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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tony Blair (Labour), on Wednesday, 19 March 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 168 members in total.

REPORT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR STANDARDS

That this House believes that, for the good of our parliamentary system and in the public interest, this House should not Prorogue on 21st March in order to allow the Committee on Standards and Privileges to receive and publish the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on allegations referred to by Madam Speaker in her Statement to the House on 14th October 1996.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

REPORT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR STANDARDS (696A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Peter Lloyd (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It has been signed by 45 members in total.
leave out from 'interest' to end and add 'the Labour and other opposition parties should desist from seeking to create a synthetic campaign to delay Prorogation and instead should note the words of Sir Gordon Downey in his report to the Standards and Privileges Committee when he states that "it would have been against the interests of natural justice to have arbitrarily curtailed the inquiry to meet an electoral timetable"; and further notes that the opposition parties' campaign coincided with a week of outstanding economic news including a further and spectacular fall in unemployment.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
696 
696A1 
Session
1996-97
Other sponsors
Donald Dewar
Alex Salmond
Lord Prescott
Lord Wigley
Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
Subjects
Members' interests Select committees
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk