John McDonnell

That this House welcomes the trade union lobby of Parliament held on 28th March seeking support for employment rights for construction workers; and calls upon the Government to address the trade unions' agenda calling for increased direct employment, compliance with national agre

28 Mar 2007

That this House is concerned that millions of workers are excluded from exercising the right to seek statutory trade union recognition on the grounds that they work for employers with fewer than 21 employees; believes that the 21 employee threshold is arbitrary and denies million

27 Mar 2007

That this House notes that care home workers in Barnet were transferred to Fremantle under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations five years ago; notes that Fremantle has threatened to sack these employees on 1st April 2007 unless they sign new contra

19 Mar 2007

That this House notes the warnings set out in the Stern Report about the potential economic effects of climate change; strongly welcomes the fact that the Climate Change Bill will legislate to reduce carbon emissions by 60 per cent. by 2050; believes that trades unions and their

13 Mar 2007

That this House is concerned by the Office for National Statistics' announcement that it intends to reduce its staffing complement in London by over 1,000 to just 10 posts by 2012, with the likelihood of large numbers of compulsory redundancies; is further concerned that these de

8 Mar 2007

That this House welcomes the work of Endometriosis UK and its application to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to develop a guideline on the diagnosis and management of endometriosis; recognises that there is a real need for guidelines because endometriosi

7 Mar 2007

That this House notes that it is estimated that at least £1 billion tax revenue is divided by those declaring themselves non-domicile; is concerned that non-domicile status is in contravention of the Race Relations Act 1976, as amended, as it discriminates on the basis of nationa

1 Mar 2007

That this House expresses its concern at HM Treasury's announcement that nurses and other public sector workers will receive below inflation pay awards for the coming year of less than two per cent., which effectively means a pay cut given that the Retail Price Index is at the ra

1 Mar 2007

That this House welcomes the statement by the TUC's General Secretary accusing some private equity companies of operating like `amoral asset strippers' and `casino capitalists'; and calls upon the Government to consider legislation to exercise control over the damaging behaviour

21 Feb 2007

That this House calls upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring forward proposals for a windfall tax on the excessive profits of banks currently being declared and to use this tax revenue to tackle poverty amongst children and pensioners.

21 Feb 2007