That this House expresses its regret that as a result of the indication by the Secretary of State for Scotland that no government funding would be made available to help refurbish Hampden Park, Scotland's National Stadium will no longer host the great national and international football matches which it has hosted with expertise over very many years; further recalls with nostalgic pleasure the great football events at Hampden down through the years, the many fine players from many countries who have displayed their fine skills to the appreciation of the discerning Scottish football fan and, with few exceptions, the outstanding sportsmanship displayed both on and off the park; and further pays tribute to the residents in the area of Hampden who with good humour and tolerance have added to these great football occasions, and to Queen's Park Football Club, without whose willing and enthusiastic co-operation the wonderful heritage of Hampden Park could not have been built.

That this House expresses its regret that as a result of the indication by the Secretary of State for Scotland that no government funding would be made available to help refurbish Hampden Park, Scotland's National Stadium will no longer host the great national and international football matches which it has...

That this House condemns the decision of the Secretary of State for Scotland to instruct health boards to make health council staff redundant and to replace the existing representative health councils with health board appointees; notes the valuable work carried out in the past by independent local health councils on behalf of patients and users of the health service; deeply regrets that his health boards are to appoint all members of the health councils responsible for pursuing complaints against health boards and for monitoring the boards' activities; views with concern the decision of the Secretary of State to abandon the present policy of ensuring that health council members are drawn from groups representing patients and health service users; deplores his new policy of having his own health board appointees shortlist and appoint the members of his new health councils; deplores the Government's plans to centralise local health councils into larger units, more remote from health service users; and calls upon the Secretary of State to abandon his plans to to establish properly representative health councils to watch over the affairs of health boards.

That this House condemns the decision of the Secretary of State for Scotland to instruct health boards to make health council staff redundant and to replace the existing representative health councils with health board appointees; notes the valuable work carried out in the past by independent local health councils on...

That this House congratulates the Scotch Whisky Association on their recent initiative requesting the European Commission to pursue and eliminate, on a reciprocal basis, all import duties and equivalent charges on spiritous beverages or, at the very least equalisation by the Community of the Common Customs Tariff on all imported bottled and bulk spirits, which would assist the Scotch whisky industry's efforts to secure fair and non-discriminatory treatment in export markets; and calls upon the Government to support the initiative.

That this House congratulates the Scotch Whisky Association on their recent initiative requesting the European Commission to pursue and eliminate, on a reciprocal basis, all import duties and equivalent charges on spiritous beverages or, at the very least equalisation by the Community of the Common Customs Tariff on all imported...

That this House deplores the fragmented approach to reform of child law in Scotland, which is currently being undertaken by three separate reviews of public (child care) law, private law and adoption; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to safeguard and promote the welfare of Scottish children by ensuring that all three bodies work towards enactment of an integrated and comprehensive Children Act for Scotland.

That this House deplores the fragmented approach to reform of child law in Scotland, which is currently being undertaken by three separate reviews of public (child care) law, private law and adoption; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to safeguard and promote the welfare of Scottish children by ensuring that...

That this House congratulates the Scotch whisky industry on its contribution to the United Kingdom economy, through export earnings abroad and Exchequer revenue at home; recognises the considerable employment provided by the industry in Scotland, particularly in rural areas; expresses serious concern at the discriminatory nature of excise duties on spirit drinks, whose present structure places Scotch whisky at a distinct competitive disadvantage, most notably with imported table wines and beer; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to commit itself to the gradual equalisation of excise duties on all alcoholic drinks on the basis of their alcoholic strength in order to eliminate damaging discrimination against the world's best-known spirit in its home market.

That this House congratulates the Scotch whisky industry on its contribution to the United Kingdom economy, through export earnings abroad and Exchequer revenue at home; recognises the considerable employment provided by the industry in Scotland, particularly in rural areas; expresses serious concern at the discriminatory nature of excise duties on...

That this House notes with concern the resignation from the leadership of Dundee District Council of Councillor Mary Ward, described in the Glasgow Herald as one of Scotland's few women political high flyers whom Scotland can ill afford to lose; further notes that the reason is not political opposition but the impossibility of combining long hours on council duties and care of a young child on the pittance paid to councillors; and urges the new Secretary of State for Scotland and the new Secretary of State for the Environment to bring fresh thinking to this long-neglected problem.

That this House notes with concern the resignation from the leadership of Dundee District Council of Councillor Mary Ward, described in the Glasgow Herald as one of Scotland's few women political high flyers whom Scotland can ill afford to lose; further notes that the reason is not political opposition but...

That this House notes the representations made by over 240 craft businesses from all parts of Scotland against the closure of the Scottish Development Agency's Crafts Division and Craftpoint Centre; deplores the failure of the Secretary of State for Scotland to maintain support for Scottish Craft Industries on the same basis as the Crafts Council for England and Wales; rejects the notion that the craft sector can be adequately supported by a purely commercial marketing service; recognises the special importance of craft businesses for Scotland's rural economy and tourist industry; and calls on the Government to maintain the level of support and training for Scottish craft industries.

That this House notes the representations made by over 240 craft businesses from all parts of Scotland against the closure of the Scottish Development Agency's Crafts Division and Craftpoint Centre; deplores the failure of the Secretary of State for Scotland to maintain support for Scottish Craft Industries on the same...