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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Frank Cook (Labour), on Wednesday, 10 June 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 75 members in total.

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS FOR STOCKTON SOUTH AND LANGBAURGH

That this House deplores the conduct of Government supporters engaging in practices such as the cloak and dagger approaches made by the honourable Members for Stockton South and Langbaurgh to headteachers in constituencies other than their own in calling them to 'a private meeting to discuss recent changes in legislation on 12th June between 5.30 and 7.00 in an hotel in Teesside, unidentified, where there will be a presentation by the grant maintained trust'; notes that the honourable Member for Stockton South has approached the Head of Norton School in Stockton North but ignored the Head of Bishopsgarth in his own constituency; notes too that this is unsolicited initiative activated by an experienced honourable Member of this House in deliberate contravention of its code of honour which requires honourable Members seeking 'to take up a matter that affects another honourable Member's constituency to inform that honourable Member', Madam Speaker, Official Report, column 145, 9th June 1992; agrees with Madam Speaker's hope expressed on that occasion that her admonition 'is taken to heart by every honourable Member, whether new or of long-standing'; and calls on all honourable Members to desist forthwith in the interest of maintaining the good standards of behaviour in this House that have stood the test of honour throughout the centuries.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS FOR STOCKTON SOUTH AND LANGBAURGH (233A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by John Sykes (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Wednesday, 10 June 1992. It has been signed by 8 members in total.
leave out from 'House' to end and add 'congratulates the honourable Members for Stockton South and Langbaurgh for their clearly successful and popular initiative in arranging a meeting for heads of schools to find out more about grant-maintained status; welcomes the news that the Labour Party frontbench spokesman has accepted that grant-maintained status has positive benefits for schools, children and parents; notes that this recent change of heart has not yet percolated to Labour Party backbenchers; welcomes the upsurge of interest in grant maintained status since the General Election, particularly in Cleveland where the local education authority has previously made clear its intention to victimise any school seeking to find out more; and suggests that the honourable Members for Stockton North, Redcar and Hartlepool arrange a further seminar at which the honourable Member for Blackburn can familiarise local Labour honourable Members with the concept of grant-maintained status.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
233 
233A1 
Session
1992-93
Subjects
Members Devlin, Tim Bates, Lord
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk