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Parliamentary Standards Bill

No doubt my hon. and learned Friend has also read the evidence from the Clerk of the House. He said unequivocally that""clause 8(2) brings in the Standards and Privileges Committee"," and that""what would happen if Standards and Privileges concluded that it could not accept a recommendation from the Commissioner, perhaps the recommendation was too severe on the Member, the degree of punishment or whatever was being recommended, the whole matter would then have to be resolved in the courts."" There then followed further evidence from the Speaker's counsel making that position absolutely crystal clear.