INDEX TO THE GUIDE TO THE RULES
Except where otherwise stated, references are
to the relevant paragraphs of the Guide
Accommodation
—ban on lobbying for
reward or consideration and provision of, 80(f)
—registration of free
and subsidised, 27
Adjournment debates; declaration of interest, 64
"Added names" to motions, amendments, &c.; declaration
of interest, 63
Advisers; Members acting as paid, 19, 24, 49-53, 73
Agreements for the provision of services
—guidance on application
of rule, 51-53
—inspection, 49
—media work, 54
—rules relating to deposit,
49
Amendments to bills or motions; declaration of interest, 60, 61
"Ballot bills"
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration in respect of assistance
provided to Member in charge, 79(6)
—declaration of interest,
60
Bills, Private; Standing Order relating to, 67
Bills, Public
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration, 62(6)
—declaration of interest
during proceedings upon, 58-63
Bribery; Resolution of 2 May 1695, page 39
Business question or statement; declaration of interest in
requests for debate, etc., 69
Children, dependent
—and ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration, 79(5)
—registration of shareholdings,
42
Clients
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration, 76
—registration, 23-24
[Resolution relating to registration and declaration of, page
38]
Code of Conduct; Resolutions relating thereto, pages 40-41
Committee on Standards and Privileges
—complaints and, 84,
87-93
—Register published
on authority of, 16
[Resolution approving Third Report, Session 1995-96, etc.,
pages 40-41]
Company cars, registration, 17
Companies
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration, 76, 80
—registration of interests
relating to, 17-18
as clients, 23
non-trading, 18
receipt of gifts by, when Member has controlling interest,
29
sponsorship by, 25-27
Complaints; procedure relating to, 83-93
Conduct of Members; Resolution of 15 July 1947, amended 6 November
1995 and 14 May 2002, pages 28, 39
Conferences, etc.; registration of attendance at, 33
Constituency interests; ban on lobbying for reward or consideration
and, 76, 80
Constituency associations; donations to, 25-26
Consultants; Members acting as remunerated, 19, 24, 49-53, 73
Contractual obligations; limitations in respect of membership
of the House, 72, 74
[Resolution, pages 28, 39]
Correspondence; declaration of interest in certain, 55, 68
Debate
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration to, 76-80
—declaration of interest
during, 58-59
Debt; registration of indebtedness, 20, 28
Declaration of interests; rules relating to, 55-70 [Resolutions,
pages 22, 37-39]
—adjournment debates,
64
—amendments to bills
and motions, 60-61
—Bills, private, 67
—Bills, public, 58-63
—business questions,
69
—civil servants; communications
with, 55, 68 [Resolutions, pages 22, 37-39]
—debates, declaration
during, 58-59
—divisions, 70 [Resolutions,
pages 22, 37]
—early day motions,
60-61, 63
—emergency debate applications,
64
—future interests, 56
—Ministers, communications
with, 55, 68
—to Ministers of the
Crown, public servants, &c., 55, 68 [Resolutions, pages
22, 37-39]
—Notice Paper or Order
Paper, signification of declaration, 60, 62, 64
—past interests, 56
—private notice questions,
60, 62
—purpose of, 5
—Questions, 60, 69
—relevant, declaration
when, 57-59, 68
—in Select Committees,
58, 65
—in Standing Committees,
58-59
—supplementary questions,
69 [Resolution, page 37]
—"ten-minute rule"
motions, 59-61
—timing of declarations,
58-59
—written notices and,
60-63
Delegations; rule on Members accompanying, 82 [Resolutions,
pages 33, 38, 40]
Directorships
—agreements for the
provision of services, application of rule relating to, 53
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration, 73, 79(3), 80(a)
—registration of, 17-18
—unremunerated, 17-18,
48
Divisions; entry in Register sufficient disclosure for purpose
of, 70 [Resolution, pages 22, 37]
Donations [see Gifts]
—constituency associations,
registration of certain donations to, 26
Early day motions; declaration of interest and, 60-61, 63
Emergency debate (S.O. No. 24) applications; declaration of interest
when making, 64
Employment, remunerated
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration, 73, 76, 79(3), 80
—registration of, 19
[Resolutions, pages 19, 38-39]
Family benefits
—and ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration, 79(5)
—registration, 29, 31
Gifts
—duration of effect
under ban on lobbying for reward or consideration, 79(4)
—registration of, 28-34,
37
Guidelines on application of ban on lobbying for reward or consideration,
76
Hospitality
—duration of effect
under ban on lobbying for reward or consideration, 79(4)
—overseas, 37
—within the United Kingdom,
28-34
Land; registration of land and property, 38-41
Loans; registration of, 20, 28
Local authorities; provision of free or subsidised accommodation
by, 27, 80(f)
Lobbying for reward or consideration: Resolutions relating
to lobbying for reward or consideration, pages 28, 39
Lobbying for reward or consideration; application of ban on
lobbying for reward or consideration, 71-81
—"ballot bills"
and, 79(6)
—constituency interests,
76, 80(c)(f)
—directorships, 80(a)
—disposal of interests,
79(3)
—family benefits, 79(5)
—future interests, 79(2)
—guidelines, 76
—"one-off"
benefits, duration of effect of ban on lobbying for reward or
consideration, 79(4)
—overseas visits, 79(7),
80(d)
—parameters to operation
of ban, 79
—past benefits, 79(2)
—proceedings, initiation
of, 78
—proceedings, participation
in, 76, 80
Lloyds, 20
Media work, 54
Membership of other elected bodies; exemption from ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration, 79(8)
Ministers of the Crown
—approaches to, 76,
80(a) [Resolutions, pages 28, 39-40]
—delegations to, rule
on Members accompanying, 82
—disclosure by Members
of relevant interests to, 55, 68 [Resolutions, pages 22, 37-39]
—exemption from ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration, 79(9)
—ministerial office
not registrable, 7
Notice Paper or Order Paper, declaration of interest signified
in, 60-64
Overseas benefits and gifts
—duration of effect
under ban on lobbying for reward or consideration, 79(4)
—registration of, 37
Overseas trusts; registration of, 42, 49
Overseas visits
—and ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration, 79(7), 80(d)(e)
—registration, 35-36
categories not registrable, 36
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
—advice to Members,
2
—agreements for provision
of services; deposit with, 49
—communications with
(legal status, etc.), 86
—complaints to, 83-88
—discretion to supply
copies of entries in Register, 16
—to be notified by Members
of an interest before parliamentary action taken relevant to that
interest, 12
—Register of Members'
Interests, duty of compiling, 8, 16
—registration form,
submission to, 11
Parliamentary proceedings
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration to initiation of any proceeding,
76-80
—limitations on participation
prior to registration, 12
Partners of Members [see Spouses of Members]
Private Notice Questions; declaration of interest, 60-63
Professional bodies, &c.
—effect of ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration on Members sponsored by or representing,
80
—registration of sponsorship
by, 25
Property; registration of, 38-41
Public Petitions
—declaration of interest,
58
—effect of ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration, 76-78
Questions; declaration of interest and, 60, 69
Rectification procedure, 88
Register of Members' Interests
—inspection, 16
—period within which
Members are required to register, 11
—publication of, 16
—purpose of, 5, 9-10,
45-48
—reference by Member
to entry in, as means of declaration, 58,62, 65
[Resolutions relating thereto, pages 11, 37]
Registrar of Members' Interests, 8
Registration form, 11
Registration of Interests
Categories of registration —
1. directorships,
17-18
2. remunerated
employment, office, profession &c., 19-22
3. clients,
23-24
4. sponsorships,
25-27
5. gifts,
benefits & hospitality (UK), 28-34
6. overseas
visits, 35-36
7. overseas
benefits and gifts, 37
8. land
and property, 38-41
9. shareholdings,
42-45
10.
miscellaneous, 46-48
—agreements for provision
of services, deposit, 49-54
—duties of Members in
respect of, 11-15
—limitations on parliamentary
actions of Member prior to notification to Commissioner, 12
—relationship of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration to, 76, 79(i)
—threshold for registration,
15
"Remuneration"; definition for purposes of Register,
17
Research or secretarial assistance; registration of free or subsidised,
27
[see also "Ballot bills"]
Rewards to Members; Resolution of 22 June 1858, page 39
Select Committee on Standards in Public Life
—guidance in respect
of application of ban on lobbying for reward or consideration,
77
—guidance in respect
of agreements for the provision of services, 51
[Resolution approving Second Report, Session
1994-95, etc., page 40]
Select Committees
—application of ban
on lobbying for reward or consideration, 66
—declaration of interest
in, 58, 65 [Resolution, page 39]
—overseas visits not
registrable, 66
Shareholdings; registration of, 42-45
Site visits; registration, 33
Speaker, The
—declaration of interest
by Members when making certain applications to, 64
—has declined to receive
certain points of order relating to registration and ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration, 81
Speeches
—ban on lobbying for
reward or consideration and, 72-81
—declaration of interest
in, 55-59
—limitation upon, prior
to registration, 12
Spouses of Members
—and ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration, 79(5)
—registration of shareholdings,
42-45
—rules of registration
applying to, 28-45
Staff associations
—effect of ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration on Members representing, 76, 80
—registration of sponsorship
by, 25
Standards in Public Life; Resolution of 6 November 1995, page
40
Supplementary questions; declaration of interest and, 69 [Resolution,
page 37]
"Ten-minute rule" motions
—declaration of interest,
59-60
—effect of ban on lobbying
for reward or consideration, 76-78
Tickets to sporting or cultural events, &c.; registration,
28
Trade associations; effect of ban on lobbying for reward or consideration
on Members representing, 80
Trade unions; registration of sponsorship by, 25
Unremunerated interests; registration, 48
Written notices; declaration of interest when giving, 60-63
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