My hon. Friend said a moment ago that we should be much more puritanical. I think that I am a Labour Cavalier rather than a Puritan, but we should have all sorts in our party.
My hon. Friend and I served on the Council of Europe for some years. I was astonished at the delegates bringing girlfriends, wives, staff and children, all at the same time, filling up the Members' room and using expenses to put them up in nice hotels. Does he think that we should stop all that, and that Members should go on any such delegation visits by themselves?
Parliamentary Lobbying
Proceeding contribution from
Denis MacShane
(Independent (affiliation))
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 November 2011.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Parliamentary Lobbying.
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