Formal Minutes
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Members present:
Mr Kevin Barron, in the Chair
| Sir Paul Beresford
Annette Brooke
Mr Tom Clarke
| | Mr Geoffrey Cox
Heather Wheeler
Dr Alan Whitehead
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Draft Report (Mr Denis MacShane), proposed by the Chair,
brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chair's draft Report be read a second
time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 4 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 5 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 6 to 17 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 18 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 19 to 26 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 27 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 28 to 29 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 30 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 31 to 36 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 37 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 38 to 40 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 41 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 42 to 44 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 45 and 46 (now paragraph 45) combined.
Combined paragraph read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 47 (now paragraph 46) read and agreed to
Paragraph 48 (now paragraph 47) read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 49 to 54 (now paragraphs 48 to 53) read and agreed
to.
Paragraphs 55 to 56 (no paragraphs 54 to 55) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 57 to 58 (now paragraph 56 to 57) read and agreed to.
Paragraph 59 read, amended, divided and agreed to (now paragraphs
58 and 59)
Paragraph 60 to 61 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 62 read and amended as follows:
We accept that Mr MacShane is widely acknowledged for his interest
in European affairs, and the funds he claimed could be said to
have been used in supporting that interest. Those activities may
have contributed to his Parliamentary work, albeit indirectly.
He has expressed his regret, and repaid the money wrongly claimed.
But this does not excuse his behaviour in knowingly submitting
nineteen false invoices over a period of four financial years
which were plainly intended to deceive the Parliamentary expenses
authorities. This is so far from what would be acceptable in any
walk of life that we recommend that Mr MacShane be suspended from
the service of the House for twelve months. This would mean he
lost his salary and pension contributions for this period.
Amendment proposed in line 7 to leave out "suspended from
the service of the House for twelve months. This would mean he
lost his salary and pension contributions for this period"and
insert "expelled from the House". — (Mr Geoffrey
Cox)
Question put, that the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes 2
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr Geoffrey Cox
| Noes 4
Annette Brooke
Mr Tom Clarke
Heather Wheeler
Dr Alan Whitehead
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Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraph 63 read and agreed to.
Three papers were appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Second Report
of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned until Tuesday 6 November 2012
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