Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative), on Monday, 24 January 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 11 members in total.

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HARINGEY COUNCIL

That this House notes that Labour controlled Haringey Council is ??564.9 million in debt, that is ??3,000 per resident; that it has only collected 40 per cent. of its council tax and is owed ??10 million in rent arrears; understand that it has lost ??3.2 million in fraud since 1988-89 and is unable to explain why it spent ??28 million more than planned restoring Alexandra Palace; is aware that there have been up to 67 cases of financial irregularity reported; and calls upon the Leader of the Labour Party, to condemn such incompetence, mismanagement and fraud which has cost the residents of Haringey and British taxpayers such vast amounts of money.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

414 

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Local government finance Haringey Council

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk