Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Rhodri Morgan (Labour), on Wednesday, 24 March 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 46 members in total.

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CONDUCT OF LORD WALKER (NO. 3)

That this House considers that the new evidence in relation to the responsibility of Lord Walker for the initiation of the Operation Wizard privatisation exercise for the Welsh Development Agency in 1988-89 revealed in pages 48-9 of the Committee of Public Accounts minutes of evidence on the WDA's Accounts (HC, 1992-93, 353-i) demonstrates clearly that the WDA was not safe in Lord Walker's hands then, and that therefore the nation's pit closure areas and the new Urban Regeneration Agency will not be safe in his hands either; urges the Committee of Public Accounts to examine closely whether Lord Walker, as one of the prime movers in the Operation Wizard privatisation strategy for the WDA, should now be asked to repay an appropriate proportion of the ??308,000 total of professional consultancy fees incurred without any parliamentary authority by the WDA at Lord Walker's behest; and is not surprised that he has been keen to disown his involvement.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1685 

Session

1992-93

Subjects

English Partnerships Privatisation Public appointments Welsh Development Agency Walker of Worcester, Lord

Link

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