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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Michael Clapham (Labour), on Wednesday, 18 May 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 28 members in total.

CONDUCT OF LORD FALCONER

That this House is gravely disappointed to learn in this the 20th year since the end of the year long 1984-85 Miners' Strike that it was Lord Falconer, in a previous role, who advised Sir Ian MacGregor, the then Chairman of British Coal, how to get round the collective agreements signed over the previous 40 years between the National Union of Mineworkers and the National Coal Board/British Coal, resulting in the Board's withdrawal from the all-important Coal Industry Conciliation Scheme and thereby circumventing agreements established by democratic industrial procedures to pave the way for the recognition by British Coal of the breakaway Union of Democratic Mineworkers and leading to a worsening of the terms and conditions of all UK coalminers; and calls on Lord Falconer to make a statement.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONDUCT OF LORD FALCONER (142A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Keith Vaz (primary, Labour) and tabled on Sunday, 22 May 2005. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and insert `notes that, at the end of the 1984-85 miners' strike, there was a need to create a dialogue between British Coal and its employees; and further notes that Lord Falconer's involvement in advising the British Coal Board at that time did not in any way worsen the terms and conditions of coal miners.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
142 
142A1 
Session
2005-06
Other sponsors
Dennis Skinner
Colin Burgon
Bill Etherington
David Hamilton
David Anderson
Subjects
Conditions of employment Coal Industrial relations Industrial disputes Fossil fuels Mining Falconer of Thoroton, Lord
Link
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