John McDonnell

That this House is deeply concerned at the recent announcement by Brittany Ferries that it is to withdraw from the proposed acquisition of two P & O Ferries vessels on the Western Channel; notes that P & O Ferries has stated that it intends to discontinue services on the Portsmou

25 May 2005

That this House is deeply concerned that the total number of UK seafaring ratings has declined from 30,000 ratings in 1980 to less than 10,000 in 2004; notes that the proportion of British officers is also declining and has fallen by more than 27 per cent. in the last three years

24 May 2005

That this House notes the outstanding contribution made by Civil Service instructional officers, Burnham lecturers and the support and administration staff employed by the Ministry of Defence in supporting and delivering training to the armed forces; notes with concern the lack o

18 May 2005

That this House welcomes the address to the IRA by Sinn Fein President, Gerry Adams, the honourable Member for Belfast West, which appeals to the leadership of the IRA to accept an alternative way forward to achieving its aims by purely political and democratic activity.

6 Apr 2005

That this House notes the outstanding contribution made by Civil Service instructional officers and Burnham lecturers employed by the Ministry of Defence in supporting and delivering training to the armed forces; notes with concern that in the Defence Training Review transformati

15 Mar 2005

That this House expresses its concern at the reductions in teaching posts at Brunel University; regrets the failure to prevent compulsory redundancies; and urges the university to review the current staffing proposals and to do all it can to avoid compulsory redundancies.

15 Mar 2005

That this House expresses its deep concern that a number of agency staff employed by TNT and security-cleared by the Ministry of Defence have been found in possession of drugs whilst working in the recently privatised Ministry of Defence Records Office in Hayes, which handles hig

10 Mar 2005

That this House agrees with the statement by the Commission for Africa in its recent report that both developed nations and African governments must work to root out the corruption which is costing Africa at least $150 billion annually but recognises that much corruption has an i

10 Mar 2005

That this House is deeply concerned at the recent announcements by Brittany Ferries that it is pulling out of the acquisition of two P&O Ferries vessels on the Western Channel; notes that P&O Ferries have stated that it intends to discontinue services on the Portsmouth to LeHavre

7 Mar 2005

That this House is deeply concerned that the total number of UK seafaring ratings has declined from 30,000 ratings in 1980 to less than 10,000 in 2003; notes the proportion of British officers is also declining and has fallen by more than 27 per cent. in the last three years; reg

7 Mar 2005