Ms Diane Abbott

That this House is alarmed by the recent report commissioned by the Border and Immigration Agency into allegations of racism in immigration detention centres; notes that investigations at immigration detention centres across the country found a catalogue of racist incidents and m

7 Jan 2008

That this House disapproves of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's ruling that Alzheimer's drug treatments should only be prescribed for those in the moderate stages of the disease; notes that this ruling means that the NHS can refuse drug treatments to th

17 Dec 2007

That this House condemns the reference by the hon. Member for Henley of black people as `piccaninnies', of Africans as having `water melon smiles' and of African people that `left to their own devices, the natives would rely on nothing but the instant carbohydrate gratification o

13 Dec 2007

That this House acknowledges the National Intelligence Estimate's report on Iran's nuclear activities; recognises Iran's influence in the Middle East and its importance in securing peace in the region while not condoning Iran's human rights record or President Ahmadinejad's remar

13 Dec 2007

That this House is concerned at the plight of penguins living in the Antarctic Peninsula; notes that melting ice due to the effects of climate change is devastating the nesting site for penguins; recognises that over-fishing is leading to a lack of food available for penguins; fu

12 Dec 2007

That this House notes that Zarine Rentia, a Hackney resident and student at South Camden Community School has been threatened with deportation to India; further notes that Zarine has Fanconi-Bickel syndrome, a genetic disorder believed to occur in less than one in one million bir

6 Dec 2007

That this House is troubled by Amnesty International's report on the educational plight of Roma or Gypsy children in Slovakia; notes that Roma children are barred from attending certain schools on the grounds that they are `not clean enough' or will cause the school to `lose all

5 Dec 2007

That this House finds it sad that, as the festive season draws near, Westminster Council demonstrates its goodwill to all men by attempting to ban the distribution of soup to homeless men and women; notes that these proposals are an attack on the churches, charities and compassio

14 Nov 2007

That this House recognises the results of the Institute for Social and Economic Research's recent report into child poverty in London which finds that the high level of child poverty in London will have adverse affects on the Government's child poverty targets; notes that at pres

14 Nov 2007

That this House is troubled by the recent events in Italy concerning the Romanian Rroma population living there; notes that an emergency law was rushed into force stating that immigrants deemed to be a threat to public security may be summarily expelled from the country; further

14 Nov 2007