Review of Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 Debate

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Review of Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Lord Mann Excerpts
Thursday 12th May 2011

(13 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Mann Portrait John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab)
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My constituency is one of the furthest from the sea, so the next debate on fisheries has no real relevance for jobs there—we merely eat the product—but I put it to the House that that debate is of far more consequence to my constituents than wasting parliamentary time on the self-indulgent obsession of some MPs with the expenses system, which, along with pay, should be determined by an independent body away from this House. That is what should remain.