John McDonnell

That this House expresses concern at the decision by the board of the Land Registry to close the Harrow office in 2010, despite a diversity impact assessment that identified there would be a disproportionate impact on black and minority ethnic members of staff; notes that 22 per

18 Jun 2007

That this House is alarmed that London Underground intends to close 40 ticket offices and drastically to reduce the opening hours of dozens of more ticket offices; notes the concerns expressed by passenger groups and trade unions at the proposals; is further concerned that the cl

14 Jun 2007

That this House notes that there are 26,000 new cases of age-related macular degeneration each year in Britain and that around 19,000 people go blind as a result of this treatable condition each year; welcomes the decision by the Scottish Medicines Consortium to make both Macugen

14 Jun 2007

That this House notes with concern the prospect of Ford selling off both Jaguar and Land Rover potentially to a private equity company with the risk of consequent asset-stripping, job losses and detrimental impact on local communities and the UK's manufacturing base; and therefor

12 Jun 2007

That this House expresses its deep concern at the reaction of the Iraqi government to the strike by Iraqi oil workers which began on 4th June; notes that on 5th June the Iraqi government issued an arrest warrant for the leaders of the oil workers' unions and that the Iraqi Prime

11 Jun 2007

That this House expresses its concern at recent reports of the threatened arrests of trade union leaders in Iraq following strikes by oil pipeline workers this month; and calls upon the Government to support the statement by the General Secretary of the TUC to the Iraqi governmen

11 Jun 2007

That this House calls upon the Prime Minister and the Chancellor not to sign any treaty or agreement that affects the constitutional relationship between Great Britain and the EU at the EU Summit in Brussels on 21st and 22nd June 2007 without consulting the British people by mean

24 May 2007

That this House expresses concern at the increasing trend in Government for the privatisation of public services, including the promotion of contestability and outsourcing, which puts at risk the accountable and effective delivery of a wide range of public services and a large nu

30 Apr 2007

That this House notes with concern that Afzal Guru, convicted of attacking the Indian parliament in December 2001, is facing the death penalty in India; notes that there are concerns and questions being raised by campaigning organisations regarding Afzal's trial and therefore the

23 Apr 2007

That this House condemns the lack of resources being made available for maintaining the health and safety of UK workers; notes with concern that the number of staff in the Health and Safety Executive had fallen from 4,282 in April 2004 to 3,225 by March 2007, and that over the la

20 Apr 2007