Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gordon Prentice (Labour), on Wednesday, 5 June 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 8 members in total.

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PENDLE CHRISTMAS BONUS

That this House deeply regrets the proposed scrapping by Pendle's Liberal-controlled Council of the traditional ??5 Christmas Bonus - or Mayor's Fiver - given to the area's over eighties; notes that veteran Liberal Councillor Tony Greaves proclaimed that this was a nettle which had to be grasped and there could be no exceptions to their cuts policy; furthermore is appalled that his Liberal colleague, Councillor Tim Haigh, said it was a matter of having the moral courage to scrap the bonus and believes the Council's Labour Mayor, Councillor Frank Clifford, should be congratulated for stoutly defending the annual pay-out; concludes that the Pendle Liberals are the worst kind of Christmas Scrooges, and calls on the Council to abandon plans to scrap the bonus when it meets on 11th June.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

951 

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Pensioners Pendle Christmas bonus

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk