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Parliamentary Standards Bill

I understand the position to be that the commissioner will be unable to adduce proceedings in Parliament in pursuit of a matter relating to Members' interests, and will therefore find himself concentrating on the expenses issue, which is the primary reason for creating this body in the first place. It would be illogical to leave Members' interests matters with the standards committee. They can, of course, be looked at without reference to proceedings in Parliament; indeed, it is often possible to do so.