John McDonnell

That this House congratulates Mr S. S. Virk for being awarded the prestigious Global Punjabi Society Media Award, recently referred on him by the Indian Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Ambika Soni, for his services to the Punjabi community in his role as Group Editor of

17 Jun 2010

That this House welcomes the extension and upgrade of the East London Line, now part of London Overground, which will play a vital role in the social and economic well-being of London and the South East; is deeply dismayed that this service will be operated by a private company L

25 May 2010

That this House recalls the distress caused to many families at the proposal by BAA as part of its plans for a third runway at Heathrow to drive a road through Cherry Lane Cemetery; notes the families' concern at the lack of legislative protection against this type of development

30 Mar 2010

That this House regards the proposals by London Mayor Boris Johnson to shed up to 800 ticket office and gateline jobs on London Underground as a hugely retrograde step in terms of public service; believes that this move will fail to achieve the company's stated objective of impro

23 Mar 2010

That this House considers that in the dispute between British Airways management and cabin crew the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Transport would be better employed bringing the two sides together to facilitate a negotiated settlement rather than making public sta

15 Mar 2010

That this House expresses its concern that the dispute between Transport for London, Tube Lines and the independent arbiter over the funding of the Tube network upgrades threatens to force Tube Lines to follow Metronet into administration as the public private partnership imposed

10 Mar 2010

That this House wishes to place on record its appreciation of the work undertaken by English Heritage in co-operation with the Friends of Harmondsworth Barn in securing the immediate security and fabric of Harmondsworth Barn, one of the finest medieval barns in Europe, and in see

10 Mar 2010

That this House notes that women detained in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre have been on hunger strike since 5 February 2010 in protest against being detained for up to two years; condemns the detention of victims of rape and other torture, of mothers separated from their

23 Feb 2010

That this House notes that 78 per cent. of Unite's British Airways cabin crew members have voted for industrial action on a turnout of 72 per cent., which reflects the strong sense of injustice at their treatment by their employers; and calls upon British Airways to engage in con

23 Feb 2010

That this House mourns the passing of Albert Edward Booth, former Labour Member of Parliament for Barrow-in-Furness and Secretary of State for Employment from 1976 to 1979; pays tribute to his outstanding lifetime contribution to the British labour and trades union movement, as a

9 Feb 2010