Committee publication · Special Report · 10 July 2025 · HC 1176
2nd Special Report - Register of Interests of Members’ Staff: Government Response
From: Committee on Standards
Summary
The Committee on Standards' Second Special Report publishes the government's response to its Third Report on the Register of Interests of Members' Staff (HC 943). Lucy Powell, Lord President of the Council, confirms the government's support for the Committee's proposal to change staff interest registration requirements and commits to bringing a motion before the House to implement the change.
Key findings
- Government supports the Committee's proposal for changes to Members' staff interest registration requirements
- Lord President Lucy Powell confirmed willingness to advance the proposal via House motion
- Government response received 26 June 2025, two weeks after the Committee's original report (12 June 2025)
Government position
Accepts. The government supports the Committee's proposal for changes to the requirements for Members' staff to register interests and commits to bringing forward a motion to allow the House to consider this change.
Tone
ProceduralTopics
Key actors
Lucy Powell, Committee on Standards, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Alberto Costa
Notable line
“| am happy to support your proposal for a change to the requirements for Members' staff to register interests.”
Key Quotes
“| am happy to support your proposal for a change to the requirements for Members' staff to register interests.”
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