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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian Sedgemore (Labour), on Tuesday, 30 April 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 2 members in total.

MR BERNARD CROFTON AND HACKNEY COUNCILLORS

That this House notes that when the Crofton affair came before the full Hackney Council all the Tory and Liberal councillors present, regardless of the evidence and in order to create political mischief, voted to re-instate Mr Bernard Crofton; notes that Labour councillors were evenly split down the middle; is concerned that Ian Macdonald QC in his report into the affair says that there is prima facie evidence that Mr Crofton's appeal may have been contaminated by improper relationships between Mr Crofton and his representative Mr Keith Veness on the one hand and a number of councillors on the other; notes that Ian Macdonald QC has called on Mr Tony Elliston to hold an enquiry speedily so as to substantiate the allegations and take appropiate action or to clear the air; and calls upon Mr Tony Elliston so to do.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

MR BERNARD CROFTON AND HACKNEY COUNCILLORS (810A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Jeremy Corbyn (primary, Labour) and tabled on Monday, 13 May 1996. It has been signed by 3 members in total.
delete all after 'present' and add 'and a majority of Labour councillors voted to endorse the findings of the Appeal hearing which reinstated Mr Bernard Crofton; further notes that there has been no suggestion, other than under the privilege of this House, that there was any contact whatsoever outside the formal hearings, between Mr Crofton and the Councillors concerned; that Mr Crofton's Trade Union Representative Mr Keith Veness did speak to a number of Labour Councillors about the need for a proper independent Inquiry into recruitment fraud, instead of the secret internal inquiry by Mr Ian Macdonald QC; that Mr Veness was careful not to deal with the matters which formed Mr Crofton's appeal case, that the only member of the Appeal Sub-committee present throughout this discussion was Mr Nicholas Tallentire, and that Mr Nicholas Tallentire voted against Mr Crofton in the Appeal Sub-committee, where one Tory and three Labour Councillors outvoted him, and in the Council meeting , where all the Tory and Liberal Councillors and half of the Labour Councillors outvoted him; and invites Mr Nicholas Tallentire to reconsider his position as Leader of Hackney Council in view of the continuing failure identified by Mr Ian Macdonald QC to implement the list of measures to combat recruitment fraud which Mr Bernard Crofton first recommended to the Council over five years ago.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
810 
810A1 
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Hackney Council Crofton, Bernard
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk