PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR EDINBURGH SOUTH (No. 2) (6 July 1997)
Motion Details
That this House deplores the behaviour of the honourable Member for Edinburgh South who, whilst representing Her Majesty's Government, made a speech in Antwerp in June 1997 saying that Conservative Ministers had undermined consumers' confidence by lying to the public; and calls on the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to withdraw these remarks publicly and for his removal from any future engagements abroad representing this House or Her Majestry's Government.
Sponsored by:
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
21
84%
Speaker
1
4%
Non-affiliated
1
4%
Labour
1
4%
Independent
1
4%
Sponsor List (25 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Mr Ian Bruce
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Con
Mr Tim Collins
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Nick Gibb
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Lord Lansley
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Sponsor)
Con
Mr Richard Page
Con
Sir James Paice
Lord Prior of Brampton
Con
Mr Nick St Aubyn
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Mr Bowen Wells
Lab
Mr Shaun Woodward
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