Early Day Motion
Assaults on shopworkers
(69 Signatures)
24 Feb 2020
Tabled by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
That this House deplores the rise in verbal and physical abuse of shopworkers, notes that according to research conducted by USDAW, over 400 retail workers were assaulted each day last year and that 62 per cent of retail staff have been the victim of either verbal or physical abuse; further …
Early Day Motion
Tamil Heritage Month
(19 Signatures)
22 Jan 2020
Tabled by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
That this House supports the establishment of a Tamil Heritage Month which would provide an annual opportunity to celebrate the contribution of the Tamil diaspora in the UK; notes that Canada holds a similar, highly successful Tamil Heritage Month; recognises that there are more than 300,000 Tamils living in the …
Early Day Motion
Fair pay and treatment of outsourced staff at Northwick Park Hospital
(32 Signatures)
15 Oct 2019
Tabled by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
That this House expresses concern that many of the 400 outsourced catering, porters, cleaners and ward hostesses employed by Medirest, which is part of the Compass Group, at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow are being paid £8.21 an hour rather than the Living Wage Foundation rate of £9 an hour …
Early Day Motion
HEALTHY START SCHEME AWARENESS
(23 Signatures)
11 Jun 2019
Tabled by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
That this House notes that almost half of people eligible for Healthy Start Vouchers which provide healthy food and vitamins to pregnant women and young children are not receiving them; and therefore calls on the Government to take urgent steps to increase the uptake of this important scheme to ensure …
Early Day Motion
HEALTH FUNDING FOR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW
(2 Signatures)
11 Apr 2016
Tabled by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
That this House is concerned that cuts to local authorities and the NHS mean that vital services such as the Bridge in Harrow are threatened with closure; notes that since primary care trusts were abolished in 2013 and replaced with clinical commissioning groups, Harrow has received the lowest NHS funding …
Early Day Motion
LONDON OVERGROUND RAIL
(12 Signatures)
10 Nov 2015
Tabled by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
That this House notes that London Overground rail services are portrayed as public rail services run by Transport for London; is concerned however that this masks the reality that London Overground is in fact a private rail franchise jointly operated by subsidiaries of Hong Kong and German state railways, who …
Early Day Motion
2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
(6 Signatures)
6 Jul 2015
Tabled by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
That this House supports a London bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.