Ms Diane Abbott

That this House recognises that despite equality legislation, lesbian and gay people are still subject to discrimination and abuse on account of their sexuality in the United Kingdom; notes the recent research by Stonewall that found that nearly one in five lesbian and gay people

23 Apr 2008

That this House is concerned at the possibility that American company Lockheed Martin will win the contract for the 2011 Census; notes that the company is heavily involved in the production of missiles and integrated threat information; further notes that 80 per cent. of the comp

13 Mar 2008

That this House is concerned by the case of Iranian teenager Mehdi Kazemi who is currently living in Holland; notes reports that Mr Kazemi's boyfriend was forced by Iranian authorities to denounce other gay men, including Mr Kazemi himself; is appalled at reports that Mr Kazemi's

12 Mar 2008

That this House believes that the continuing crisis in Darfur could be eased by a reduction in foreign investment, most notable of which is Chinese investment in the Sudanese oil industry; and notes that oil revenues have been used to fund the continuing conflict and that, given

6 Mar 2008

That this House is concerned by recent research into the work that mothers are carrying out in the UK labour market; notes that the research finds that women with children are much more likely to undertake part-time than full-time work; further notes that due to the current natur

4 Mar 2008

That this House is concerned that the number of people from the five Olympic boroughs employed on the Olympic site is low; notes that the target given by the Olympic Delivery Authority is to employ only 10 to 15 per cent. of people from the five host boroughs on the Olympic Park

28 Feb 2008

That this House is concerned by the ongoing military operations that are taking place in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq; notes reports that civilian villages have been subject to air strikes by Turkish military forces; further notes the Edi Bese campaign which is calling for

21 Feb 2008

That this House notes that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) was Northern Rock's auditor and also provided it with a range of consultancy services; further notes that PWC earned £1.3 million for non-audit work but only £500,000 for the audit; further notes that at no point did PWC ind

19 Feb 2008

That this House is concerned by recent comments made by Ministers and former Ministers regarding prostitution in the UK; notes that calls to ban prostitution in order to prevent trafficking for sexual exploitation appear to be ill thought-out; understands that Government raids on

7 Jan 2008

That this House is concerned that the Government persists in detaining children and their families in immigration removal centres; notes that recent work by Save the Children, Bail for Immigration Detainees, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Chief Inspector

7 Jan 2008