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1997-98
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Public Inquiry Into Westminster City Council
Andrew Dismore
1997-06-17
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.
Andrew Dismore
1997-06-17
Proposed
Hendon
Labour
James Plaskitt
1997-06-17
Signed
Warwick & Leamington
Labour
Michael Foster
1997-06-17
Signed
Worcester
Labour
Stephen Pound
1997-06-17
Signed
Ealing North
Labour
Joan Ryan
1997-06-17
Signed
Enfield North
Labour
Martin Salter
1997-06-17
Signed
Reading West
Labour
Debra Shipley
1997-06-17
Signed
Stourbridge
Labour
Angela Smith
1997-06-17
Signed
Basildon
Labour Co-operative
Jacqui Smith
1997-06-17
Signed
Redditch
Labour
Clive Soley
1997-06-17
Signed
Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
Labour
Phyllis Starkey
1997-06-17
Signed
Milton Keynes South West
Labour
Stephen Hepburn
1997-06-17
Signed
Jarrow
Labour
Brian Iddon
1997-06-17
Signed
Bolton South East
Labour
Jenny Jones
1997-06-17
Signed
Wolverhampton South West
Labour
Sally Keeble
1997-06-17
Signed
Northampton North
Labour
Alan Keen
1997-06-17
Signed
Feltham & Heston
Labour Co-operative
Ann Keen
1997-06-17
Signed
Brentford & Isleworth
Labour
Fraser Kemp
1997-06-17
Signed
Houghton & Washington East
Labour
Oona King
1997-06-17
Signed
Bethnal Green & Bow
Labour
Christopher Leslie
1997-06-17
Signed
Shipley
Labour
Martin Linton
1997-06-17
Signed
Battersea
Labour
Ken Livingstone
1997-06-17
Signed
Brent East
Labour
David Lock
1997-06-17
Signed
Wyre Forest
Labour
Andrew Love
1997-06-17
Signed
Edmonton
Labour Co-operative
Fiona Mactaggart
1997-06-17
Signed
Slough
Labour
Judy Mallaber
1997-06-17
Signed
Amber Valley
Labour
Stephen McCabe
1997-06-17
Signed
Birmingham, Hall Green
Labour
Siobhain McDonagh
1997-06-17
Signed
Mitcham & Morden
Labour
John McDonnell
1997-06-17
Signed
Hayes & Harlington
Labour
Tony McNulty
1997-06-17
Signed
Harrow East
Labour
John McWilliam
1997-06-17
Signed
Blaydon
Labour
Gillian Merron
1997-06-17
Signed
Lincoln
Labour
Kali Mountford
1997-06-17
Signed
Colne Valley
Labour
Denis Murphy
1997-06-17
Signed
Wansbeck
Labour
Peter Bradley
1997-06-17
Signed
Wrekin, The
Labour
Ben Bradshaw
1997-06-17
Signed
Exeter
Labour
Karen Buck
1997-06-17
Signed
Regent's Park and Kensington North
Labour
Iain Coleman
1997-06-17
Signed
Hammersmith & Fulham
Labour
Tony Colman
1997-06-17
Signed
Putney
Labour
Jeremy Corbyn
1997-06-17
Signed
Islington North
Labour
Jim Dobbin
1997-06-17
Signed
Heywood & Middleton
Labour Co-operative
Maria Eagle
1997-06-17
Signed
Liverpool, Garston
Labour
Clive Efford
1997-06-17
Signed
Eltham
Labour
Louise Ellman
1997-06-17
Signed
Liverpool, Riverside
Labour Co-operative
Jim Fitzpatrick
1997-06-17
Signed
Poplar & Canning Town
Labour
Barbara Follett
1997-06-17
Signed
Stevenage
Labour
Barry Gardiner
1997-06-17
Signed
Brent North
Labour
Neil Gerrard
1997-06-17
Signed
Walthamstow
Labour
Ian Gibson
1997-06-17
Signed
Norwich North
Labour
Jane Griffiths
1997-06-17
Signed
Reading East
Labour
Diane Abbott
1997-06-17
Signed
Hackney North & Stoke Newington
Labour
Candy Atherton
1997-06-17
Signed
Falmouth & Camborne
Labour
Charlotte Atkins
1997-06-17
Signed
Staffordshire Moorlands
Labour
Ian Stewart
1997-06-17
Signed
Eccles
Labour
Dari Taylor
1997-06-17
Signed
Stockton South
Labour
Gareth Thomas
1997-06-17
Signed
Clwyd West
Labour
Gareth Thomas
1997-06-17
Signed
Harrow West
Labour
George Turner
1997-06-17
Signed
North West Norfolk
Labour
Stephen Twigg
1997-06-17
Signed
Enfield, Southgate
Labour
Keith Vaz
1997-06-17
Signed
Leicester East
Labour
Alan Whitehead
1997-06-17
Signed
Southampton, Test
Labour
Anthony D Wright
1997-06-17
Signed
Great Yarmouth
Labour
Lawrie Quinn
1997-06-18
Signed
Scarborough & Whitby
Labour
Ernie Ross
1997-06-18
Signed
Dundee West
Labour
Dennis Skinner
1997-06-18
Signed
Bolsover
Labour
David Hinchliffe
1997-06-18
Signed
Wakefield
Labour
Helen Jackson
1997-06-18
Signed
Sheffield, Hillsborough
Labour
Ashok Kumar
1997-06-18
Signed
Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland
Labour
Terry Lewis
1997-06-18
Signed
Worsley
Labour
Edward O'Hara
1997-06-18
Signed
Knowsley South
Labour
Robin Corbett
1997-06-18
Signed
Birmingham, Erdington
Labour
Jean Corston
1997-06-18
Signed
Bristol East
Labour
John Cryer
1997-06-18
Signed
Hornchurch
Labour
John Austin
1997-06-18
Signed
Erith & Thamesmead
Labour
Harry Barnes
1997-06-18
Signed
North East Derbyshire
Labour
Derek Wyatt
1997-06-18
Signed
Sittingbourne & Sheppey
Labour
Colin Pickthall
1997-06-19
Signed
West Lancashire
Labour
Phil Hope
1997-06-19
Signed
Corby
Labour Co-operative
Kelvin Hopkins
1997-06-19
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Lynne Jones
1997-06-19
Signed
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Labour
David Chaytor
1997-06-19
Signed
Bury North
Labour
John Cummings
1997-06-19
Signed
Easington
Labour
Lawrence Cunliffe
1997-06-19
Signed
Leigh
Labour
Bill Etherington
1997-06-19
Signed
Sunderland North
Labour
Maria Fyfe
1997-06-19
Signed
Glasgow, Maryhill
Labour
Desmond Turner
1997-06-19
Signed
Brighton, Kemptown
Labour
Tom Cox
1997-06-20
Signed
Tooting
Labour
Eric Illsley
1997-06-23
Signed
Barnsley Central
Labour
Alan Williams
1997-06-23
Signed
Carmarthen East & Dinefwr
Labour
Alan Johnson
1997-06-24
Signed
Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle
Labour
Rachel Squire
1997-06-25
Signed
Dunfermline West
Labour
Bill Michie
1997-06-25
Signed
Sheffield, Heeley
Labour
Margaret Moran
1997-06-25
Signed
Luton South
Labour
Eric Clarke
1997-06-25
Signed
Midlothian
Labour
Andrew Stunell
1997-06-25
Signed
Hazel Grove
Liberal Democrat
Brian White
1997-06-25
Signed
North East Milton Keynes
Labour
Audrey Wise
1997-06-25
Signed
Preston
Labour
Nigel Jones
1997-06-26
Signed
Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat
Jeff Ennis
1997-06-26
Signed
Barnsley East & Mexborough
Labour
Patricia Hewitt
Withdrawn
Margaret Hodge
Withdrawn
Charles Clarke
Withdrawn
Alan Meale
Withdrawn