John McDonnell

That this House expresses its serious disquiet at proposals of the Department for Work and Pensions to cut 18,000 jobs from its workforce; and calls upon the Government to undertake urgent consultations with the relevant trade unions.

9 Feb 2004

That this House notes the large-scale industrial action which took place across several Government departments and agencies on 29th and 30th January; and urges the Government to enter into meaningful discussions with the Public and Commercial Services Union to resolve this disput

2 Feb 2004

That this House believes that there should now be convened an independent inquiry into why the UK was taken to war with Iraq.

27 Jan 2004

That this House deplores continued and organised atrocities against Dalits in South Asia, especially in India; calls upon the Home Office to monitor the activities of extremist Hindutva organisations operating in the United Kingdom to ensure that they are not supporting atrocitie

6 Jan 2004

That this House notes that 15th January 2004 is the third anniversary of the conviction of Christy McGrath, a young, upcoming, Irish jockey for murder with a minimum sentence of 16 years; recognises that over the last three years a substantial body of evidence has been identified

6 Jan 2004

That this House deeply regrets that this month the Government will complete the privatisation of the Ministry of Defence Records Office; and expresses its extreme disquiet that this sell-off will result in the loss of the jobs of the long-serving, dedicated team of MoD archive st

8 Dec 2003

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the National Savings Bank (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2895), dated 2nd December 2003, a copy of which was laid before this House on 3rd December, be annulled.

8 Dec 2003

That this House expresses its deep concern at the arrest of the American trade union leader, Mr Jack Heyman and the peace protesters known as the Oakland 25, who were the victims of an unprovoked attack by the Oakland police; and calls for all charges against these trade unionist

2 Dec 2003

That this House expresses its deep concern that the visit of George Bush, President of the United States of America, may be used as an occasion to undermine the right to protest by removing the peaceful anti-war protesters in Parliament Square, Brian Haw who has been there 24 hou

12 Nov 2003

That this House welcomes the decision of Network Rail to bring all maintenance back in-house on the national network; notes that Network Rail has stated that the decision will bring the benefits of a single integrated rail maintenance operation and management structure, which wil

27 Oct 2003