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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative), on Monday, 7 July 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR EDINBURGH SOUTH

That this House deplores the behaviour and the remarks made by the honourable Member for Edinburgh South whilst attending the Institute of Travel and Tourism's Annual Conference which preempted the current investigation by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission into the travel industry; notes that only following the reporting of these remarks did the honourable Member withdraw from any further involvement with the Monopolies and Mergers Commission report; and now calls for him to apologise publicly to the travel industry and for his removal from any future engagements abroad representing this House or Her Majesty's Government.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR EDINBURGH SOUTH (212A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Jim Murphy (primary, Labour) and tabled on Tuesday, 8 July 1997. It has been signed by 33 members in total.
leave out from `House' to end and add ` welcomes the honourable Member for Edinburgh South's commitment to the valuable work being done by British holiday companies who employ over 35,000 staff in the United Kingdom and contribute over ??1 billion to the United Kingdom economy; further welcomes the honourable Member's prompt decision to resolve any potential conflict of interest and deeply regrets that honourable Members in the previous Government have been less clear and more tardy in deciding on potential conflicts of interest, and notes that the honourable Member undertook separate engagements when in Athens to promote the export efforts of 20 United Kingdom companies selling in Greece.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
212 
212A1 
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Conduct Members Griffiths, Nigel
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk