Committee on Standards: Powers

(asked on 16th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on strengthening the powers of the Committee on Standards in relation to the enforcement of guidelines on MPs conduct and behaviour.


Answered by
Mark Spencer Portrait
Mark Spencer
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 21st March 2022

The powers of the Standards Committee are provided for in the Standing Orders (Standing Order No.149). It is for the House as a whole to consider on a cross-party basis whether the Standards system as set out in the Code of Conduct for MPs is sufficiently robust. The Committee is currently reviewing the Code of Conduct and the Government has responded to their proposals for reform.

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