John McDonnell

That this House wishes to record the case of Mr Brian McArdle who, having suffered a blood clot on his brain, was left paralysed on one side, unable to speak properly and blind in one eye and yet was summoned to an Atos work capacity assessment, before which he suffered a further

5 Nov 2012

That this House expresses its concern at the treatment of the Counihan-Sanchez family, who temporarily moved to Ireland to care for their terminally-ill grandfather, vacated their council flat and, following their grandfather's death, returned to Brent, their borough of origin, t

31 Oct 2012

That this House notes that the Cerrejon coal mine continues to have negative impacts on communities in the Colombian department of La Guajira; further notes that the mine is owned by three companies listed on theLondon Stock Exchange, namely Anglo American, BHPBilliton and Xstrat

29 Oct 2012

That this House notes with extreme concern the proposal to cut fire cover, includinga fire pump at Hayes fire station; further notes that this station serves a densely populated urban, residential, industrial and commercial area; further notes that this area is subject to the ris

25 Oct 2012

That this House notes that Daniel Roque Hall is a 30-year-old severely disabled man with Friedreich's Ataxia, a multi-system and fatal illness, now so advanced that he cannot use his arms or legs, has blurred vision, damaged speech, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia and Type 1 di

24 Oct 2012

That this House welcomes the news that the Probation Service in England and Wales won the British Quality Foundation Gold Medal for Excellence in 2011; notes that no Probation Trust is deemed to be failing or in need of improvement; further notes that each Probation Trust in Engl

23 Oct 2012

That this House is concerned that care and supervision cases in the Family Courts are taking almost a year to complete; notes that this will have an entirely negative impact on vulnerable children for whom a year is a very long time; is concerned that the Government's court closu

23 Oct 2012

That this House notes that the parking enforcement contractor NSL is engaged in an industrial dispute with 160 employees belonging to UNISON on its London Borough of Camden contract, who are taking industrial action to improve average pay, which for most stands at only 8.09 an ho

18 Oct 2012

That this House notes with concern that all staff working in the Department for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (DCMS) on 20 September 2012 were issued with letters stating they are at risk of redundancy; further notes that this came within weeks of the London 2012 Olympic and

16 Oct 2012

That this House notes that the Tower of London has seen thehighest number of visitors in over 30 years and that the Historic Royal Palaces have seen an admissions income for 2011/12 of 42.8 million; expresses disappointment that cleaners employed at the Tower of London under cont

17 Sept 2012