Parliamentary Standards Bill gets Royal Assent
22 July 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
MPs discussed and agreed Lords' amendments to the Parliamentary Standards Bill. The Bill received Royal Assent to become an Act of Parliament and is now law.
- Commons Hansard: Parliamentary Standards Bill
- Video and Audio: Parliamentary Standards Bill
- Bills before Parliament: Parliamentary Standards Bill
- About Parliament: Bill stages
- About Parliament: Royal Assent
Key proposals of the Act include:
- establishing an Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and a Commissioner for Parliamentary Investigations
- making provision on salaries and allowances for MPs and their financial interests and conduct