Paid Directorships and Consultancies (MPs)

Debate between David Anderson and David Morris

Wednesday 17th July 2013 Commons Chamber

[David Morris]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that eloquently put intervention.

Every time this House has a knee-jerk reaction to a few headlines we always get it wrong. We are better when we allow the public to make the judgments in this respect. Call me old-fashioned, but I believe that those judgments should come through the ballot box, not through focus groups and rules.

[Mr Anderson]

The hon. Gentleman said that Members are paid by trade unions. Will he withdraw that or put the list of those Members in the Library, because Members are not paid by trade unions?

[David Morris]

That is a matter for another debate.