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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CONDUCT OF THE PRIME MINISTER (No. 3) (16 March 1999)

Motion Details

That this House notes with concern the Prime Minister's Answer of 10th March, Official Report, c358 that there is a 'net tax cut of £4.5 billion' for the coming year, because the total tax increase in the coming year is £7.1 billion; further notes that the Prime Minister's claim not to have raised taxes but to have cut them has been described by the eminent economist Anatole Kaletsky as 'simply false'; recalls the Prime Minister's previous assertion that any Minister giving false information to the House would speedily correct the mistake; and calls on the Prime Minister immediately to correct his false assertion and apologise to the House.

Sponsored by:
Sir Robert Syms (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
28
82%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
3
9%
 
 
Speaker
1
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (34 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Sir Paul Beresford
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Nick Gibb
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Mrs Teresa Gorman
Con
James Gray
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Con
Lord Lansley
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Lord Mawhinney
Con
Mr Patrick Nicholls
Con
Mr Richard Page
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Con
Lord Pickles
Lord Prior of Brampton
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
UUP
Mr William Ross
Con
Mr David Ruffley
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Sir Robert Syms (Sponsor)
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Con
Mr Bowen Wells
Con
Sir Ray Whitney
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon

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