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CONDUCT OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR HACKNEY NORTH AND STOKE NEWINGTON AND MEDWAY HOUSING SOCIETY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 781: tabled on 02 March 1992

Tabled in the 1991-92 session.

This motion has been signed by 3 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted. The tabling Member has subsequently withdrawn this motion.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

This motion has subsequently been withdrawn by the tabling Member.

Motion text

That this House notes that it is now 11 months since the honourable Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington tabled motions calling for an investigation into the sale by Rochester upon Medway City Council of its housing stock to the Medway Housing Society; recalls that the honourable Member alleged that the ratepayers had been defrauded by this transaction of millions of pounds and that the Leader of the Council and its Chief Executive 'were in breach of their fiduciary duty'; further notes that at no time has the honourable Member repeated these allegations outside the protection of Parliamentary privilege but was nevertheless supported in his accusations by the local Labour Party, including Councillor Tim Robson and Mr Marshall Andrewes QC; further notes that the transaction has been the subject of an investigation by the District Auditor; calls upon the District Auditor to complete and publish his Report without further delay; notes with surprise that the honourable Member has not sought early publication of the Report; urges the honourable Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Messrs Robson and Andrewes to join in seeking it; and confidently expects them to give the Report as much publicity as they gave to their earlier comments.

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There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.