PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL (16 June 1997)

Motion Details

That this House unreservedly condemns the role of the Conservative Party under Dame Shirley Porter and her successors in the many scandals revealed so far involving Westminster City Council, including the sale of the cemeteries for 15p, the placing of homeless families in asbestos-ridden towerblocks, and the 'homes for votes' gerrymandering of local elections; notes the failure of successive Conservative governments to take action against Westminster Council or condemn its wrongdoings; notes that many issues remain to be investigated, including the abuse of environment and planning policies for Conservative party electoral advantage; notes that the statutory powers of the Local Government Ombudsman and appointed auditor are inadequate to get to the bottom of the story timeously or at all; and calls on the Secretary of State for the Environment to institute a public inquiry into the running of Westminster City Council by the Conservatives under Dame Shirley Porter and her successors to establish the truth and the full extent of what happended in Westminster, to return to the people of Westminster their rights, and to recover the ú100 million of missing public money misapplied for party advantage by the Westminster Conservative Group.

Sponsored by:
Mr Andrew Dismore (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
90
86%
 
 
Independent
10
10%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
3
3%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
2
2%
 
Sponsor List (105 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
Charlotte Atkins
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Peter Bradley
Lab
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Charles Clarke
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Baroness Corston
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore (Sponsor)
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Barbara Follett
Lab
Mr Michael Foster
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Ms Patricia Hewitt
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Lab
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Lab
Phil Hope
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Helen Jackson
Lab
Alan Johnson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Ms Jenny Jones
Lab
Ms Sally Keeble
Lab
Alan Keen
Lab
Ann Keen
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
IGC
Mr Chris Leslie
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Martin Linton
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Mr David Lock
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Lab
Fiona Mactaggart
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Lab
Steve McCabe
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McNulty
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Baroness Merron
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Ind
Margaret Moran
Lab
Kali Mountford
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr James Plaskitt
Lab
Stephen Pound
Lab
Lawrie Quinn
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
IGC
Joan Ryan
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Ms Debra Shipley
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Baroness Smith of Malvern
LD
Angela Smith
Lab
Lord Soley
Lab
Rachel Squire
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Ian Stewart
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
Ms Dari Taylor
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Dr George Turner
Lab
Stephen Twigg
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Brian White
Lab
Dr Alan Whitehead
Lab
Dr Alan Williams
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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