Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Flynn (Labour), on Wednesday, 19 January 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.
ELECTION OF LORDS LIEUTENANT
That this House notes that almost all Lords Lieutenant in England and Wales are white male aristocratic Old Etonian gentiles, ex-military officers and prominent freemasons who own large mansions and are sufficiently rich to do a full-time job without a salary; and calls for appointments to be made every five years by a popular election in order to make the office representative of a wider spectrum of society.
Amendments
The Early day motion has received 5 amendments.
- 377A3
- after 'Etonian' insert 'type'.
- 377A4
- leave out 'own large mansions and'.
- 377A5
- after 'sufficiently' insert 'well heeled and'.
- 377A1
- leave out from 'salary' to end and add 'and congratulates them on the splendid work they do for the counties they serve.'.
- 377A2
- leave out from `salary' to end and add `and calls for the abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant.'.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 377
- 377A3
- 377A4
- 377A5
- 377A1
- 377A2
- Session
- 1993-94
- Subjects
- Public appointments Lord-Lieutenants
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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- Timestamp
- 2014-09-04 16:26:39 +0100
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- http://data.parliament.uk/edms/9788
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