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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR HARTLEPOOL (16 December 1996)

Motion Details

That this House notes responsibility of the honourable Member for Hartlepool for the Labour Election Campaign HQ, and the Campaign HQ's responsibility for the failed attempt to rig the result of the BBC Today Programme "Personality of the Year" poll; understands his lack of confidence in the ability of the Leader of the Labour Party to win the poll on his own merit and his recognition of the need to rig the poll; observes his incompetence in failing to succeed in his campaign to rig the poll, or even to place his Leader amongst the qualifying six; condemns his employment of senior civil servants in a party political capacity despite Labour's untrue allegations of political misuse of civil servants by the Government; notes the betrayal of subordinates by disclaiming responsibility for their actions; doubts his control over the organisation, highlighted by his denial of any foreknowledge of the Audience Participation Unit's scheme; and considers that this catalogue of events in taking responsibility for a small organisation throws into doubt his suitability to head any Department of State.

Sponsored by:
Mr Jacques Arnold (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
63
91%
 
 
Labour
2
3%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (69 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Rupert Allason
Con
Mr Jacques Arnold (Sponsor)
Con
Sir Robert Atkins
Con
Sir Nicholas Baker
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Con
Mr Vivian Bendall
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Andrew Bowden
Con
Sir Rhodes Boyson
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Michael Brown
Con
Mr Ian Bruce
Con
John Butcher
Con
John Carlisle
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Winston Churchill
Con
Michael Colvin
Con
Den Dover
Con
Mr Bob Dunn
Con
Sir Anthony Durant
XB
Lord Dykes
Con
David Evans
Con
Sir Peter Fry
Sir George Gardiner
Con
Sir Anthony Grant
Con
Sir Michael Grylls
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Con
Sir John Hannam
Con
Jerry Hayes
Con
Sir Ralph Howell
Con
Robert Hughes
Con
Sir John Hunt
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Toby Jessel
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Con
Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman
Con
Baroness Knight of Collingtree
Con
Sir Ivan Lawrence
Con
Keith Mans
Con
Mr John Marshall
Con
Sir Michael Marshall
Con
Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson
Con
Sir Roger Moate
Con
Sir Fergus Montgomery
Con
David Nicholson
Con
Steven Norris
Con
James Pawsey
Con
Rod Richards
Con
Graham Riddick
Con
Mr Andrew Rowe
Con
Mr David Shaw
Con
Timothy Smith
Con
Sir James Spicer
Con
Michael Stephen
Con
Michael Stern
Con
Allan Stewart
Con
David Sumberg
Con
Roy Thomason
Con
Sir Donald Thompson
Con
Sir Malcolm Thornton
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Sir Neville Trotter
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Lab
Sir Harold Walker
Con
Sir Ray Whitney
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Lord Willetts
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Con
Mr Tim Yeo

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