division_name: Local Government (Scotland)
motion: <p>
   I beg to move,
  <p> 
   
    That this House believes that Scotland requires financial stability and ethically sound local government; recognises the need for public confidence in advance of the establishment of the Scottish Parliament; and therefore calls on Her Majesty's Government to initiate an independent inquiry into the conduct of local government in Scotland. 
  <p>Question put,  That the original words stand part of the Question:--
  <p>The House divided:  Ayes 113, Noes 322.
  