Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Flynn (Labour), on Monday, 23 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 13 members in total.

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PARLIAMENTARY REFORMS

That this House records its disappointment at five wasted years in which the Coalition Government has failed to reform the parliamentary abuses that continue to undermine the reputation of politics, such as cash for access to politicians and cash for peerages continuing unabated, 99 per cent of corporate lobbying untouched by legislation, the arbitrary unjust Honours system, further degraded with the creation of a new political honours committee dominated by whips, a complete failure to limit moonlighting by hon. Members in outside jobs and the revolving door to retirement riches uncontrolled by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, which remains a toothless watchdog without powers to police the prostitution of insider knowledge of departing hon. Members and civil servants; and calls on the next Government to bring in robust reforms that will rebuild Parliament's reputation for probity.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

904 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Dennis Skinner

John McDonnell

Kelvin Hopkins

Mark Durkan

Mike Hancock

Subjects

Members Parliament

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk