John McDonnell

That this House welcomes the open letter to the Prime Minister calling for equal treatment for agency workers, which has been signed by the general secretaries of 10 trade unions and many Labour hon. Members; notes that around one million agency workers have fewer rights at work

19 Oct 2007

That this House condemns comments made by Mr Tony Blair attacking Iran in a speech in New York on 18th October; believes that his intervention is deeply unhelpful at a time when elements of the US Administration appear determined to pursue an attack against Iran; further believes

19 Oct 2007

That this House congratulates Mike Plummer, Mark Stubbs, Carl Christopher, Alan Metcalfe, Merriel Plummer, Steven Foster and Gavin Dutot for organising and undertaking a 125 mile walk from Poole to draw attention to the campaign to save the Remploy factories and to deliver their

15 Oct 2007

That this House notes with concern the state visit of King Abdullah bin Abdul Azaz al Saud of Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom on 30th October 2007; believes that Saudi Arabia is one of the most repressive societies on earth, with no political parties, free elections, independe

11 Oct 2007

That this House notes that the postal service is invaluable to communities across the United Kingdom; further notes that there is continuing industrial action over pay and cuts to jobs and services; is concerned at the failure of Royal Mail management to resolve the dispute, desp

10 Oct 2007

That this House views with alarm the disciplinary action being taken against Michael Gavan, Chair of the Newham local government branch of UNISON; notes that he faces charges of withholding information from management as he refused to betray the confidence of trade union members

9 Oct 2007

That this House notes that 9th October marks the 40th anniversary of the murder of Ernesto Che Guevara in Bolivia; further notes the inspiration that Che Guevara has brought to national liberation movements and millions of socialists around the world; and believes that the sustai

8 Oct 2007

That this House notes that the submarine HMS Affray sank in April 1951 with the loss of 75 officers and ratings; calls upon the Government to consider re-opening the inquiry into this sad event so that, using the technology and expertise available today, the true cause of the acc

8 Oct 2007

That this House notes with extreme concern the arrest on 14th May 2007 and continued detention by the Indian government of 62-year-old Simranjit Singh Mann and 20 others for peacefully protesting against the erection of a statue of the former Chief Minister of Punjab, who was res

25 Jul 2007

That this House notes with concern plans by US newspaper publisher Gannet, which owns hundreds of newspapers in the UK, to seek to shift the burden of its final salary pension scheme on to staff thereby threatening to undermine support for the scheme; further notes that the compa

24 Jul 2007