As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.
Suggested amendment
leave out from 'congratulates' to end and add 'the Scottish Women's Rural Institute whose 34,000 members in Scotland do so much to sustain through educational, recreational and social activities the rural heritage of Scotland; and takes full regard of the support indicated from all federations of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute for its Chairman Mrs May Kidd and her office bearers in paying tribute.'.
Original motion text
That this House congratulates the National Federation of Women's Institutes, whose 300,000 members and staff have helped millions of people; but expresses its deep concern at the malice and incompetence of its Chairman in Scotland, Mrs May Kidd, whose actions are bringing the 35,000 members in Scotland into disrepute; believes that the Chairman's unfair and arbitrary dismissal of the general secretary, failure to use the SWRI solicitors Wright, Johnson & MacKenzie and failure to respond to four requests from the Department of Employment for information deprived that employee of entitlement to unemployment pay for two months; notes that the SWRI receives over ú38,000 in public money from the Scottish Office Education Department; notes that staff are forced to copy all incoming and outgoing mail for all four office bearers; notes the failure of the office bearers to follow fair and recognised disciplinary procedures; deplores the attempts by the Chairman to denigrate the outgoing Chairman Marie Mackie; calls on the Secretary of State for Scotland to establish an investigation into the running of the SWRI, and into why the SWRI failed to comply with the Scottish Office Education Department grant conditions and reversed his Department's 1991 office efficiency review; notes the failure of the SWRI to integrate its magazine staff and HQ staff in defiance of their agreement with his Department; notes the failure of the SWRI to produce a salary scale or job description for the new general secretary; and calls on the President of the Board of Trade to suspend Mrs Kidd from the Scottish Consumer Council pending his Right honourable Friend's investigation.
Signatures (3)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
There are no withdrawn signatures for this amendment.