John McDonnell

That this House expresses its deep concern at the imprisonment by the Iranian government of seven Iranian labour activists for organising a May Day rally in the city of Saghez in 2004 and for organising a trade union organisation independent of the Iranian state; and calls upon t

8 Dec 2005

That this House is deeply concerned at the recent actions of Irish Ferries in seeking forcibly to dismiss Irish seafarers; notes that the company employed security guards at Pembroke and Holyhead in an attempt to replace the Irish crew with seafarers from Eastern Europe on exploi

7 Dec 2005

That this House notes that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has based his strategy to eliminate pensioner poverty on targeting benefits to the poorest pensioners via the tax credit system by linking the level of tax credit to earnings, which has ensured that the poorest pensioners

24 Nov 2005

That this House expresses its gravest concern at the arrest by President Jammeh of Omar Jallow, Hamat Bah and Halifa Sallah, the leaders of the Gambian opposition, the National Alliance for Democracy and Development; and calls on the UK Government to do all it can to exert its in

22 Nov 2005

That this House notes with concern the Government's continuation of a scheme, started by the Strategic Rail Authority, which indemnifies train operating companies against operating losses caused by strike action; declares the scheme to be a very clear intervention in industrial r

22 Nov 2005

That this House regrets the provisional recommendation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on funding for erythropoietin for patients suffering from cancer treatment-induced anaemia; recognises the unnecessary suffering that restricting the use of

22 Nov 2005

That this House welcomes the decision by the Government to convert the Forensic Science Service (FSS) into a wholly owned Government Company (GovCo) which comes into operation on 1st December; believes that the new GovCo should be given a period of at least two years to succeed b

8 Nov 2005

That this House is concerned at the recently announced plans to cut editorial jobs at Trinity Mirror newspapers; notes that the company made £250 million profit last year; believes that cutting jobs in news will fail to address circulation decline; further believes that such move

7 Nov 2005

That this House notes the importance of the country's museums, galleries, heritage sites, historic palaces and parks; further notes the excellent work of staff within these institutions in educating and informing members of the public and tourists from across the world about cult

21 Oct 2005

That this House expresses its concern at the severe delays on the London Underground Northern Line services caused by faulty train design; congratulates London Underground drivers for protecting the travelling public by refusing to work for safety reasons; believes that identifyi

19 Oct 2005