Chris Bryant

That this House notes the long-running persecution of the Ahwazi Arabs in the south west Khuzestan region of Iran by the authorities in Tehran; further notes that 10 Ahwazi Arabs named Ali Motairi, Abdullah Solaimani, Abdulreza Sanawati (Zergani), Ghasem Salamat, Mohamad Chaab Po

16 Nov 2006

That this House notes Burberry's announcement that it intends to close its designer clothing plant in Treorchy and relocate production in Asia or South America, where labour costs are lower; is concerned that other Burberry operations in the UK may be similarly affected; believes

9 Oct 2006

That this House commemorates the anniversary of the public hanging on 19th July 2005 of two gay teenage boys, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni, in Mashad in Iran; notes that at the time of their alleged crimes the two boys were at most 17 years and possibly younger; further commem

19 Jul 2006

That this House congratulates the bishops of the US Episcopal Church on electing Katharine Jefferts Schori as the next leader of the Episcopal Church in the USA (ECUSA); notes that ECUSA is the first church in the Anglican Communion to elect a woman archbishop; and looks forward

19 Jun 2006

That this House notes that on 24th November 2005, in a bid to win the support of the eurosceptic wing of the Conservative Party, the right hon. Member for Witney pledged that if elected leader of the Conservative Party he would withdraw his party from the centre right, European P

7 Jun 2006

That this House congratulates Lloyds TSB on its decision to pay immediate interest on cheques before they are cleared; looks forward to the Office of Fair Trading's promised report into ways the banks can speed up the underlying three-day cheque clearing system; and urges all ban

11 May 2006

That this House congratulates English National Opera (ENO) for winning both categories at the 2006 Laurence Olivier Awards for Best New Opera Production of Madam Butterfly and for Simon Keenlyside's Outstanding Achievement in Opera performance in the title role of ENO's Billy Bud

28 Feb 2006

That this House notes with concern the links between the Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan and Paul Belien and his wife Alexandra Colen, a member of the Belgian Parliament for the far right Vlaams Belang party and for its predecessor Vlaams Blok; further notes that Vlaams Blok was c

13 Dec 2005

That this House congratulates the Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK (PHA-UK) on marking its fifth anniversary; notes that pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition involving high blood pressure and structural changes in the walls of the pulmonary arteries afflicting around 1

8 Dec 2005

That this House notes the proposed job cuts at Trinity Mirror in South Wales; further notes that Trinity Mirror in owning Wales on Sunday, the Western Mail, the South Wales Echo, the Rhondda Leader and the Pontypridd Observer, holds a virtual monopoly of the local newspaper marke

30 Nov 2005