Information between 28th February 2026 - 10th March 2026
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2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 1 Labour No votes vs 293 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 177 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 163 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 1 Labour No votes vs 293 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 173 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 106 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 182 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 109 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 171 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context John McDonnell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 181 |
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John McDonnell speeches from: Immigration Policy
John McDonnell contributed 1 speech (76 words) Monday 9th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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John McDonnell speeches from: Middle East
John McDonnell contributed 1 speech (170 words) Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the written answer of 4 February 2026 to question 109058, if he will list the RFA vessels where permanent employees have opted in to work a reduced assignment length, other than the RFA Proteus. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) Uptake varies according to operational cycles, but participation consistently fluctuates between nine and 10 per cent of the total workforce. These arrangements continue to support individual choice while maintaining operational resilience. |
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on delivering (a) investment and (b) employment in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet through the Defence Industrial Strategy. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) The Defence Industrial Strategy sets out how our national security is defended by our Armed Forces, that they are only as strong as the defence sector which equips them, including the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a unique asset to Government, which we continue to invest in, working closely across Government to ensure the seafarers who work for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have the employment conditions that reflect their essential work. |
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Shipping: Conditions of Employment
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she last discussed application of the ILO Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention 147 in the merchant shipping industry with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Officials in the Department for Transport (DfT) meet regularly with their counterparts in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to discuss the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC), which supersedes the ILO Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 147). DfT also participate in the UK’s MLC Tripartite Working Group, which convenes every six months to review the effectiveness of the Convention’s implementation in UK legislation and to consider any updates required to supporting guidance for industry. |
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Tonnage Tax
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of dividend payments made to Tonnage Tax qualifying companies by companies not resident in the UK for tax purposes in each year since 2003-04 to date. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The information required is not readily available. Most dividends from non-UK resident companies are exempt in any event and tax risk is accordingly low.
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Ministry of Defence: Employment Agencies
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which crewing agencies supply merchant seafarers to deliver MoD contracts. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not contract directly with crewing agencies. Where maritime outputs are delivered by civilian mariners, prime contractors are responsible for selecting, employing and managing any crewing agencies they use. As such, the Department does not hold a centrally maintained list of crewing agencies engaged by contractors delivering MOD maritime services.
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Ministry of Defence: Employment Agencies
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what oversight his department carries out of crewing agencies supplying merchant seafarers to deliver MoD contracts. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) Where civilian mariners are employed by contractors to deliver Ministry of Defence (MOD) maritime outputs, the Department ensures appropriate oversight through the contractual framework. Contractors are required to comply with UK maritime law, the Maritime Labour Convention, and all relevant safety, welfare and certification standards.
Prime contractors hold responsibility for selecting and managing any crewing agencies they use. The MOD monitors compliance through routine contract management, including assurance activity, audits, and safety reporting requirements. These oversight mechanisms ensure that contractors maintain suitably qualified and experienced personnel to deliver MOD tasks. |
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Merchant Shipping: Crew
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of maternity and paternity rights of seafarers working on merchant ships covered by the Merchant Shipping (Ministry of Defence Commercially Managed Ships) Order 1992. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) The Merchant Shipping Order provides a foundation for seafarers’ rights. For the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), these statutory measures are substantially augmented by a comprehensive suite of policies supporting all employees through every life event, offering protections and benefits well in excess of those minimums. |
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the written answer of 4 February 2026 to question 109057, if he will list the maritime industry stakeholders his department has engaged with to date regarding the continued transformation of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s workforce framework in support of Defence operational needs. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) The Department continues to engage widely across Defence, Government and the maritime sector in support of the RFA workforce transformation programme. This includes structured consultation with internal governance boards, representative bodies, specialist HR, legal and career management functions, as well as engagement with key maritime unions, industry groups and UK flag‑state partners. These collaborative discussions ensure that the evolving framework robustly supports Defence’s operational needs while remaining aligned with best practice across the wider maritime industry. |
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Working Conditions
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the application of merchant shipping legislation to crew accommodation standards on each Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) complies with the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, as mandated by law. In respect of those provisions that are not legally binding, the RFA endeavours to uphold an equivalent standard wherever practicable. Deviation from these standards will only occur when necessitated by urgent operational requirements.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will monitor shipboard standards against the requirements of the MLC as part of the ISM Code Safety Management certification process.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of Employment
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on the implementation of the (a) Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2024 and (b) Employment Rights Act 2025 for merchant seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) RFA seafarers already receive the full statutory rights provided under the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2024 and the Employment Rights Act 2025. Since September 2025, the RFA has operated an independent assessment system, supported by external advocacy and assurance, to ensure all applications for flexible working are handled fairly. These robust arrangements place the RFA at the forefront of best practice across the maritime industry. |
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Shipping: Crew
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of civilian seafarers employed on live contracts between his Department and private contractors. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) Contracted maritime support is delivered through a number of commercial providers, who are responsible for recruiting and managing their own workforces to meet contractual requirements. |
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Wednesday 4th March Assassination of Yanar Mohammed, women's rights campaigner 9 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its deep sorrow and utter indignation following the brutal assassination of Yanar Mohammed, a prominent leader in the struggle for women’s equality and human rights in Iraq on 2 March 2026 in Baghdad; notes with alarm that Yanar Mohammed, the President of the Organization of Women's … |
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Monday 23rd March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 18th March 2026 Redundancies of skilled rail workers at Balfour Beatty 12 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Connor Naismith (Labour - Crewe and Nantwich) That this House applauds the work done by rail workers in renewing rail track, overhead lines and other infrastructure, which ensure the safety of rail travel in Britain; notes that Network Rail sub-contracts most renewals work to construction companies rather than delivering the work in-house as with maintenance; further notes … |
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Monday 16th March John McDonnell signed this EDM on Tuesday 17th March 2026 12 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East) That this House congratulates athletics legend Steve Cram CBE on being officially recognised at Monkton Stadium in Jarrow for his outstanding contribution to sport in the North East; commends his contribution to athletics as one of the world’s legendary middle distance runners during the 1980s; applauds his achievements in the … |
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Tuesday 17th March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 17th March 2026 27 signatures (Most recent: 23 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House marks World Social Work Day 2026 as an opportunity to celebrate the incredibly important role the social work profession holds within our society; recognises the support social workers provide to vulnerable individuals, families, and communities to improve their circumstances every single day; appreciates those who work in … |
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Monday 9th March John McDonnell signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026 Future of Hamworthy Fire Station 19 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House expresses its concern at the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Authority’s plans to close eight stations within the service, including the one at Hamworthy in Poole constituency; acknowledges that this would result in a loss of 96 firefighters overall, thirteen of which would be from Hamworthy, with a … |
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Monday 9th March John McDonnell signed this EDM on Thursday 12th March 2026 Fipronil and Imidacloprid Pesticides 16 signatures (Most recent: 16 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House expresses grave concern that fipronil and imidacloprid, pesticides banned for outdoor agricultural use, are still being widely used in domestic veterinary treatments for ticks and fleas in cats and dogs; recognises that the widespread use of these substances contributes significantly to freshwater pollution; highlights that these chemicals … |
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Thursday 12th March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th March 2026 Closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan 32 signatures (Most recent: 23 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East) That this House condemns the closure of Al-Aqsa Sanctuary in Jerusalem by Israeli authorities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan; notes that this action infringes Palestinians’ right to freedom of worship, violates Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law and UN resolutions, and breaches the longstanding status quo governing the … |
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Wednesday 11th March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 11th March 2026 9 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House notes with concern the increased problematic use of ketamine, particularly among young people; further notes that its severe impacts can include cognitive impairment, psychological difficulties and physical damage to the bladder, kidneys and urinary tract, leading to dependency and contributing to deaths; recognises that those affected may … |
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Monday 9th March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 10th March 2026 Industrial relations at Carlisle Support Services 17 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House commends the work of station staff employed by outsourcing company Carlisle Support Services who work on stations managed by publicly owned Northern Trains to collect revenue and operate station gatelines across the North; notes that these station staff work on the frontline of what will be Great … |
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Tuesday 10th March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 10th March 2026 New United Nations Convention on the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals 23 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House is gravely concerned at the apparent impunity enjoyed by state forces and paramilitary operatives across the globe engaging in the targeted killing of journalists and media workers, with one-hundred-and-twenty-eight killings globally recorded by the International Federation of Journalists in 2025 alone; recognises the significant harm to press … |
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Thursday 5th March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 9th March 2026 Trade union de-recognition at GB Railfreight 21 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House is concerned that employers are exploiting loopholes in the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) process to de-recognise trade unions; condemns this practice which undermines good industrial relations; notes that workers in the privately owned and operated rail freight sector are regularly affected by … |
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Tuesday 24th February John McDonnell signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 22 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South) That this House recognises that the UK’s transition away from oil and gas production is underway, as North Sea reserves decline and the climate imperative intensifies; notes that a well-managed transition has the potential to deliver economic benefit, strengthen domestic supply chains and revitalise our industrial heartlands; encourages the Government … |
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Thursday 5th March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 5th March 2026 Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (No. 2) 25 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow) That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 1691, a copy of which was laid before this House on 5 March, be disapproved. |
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Wednesday 4th March John McDonnell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 4th March 2026 Football ticket prices (No. 2) 29 signatures (Most recent: 23 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House raises serious concerns at the trend of annual ticket price increases for Premier League football, as highlighted by the Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign; believes working class and young supporters are being priced out; fears that squeezing local and dedicated fans poses an existential threat … |
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Monday 2nd March John McDonnell signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Escalation of conflict with Iran 27 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House notes with profound anxiety the recent military escalation involving the United States, Israel and Iran, sparked by an illegal, unjustified, and unnecessary large-scale military attack upon the latter, and the risk of a widening and lengthy regional war resulting from this; recognises the grave danger that continued … |
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9 Mar 2026, 3:53 p.m. - House of Commons " John McDonnell, can I ask, has. " Rt Hon John McDonnell MP (Hayes and Harlington, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Bills Presented
0 speeches (None words) Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: None Jeremy Corbyn, supported by Ms Diane Abbott, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Brian Leishman, Mr Adnan Hussain, John McDonnell - Link to Speech |
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Bill Presented
0 speeches (None words) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Commons Chamber |
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Tuesday 10th March 2026
Written Evidence - Duke University WPHS0035 - The work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman The work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Found: Statement At a previous hearing of this committee, the Rt Hon John McDonnell MP noted that the PHSO |
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Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: HL Bill 171 of 2024–26 - LLN-2026-0003
Feb. 27 2026 Found: • New clause 4, tabled by Labour MP John McDonnell, would have required ministers to undertake an |