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That this House is extremely concerned over the failings of the Student Loans Company to deal effectively with student applications for loans in 2009; notes that when most students had commenced their courses on 4 October 2009, 175,000 were waiting for their loans of which 136,410 were first time applicants; further notes that, despite commitments to manage the backlog, 116,000 undergraduates have received no money; recognises that the Student Loans Company has had to deal with record numbers of applications but has failed to prepare adequately for the increased demand; and calls on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to carry out an immediate inquiry into the operation of the Student Loans Company to prevent a reoccurrence in 2010.
That this House is extremely concerned over the failings of the Student Loans Company to deal effectively with student applications for loans in 2009; notes that when most students had commenced their courses on 4 October 2009, 175,000 were waiting for their loans of which 136,410 were first time applicants;...
That this House recognises that the closure or the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP) on 31 March 2009, mid-way through the Government's consultation into the future regulation of forensic practitioners, has left a hiatus in regulation; further recognises the important role that forensic scientists play in providing expert witness in the criminal and civil courts; is concerned that the 3,000 practitioners, covering 29 specialties of forensic science, who are registered with the CRFP are no longer regulated; and believes that as the Government looks to design a new regulatory model that a robust and thorough debate around the future of the sector is required.
That this House recognises that the closure or the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP) on 31 March 2009, mid-way through the Government's consultation into the future regulation of forensic practitioners, has left a hiatus in regulation; further recognises the important role that forensic scientists play in providing...
That this House notes the important contribution interns working for hon. Members make; further notes internships in Parliament offer young people a transformative insight into political life and an important gateway into politics; believes that people from all around the UK, and from diverse backgrounds should have an equal opportunity to take part in internships for hon. Members; further believes hon. Members should be leading the country through providing best practice internships; welcomes the new Interns Agreement launched by the Unite Parliamentary Staff Branch, a document analogous to an employment contract, which sets out what both the hon. Member and the intern can expect from the internship; urges all hon. Members to use an Interns Agreement to ensure that their interns are offered a fulfilling and fair experience with the opportunity for training and development; and urges the House to consider bringing forward measures similar to those of the European Parliament to offer well structured, resourced and transparently advertised internship programmes.
That this House notes the important contribution interns working for hon. Members make; further notes internships in Parliament offer young people a transformative insight into political life and an important gateway into politics; believes that people from all around the UK, and from diverse backgrounds should have an equal opportunity...
That this House supports the action taken by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to protect the savings of members of the public following the collapse of confidence in the UK banking system; notes that such action will help protect the savings of pensioners and those close to retirement; and calls on the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to act immediately to implement the Ombudsman's recommendations following the collapse of Equitable Life so that more pensioners can face their retirement with greater confidence.
That this House supports the action taken by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to protect the savings of members of the public following the collapse of confidence in the UK banking system; notes that such action will help protect the savings of pensioners and those close...
That this House notes the launch of the Child Poverty Action Group's 2 Skint 4 School campaign; supports the principle of the campaign that every child deserves a fair chance to learn; welcomes the attention drawn by the campaign to the additional challenges Britain's poorest children face in the education system; and calls on the Government to give greater recognition to the importance of progress on the eradication of child poverty to the improvement of education outcomes and achievement in school.
That this House notes the launch of the Child Poverty Action Group's 2 Skint 4 School campaign; supports the principle of the campaign that every child deserves a fair chance to learn; welcomes the attention drawn by the campaign to the additional challenges Britain's poorest children face in the education...
That this House is concerned at the lack of transparency in the financial affairs of Premier and Football League clubs; is appalled that the owners of Leeds United, Forward Sports Fund, not only avoided the effects of points deduction by going into administration after relegation from the Championship was confirmed, but re-emerged from administration within 24 hours having abandoned ??35 million worth of debts; calls on the Administrator, KPMG, to explain why it failed to ascertain the beneficiaries of Astor Investments Holding, registered in the British Virgin Islands, and Krato Trust, registered in Nevis (West Indies), who agreed to write off ??13 million and ??2.4 million debts, and to seek explanations; asks the Administrator to ascertain whether the current owner of the Leeds United ground, Teak Trading Corporation, has any shareholder or director links with Astor, Krato or Mr Ken Bates; urges HM Revenue and Customs to take action to challenge the Administrator's decision not to recover the ??7 million owed to taxpayers; requests that the Financial Services Authority investigate the similarities between the ownership of Chelsea Village plc prior to July 2003 and the ownership of Leeds United; urges the Serious and Organised Crime Agency and the Serious Fraud Office to investigate whether criminal activity, including money laundering, has taken place; and urges the Government to make it a criminal offence for any individual, either in the UK or abroad, to own shares or be a beneficiary of a football club without making a declaration to shareholders at the annual meeting.
That this House is concerned at the lack of transparency in the financial affairs of Premier and Football League clubs; is appalled that the owners of Leeds United, Forward Sports Fund, not only avoided the effects of points deduction by going into administration after relegation from the Championship was confirmed,...
That this House congratulates Yorkshire Film Archive, East Anglian Film Archive, North West Film Archive, Wessex Film and Sound Archive, the South East Film and Video Archive, the South West Film and Television Archive, the Northern Region Film and Television Archive and the Media Archive for Central England for their work in preserving, digitising and cataloguing moving images that record the moving image heritage of their regions' towns, cities, industries, leisure, people, cultures and traditions; notes the contribution regional film archives make to meeting the Government's key educational, cultural and economic objectives; welcomes the decision by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to produce in 2007 a coherent national strategy for the regional film archives; and calls on the Government to support the national strategy with significant increases in core funding in order to avert the very real cuts that will otherwise have to be made to the services the regional film archives are able to offer to their communities.
That this House congratulates Yorkshire Film Archive, East Anglian Film Archive, North West Film Archive, Wessex Film and Sound Archive, the South East Film and Video Archive, the South West Film and Television Archive, the Northern Region Film and Television Archive and the Media Archive for Central England for their...