Rejected petition End the secrecy over MPs' financial interests

Current regulations make it too easy for MPs to hide their financial
interests. 40% of company directorships held by politicians have not
been formally declared. Change parliamentary rules so the public can
hold MPs to account and prevent corruption.

Details: http://bit.ly/2e7IbfO

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmcode/1076/1076.pdf

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Date submitted 21 October 2016
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