The Lord Chancellor should keep in mind the advice of Speaker's Counsel, which was that the law on corruption in this country does not require a person to prove that a corrupt design was carried out, but to show only that it was entered into. Such a demonstration does not require the consideration of proceedings in the House.
Parliamentary Standards Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 1 July 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Standards Bill.
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