our independent standard procedure is not undermined or worse still, systematically dismantled altogether, which i fear is happening now. they ask the leader, is that what he wants his political legacy to be? and mining parliament7 our mps even further? does he understand fully the potential consequences of doing this? shmatko standards are important, they matter, the commissioner and they matter, the commissioner and the committee took very careful consideration of a large amount of evidence, it took a long time to read and i suspect there are some members who did not read it. they recommended the sanction on the motion before us it would be extraordinary for this house to overturn this independent, cross party recommendation. i hate to remind the right honourable gentleman butjust last month gentleman but just last month members gentleman butjust last month members opposite said they couldn t possibly support retrospective rule change. and yet here we are. in the middle of a case, to
are now too numerous to ignore. and since the publication of this report many honourable members have expressed concern about the way in which the report was prepared and this is evident in the amendment to the motion that has been tabled by my right honourable friend, the memberfor my right honourable friend, the member for south northamptonshire. mister speaker, today i come not to defend my right honourable friend the memberfor north russia but to consider the process by which she has been tried. 7 the memberfor north shropshire. it is not for me tojudge, others have done that, but was the process a fair one7 tojudge, others have done that, but was the process a fair one? let justice be done though the heavens fall. any disciplinary process concerned as it is with peoples jobs and livelihoods must be fair and respect basic principles of natural justice. the concerns that have been raised with me in this case and other standards cases by honourable members from government and
now call standards is on the order paper. i now call it standards is on the order paper. i now call it shadow leader of the house now call it shadow leader of the house. ., ., ., now call it shadow leader of the house. thank i now call it shadow leader of the i house. thank you, on house. point of order. thank you, on a oint of house. point of order. thank you, on a point of order house. point of order. thank you, on a point of order the house. point of order. thank you, on a point of order the leader house. point of order. thank you, on a point of order the leader of - house. point of order. thank you, on a point of order the leader of the i a point of order the leader of the house appears to have spent his entire time supporting the amendment and not as you move the emotion that he was meant to be moving. i and not as you move the emotion that he was meant to be moving. he was meant to be moving. i think the leader did he was meant to be moving. i think the leader did
circumstances fully into account in considering his conduct. i want to address the charges, processes, sanctions and amendment. the charges are very serious. the member repeatedly over a sustained period lobbied officials and ministers on behalf of his paying clients, ran and lynn s foods from who he was receiving over £9,000 a month as he still is. he pursued their commercial interests when they could not get meetings with officials and ministers he used his privileged position as a member of parliament to secure them, providing privileged access is a valuable service. he promoted what he called randox s superior technology. we wanted the government to use randox s calibration system. he repeatedly uses taxpayer funded parliamentary office for commercial meetings. this is paid lobbying. in some shape or
it is getting under wayjust about now. they are in the house of commons. we will hear a little of that in the opening statements. find that in the opening statements. and if the wish that in the opening statements. and if they wish to criticise the process if they wish to criticise the process the house has set in place to be process the house has set in place to be considered. however, there is a long to be considered. however, there is a long tradition of not tackling individual such as officers of the house individual such as officers of the house who individual such as officers of the house who are not here to defend themselves or have the ability to defend themselves or have the ability to defend themselves and they are doing the job defend themselves and they are doing the job that the house itself has set them the job that the house itself has set them up to do and i remind the house set them up to do and i remind the house that set them up to do and i remind th