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Proceeding contribution from Jack Straw (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 June 2010. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

I was going to come on to that very important point. Just to go back slightly, it is true that this is the first time that there has been a body adjudicating on the conduct of Members of Parliament. However, the reason for that is not an invention of the board of IPSA; it was because of the egregious and outrageous conduct of some Members of the previous Parliament. We know what happened. We also know that the Commons, during a period of years, although it was never presented with the full facts, failed to take—

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
511 c154WH 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Subjects
Disclosure of information Applications Administration Allowances Advisory services Administrative delays ICT Email Payments Management Members Members' staff Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Link
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