13177 1995-96 383 Norman Hogg 1996-02-06 That this House notes the finding of Mr D.I.K. MacLeod, Writer to the Signet, in his report to the Secretary of State for Scotland on the appointment of Chief Officers by North Lanarkshire Council on allegations of pro-Motherwell bias in these appointments and his general conclusion that there is no validity in any such criticism; further notes the view of Mr MacLeod that SNP Councillor Gordon Murray 'played a significant part in the dissemination of the rumour' and his further observations that Councillor Murray's evidence to the inquiry and correspondence with Mr MacLeod 'was aimed at making political points rather than aiding me in ascertaining the truth' that his 'anxiety to make party political points had led him to ignore reality' and that he had a tendency to 'exaggerating and embroidery of the true facts'; requires the Leadership of the Scottish National Party to disassociate itself from the actions of Councillor Murray, apologise to the Councillors and Officers of North Lanarkshire Council and to state publicly what action they propose to take against Councillor Murray whose disgraceful conduct sought to maliciously damage the reputation of North Lanarkshire Council but in the event served only to damage the reputation of the Scottish National Party in North Lanarkshire and elsewhere in Scotland. Norman Hogg 1996-02-06 Proposed Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Sam Galbraith 1996-02-06 Signed Strathkelvin & Bearsden Maria Fyfe 1996-02-06 Signed Glasgow, Maryhill George Foulkes 1996-02-06 Signed Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Brian H Donohoe 1996-02-06 Signed Cunninghame South Michael Connarty 1996-02-06 Signed Falkirk East Ronnie Campbell 1996-02-06 Signed Blyth Valley Jeremy Bray 1996-02-06 Signed Motherwell South Helen Liddell 1996-02-06 Signed Monklands East David Hanson 1996-02-06 Signed Delyn Mike O'Brien 1996-02-06 Signed North Warwickshire Bridget Prentice 1996-02-06 Signed Lewisham East John Reid 1996-02-06 Signed Motherwell North Robert Hughes 1996-02-06 Signed Aberdeen North Peter Kilfoyle 1996-02-06 Signed Liverpool, Walton Jack Thompson 1996-02-07 Signed Wansbeck Mike Hall 1996-02-07 Signed Warrington South John Denham 1996-02-07 Signed Southampton, Itchen Andrew Miller 1996-02-07 Signed Ellesmere Port & Neston William McKelvey 1996-02-07 Signed Kilmarnock & Loudoun John McFall 1996-02-07 Signed Dumbarton John Maxton 1996-02-07 Signed Glasgow, Cathcart David Marshall 1996-02-07 Signed Glasgow, Shettleston John Home Robertson 1996-02-07 Signed East Lothian Keith Hill 1996-02-07 Signed Streatham Ernie Ross 1996-02-07 Signed Dundee West Norman Godman 1996-02-08 Signed Greenock and Port Glasgow Michael Clapham 1996-02-08 Signed Barnsley West & Penistone Bill Michie 1996-02-08 Signed Sheffield, Heeley Terry Rooney 1996-02-08 Signed Bradford North Llin Golding 1996-02-12 Signed Newcastle-under-Lyme Jimmy Hood 1996-02-13 Signed Clydesdale Dennis Turner 1996-02-14 Signed Wolverhampton South East Adam Ingram 1996-02-20 Signed East Kilbride Martyn Jones 1996-02-28 Signed Clwyd South West