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- Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 13 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: rose—
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 13 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009) has video
John McDonnell: I am sure that my right hon. Friend would not want to traduce the English Collective of Prostitutes or its engagement in the "Newsnight" debate. I watched that debate, and no one stated that there was no trafficking in this country. It was not only the English Collective of Prostitutes, but other bodies, academic institutions and surveys, that have challenged the original figures that were...
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 13 — Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc: England and Wales (12 Nov 2009) has video
John McDonnell: Despite my reservations on strict liability, I also welcome these amendments. The phrase "engaged in exploitative conduct" in the amendment will give greater clarity to the interpretation of the law. I would have preferred it if the legislation could have included a definition of trafficking based on international definitions, but I think that we will revisit that some time in the future. I...
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Pay (11 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what his Department's policy is on payment of the London Living Wage.
- Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Drugs (11 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects the Patel Report on prison drug treatment to be published.
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Correspondence Management Unit (9 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on employing an independent consultant to review and report on the Correspondence Management Unit in his Department in September 2009.
- Written Answers — Transport: Heathrow Airport: Safety (9 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) what plans he has to review his policy on airport public safety zones with particular reference to (a) their boundaries and (b) the buildings which are allowed within them; (2) what consideration he has given to the application of his Department's public safety zones policy in respect of Heathrow Airport; (3) what consideration...
- Written Answers — Transport: Network Rail: Finance (9 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much funding his Department plans to provide to Network Rail in each year from 2009 to 2014.
- Written Answers — Health: Drugs: Prisons (9 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the merits of quality assurance for drug treatment services in prisons provided through the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.
- Written Answers — Justice: Prison Service: Counselling (5 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much has been spent on the Prison Service's Counselling Assessment Referral Advice and Throughcare scheme since its inception; (2) what evaluation of the Prison Service's Counselling Assessment Referral Advice and Throughcare scheme has been undertaken.
- Probation Service (4 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: I want briefly to take up where my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow (Mr. Gerrard) left off. I am secretary of the justice unions parliamentary group, to which most Members present belong. The issues before us have been raised constantly in debates over the past decade or so, but I want to start by reassuring the Minister of the commitment of those working in the service to the...
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Pay (2 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether there is a business plan for the flexible benefits project in his central Department.
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Pay (2 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when the last equal pay review for each of his Department's bargaining units was conducted.
- Written Answers — Transport: Network Rail: Finance (2 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what proportion of the proposed efficiencies agreed between Network Rail and the Office of the Rail Regulator for the period 2009-14 are expected to arise from reductions in staffing.
- Written Answers — Justice: National Archives: Finance (2 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what financial governance arrangements have been in place at the National Archives for the last three years; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of such arrangements.
- Written Answers — Justice: National Archives: Manpower (2 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many new staff at pay bands (a) G and (b) H have been appointed at the National Archives in the last three years.
- Written Answers — Justice: National Archives: Manpower (2 Nov 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) directors of finance and (b) heads of finance there have been at the National Archives in each of the last three years.
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Equality and Human Rights Commission: Manpower (29 Oct 2009)
John McDonnell: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2009, Official Report, column 1289W, on the Equality and Human Rights Commission: manpower, how much of the interim staff costs are attributable to consultancy fees in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10.
- Sri Lanka (IDP Camps) — [Dr. William McCrea in the Chair] (28 Oct 2009)
John McDonnell: It is exactly as my right hon. Friend is saying. When everything else fails—exhortations, appeals to humanity and international representations—there is nothing left for us but economic sanctions. The Sri Lankan Government seem to think that they can act with impunity, so let us send them a message: "Release the people from the camps, end the human rights abuses and we will assist...
- Closed Circuit Television (Monitoring and Promotion): Clause 2 — General objective (27 Oct 2009) has video
John McDonnell: I want to be clear on this point, because a question has been raised about it. Does that include the DEFRA network services jobs?