Ms Diane Abbott

That this House recognises the results of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research recent report into the Jewish community in Britain which found that the Jewish community in east London is experiencing higher levels of social exclusion than the Jewish communities in the rest of

14 Nov 2007

That this House expresses concern that despite great progress made in the treatment of rape victims in the criminal justice system, an estimated 85 per cent. of rapes are never reported to the police; notes with concern that when rapes are reported the conviction rate is below si

12 Nov 2007

That this House expresses concern at the level of provision of palliative care in the UK; notes that although surveys suggest most people would rather die at home, only 18 per cent. are able to do so; further notes that research into palliative care in the UK has found gaps in se

12 Nov 2007

That this House deplores the imprisonment of engineer Frank Kakopa in Belfast in 2005 on the mistaken grounds that he was an illegal immigrant; notes that the Equality Commission has condemned the imprisonment as unlawful and brought about purely on the grounds of Mr Kakopa's rac

12 Nov 2007

That this House expresses concern at the ongoing pay gap between men and women, which is estimated at an average of 17 per cent. for full-time workers and 36 per cent. for part-time workers; recognises that the gap is the equivalent of men being paid for the entire year and women

12 Nov 2007

That this House notes evidence from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that suggests that nearly 40 per cent. of births worldwide are not registered; further notes that two thirds of deaths also go unregistered; believes that missing information on births and deaths leads to dif

12 Nov 2007

That this House commends the London Design Festival on a hugely successful 10 day celebration of the best that design has to offer, both in the UK and internationally; congratulates the Festival on the record 350,000 visitors that it attracted this year and the 221 events staged

22 Oct 2007

That this House is alarmed by the alleged comments made by Dr James Watson during a newspaper interview concerning the relationship between race and intelligence; notes with concern that Dr. Watson is due to begin a series of talks throughout the UK on 24th October; notes that hi

17 Oct 2007

That this House is concerned by recent reports of the mistreatment of failed asylum-seekers during the deportation process including alleged physical and sexual assault and racial and psychological abuse at the hands of private escort teams paid by the Government; is particularly

11 Oct 2007

That this House is concerned at the situation facing Bradford University student Khaled al-Mudallal, who is currently confined to Gaza as a result of restrictions on his movement imposed by Israeli authorities; recognises that Mr al-Mudallal has a British residency permit allowin

11 Oct 2007