John McDonnell

That this House congratulates Indian judge, Justice M. B. Shah, for his inquiry exposing the illegal mining in Goa which he estimates has cost the Goan community 3.75 billion over the last five years, plundering the natural resources and environment of Goa in an unregulated and o

12 Sept 2012

That this House applauds the work of the Goa Foundation and the Save Goa Campaign in exposing the immense damage caused to the environment in Goa by numerous, extensive and large-scale mining operations, which are bulldozing hills, destroying dense forests, diverting and pollutin

16 Jul 2012

That this House notes that the British Airports Authority wrote to the Government expressing its concern at the lengthy queuing by passengers at Heathrow Airport caused by the lack of fully trained border control staff resulting from Government staffing cutbacks; considers that t

11 Jul 2012

That this House deplores the use of the death penalty for drugs and the worldwide prevalence of detention centres for drug offences; commends the recent report from Harm Reduction International, Partners in Crime, which identifies nations where international aid for drug enforcem

11 Jul 2012

That this House commends the recent report from Addaction, Breaking the Cycle, which highlights the importance of family-based interventions for families with drug and alcohol misuse problems; notes that a million children live with a drug misuser or dependent drinker; further no

11 Jul 2012

That this House congratulates the Bureau of Investigative Journalism for its thorough research in exposing the abuse of power by the City of London Corporation in using its public resources in a multi-million pound lobbying exercise to distort Government policies, in particular i

10 Jul 2012

That this House expresses its support for the week of action launched by Boycott Workfare to expose therole of the Government and companies in forcing people to undertake unpaid or low paid work by threatening to disqualify them from benefits; congratulates all those companies, c

10 Jul 2012

That this House is alarmed by the Government's plans to close coastguard stations at Clyde, Forth, Yarmouth, Thames, Portland, Brixham, Solent, Swansea and Liverpool; notes that this would reduce the number of coastguard stations in the UK from 19 to 10 with aggregate job losses

9 Jul 2012

That this House recognises that the severe cuts within the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are a serious threat to Health and Safety at Work for workers all over the UK; notes the valuable work carried out by the HSE, its office staff and inspectors which is of assistance to em

5 Jul 2012

That this House expresses its concern at the impact on the income of Metropolitan police, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and police staff, many of whom work within Parliament, of the current pay offer which would result in a loss of between 300 to 500 per month in the

5 Jul 2012