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Proceeding contribution from Adam Afriyie (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 2 December 2010. It occurred during Backbench debate on Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

The hon. Gentleman is a new Member, and he is spot on. That is why the majority of hon. Members believe that it was right that an independent body set the rates of remuneration. We talked about privilege earlier, and this is a matter not of MPs' privilege but of the people's privilege to have an MP who can work, unimpeded by a third party that is unaccountable to the public. If a body can tell MPs how to do their work—which, in effect, IPSA can in its current form—democracy and the people's voice are undermined.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
519 c1022 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Administration Costs Allowances Bureaucracy Families Payments Members Location Members' constituency work Members' staff Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Link
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