CONDUCT OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL (No. 2)

Early day motion 1774, tabled 18 November 1998 by Lord Spicer (Conservative). Signed by 35 members.

That this House notes that the Paymaster General has been strongly censured by the Standards and Privileges Committee; considers that the proposed punishment is lenient compared to that imposed for a similar shortcoming involving less money in the case of the honourable Member for Liverpool, West Derby, a backbench honourable Member; further notes the Neill Committee's guidance that 'holders of public office have a duty to take steps to declare any private interests' and the Prime Minister's defence of the Paymaster General's behaviour at Prime Minister's Questions on 17th December 1997; and urges the Paymaster General to resign.

Signatures by party: Conservative 33, UKUP 1, UUP 1.