Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, on Monday, 30 January 1995, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 46 members in total.

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MIS-STATEMENT BY THE SUNDAY TIMES

That this House condemns the editor of The Sunday Times for declining to publish a letter from Councillor Theresa Stewart, Leader of Birmingham City Council, refuting claims that the council has mis-spent public money and citing the comments on the district auditor that this was 'a proper part of the democratic process'; notes that, despite claims by The Sunday Times on 22nd January, the council employs no female liaison officers, that the budget for the women's festival for 1994 was ??35,600 and not ??100,000, reducing to ??25,660 this year, and that no workshops for lesbians with disabilities are or have been held; and calls upon the editor to show a higher standard of integrity and regard for the facts in reporting the affairs of Birmingham City Council and other local authorities.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

506 

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Birmingham City Council Misrepresentation The Sunday Times

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk