Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Clark of Kempston, on Friday, 18 January 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 145 members in total.

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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES

That this House welcomes the progress being made towards a Bill based on the Green Paper, Friendly Societies: A New Framework (Cm. 919) as outlined in the Economic Secretary's written answer of 19th December; further welcomes the positive response of the friendly societies movement to the Economic Secretary's Statement; believes that mutual self-help and thrift, the guiding principles of the friendly societies movement, are as important today as ever; and looks forward to the introduction early in the next session of Parliament of the Bill which will free societies from the current restrictive Victorian framework and set in place a modern, fair and durable regime that will enable them to flourish into the next century.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (313A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Ron Brown (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 28 February 1991. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

at end add 'but recognises that these societies are still being ripped off by big business and that the socialist answer as laid down by Keir Hardie and the pioneers of the Labour Party is the only way to protect small savers, particularly the working class.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

313 

313A1 

Session

1990-91

Subjects

Legislation Friendly societies

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk