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Recall of MPs Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 2 March 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills on Recall of MPs Bill.

She says she has the right figure. Let me put to her a scenario. Imagine a case of non-declaration of interests that is worthy of a penalty of more than 10 days but not 20 days. I can remember some pretty difficult cases of non-declaration of interests. Are we saying that in such a case we should invoke a procedure which could lead to a by-election that costs hundreds of thousands of pounds both to the political party and the local authorities, with all the inconvenience of bringing in vast numbers of party workers to defend the party interest, because of a case of non-declaration where the Member’s defence may be that they simply made a mistake but where the committee realises that it has to invoke a punishment of at least 10 days?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
760 c21 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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