Ms Diane Abbott

That this House is alarmed that almost half of young black people aged between 16 and 24 are unemployed; is concerned that ethnic groups have been hardest hit by the recession; notes that the Government's pledge to shield ethnic minorities from the recession has failed; further n

1 Feb 2010

That this House recognises that unemployment is rising in London; notes that jobs on the Olympic site are set to increase by over 2,000 in 2010; further notes that just 20 per cent. of workers employed on the Olympic site live in one of the five Olympic boroughs; believes that mo

1 Feb 2010

That this House recognises that more children in London are in severe poverty than anywhere else in the UK; notes that half of these children are from single parent families or families claiming job seeker's allowance; further notes that ethnic minority children are three times m

1 Feb 2010

That this House concurs with the National Union of Students that a graduate tax should be introduced for financing universities in place of top-up fees and that raising the £3,000 cap on fees will create further marketisation of higher education, pricing the poorest out of the sy

25 Jan 2010

That this House notes that the Mayor of London pledged in his 2008 manifesto to set up four new rape crisis centres in addition to the existing centre in Croydon at a total cost of £2.23 million, or £744,000 per year, for the following three years; is concerned at the rising leve

14 Dec 2009

That this House believes the use of secret evidence in courts is fundamentally wrong; notes that secret evidence is evidence held by the Home Office against an individual that neither the individual, nor their legal representation, may see; further notes that in recent cases secr

14 Dec 2009

That this House is disappointed at the increase in Oyster pay-as-you-go bus fares and the seven day bus pass by 20 per cent.; believes that this increase will disproportionately affect hard-working Londoners on lower incomes, who are more likely to use buses; regrets that hard wo

19 Nov 2009

That this House believes that in order for healthcare to be truly public it must be free at the point of access and run by not-for-profit organisations; is concerned by recent developments which have seen private, profit-making companies awarded contracts to run NHS healthcare cl

19 Nov 2009

That this House celebrates the success of Black History Month 2009; recognises that black people have played a vital role in the history of the country and that everybody benefits by learning more about it; further believes that black and ethnic minority history should be fully i

19 Nov 2009

That this House is saddened and alarmed by the tragic deaths of 10 cyclists on London's roads this year; notes that eight of these deaths have involved heavy goods vehicles; further notes Transport for London's decision to shut down the Metropolitan Police Commercial Vehicle Educ

22 Oct 2009