As if it was not bad enough that we have unelected peers making major decisions for Scotland, the report raises serious questions about several Members of the House of Lords, their links to business interests in Russia and the potential for those relationships to be exploited by the Russian state. Will the Government urgently support measures to enhance scrutiny of the incomes of the Lords to the same level as the rules for registering MPs’ interests?
Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia Report
Proceeding contribution from
Margaret Ferrier
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 July 2020.
It occurred during Urgent question on Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia Report.
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