Adrian Sanders has co-sponsored Lib Dem colleague Jo Swinson MP’s campaign urging Parliament to submit fully to the Freedom of Information Act, as with all other public bodies.
The Early Day Motion, tabled today, calls for transparency over MPs’ and Peers’ expenses, equal to that of the rest of the public sector.
Adrian commented: “As a believer in complete transparency I am very disappointed at the Government's decision. MPs should be treated exactly the same as others who are paid out of public funds.
According to the Guardian newspaper, 16/01/09 - "Harriet Harman, leader of the house, is understood to have pressed for the change after being lobbied by the Conservative 1922 backbench committee and the parliamentary Labour party committee, which both wanted to stop the release of the information."
What really annoys me is that if this goes through all MPs, regardless of their individual views and actions, will be tarred with the same brush.”
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