John McDonnell

That this House urges the Government to adopt the Remploy Compromise Programme to ensure the successful future of Remploy in order to prevent the need for the proposed large scale programme of factory closures; welcomes the programme which includes a restructuring of the company,

28 Nov 2007

That this House expresses its concern for those whose personal details have been mislaid by the loss of two compact discs containing child benefit data from HM Revenue and Customs; notes that since the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise the Government has cut

21 Nov 2007

That this House supports the Government's aim to eradicate child poverty and believes that sufficient resources and investment must be available to the new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC), the new non-departmental public body (NDPB) which is to replace the Chi

21 Nov 2007

That this House is extremely concerned at the move by BAA to undermine the benefits of its employees' pension scheme given that there are no financial grounds for this action; and urges BAA to negotiate a resolution of this matter with the trade unions involved in order to avoid

20 Nov 2007

That this House notes the advances made by the Venezuelan people since the election of President Chávez in 1998, particularly in the fields of healthcare, education, land reform and redistribution of wealth; further notes that the groundwork for these advances was laid by the ado

15 Nov 2007

That this House congratulates trade unionists taking action in opposition to privatisation, marketisation and cuts in our public services, including Karen Reissmann, Michael Gavan and the employees of Freemantle providing care services in the London Borough of Barnet; considers t

14 Nov 2007

That this House notes that despite recommendations regarding torture, rapes, disappearances, murders and other human rights violations in Oaxaca, issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (October 2006), the International Civil Commission for Human Rights Observatio

14 Nov 2007

That this House welcomes the publication of an education manifesto by the National Union of Teachers (NUT), 'A Good Local School for Every Child and for Every Community'; notes the proposals on promoting international co-operation in education, improving per pupil funding, local

12 Nov 2007

That this House notes that London is the world's biggest centre for mining investment and that the activities of mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) are causing significant concern around the world; further notes that some former residents of Tabaco, Colomb

12 Nov 2007

That this House welcomes the announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport that in order to ease congestion 1,300 extra rail units will be introduced onto the UK rail network; notes that in addition the High Speed Train replacement programme is anticipated to see between 5

19 Oct 2007