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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Clelland (Labour), on Tuesday, 19 December 1989, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 20 members in total.

Hon Member For Stockton South

That this House notes that the honourable Member for Stockton South, in condemning as carpetbagging the selection of the Labour candidate for Hartlepool thereby condemns himself, having shown no previous interest in the North East or Stockton prior to his own Parliamentary candidature; concludes that the predominance of southerners in the diminutive northern Tory group of honourable Members demonstrates a lack of interest in the people of the north by northern Conservatives; and anticipates the further diminution of the Northern Parliamentary Group following the next general election.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

Hon Member For Stockton South (239A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Michael Brown (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Wednesday, 20 December 1989. It has been signed by 10 members in total.
Leave out from 'South' to end and add 'grew up in and near the parliamentary constituency he now represents, worked as a barrister on the northern circuit prior to his election to Parliament, has parents holding well-known public appointments on Teesside, and that he was selected as a local candidate having not previously been on the national approved list of Conservative candidates and not having previously fought a parliamentary seat anywhere else in the country; and further notes that the Labour research department have flopped again in failing to get their facts right prior to briefing the honourable Member for Tyne Bridge.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
239 
239A1 
Session
1989-90
Subjects
Candidates Members Conservative Devlin, Tim North of England
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk