Ms Diane Abbott

That this House welcomes the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith's, call for the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison camp; applauds Lord Goldsmith for joining the UN and the EU in highlighting the injustice associated with this camp; notes that hundreds of individuals remain held in a

16 May 2006

That this House notes with concern that despite an emphasis on practice-based commissioning and increased funding to community doctors rather than hospitals, many people still have limited access, in practice, to their local GP; further notes that this is particularly prevalent w

4 May 2006

That this House welcomes the new code of conduct outlined by the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) to prevent children being exposed to grown up titles in newsagents; notes that the new more elaborate guidelines relate not only to adult top-shelf titles but cover al

27 Mar 2006

That this House notes that the National Asylum Support Service voucher system for asylum claimants was scrapped in 2001 after a campaign by trade unions, non-governmental organisations and refugee organisations; believes that vouchers are costly, fail to meet asylum seekers' need

13 Mar 2006

That this House regrets the Independent Police Complaints Commission's decision that the two police marksmen who killed Hackney resident Harry Stanley, a father of three, will not face disciplinary action; is concerned that an innocent painter and decorator carrying a table leg c

13 Feb 2006

That this House notes with considerable concern the findings of leading refugee welfare charities that the threat of economic destitution and removal of the children of failed asylum seekers who refuse to leave the UK, as set out in section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 200

9 Feb 2006

That this House notes that there is still no legislation in place to ensure that adult titles, including so called lads mags, newspapers and tabloids containing disturbing pornographic material, are kept out of reach and sight of children; acknowledges that most newsagents adhere

9 Feb 2006

That this House applauds Amnesty International's latest efforts to highlight the plight of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay including nine British residents being held without trial at the detention centre; notes that approximately 500 people of around 35 different nationalities remai

7 Feb 2006

That this House welcomes the investigation by Operation Pond into alleged systematic racial assaults, racist abuse and brutality by prison officers at HM Prison Whitemoor; notes that solicitors at the Prisoners' Advice Service have expressed concerns that the largest number of su

6 Feb 2006

That this House notes with concern new figures released by the Home Office revealing that nearly 40 per cent. of black men have their DNA stored on the national DNA database, compared to 13 per cent. of Asian and 9 per cent. of white men; is concerned that the discrepancies in et

17 Jan 2006