This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Parliament to introduce new criteria for establishing conflicts of interests
UK Parliments/Lords representatives can be seen to be in receipt of monetary and / or other inducements resulting in voting in a biased and self beneficial manner. - Standard Procurement declaration of interests process to be introduced to determine vested or conflicts of interest.
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If you examine the Lords many are in receipt of EU pensions - MPs and SNPs have worked in the EU and in both instances family members are directly involved in the EU
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The House of Commons already has a Code of Conduct for MPs. MPs are already required to register and declare financial interests. If there is a conflict between their personal interest and the public interest, they must resolve it straightaway and in favour of the public interest. Complaints that a Member has breached the Code of Conduct are examined by the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
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