LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Early day motion 1003, tabled 13 March 2002 by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 36 members.

That this House condemns the behaviour of the former Doncaster councillor jailed on 12th March for accepting a bribe to change planning rules; congratulates former Doncaster councillor Ron Rose and the Yorkshire Post for their persistence in bringing the worst local government corruption case since the 1970s to light; congratulates South Yorkshire Police on its successful Operation Danum which has brought 21 councillors to justice; regrets the culture of institutionalised corruption which was allowed to develop unchecked by the national Labour Party; calls on the Government to introduce proposals for proportional representation to end one-party states in local government; and further calls on all parties to promote the highest standards of priority and public service in local government.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 36.