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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CONDUCT OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL (No. 2) (18 November 1998)

Motion Details

That this House notes that the Paymaster General has been strongly censured by the Standards and Privileges Committee; considers that the proposed punishment is lenient compared to that imposed for a similar shortcoming involving less money in the case of the honourable Member for Liverpool, West Derby, a backbench honourable Member; further notes the Neill Committee's guidance that 'holders of public office have a duty to take steps to declare any private interests' and the Prime Minister's defence of the Paymaster General's behaviour at Prime Minister's Questions on 17th December 1997; and urges the Paymaster General to resign.

Sponsored by:
Lord Spicer (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
30
86%
 
 
Not Available
2
6%
 
 
Independent
1
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (35 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Lord Blencathra
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir Peter Emery
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Damian Green
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Lord King of Bridgwater
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Mr Robert McCartney
Con
Mr Richard Page
Con
Lord Robathan
Con
Dame Marion Roe
Con
Mr David Ruffley
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Lord Spicer (Sponsor)
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Mr Charles Wardle
Con
Mr Bowen Wells
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon

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