John McDonnell

That this House expresses its concern at Secretary of State for Transport's unprecedented intervention in the proposals for the PPP on the London Underground on 4th December, which in effect provides a guarantee to the private sector of potentially billions of pounds if the legal

4 Dec 2002

leave out from 'months' to end and add 'further notes that UK exports to the Eurozone have increased 26.4 per cent. since the launch of the euro, French exports to the Eurozone by 22.9 per cent. and Italian exports 20.1 per cent. with the Eurozone average being a growth of 22.8 p

26 Nov 2002

That this House does not believe that the current fire service dispute can be solved by inflicting cuts in jobs on the service; and notes that even under the Bain Inquiry proposals there would be a ú41 million budgetary shortfall which is the equivalent of a cut of 1904 firefight

26 Nov 2002

That this House considers that when the lives of UK citizens are potentially at risk no Prime Minister can fail to act; and therefore calls upon the Prime Minister to convene an urgent meeting of the Fire Brigades Union and Fire Service Employers in order to restart talks to reso

25 Nov 2002

That this House welcomes the proposals put forward by the Fire Brigades Union on 19th November for the modernisation of the Fire Service; and notes that this modernisation programme would produce significant savings to the UK economy and provide the basis for the settlement of th

19 Nov 2002

That this House notes with extreme concern the failure to so far settle the fire dispute; and, if the current talks involving the Deputy Prime Minister, the FBU and the Fire Service Employers fail, calls upon the Prime Minister personally to take a lead in bringing the Fire Briga

18 Nov 2002

That this House expresses its deep disquiet at the Government's proposals to privatise the Ministry of Defence records service which will have the effect of passing over to a private company the records of military personnel dating from the First World War to the present day, wil

6 Nov 2002

That this House expresses its deep concern at the deaths of seven Irish prisoners in Brixton prison since December 1999; and calls upon the Home Secretary to establish an independent public inquiry into this tragedy.

28 Oct 2002

That this House recognises the excellent service provided to our community by the Fire Service and acknowledges the strength of feeling amongst firefighters on the issue of pay, which has led to such an overwhelming vote for industrial action; notes that the Government's review w

21 Oct 2002

That this House supports the campaign by the Fire Brigades Union for a decent wage for firefighters.

24 Sept 2002