John McDonnell

That this House expresses its alarm at the proposal from the Department of Health that from 1st November bursaries to support student nurses from non-European Union countries are to be withdrawn; and believes that this retrograde step will worsen the crisis in nurse recruitment i

11 Jul 2001

That this House pays tribute to the honourable Member from Crewe and Nantwich for her service as Chair of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee, which she has performed with dedication, expertise and integrity; and regrets that she may be denied the opp

11 Jul 2001

That this House expresses its concern that the Special Educational Needs draft Code of Practice laid before Parliament under section 314(3) of the Education Act 1996 on 20th June 2000 reduces the requirement on local education authorities to quantify the support needed by childre

10 Jul 2001

That this House expresses its concern that the City of London Corporation is promoting once again its City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, which offends against basic democratic principles by extending the business vote; and considers that no further time of the House should be

10 Jul 2001

That this House notes with extreme concern the rising number of sectarian attacks, including pipe bomb, nail bomb and firebomb attacks, directed against Catholic homes in parts of Northern Ireland in recent weeks; notes that 50 separate attacks have taken place since the beginnin

27 Feb 2001

That this House condemns the massacre of 25 Sri Lankan youths on 25th October in Bindunuwewa whilst they were being held in military custody by the Sri Lankan Government; and calls for an international inquiry to be established with the support of the British Government to invest

29 Nov 2000

That this House welcomes the launch this week of the campaign by the Asian Women Prisoners Support Group and Asian Women Unite; which draws attention to the plight of Asian women in prison and the racism they experience.

25 Jul 2000

That this House notes that in an endeavour to promote health issues throughout the island of Ireland, the British Medical Association and the Irish Medical Organisation will jointly host an All Ireland Health Conference on 22nd September in Ballyconnell, County Cavan, with repres

18 Jul 2000

That this House considers that sufficient parliamentary time has been allocated to the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill; and calls upon the promoters of the Bill to withdraw this Bill in its current form and to resubmit proposals for a genuine democratic reform of the City of

16 May 2000

That this House congratulates the London Unison nursing students who participated in Unison's nationwide campaign, Yes to Wages, No to Poverty, by sleeping out in an all-night vigil outside the Department of Health, Whitehall, on Tuesday 16th May; and expresses its support for Un

16 May 2000