Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 1662
Fraud: Politics and Government
Tabled: 25 July 2024
Answered: 13 August 2024
Question
John Glen
Conservative — Salisbury
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals that create a criminal offence of deception by elected representatives, as legislated for in the We
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThe Government has no plans to bring forward legislation to create an equivalent criminal offence for elected representatives. It is for the House of Commons in accordance with the principle of exclusive cognisance to determine whether to treat the making...
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