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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Wilkinson (Conservative), on Tuesday, 2 April 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

BULL BAR PROHIBITION IN BRITAIN AND THE ROLE OF THE E.U.

That this House deplores the deliberate talking out of the Bull Bars (Prohibition Bill) on 29th March 1996 on the grounds that an overdue British national prohibition of these dangerous fashion accessories to motor vehicles had to yield precedence to expected action by the European Union; and condemns the fact that the sabotaging of a private member's bill which would reduce the risk of unnecessary death or injury to pedestrians, especially children, has been sacrificed on the altar of subservient conformity to a directive of the European Union.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

BULL BAR PROHIBITION IN BRITAIN AND THE ROLE OF THE E.U. (709A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Denis MacShane (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 17 April 1996. It has been signed by 6 members in total.
leave out from `1969' to end and add `despite the clearly stated opinion of the European Commission declared in the debate in the House that there was no obstacle placed by Europe in the way of British Ministers taking any legislative action they wished to ban bull bars; and deplores the behaviour of ministers who sabotaged the Bill thus leaving the lives of children at risk.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
709 
709A1 
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Private members' bills Bull bars
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk