Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Peter Bradley (Labour), on Monday, 24 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 35 members in total.

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CONDUCT OF THE RT. HONOURABLE MEMBERS FOR PENRITH & THE BORDERS, BROMLEY & CHISLEHURST AND SPELTHORNE

That this House deplores the persistent and studied insults to the Irish people which were an objectionable feature of the contributions of the honourable Members for Penrith and the Border, Bromley and Chislehurst, and Spelthorne to the debate on the Representation of the People Bill on 19th January; notes in particular the reference of the Right honourable Member for Bromley and Chislehurst to aliens coming from a strange foreign country, such as the Republic of Ireland; believes that there is no place for such inflammatory prejudice in the House's debates and that their behaviour discredits both the Members concerned and the Conservative Party; calls on them to apologise for the gratuitous offence which they have caused; and reaffirms its respect and friendship for a community which has contributed so much to the UK's cultural and economic life and which continues to do so.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONDUCT OF THE RT. HONOURABLE MEMBERS FOR PENRITH & THE BORDERS, BROMLEY & CHISLEHURST AND SPELTHORNE (315A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Martin Salter (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 3 February 2000. It has been signed by 7 members in total.

after 'Ireland;', insert 'recalls the deplorable insult to the people of Scotland by the Right honourable Member for Penrith and the Borders in 1997 when he referred to beggars as being mostly Scottish;'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

315 

315A1 

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Debates Members Republic of Ireland Speeches Forth, Eric Wilshire, David Blencathra, Lord

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk