Reporting Ministerial Gifts and Hospitality

Josh Simons Excerpts

Monday 14th October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Ellie Reeves]

No Member sets out to deceive the House, and donations have been made in the right way. There is no suggestion that donations have not been declared properly or transparently. We are seeking to align the rules for Ministers with the rules for MPs, but I do not think there has been any suggestion that declarations have not been properly made.

[Josh Simons (Makerfield) (Lab)]

If the newspapers are to be believed, several Members on the sparsely populated Conservative Benches are considering standing down if the Government’s reforms to clamp down on second jobs are delivered. Will the Minister confirm her commitment to delivering these reforms to restore standards in public life, despite the sad possible loss of Conservative Members?

[Ellie Reeves]

Of course the Modernisation Committee will look incredibly closely at the issue of second jobs.