PRIVATE MEMBERS' LEGISLATION

Early day motion 649, tabled 14 May 1999 by Nick Palmer (Labour). Signed by 73 members.

That this House, bearing in mind the ability of very small groups of Members to obstruct all private members' legislation, and noting in particular the blocking of the widely-supported Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill, urges the Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons to review how Private Members' Bills are handled.

Signatures by party: Labour 55, Liberal Democrat 11, Labour/Co-operative 6, Unknown 1.