George Galloway today submitted two parliamentary motions which should
appear on the order paper tomorrow (Tuesday) or Wednesday.
British soldiers and sectarianism
That this House condemns the reprehensible and ill-disciplined
behaviour of members of the Armed Forces including some Royal Marine soldiers
at Ibrox Park, the home of Glasgow Rangers, on Saturday 28th September
2013 on what was dubbed an “armed forces' day”; notes the sickening scenes as
they chanted songs attacking Catholics, embraced braying fans and held up
sectarian banners; questions the role of the senior officers who apparently
sanctioned the event and appeared to take no action to halt the behaviour;
and demands that those marines who joined in this hatefest are severely
disciplined.
The bedroom tax and MPs’ allowances
That this House notes that under the bedroom tax more than 600,000 social
tenants with spare rooms must either move or pay an average of £14-a-week
penalty; further notes that members of parliament with a spare room
in their London homes can claim an additional allowance if a child or
children routinely resides with them; notes that the Independent
Parliamentary Standards Authority has ruled that they will still be
eligible for the additional allowance if the child visits just once a month;
condemns the 29 hypocritical MPs who, while backing the bedroom tax, have
claimed an additional £64,000 and a further 20 who claimed £37,000; and
urges the government to end this unfair allowance which can only
reflect badly with members of the public.