Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gordon McMaster (Labour), on Tuesday, 19 April 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 55 members in total.

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MALICIOUS HOAX CALLS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES

That this House expresses its sincere condolences to the family of David Bathgate, aged 10, who died when he was hit by a fire appliance as it attended a malicious hoax call in Paisley on Friday 15th April; expresses its concerns for the driver and crew of the fire appliance who will suffer trauma as a result of this tragic death; believes the real culprit is the person who made the malicious hoax call; notes that 567 of the 2,679 calls made to the fire service in Paisley in 1993 were hoaxes, which represents 21 per cent.; and urges Her Majesty's Government to review the procedures and penalties for dealing with malicious hoax calls to emergency services and, in the meantime, to ensure that the perpetrators of malicious hoax calls are prosecuted and dealt with by the courts.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1052 

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Death Fire and rescue services Hoaxes and false alarms Paisley

Link

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