 25th November, the UN International Day Against Violence Against Women; recognises the White Ribbon as the international symbol for a world where women and girls can live free from the fear of violence; supports the work of the UK White Ribbon campaign, co-ordinated by WOMANKIND Worldwide, to raise funds and awareness to end violence against women; notes with alarm the prevalence and gravity of violence against women, with 1 in 4 UK women experiencing domestic violence at some point in their lives and 1 in 20 UK women suffering rape, and at least one in every three women around the world being beaten, coerced into sex, or abused in some other way; and calls on the UK Government to develop and resource a national strategy on violence against women, including education for young people and public awareness-raising.

That this House supports the White Ribbon Campaign, which leads up to 25th November, the UN International Day Against Violence Against Women; recognises the White Ribbon as the international symbol for a world where women and girls can live free from the fear of violence; supports the work of the...