Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Marshall (Conservative), on Tuesday, 23 May 1995, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 27 members in total.

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CONDUCT OF RT HON MEMBER FOR BARKING AND CHILD ABUSE IN ISLINGTON

That this House deplores the behaviour of the honourable Member for Barking in seeking to shuffle the blame onto others for the findings of the independent White Report; condemns Islington Borough Council which, during the period when the honourable Member for Barking was its leader, betrayed the children in its care, exposing them to severe abuse in council-run homes, failed to investigate such abuses and allowed those responsible to escape unpunished; believes that the stain of political correctness and corruption ingrained in Labour-run local authorities like Islington led to this scandal; and calls upon the honourable Member to accept her share of the responsibility and to apologise without reservation to the victims.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1175 

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Children in care Islington Council Hodge of Barking, Baroness

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk