Parliamentary Standards Bill

The noble Baroness makes an extremely important point. Of course the new system of allowances is one of the key issues that will change behaviour and public perceptions. We believe that is one of the pieces of the jigsaw; the Bill and the offence we are currently discussing is another key part of it. I return to the previous argument about examples. In very general terms, the type of cases where dishonesty might not be proved includes where someone intends to repay the expenses later or where they know the facts and the claim are false, but think that they are entitled to the money for some other reason. Amendment 76B agreed.