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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CONDUCT OF LORD SIMON AND SALE OF BP SHARES (6 July 1997)

Motion Details

That this House regrets that Lord Simon, the Minister for Trade and Competitiveness in Europe has failed to sell his ú2 million shareholding in BP and has failed to register this interest in the Lords Register; expresses grave concern that as recently as 3rd July the President of the Board of Trade told the House she did not know of the Minister's financial interests; finds unconvincing the Government's assurance that Lord Simon is not involved in any Treasury or DTI business which poses an actual or apparent conflict of interest with his shareholding; is worried how strictly the rules were enforced when the President of the Board of Trade was unaware of the need to enforce them; and calls for the resignation of the Minister in order to avoid any future problems in registering interests and to avoid any conflicts between them.

Sponsored by:
John Bercow (Speaker)

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Labour
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Sponsor List (53 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr David Atkinson
Spk
John Bercow (Sponsor)
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir Richard Body
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Mr Ian Bruce
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Con
Mr Tim Collins
Con
Michael Colvin
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Nick Gibb
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
Con
James Gray
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Lord Lansley
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Lord Prior of Brampton
Con
Sir John Redwood
Con
Lord Robathan
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Con
Lord Spicer
Con
Mr Nick St Aubyn
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Lab
Mr Shaun Woodward

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