PATTEN COMMISSION

Early day motion 960A2, tabled 2 November 1999 by Charles Wardle (Conservative). Signed by 11 members.

leave out from 'House' to end and add 'considers the Patten Report deeply flawed and objectionable to the greater number of people in Northern Ireland; commends the Daily Telegraph for its efforts in support of the Defend The RUC Campaign which has attracted widespread backing in all regions of the United Kingdom and beyond; salutes the bravery of the men and women of the Royal Ulster Constabulary over the last 30 years and,in particular,the 302 officers who have lost their lives and the more than 9,000 officers who have been maimed or injured at the hands of terrorists; condemns the actions of Republican paramilitary organisations aimed at intimidating potential Catholic recruits to the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and calls on Her Majesty's Government not to accept those politically motivated parts of the Patten Report which,if approved,would endanger good policing in Northern Ireland and insult the memory of those former officers who made the ultimate sacrifice.'.

Signatures by party: Conservative 6, UUP 5.