Early Day Motions

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL (No. 4)

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1041: tabled on 19 April 1994

Tabled in the 1993-94 session.

This motion has been signed by 33 Members. It has received 1 amendment.

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

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Motion text

That this House believes that free debate is the essence of democracy and that local government is at the front line of this democracy; regrets therefore that at the full meeting of Birmingham City Council on Tuesday 12th April the leader of the Conservative Opposition, Councillor Bernard Zissman, led a walkout of half of his group members and therefore was not present at the debate on the Education Committee Report; applauds the courage of Conservative Councillor Allan Blumenthal, a City Councillor for more than 10 years, for writing to his leader saying how embarrassed he and his colleagues were by the walkout calling for Councillor Zissman to consider his position as leader; and calls upon the national Conservative Party leadership to explain to Councillor Zissman that organising walkouts of the debating forum of the largest local authority in England is not the action of a mature political leader.

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.

Rooker, Mr Jeff
Labour
Signed on 19 April 1994
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Primary
Banks, Tony
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Newham North West
Barnes, Mr Harry
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
North East Derbyshire
Burden, Richard
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Birmingham, Northfield
Clapham, Mr Michael
Labour
Signed on 22 April 1994
Barnsley West and Penistone
Cohen, Harry
Labour
Signed on 25 April 1994
Leyton

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 25 April 1994
Falkirk East
Corbett, Mr Robin
Labour
Signed on 19 April 1994
Birmingham, Erdington
Cummings, John
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Easington
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Glasgow, Govan
Davis, Mr Terry
Labour
Signed on 21 April 1994
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Enright, Derek
Labour
Signed on 21 April 1994
Hemsworth
Evans, John
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
St Helens North
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Birmingham, Small Heath
Graham, Mr Tommy
Labour
Signed on 21 April 1994
Renfrew West and Inverclyde
Griffiths, Mr Win
Labour
Signed on 28 April 1994
Bridgend
Hall, Mr Mike
Labour
Signed on 21 April 1994
Warrington South
Illsley, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Barnsley Central
Jackson, Helen
Labour
Signed on 25 April 1994
Sheffield, Hillsborough
Jones, Lynne
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Jones, Mr Martyn
Labour
Signed on 27 April 1994
Clwyd South West
Livingstone, Mr Ken
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Brent East
Madden, Max
Labour
Signed on 25 April 1994
Bradford West
McMaster, Gordon
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Paisley South
Morris, Estelle
Labour
Signed on 19 April 1994
Birmingham, Yardley
Patchett, Terry
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Barnsley East
Pickthall, Mr Colin
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
West Lancashire
Pike, Mr Peter
Labour
Signed on 21 April 1994
Burnley
Prentice, Bridget
Labour
Signed on 20 April 1994
Lewisham East
Rogers, Mr Allan
Labour
Signed on 25 May 1994
Rhondda
Short, Clare
Labour
Signed on 21 April 1994
Birmingham, Ladywood
Turner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 21 April 1994
Wolverhampton South East
Wareing, Mr Robert N.
Labour
Signed on 26 April 1994
Liverpool, West Derby

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL (No. 4) (Amendment 1)
leave out from 'House' to end and add 'condemns the Labour Group on Birmingham City Council for repeatedly refusing time to debate opposition motions, particularly on Tuesday 12th April when they voted against allowing time to debate the all important matter of the education of Birmingham children: and applauds the courage of Conservative Leader, Councillor Bernard Zissman, for standing up for democracy and highlighting this repression of free speech.'.
Dame Jill Knight
Conservative, Birmingham, Edgbaston
3
signatures
EDM 1041A1: tabled on 27 April 1994