Except where otherwise stated, references are to the relevant paragraphs of the Guide

Advice, Intro: 17

Allowances, taxable, 1:7

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

  -benefits received as member of, 1:29, 1:46

  -visits through, 1:38

Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, 1:18, 1:28, 1:33, 1:45

Benefits

  -available to all Members, Intro: 10, 2:6

  -in kind, 1:7

  -in recognition of services, 1:7, 1:25, 1:42

-provided by own party, Intro: 10, 1:18, 1:35, 2:6

  -provided to others, 1:27, 1:44

  -received in 12 months before election, 1:2

Bequests, 1:17, 1:19, 1:26, 1:43

British Council, 1:33

British Irish inter-parliamentary assembly, 1:35

Candidacy for elected office, registration of support for, 1:15-21, 1:25

Children, dependent, 1:48-9, 1:52

Clients, 1:9

Clubs, political, 1:16, 1:19(fn)

Collective investment vehicles, 1:53

Committee on Standards, 4:18-21

  -Members must not lobby, 4:14

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, 1:35

Company cars, 1:7

Concessionary rates, benefits provided at, 1:23

Constituency interests, lobbying rule and, 3:19

Contractual agreements for 12 months or more, 1:13

Contractual arrangements fettering discretion in house, banned, 3:3

Council of Europe, 1:35

Credit arrangements, 1:23

Declaration,

  -aim of, Intro: 5, 2:2

  -expected future interests, 2:4(c)

  -facilities on parliamentary estate and, 2:8

  -indirect interests, 2:4

  -mode of, 2:3

  -scope of, Intro: 9, chapter 2

  -when required, 2:7

Delegations

  -declaration and. 2:8

  -lobbying rule and, 3:18

Development and secondment programmes approved by Parliamentary authorities, 1:18

Directorships, 1:7-9

  -companies not trading, 1:8

  -unremunerated, 1:8

Discount cards, 1:23, 1:40

Dividends, 1:8

Donations

  -for personal benefit, 1:18

  -impermissible, 1:20, 1:24

  -linked to Member, 1:16

  -received by local party, 1:16

  -sources outside UK, from, 1:42

Donors, permissible, 1:20, 1:42

Election, benefits received before, 1:2

Elected bodies, membership of and lobbying rule, 3:19

Electoral Commission, Intro:6, 17, 1:16, 1:18, 1:20, 1:24, 1:25, 1:42, 4:23

Ex gratia payments, 1:7

Expenses, taxable 1:7

Family members, definition of, 1:58

  -employed, 1:57

  -lobbying, 1:60-62

  -income arising from own employment, 1:8, 3:14

  -see also interests, indirect

Front bench, donations in support of, 1:16

Fundraising events, 1:19(fn)

Government, HM

  -Visits funded by, 1:35

Gifts

  -in recognition of services, 1:7

  -of property in support of activities as MP, 1:17

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, Intro:15, 4:5

Industry and Parliament Trust, 1:18, 1:28, 1:33, 1:45

Interests,

  -expected future, 2:4
  -indirect, 2:4

  -non-financial, 2:4

  -notification of Commissioner before action taken, 1:3

  -purely personal and particular, 3:7

International organisations, 1:35

Inter-Parliamentary Union, 1:35

Journalists, complaints of non-registration by, 4:24

Legal funds, 1:30

Lloyds, 1:7

LLP, interest in, 1:52

Loans, 1:17, 1:18, 1:24, 1:40, 1:42

Lobbying rules, see Chapter 3

  -time limits 3:10

Local authorities, membership of and lobbying rule, 3:19

Members, former and lobbying, 3:20-22

Ministers,

  -donations and support received, in capacity as, 1:18

  -Ministerial Code, Intro:16

  -Ministerial office not registrable, Intro:16

-rules relating to registration and declaration apply, Intro:16

  -ex, ACOBA and, 1:10

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 1:35

Opinion surveys, 1:7

Other people or organisations,

  -gifts or benefits to, related to MP, 1:27, 1:37, 1:44

  -payment for MP's work donated to,1:11

  -payments made to, 1:12

OSCE, 1:35

Outside reward or consideration. Definitions, 3:13-14

Parliament, facilities etc provided by, 1:18, 1:32

Parliamentary attachments, 1:28, 1:45

Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

-communications with and parliamentary privilege, 4:9

  -inquiries, see Chapter 4

-details published on webpages, 4:4, 4:15, 4:16

  -IPSA and, 4:5

  -remit, 4:22 -23

-submits memorandum to Committee on Standards, 4:17

Partner, interests of or gifts to, 1:8, 1:48-9, 1:52, 2:4

Partnerships, 1:52

Payments

  -ad hoc, registered in advance, 1:14

  -to other people or organisations, 1:11-12

-for advocating a particular matter in House or approaches to public officials, banned, 3:2

Pensions, 1:8, 1:53

Points of order, 3:26

Police service parliamentary scheme, 1:18, 1:28, 1:33, 1:45

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act, registration and, Intro: 6, 1:16,

Professional body membership and lobbying rules, 3:19

Public officials, definition of, 3:17

Rectification. 4:16

Redundancy payments, 1:7

Register,

  -time entries remain on, Intro:7

Registration,

  -aim of, Intro:5, 1:4

-thresholds for, Intro:8, and see Guide for relevant category

-time by which benefits should be registered, 1:2

Representative organisations and lobbying rules, 3:19

Sponsorship, 1:17

Spouse, interests of, or gifts to, 1:8, 1:48-9, 1:52, 2:4

Share options, 1:52

Staff of members, complaints of non-registration by, 4:24

Subscriptions, as gifts or benefits, 1:23, 1:40

Support in kind, 1:17

Trade associations and lobbying rules, 3:19

Trade Union support, 1:18

Trusts,

  -blind, 1:53

  -and declaration, 2:4

  -donations and gifts from, 1:19, 1:26, 1:43

UK public bodies, hospitality from, 1:18, 1:25

Visits,

  -with APPG, 1:38

  -funded by own political party, 1:35

  -as select committee member, 1:35

  -funded by HM Government, 1:35

  -funded by international organisation or international parliamentary body, 1:35

  -by others, 1:35

  -undertaken for outside employment, 1:35

Volunteers, registration of hours, 1:18

Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 1:35

"Whistleblowing", lobbying rules and, 3:8-9