CONDUCT OF SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL AND THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS FOR SHEFFIELD ATTERCLIFFE, BRIGHTSIDE, CENTRAL, HEELEY AND HILLSBOROUGH

That this House condemns Sheffield City Council for providing ú55, 000 in a subsidy for the constituency offices of the honourable Members for Sheffield Attercliffe, Brightside, Central, Heeley and Hillsborough; notes that this is only available to Labour honourable Members; further notes that two of these honourable Members are former leaders of Sheffield City Council; further notes that Sheffield Council claims to be in financial difficulties and alleges that it has to make thousands of redundancies; and urges Sheffield Labour honourable Members to refuse to accept further subsidies and repay all money which has been spent on them by Sheffield business ratepayers and Community Charge payers.