– in the House of Commons at 2:35 pm on 27 October 2005.
David Kidney
Labour, Stafford
2:35,
27 October 2005
I present a petition that is one of a series instigated by the IsitFair campaign about council tax, signed by 422 people from the Stafford Constituency.
The petitioners request that the House of Commons votes to replace Council Tax with a fair and equitable tax that, without recourse to any supplementary benefit, takes into account ability to pay from disposable income, such tax to be based on a system that is free from any geographical or politically motivated discrimination, and that clearly identifies the fiscal and managerial responsibilities of all involved parties.
And the Petitioners remain, etc.
To lie upon the Table
The House of Commons is one of the houses of parliament. Here, elected MPs (elected by the "commons", i.e. the people) debate. In modern times, nearly all power resides in this house. In the commons are 650 MPs, as well as a speaker and three deputy speakers.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
