John McDonnell

That this House notes that the cleaners employed by Ocean Facilities Services Ltd, under contract with St George's, University of London, are paid below the London living wage; expresses disappointment that St George's, which has a 250-year history that includes fathers of modern

23 May 2012

That this House welcomes Medical Justice's new report, The Second Torture: The Immigration Detention of Torture Survivors, which demonstrates how the UK Border Agency is failing to fulfil its statutory duty to safeguard torture survivors, as outlined in Rule 35 (3) of the Detenti

21 May 2012

That this House is concerned by plans to privatise criminal fine enforcement; believes that it is not right that a service intended to protect the public and ensure justice is served should be sold off to a private bailiff industry lacking in regulation and likely to target the e

16 May 2012

That this House notes with concern the danger posed by pedicabs to the general public and visitors to London during the Olympic and Paralympic Games; further notes that the drivers of such pedicabs have had no Criminal Records Bureau or police checks and as such may not be fit an

15 May 2012

That this House notes the inevitable pressures on London's transport network throughout the Olympic Games; further notes that the Olympic Route Network is an important component of transport plans for the Olympics; is dismayed at the decision not to allow taxi drivers to use the

14 May 2012

That this House values the contribution to London transport which is made by taxi drivers; notes the high levels of professionalism within the trade; is concerned that the Mayor of London's imposition of a 15 year age limit on taxis will have the effect of pricing drivers out of

14 May 2012

That this House is saddened by the death of Mick Shaw, former president of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), who will be remembered as a principled trade unionist, socialist and internationalist; recalls that he joined the London Fire Brigade in 1977, trained in Southwark and worked

9 May 2012

That this House notes that for over 12 months hon. Members have expressed concerns about the possible influence of the Murdochs over the Government's BBC licence fee settlement in November 2010 given the speech by James Murdoch in 2009 urging cuts to the licence fee and to the BB

30 Apr 2012

That this House congratulates Chester Football Club on winning the Evo Stik Northern Premier League title; acknowledges their remarkable achievement in scoring over 100 goals and amassing 100 points to win a second successive championship since this phoenix club, from the ashes o

24 Apr 2012

That this House welcomes the launch by Bhopal Medical Appeal, London Mining Network and UK Tar Sands Network of the Greenwash Gold 2012 awards exposing the record of environmental destruction and human rights abuses of the companies BP, Rio Tinto and Dow, which are major sponsors

16 Apr 2012