John McDonnell

That this House notes that following the Bowbelle/Marchioness disaster on the Thames in 1989, which claimed 51 lives, robust standards for qualifying for licensed Thames watermen and lightermen were introduced; further notes that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is consulting o

25 May 2006

That this House welcomes the Cabinet Office good practice guidance on implementing workplace childcare provision; fears that Government departments may not be using this guidance effectively to ensure working parents have the opportunity to take advantage of workplace childcare p

24 May 2006

That this House calls upon the Government to undertake in liaison with the Indian government an assessment of the plight of surviving members of the British Army recruited from the Indian sub continent who were taken prisoner of war on the Western Front in the Second World War wi

23 May 2006

That this House welcomes Amnesty International UK's section Report 2006, Standing Up for Human Rights, which calls upon India to send a strong signal of its support for human rights by abolishing the death penalty; calls for the release of Professor Davinderpal Singh Bhullar who,

22 May 2006

That this House expresses its deep concern at the incidence of hunger strikes by detainees held in detention centres, in particular Harmondsworth and Colnbrook; and calls on the Home Secretary to undertake an urgent review of the causes and responses to these incidents with the o

27 Apr 2006

That this House recognises the unique service offered by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) and its extremely important contribution to good industrial relations, which is recognised and supported by both employers and employees; notes that its employment t

20 Apr 2006

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 966), dated 29th March 2006, a copy of which was laid before this House on 30th March, be annulled.

18 Apr 2006

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Subordinate Provisions Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 484), dated 23rd February 2006, a copy of which was laid before this House on 6th March, be annulled.

30 Mar 2006

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

29 Mar 2006

That this House welcomes the settlement of over 3,000 equal pay cases of predominately female members of staff working in the Prison Service after seven years of litigation; pays tribute to the thousands of members of the Public and Commercial Services Union who work in prisons a

28 Mar 2006